THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY AUGUST 6, 2024

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL PRE-SEASON SOCCER POLLS

CLASS 3A

1. NOBLESVILLE
2. CARMEL
3. ZIONSVILLE
4. FISHERS
5. CENTER GROVE 
6. CATHEDRAL
7. LAKE CENTRAL 
8. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
9. PIKE
10. COLUMBUS NORTH 
11. NORTHRIDGE
12. FW CARROLL
13. GOSHEN
14. HAMILTON SE
15. WL HARRISON
16. CROWN POINT
17. BROWNSBURG
18. CASTLE
19. MUNSTER
20. WESTFIELD

CLASS 2A

1. EV. MEMORIAL
2. GUERIN CATHOLIC
3. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 
4. BISHOP LUERS
5. SPEEDWAY
6. FW CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
7. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
8. HERITAGE HILLS
9. WEST LAFAYETTE
10. BISHOP DWENGER
11. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
12. CASCADE 
13. BISHOP NOLL 
14. CULVER ACADEMIES
15. PARK TUDOR 
16. HAMILTON HEIGHTS
17. LEO
18. SOUTHRIDGE 
19. WEST NOBLE 
20. HANOVER CENTRAL

CLASS A

1. BETHANY CHRISTIAN
2. PROVIDENCE
3. COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
4. FAITH CHRISTIAN
5. WESTVIEW 
6. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
7. FW CANTERBURY
8. FOREST PARK
9. WHEELER 
10. OLDENBURG ACADEMY
11. COVINGTON
12. SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
13. FW BLACKHAWK
14. MUNCIE BURRIS 
15. UNIVERSITY
16. CARROLL (FLORA)
17. NORTHWEST DUBOIS
18. NORTH PUTNAM
19. ROCK CREEK
20. TRINITY

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER PRE-SEASON POLLS

GIRLS

CLASS 3A

1. NOBLESVILLE
2. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
3. CARMEL
4. WESTFIELD
5. CASTLE
6. CROWN POINT
7. CATHEDRAL
8. PENN
9. FW CARROLL
10. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
11. BROWNSBURG
12. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
13. EAST CENTRAL
14. EVANSVILLE REITZ
15. CHESTERTON
16. NORTHRIDGE
17. ZIONSVILLE
18. HOMESTEAD
19. CENTER GROVE
20. MUNSTER

CLASS 2A

1. GUERIN CATHOLIC
2. BISHOP DWENGER
3. MISHAWAKA MARIAN
4. BELLMONT
5. BREBEUF JESUIT
6. BISHOP CHATARD
7. LAWRENCEBURG
8. GIBSON SOUTHERN
9. WEST LAFAYETTE
10. TRI WEST
11. HERITAGE HILLS
12. HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL
13. WASHINGTON
14. NORTHWOOD
15. HANOVER CENTRAL
16. PARK TUDOR
17. HAMILTON HEIGHTS
18. SILVER CREEK
19. DANVILLE
20. FW CANTERBURY

CLASS A

1. PROVIDENCE
2. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI* (CLASS 2A, PER IHSAA WEBSITE)
3. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
4. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
5. OLDENBURG
6. FAITH CHRISTIAN
7. TRINITY
8. ANDREAN
9. BREMEN
10. FOREST PARK
11. WESTVIEW
12. SOUTHMONT
13. ARGOS
14. TIPTON
15. GREENCASTLE
16. SWITZERLAND COUNTY
17. WHEELER
18. BETHANY CHRISTIAN
19. COVENANT CHRISTIAN
20. BETHESDA CHRISTIAN

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF PRE-SEASON POLL

1 NOBLESVILLE

2 WESTFIELD

3 ZIONSVILLE

4 FLOYD CENTRAL

5 FRANKLIN

6 HAMILTON SE

7 CENTER GROVE

8 CARMEL

9 FW CARROLL

10 BATESVILLE

11 NORTHRIDGE

12 PENN/HOMESTEAD

14 GUERIN CATHOLIC

15 BROWNSBURG

16 CASTLE

17 DEKALB

18 NEW ALBANY

19 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE

20 JASPER

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: USA TODAY PRE-SEASON TOP 25

1. GEORGIA (46 1^ST PLACE VOTES)
2. OHIO STATE (7)
3. OREGON
4. TEXAS (1)
5. ALABAMA
6. OLE MISS
7. NOTRE DAME
8. MICHIGAN (1)
9. PENN STATE
10. FLORIDA STATE
11. MISSOURI
12. LSU
13. UTAH
14. CLEMSON
15. TENNESSEE
16. OKLAHOMA
17. KANSAS STATE
18. OKLAHOMA STATE
19. MIAMI FLORIDA
20. TEXAS A&M
21. ARIZONA
22. NORTH CAROLINA STATE
23. USC
24. KANSAS
25. IOWA

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: WASHINGTON 123; LOUISVILLE 95; VIRGINIA TECH 64; SMU 47; MEMPHIS 44; BOISE STATE 30; AUBURN 25; WEST VIRGINIA 22; WISCONSIN 17; LIBERTY 15; IOWA STATE 15; KENTUCKY 12; FLORIDA 11; SOUTH CAROLINA 10; NORTH CAROLINA 6; UNLV 5; MARYLAND 5; UCF 4; TEXAS TECH 4; UTSA 3; TULANE 2; TEXAS STATE 2; NEBRASKA 2; COLORADO 2; APPALACHIAN STATE 2; TROY 1; SYRACUSE 1; MIAMI (OH) 1; JAMES MADISON 1; AIR FORCE 1

INDIANA SRN NFL SEASON PREDICTIONS-AFC

AFC EAST

1. MIAMI DOLPHINS (14-3)
2. BUFFALO BILLS (9-8)
3. NEW YORK JETS (8-9)
4. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-11)

AFC NORTH

1. CLEVELAND BROWNS (12-5)
2. BALTIMORE RAVENS (11-6)
3. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (10-7)
4. CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-8)

AFC SOUTH

1. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (12-5)
2. HOUSTON TEXANS (11-6)
3. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-10)
4. TENNESSEE TITANS (5-12)

AFC WEST

1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-6)
2. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (5-12)
3. DENVER BRONCOS (5-12)
4. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4-13)

PROJECTING THE AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE

1. MIAMI DOLPHINS (14-3)
2. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (12-5)
3. CLEVELAND BROWNS (12-5)
4. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-6)
5. HOUSTON TEXANS (11-6)
6. BALTIMORE RAVENS (11-6)
7. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (10-7)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

NY METS 6 ST. LOUIS 0

ARIZONA 7 CLEVELAND 6

CINCINNATI 10 MIAMI 3

SAN FRANCISCO 4 WASHINGTON 1

TEXAS 4 HOUSTON 3

MINNESOTA 3 CHICAGO CUBS 0

BOSTON 9 KANSAS CITY 5

OAKLAND 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1

LA DODGERS 5 PHILADELPHIA 3

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

WNBA SCORES

OLYMPIC BREAK

MLS

OLYMPIC BREAK

EARLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, AUG. 24 IN WEEK ZERO:

AER LINGUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC: FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH (IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. ET | ESPN

MCNEESE AT TARLETON STATE | 2:30 P.M. ET| ESPN2

MONTANA STATE AT NEW MEXICO | 4 P.M. ET | FS1

FCS KICKOFF: NORTH ALABAMA VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (CRAMTON BOWL IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) | 7 P.M. ET | ESPN

MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE: NORFOLK STATE VS. FLORIDA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

SMU AT NEVADA | 8 P.M. ET |CBS SPORTS NETWORK

DELAWARE STATE AT HAWAII

THURSDAY, AUG. 29

NORTH CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. ET | FOX

NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO | 8 P.M. ET | ESPN

SACRAMENTO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 10 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX

FRIDAY, AUG. 30

TCU AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. ET | ESPN

SATURDAY, AUG. 31

AFLAC KICKOFF GAME: CLEMSON VS. GEORGIA (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 12 P.M. ET | ABC

PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | FOX

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 2 P.M. ET | ESPN+

MIAMI (FL) AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. ET | ABC

NOTRE DAME AT TEXAS A&M | 7:30 P.M. ET | ABC

GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. ET | ACC NETWORK

TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX

SUNDAY, SEPT. 1

ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. ALABAMA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA) | 3 P.M. ET | ESPN

VEGAS KICKOFF CLASSIC: LSU VS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) | 7:30 P.M. ON ABC

MONDAY, SEPT. 2

BOSTON COLLEGE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. ET | ESPN

NFL PRE-SEASON

WEEK ONE:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8:

CAROLINA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00 PM

DETROIT AT N.Y. GIANTS, 7:00 PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9:

ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00 PM

HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA AT BALTIMORE, 7:30 PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10:

WASHINGTON AT N.Y. JETS, 12:00 PM

CHICAGO AT BUFFALO, 1:00 PM

LAS VEGAS AT MINNESOTA, 4:00 PM

GREEN BAY AT CLEVELAND, 4:25 PM

TAMPA BAY AT CINCINNATI, 7:00 PM

KANSAS CITY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:00 PM

SAN FRANCISCO AT TENNESSEE, 7:00 PM

SEATTLE AT L.A. CHARGERS, 7:05 PM

NEW ORLEANS AT ARIZONA, 8:00 PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11:

DENVER AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00 PM

DALLAS AT L.A. RAMS, 4:30 PM

WEEK TWO:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15:

PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00 PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17:

ATLANTA AT BALTIMORE, 12:00 PM

CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO, 1:00 PM

N.Y. GIANTS AT HOUSTON, 1:00 PM

DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY 4:00 PM

MINNESOTA AT CLEVELAND, 4:25 PM

N.Y. JETS AT CAROLINA, 7:00 PM

ARIZONA AT INDIANAPOLIS, 7:00 PM

WASHINGTON AT MIAMI, 7:00 PM

BUFFALO AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00 PM

SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE, 7:00 PM

L.A. RAMS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 7:05 PM

TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30 PM

DALLAS AT LAS VEGAS, 10:00 PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18:

GREEN BAY AT DENVER, 8:00 PM

NEW ORLEANS AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:00 PM

WEEK THREE:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22:

INDIANAPOLIS AT CINCINNATI, 8:00 PM

CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY, 8:20 PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23:

JACKSONVILLE AT ATLANTA, 7:00 PM

MIAMI AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30 PM

SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 10:00 PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24:

CAROLINA AT BUFFALO, 1:00 PM

PITTSBURGH AT DETROIT, 1:00 PM

BALTIMORE AT GREEN BAY, 1:00 PM

L.A. RAMS AT HOUSTON, 1:00 PM

MINNESOTA AT PHILADELPHIA, 1:00 PM

L.A. CHARGERS AT DALLAS, 4:00 PM

N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30 PM

CLEVELAND AT SEATTLE, 10:00 PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25:

TENNESSEE AT NEW ORLEANS, 2:00 PM

ARIZONA AT DENVER, 4:30 PM

NEW ENGLAND AT WASHINGTON (NBC), 8:00 PM

NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 5

• BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6

• GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

• PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
• ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
• TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
• NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
• HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
• CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
• MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
• LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
• DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
• DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
• WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
• LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 9

• NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)

TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES

OLYMPIC NEWS

SIMONE BILES CAPS PARIS OLYMPICS ‘REDEMPTION TOUR’ WITH ONE LAST MEDAL — SILVER IN FLOOR ROUTINE

PARIS (AP) — The “Redemption Tour” did not end with a golden encore for Simone Biles.

By the time she entered Bercy Arena for the beam and floor exercise finals on Monday, she was drained. Mentally. Physically. All of it.

It’s what this event does. What this sport does.

No one knows that better than the 27-year-old who has spent the last decade relentlessly propelling gymnastics — both competitively and culturally — forward.

So when Biles hopped off balance beam to miss out on one medal, then stepped out of bounds twice during her floor routine to finish second in her signature event for the first time in memory, she shrugged.

Gymnastics happens. Even to the greats. Even to the GOAT.

The woman who didn’t think she’d even be here a couple of years ago will leave Paris — and perhaps her final Olympics — with three golds and a silver and something perhaps even more valuable: peace.

“I accomplished way more than my wildest dreams, not just at this Olympics, but in the sport,” the 11-time Olympic medalist said. “So I can’t be mad at the performances. … Competing then walking away with four medals. I’m not mad about it.”

Biles certainly didn’t look mad during the awards ceremony after the floor exercise — the first one of her career at a major competition that ended with her looking up at someone else.

Instead, she and good friend and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles bowed to Rebeca Andrade, the Brazilian who has spent the last three years as the best gymnast in the world not named Biles.

“It was just the right thing to do,” Biles said. “She’s queen.”

Then the three Black women posed together on the podium four days after Biles, Andrade and Sunisa Lee, who is Hmong-American, stood in the same spot following the all-around. Their collective success is symbolic of a sport that is becoming more diverse and more inclusive at the highest level, led by someone who still describes herself as “Simone Biles from Spring, Texas who flips.”

For a long time, the flipping is what separated Biles from everyone else. Her routines are packed with so much difficultly that a wobble here or a step out of bounds there ultimately hasn’t mattered.

It did in what could be the final routine of her career. Bothered perhaps by a left calf injury she aggravated during qualifying last week, Biles wasn’t at her best during a 75-second set that features music from pop icons Taylor Swift and Beyonce and the hardest tumbling passes ever done by a woman.

Twice at the end of the passes that feature elements bearing her name in the sport’s Code of Points, her feet landed on blue boundary, costing her valuable tenths and creating just enough room for Andrade’s score of 14.166 to stand.

When a 14.133 and the No. 2 — indicating she was still in second — flashed next to Biles’ name, a packed arena that included NFL icon Tom Brady let out an “ooohhhhh” of surprise.

Biles was not one of them.

“I’m not very upset or anything about my performance at the Olympics,” she said. “I’m happy, proud and even more excited that it’s over.”

Whether it’s fully over, she’s not saying. Though Chiles may have offered a hint as they talked to reporters afterward, with Chiles leaning over and saying under her breath “I’m going to miss you man.”

So will gymnastics. The Olympics too.

Biles’ 11 career medals at the Games (seven gold, two silver, two bronze) ties Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska for the second-most by a female gymnast in Olympic history.

A chance at making it a dozen ended earlier Monday when Biles fell during the beam final, finishing fifth. She was hardly the only one. Four of the finalists came off during their routines, which were done in a quiet arena that is typically a wall of sound during competition.

Not this time after the International Gymnastics Federation had the in-house DJ hit pause during event finals, which Biles said made it “really weird and awkward.”

The silence and intermittent shushing didn’t bother Italy’s Alice D’Amato, who finished off a breakout Games for the Italians — silver medalists in the team compeition — by putting together a steady set that seemed immune to the pressure or the moment. Zhou Yaqin of China earned silver with a 14.100, just ahead of bronze medalist Manila Esposito of Italy.

Biles praised D’Amato and Esposito for providing “building blocks” that she believes will help inspire young girls in Italy to take up the sport.

It’s something Biles has done during her long stay in the spotlight. She’s in no hurry to make any decision on if it’s time to let someone else step forward.

She offered “never say never” when asked over the weekend if the Los Angeles Games in 2028 are a possibility.

She will be 31 then, an age when most gymnasts have long since retired. Yet considering the gap that still exists between herself and nearly everyone else in the sport — save for Andrade, who pushed Biles as hard as she’s been pushed — anything is possible.

That is for later. For now, there is merely appreciation. The critics that pounced after Tokyo have gone quiet. So have whatever inner demons remained.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better Olympic Games, a better support system,” she said. “Thank you Paris.”

BARRED BOXING FEDERATION SAYS KHELIF FAILED CHROMOSOME TEST

PARIS, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers embroiled in a dispute over gender in sport at the Paris Games were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships after a sex chromosome test ruled both of them ineligible, the International Boxing Association said on Monday.

A storm erupted over the participation of Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting at the Olympics after Khelif’s Italian opponent pulled out of their bout less than a minute into the fight after taking a barrage of punches.

The boxing competition at Paris 2024 is taking place under International Olympic Committee rules after the IOC stripped the IBA of its status as the sport’s global governing body over governance and finance concerns.

IBA chief executive Chris Roberts said he could not disclose the results of the gender eligibility tests but that the pair’s disqualification from the 2023 women’s World Championships meant the public could “read between the lines”.

“The results of the chromosome tests demonstrated both boxers were ineligible,” Roberts told a chaotic press conference that was late starting, suffered sound problems, and was dominated by the IBA’s Russian president’s lengthy rants.

He said the results of the tests had been sent to the IOC in June last year and that it had done “nothing with it”.

The dispute has revived debate over the balance between fairness and safety, particularly in women’s sports, where differences of sexual development can result in a competitive advantage that might prove dangerous.

The IOC says the IBA is a discredited organization, mired in financial opaqueness and compromised by ties to the Russian leadership.

“The content and the organization of the IBA press conference tells you everything that you need to know about this organization and its credibility,” an IOC spokesperson said.

It has said that Khelif and Lin were “victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA” to test them and that they were disqualified in 2023 without due process.

“We have two boxers who were born as women, raised as women, who have passports as women and who have competed for many years as women and this is a clear definition of a woman,” IOC President Thomas Bach said on Saturday.

SPORT AND GEOPOLITICS COLLIDE

The IBA maintains it acted to protect women boxers.

Relations between the IOC and IBA soured following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the IBA run by Russian Umar Kremlev and with Russian state energy firm Gazprom being its main sponsor, though Kremlev said last year that the sponsorship had ended.

Bach has said the IBA’s complaints are part of a broader campaign aimed at undermining the Paris Olympics, which Russia has been excluded from due to the war in Ukraine.

In a long and rambling presentation, Kremlev meandered from personal attacks against Bach to railing against the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony and defending his fight against corruption.

“Today we are witnessing the death of female boxing, the corruption of judges. All of these happened when Mr. Bach (is) president,” Kremlev told the IBA press conference by video link.

Kremlev also said tests had shown both boxers had high levels of testosterone, without providing further details. The IBA’s doctor Ioannis Filippatos said testosterone had not been tested for.

Alun Williams, professor of sports and exercise genomics at Manchester Metropolitan University, said that when considering if a person had an unfair advantage it was necessary to look at chromosomes, levels of testosterone and other hormones, as well as the body’s response to testosterone.

“That then is a clinical assessment, which is very invasive,” Williams said. “Simply looking at someone’s sex chromosomes … is incomplete.”

The gender furor has swept social media and seen people such as J. K. Rowling and Tesla founder Elon Musk voice their opposition to the two boxers competing at the Games.

Khelif’s father said his daughter had brought honor to the family and described the attacks against her as “immoral”.

Algerian boxer Roumaissa Boualem, who attended the press conference, said the IBA was talking “nonsense”.

“We live in Algeria, she is born as a woman,” Boualem told Reuters. “They (IBA) say they are protecting women, they are protecting athletes, but she also needs to be protected.”

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has hailed Lin’s progress.

“In recent days, Taiwan’s people have been indignant at the slander against her. Facing the challenge, Yu-ting is fearless and uses her strength to crush the rumors. Let us continue to cheer for her!” he said on Facebook on Sunday.

BASEBALL NEWS

BRAVES PLACE ALL-STAR RHP REYNALDO LOPEZ (FOREARM) ON IL

The Atlanta Braves placed All-Star right-hander Reynaldo Lopez on the 15-day injured list Monday.

The 30-year-old starting pitcher is dealing with right forearm inflammation. The move is retroactive to Friday.

Lopez made the National League All-Star team in his first season with Atlanta and is 7-4 with a 2.06 ERA through 19 starts.

He owns a 46-53 record with a 4.02 ERA in 260 games (116 starts) with five teams since making his debut in 2016. He spent parts of seven seasons with the Chicago White Sox.

The Braves recalled right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. He is 2-4 with a 5.67 ERA in nine starts this season for Atlanta.

MLB ROUNDUP: WHITE SOX LOSE 21ST STRAIGHT TO TIE AL RECORD

The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record for consecutive losses with their 21st straight Monday night, succumbing to seven strong innings from left-hander JP Sears in a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the host Oakland Athletics.

The White Sox, who haven’t won since July 10, matched the AL record set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. Since 1900, the major league record is 23, set by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1961.

After Oakland scored in the bottom of the first without benefit of a hit against Ky Bush (0-1) in his major league debut, Chicago drew even in the fourth on a one-out double by Andrew Vaughn and a two-out RBI single by Andrew Benintendi. However, that was the last of the visitors’ scoring on a night when they got just two other hits against Sears and relievers Austin Adams and Tyler Ferguson.

En route to the fifth win in his past six starts, Sears (9-8) limited the White Sox to one run and three hits. He walked one and struck out five.

Dodgers 5, Phillies 3

Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani homered as Los Angeles celebrated the return of Freddie Freeman with a victory over visiting Philadelphia.

Freeman had a hit in four at-bats after missing the previous eight games to be with his 3-year-old son, who was dealing with an autoimmune syndrome that caused temporary paralysis and necessitated the use of a breathing machine. Right-hander Tyler Glasnow (9-6) gave up three runs on five hits over six innings with nine strikeouts and no walks as Los Angeles moved a half game behind the National League-best Phillies. Glasnow now has a career-best 164 strikeouts.

Austin Hays had two hits for the Phillies, who lost for the seventh time in their past eight games. Philadelphia is 1-3 on a 10-game road trip. Right-hander Aaron Nola (11-5) allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings as Philadelphia lost the fourth consecutive game he has started.

Rangers 4, Astros 3 (10 innings)

Josh Smith hit a two-run, walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Texas a dramatic victory over Houston at Arlington, Texas.

Corey Seager also homered for the Rangers, who outhit the Astros 5-4. Smith’s blast was his 12th of the season and also scored automatic runner Adolis Garcia.

Alex Bregman homered and Jeremy Pena had two hits and two RBIs for Houston, which lost for the sixth time in eight games.

Reds 10, Marlins 3

Elly De La Cruz homered twice, and Nick Martinez — pitching in his native city on his 34th birthday — earned the win with five scoreless innings as Cincinnati defeated host Miami.

De La Cruz finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs, three runs and four extra-base hits, including two doubles. Cincinnati also got a two-run homer from Noelvi Marte in the fourth and Ty France (three hits) socked a solo blast in the fifth. Martinez (6-5) allowed four hits and no walks.

Miami was led by Jesus Sanchez, who hit a mammoth 480-foot homer in the sixth inning off reliever Jakob Junis. It was the longest homer in the majors this year. Miami starter Roddery Munoz (2-6) gave up six runs, four earned, on seven hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.

Mets 6, Cardinals 0

Sean Manaea struck out 10 batters in seven innings as visiting New York blanked St. Louis in a makeup game stemming from a May 8 postponement.

Manaea (8-4), who allowed six hits and walked nobody, has pitched 14 scoreless innings and struck out 21 batters in his past two starts. Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run double and Jeff McNeil hit a solo home run and scored twice for the Mets.

Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (4-6) allowed five runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. St. Louis went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

Giants 4, Nationals 1

Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer to help visiting San Francisco to a win against Washington in the opener of a four-game series.

Tyler Fitzgerald added a solo shot and Jerar Encarnacion contributed two hits for the Giants, who have won eight of their past 10. San Francisco starter Logan Webb (9-8) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Nationals starter Patrick Corbin (2-12) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one. Travis Blankenhorn had two hits for the Nationals, who have lost six of their past eight.

Twins 3, Cubs 0

David Festa and four Minnesota relievers held the Cubs to four hits on Monday for the visiting Twins.

Festa (2-2) struck out a career-high nine in five innings while Manuel Margot hit a solo home run for Minnesota, which won its fifth straight game.

Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks (3-10) surrendered two runs on five hits across six innings.

Red Sox 9, Royals 5

Jarren Duran hit a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning, leading visiting Boston to a win over Kansas City.

Duran smacked his American League-leading 35th double inside the left field line, scoring two to snap a 2-2 tie. The Red Sox added four runs in the seventh to pull away. The Red Sox have won five of seven, and they gave Alex Cora his 500th managerial win, fourth most in club history. Boston starter James Paxton (9-3) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four.

Maikel Garcia had two hits and an RBI and Michael Massey doubled, tripled and scored twice for the Royals, who had won six of their previous seven games. Kansas City starter Brady Singer (8-7) allowed four runs on a season-high 10 hits with a walk and six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Diamondbacks 7, Guardians 6 (10 innings)

Joc Pederson hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, then after Arizona blew its lead in the ninth, Eugenio Suarez’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly sent the surging Diamondbacks to a victory over host Cleveland.

With Arizona down 5-4 and a man on, Pederson lined a Scott Barlow pitch into the right-field seats for his 18th homer. However, the Guardians answered in the ninth when Bo Naylor drove a pitch from Ryan Thompson (6-3) off the 19-foot-high wall in left-center field that went for a triple. Pinch-hitter Daniel Schneemann’s sacrifice fly tied the contest. Suarez, though, delivered a one-out sacrifice fly off Emmanuel Clase (4-2) and Justin Martinez stranded a pair of runners in the ninth for Arizona, which has won 10 of 12 and is 22-9 since June 29.

Jose Ramirez and Andres Gimenez each had three hits for the AL Central-leading Guardians, who have lost three straight.

NFL NEWS

NFL LIFTS GAMBLING BAN FOR BRONCOS DE EYIOMA UWAZURIKE

The NFL reinstated Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike from his gambling suspension on Monday.

He was suspended indefinitely last July after being accused of betting on games he played in, both with the Broncos and while at Iowa State.

Uwazurike, 26, had also been facing gambling-related criminal charges in Iowa, but prosecutors dropped their case on March 1.

The fourth-round draft pick in 2022 is now free to join Denver’s training camp. The Broncos will need to make a corresponding move to put him on the active roster, but earlier reports said they planned to release safety Caden Sterns.

Uwazurike played in eight games during his rookie season and contributed 17 tackles and two quarterback hits.

REPORT: 49ERS HAVE AIYUK TRADE FRAMEWORK WITH BROWNS, PATRIOTS

The ball is seemingly in Brandon Aiyuk’s court.

The San Francisco 49ers have negotiated the frameworks of trades that would send the disgruntled wide receiver to the Cleveland Browns or New England Patriots, a source told Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.

It’s now reportedly up to Aiyuk to decide if he will accept the contract terms from either of those teams. Cleveland and New England reportedly presented their best offers to the pass-catcher’s camp, and the 49ers already accepted their trade proposals. The Niners are expected to receive a veteran receiver and draft picks in a potential Aiyuk trade, notes Maiocco.

San Francisco gave the second-team All-Pro receiver permission to negotiate potential contracts with the Browns, Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Washington Commanders, according to Maiocco, who adds that Pittsburgh and Washington are no longer realistic options.

Washington apparently removed itself from trade talks with Aiyuk, while Pittsburgh declined to meet San Francisco’s trade terms. In June, the 26-year-old mentioned the Steelers and Commanders as the teams he could potentially see himself playing for if he left San Francisco.

Aiyuk – who’s entering the last year of his rookie contract – requested a trade from San Francisco on July 16. Teams contacted the 49ers last month, but Niners general manager John Lynch repeatedly said the team didn’t intend to move the two-time 1,000-yard receiver. San Francisco, however, started to have discussions in recent days regarding a potential trade, sources told NFL reporter Jordan Schultz.

It’s more likely that Aiyuk will be traded than sign an extension with the 49ers, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported Monday, according to NFL.com’s Nick Shook.

Aiyuk reported to the 49ers’ training camp in July but hasn’t been practicing amid stalled contract talks with the team. San Francisco reportedly shopped Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel in April but ultimately decided to keep the star playmakers. The team then drafted wideout Ricky Pearsall in Round 1.

Aiyuk caught 75 passes for a career-high 1,342 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games last season. The 2020 first-round pick’s 17.9 yards per reception ranked second in the NFL among eligible receivers in 2023. The former Arizona State star, who is set to earn $14.1 million in 2024, has a market value of $26.2 million per year, according to Spotrac.

Both the Patriots and the Browns have been looking for wide receiver help since early in the offseason. New England signed K.J. Osborn in free agency and drafted Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker in the second and fourth round in April, respectively. The AFC East club also rosters DeMario Davis and Kendrick Bourne, who began training camp on the PUP list after sustaining a torn ACL last year.

The Patriots – who have the second-most salary-cap space in the AFC at the moment – would reportedly include Bourne in a trade package to land Aiyuk.

The Browns have already traded for a wide receiver this year, acquiring Jerry Jeudy from the Denver Broncos in March for a fifth- and sixth-round pick. Cleveland then gave Jeudy a three-year extension worth $58 million. The 25-year-old missed the start of camp due to injury but returned to the practice field this week.

In order to acquire Aiyuk, Cleveland would most likely have to send five-time Pro Bowl receiver Amari Cooper to San Francisco, according to Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. The 30-year-old set a career high with 1,250 yards in 2023 and recently received a raise as part of a restructured deal. However, he turned 30 this offseason and has only one year left on his current contract.

BENGALS DE CAM SAMPLE (ACHILLES) OUT FOR SEASON

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Cam Sample will miss the 2024 season with a torn Achilles, head coach Zac Taylor said.

Sample, 24, went down during 11-on-11 drills Thursday and was carted off the field.

A fourth-round draft pick by the Bengals in 2021 out of Tulane, Sample started two of his 17 games played last season, with 29 tackles, 1 1/2 sacks and eight quarterback hits.

In three seasons with the Bengals, Sample has 68 career tackles, five sacks and 20 quarterback hits in 47 games (three starts).

LIONS ROOKIE CB TERRION ARNOLD EVALUATED FOR CONCUSSION

Detroit Lions rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold was evaluated for a concussion after exiting Monday’s fight-filled joint practice with the New York Giants, the team announced.

The first-round draft pick from Alabama exited the morning session in East Rutherford, N.J., shortly after absorbing a massive block by Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas.

Arnold, 21, was selected 24th overall in April’s draft after registering five interceptions and 63 tackles in 14 games for the Crimson Tide as an All-American in 2023.

Lions guard Kevin Zeitler also departed with a shoulder injury, while tight end Sam LaPorta (toe) did not participate.

MRI CLEAN FOR PANTHERS WR XAVIER LEGETTE (FOOT)

An MRI on Carolina Panthers rookie receiver Xavier Legette’s foot revealed no fractures, and the first-round pick is expected to return to action this week.

Head coach Dave Canales updated Legette’s status on Monday after the wideout exited Sunday morning’s practice with a lower leg injury.

The Panthers traded with the Buffalo Bills to obtain the 32nd pick of the 2024 NFL Draft and select Legette, 23, out of South Carolina.

In five seasons, he caught 113 passes for 1,678 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Gamecocks. He had a career-best season in 2023 with 71 receptions for 1,255 yards and seven scores.

REPORT: RAMS RB PUKA NACUA (KNEE) WEEK-TO-WEEK

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is week-to-week after suffering an injury to his right knee during Sunday’s practice, ESPN reported Monday.

The injury is not believed to be serious, per the report.

Nacua, 24, left a joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers after a series against their defense, then watched in full uniform from the sideline with a bag of ice on his knee, The Athletic reported Sunday.

Nacua became a star in his debut season in 2023, named runner-up in NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting and selected to the Pro Bowl.

He caught 105 passes for 1,486 yards and six touchdowns while starting all 17 games. A fifth-round pick, he set NFL rookie records for receptions and receiving yards.

The Rams open the regular season on Sept. 8 in Detroit.

EAGLES SIGN VETERAN LB SHAQUILLE QUARTERMAN

The Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran linebacker Shaquille Quarterman on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.

Quarterman, 26, spent the past four seasons with Jacksonville after being drafted in the fourth round in 2020.

He played all 17 games for the third straight season in 2023, with 224 of his 232 snaps coming on special teams.

Quarterman recorded 54 tackles (one for loss) and a forced fumble in 63 games (zero starts) with the Jaguars.

The Eagles waived offensive lineman Jason Poe, 26, to make room for Quarterman on the training camp roster.

TITANS SIGN FREE AGENT S QUANDRE DIGGS

The Tennessee Titans agreed to a deal with free agent Quandre Diggs, the safety confirmed on social media.

Terms were not disclosed, but ESPN reported it was a one-year deal worth up to $5 million.

The move reunites Diggs with former Seattle Seahawks teammate Jamal Adams in the Tennessee secondary.

Diggs, 31, recorded a career-high 95 tackles and one interception in 17 starts with Seattle last season.

The three-time Pro Bowl selection has 24 interceptions and 580 tackles in 137 games (112 starts) with the Detroit Lions (2015-19) and Seahawks (2019-23).

GIANTS QB DANIEL JONES, GM JOE SCHOEN INVOLVED IN FIGHTS AT JOINT PRACTICE WITH LIONS

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Fights broke out so often Monday morning during a joint practice between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants, it was hard to keep count of how many there even were.

Three stood out above the rest, however, with the final side-clearing skirmish — during a red zone period — even drawing Giants general manager Joe Schoen into the fray to try to separate the brawlers.

Skirmishes are to be expected when teams get together for joint practices. However, it’s at least notable these same teams avoided any real fights last season on the first day of joint practice. But given how that 2023 practice played out — the Lions overwhelmed the Giants with their aggression and intensity on Day 1 — the Giants entered Monday determined not to let that happen again.

“They practice real hard. (Lions coach) Dan Campbell has them boys going over there. We know that,” Giants wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins said over the weekend. “We know that it’s going to be a physical practice, there’s going to be a lot of chirping and talking and everything. But it’s a different team this year. I think we’re going to be ready for it. (Giants coach Brian Daboll) has put a real good emphasis on starting fast.”

The fighting certainly started fast. It began less than an hour into Monday’s practice with the Giants defense and Lions offense on the field together. Lions All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a ball with rookie Dru Phillips in coverage before veteran safety Dane Belton appeared to knock the ball out of Brown’s hands after the play was over.

“I was trying to finish a play, and I feel like he wasn’t down, so I’m trying to get the ball out,” Belton said after practice. “Everyone talks about turnovers, you’ve got to do things like that. I was just trying to get the ball out. People who know me, I’m not a big fighter after the play. I hate getting penalties because that leads to losing and I love winning. I’m not going to fight anybody, but when that play is going, I’m going to go get that ball.”

Lions WR Jameson Williams saw Belton’s action differently and took exception. He shoved Phillips on his way over to Belton and Brown. Philips jabbed back at Williams, and the melee began.

“It was a really good rep by me, so I kind of expected him to get mad,” Phillips said. “I mean, I’m a rookie, so I would think I just did my job well, maybe he just didn’t like it. At the end of the day, like I said, we just out there competing. So, you know, I expected it.”

Over on the field with the Giants offense and Lions defense, a series of individual battles broke out, including when Lions cornerback Morice Norris laid out Giants running Eric Gray, knocking his helmet off.

Later on, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones got involved in a skirmish after a fight broke out between new Giants offensive lineman Greg Van Roten and a Lions defensive lineman.

“Situation happens, got to stand up for your guys,” the QB said after practice.

“I’m gonna need him to back up,” Giants edge rusher Brian Burns said with a laugh when he learned Jones had gotten involved in the fights. “(He should) let his O-line handle that.”

Needless to say, the energy was high, and it was without a doubt the most intense practice of the Brian Daboll era.

But to some players, Monday’s practice wasn’t really to far out of the ordinary.

“That’s part of football,” Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke said. “You can’t tell us to go out there and compete and grind and not expect for something like that to happen. It’s part of the game.”

Lions linebacker Jack Campbell agreed.

“Being on defense, you just gotta have the mindset of like kinda taking it right up to the edge but not going over, you know what I mean?” Campbell said. “When you go on the field nothing is — I don’t take nothing personal. Just go out there and play your game. And if you’re pissed at someone, then go compete with him the next snap.”

BROWNS DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH (KNEE) CARTED OFF FIELD

Cleveland defensive end Za’Darius Smith was carted off the field during the Browns’ Monday practice due to a knee contusion.

Smith was participating in red zone drills when the injury occurred. He is set to be re-evaluated on Tuesday.

In 16 games (all starts) last season, his first with Cleveland, Smith recorded 5.5 sacks, 27 tackles and a forced fumble.

Smith, 31, has played 123 games (80 starts) across nine NFL seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (2015-18), Green Bay Packers (2019-21), Minnesota Vikings (2022) and Cleveland. He has 60 sacks, 298 tackles, 15 passes defensed, 10 forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his career.

The Browns open the preseason on Saturday against the Packers.

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BROWN, STEWART NAMED TO WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR WATCH LIST

CLEVELAND — Northern Illinois running back Antario Brown and Bowling Green running back Terion Stewart were named as “players to watch” for the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

In 2023, Brown became the first NIU running back to earn All-Mid-American Conference first-team honors in eight years. Brown was second in the MAC with 1,296 yards and 6.11 yards per carry. He ranked in the top 20 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards and yards per game. Brown had four games of 150 yards or more in 2023 with a 280-yard, four-touchdown effort in a 55-14 win at Akron. His 21.5 yards per rush against the Zips broke the NIU single-game yards per carry record set in 1989 by Stacey Robinson. Brown is the 13th running back in NIU football history to rush for over 2,500 career yards. He is fifth all-time at NIU in yards per carry at 6.33 and 10th with 78.8 rushing yards per game.

Stewart earned second-team All-MAC honors in 2023 after finishing the season with 762 rushing yards and eight touchdowns before suffering a season-ending injury in game No. 9.  Stewart’s 4.81 yards per rush after contact ranked No. 2 in the nation among those with 100 rushing attempts. His 78 broken tackles ranked No. 4 in the nation despite playing only nine games. Through the 2023 season, Stewart’s 6.3 yards per carry is No. 1in the BGSU record book for a career. No former Falcon ever rushed for 6.0+ yards per carry for their career.

The 2024 watch list includes 41 offensive players (20 quarterbacks, 11 running backs, five receivers/tight ends and two offensive lineman) along with nine from the defensive side of the ball.

The 2024 Player of Year watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in early November and three finalists will be announced on November 26. The 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 133 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on ESPN’s College Football Awards Show on December 12.

JIM HARBAUGH DENIES ROLE IN MICHIGAN SIGN-STEALING SCANDAL

Former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh addressed the NCAA’s recent notice of allegations Monday, saying he was uninvolved in and unaware of the Wolverines’ potential sign-stealing violations.

“Today, I do not apologize. I did not participate, was not aware nor complicit in those said allegations,” Harbaugh said in a statement, according to The Athletic’s Daniel Popper. “So for (me), it’s back to work and attacking with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”

A draft of the NCAA’s notice of allegations recently obtained by ESPN’s Dan Murphy and Pete Thamel said Harbaugh and new Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore are among seven members from the Wolverines’ 2023 football program accused of violating NCAA rules.

The draft accuses Moore of committing a Level II violation. Harbaugh – as well as former Michigan staff members Chris Partridge, Denard Robinson, and Connor Stalions – of committing more serious Level I infractions.

Michigan hired Moore, an assistant with the school since 2018, this year to replace Harbaugh. Harbaugh returned to the NFL as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers after coaching the Wolverines from 2015-23. The 60-year-old helped Michigan win the national title last season in what was a tumultuous campaign for the school. The Big Ten suspended him for three games last year as a result of the NCAA’s investigation into Michigan over allegations of sign-stealing.

The NCAA’s recent notice of allegations states Moore could face a suspension for allegedly deleting 52 text messages with Stalions, who’s at the center of the scandal.

The NCAA’s draft doesn’t include evidence regarding Harbaugh’s involvement in the Stalions operation. However, it states Harbaugh could face a show-cause restriction if he returns to college sports for failing to actively evaluate red flags, according to Murphy and Thamel.

In December, the NCAA notified the Wolverines that Harbaugh is facing a Level I violation for alleged recruiting infractions by the football staff. That charge is unrelated to the sign-stealing allegations.

GEORGIA NO. 1 IN USA TODAY COACHES POLL

Georgia received all but nine first-place votes and is ranked No. 1 in the 2024 preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.

No. 2 Ohio State received seven of the remaining nine first-place votes with Oregon at No. 3 following by three consecutive SEC teams — Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss. The Rebels were last ranked this high in the coaches poll in 1970.

The SEC has nine teams in the poll, with No. 16 Oklahoma joining the conference newcomer Longhorns, who received one first-place vote.

Notre Dame is seventh and the only team outside the Power 4 in the poll. Defending national champion Michigan, also receiving one vote for first place, is No. 8 ahead of Penn State and Florida State.

The Crimson Tide are entering the first season under head coach Kalen DeBoer. He replaced Nick Saban, who retired at the end of the season. The No. 5 preseason ranking for Alabama is its lowest starting position in the Coaches Poll since 2009.

DeBoer’s former club, Washington, was national runner-up in January but didn’t make the preseason Top 25.

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HOW THE WARRIORS FIT INTO THE LAURI MARKKANEN DEADLINES AND SCENARIOS

Are the Golden State Warriors inching closer to a blockbuster trade for Lauri Markkanen while most of the NBA is either on vacation or fixated on Team USA’s trip through the Olympics? I don’t know. Nobody really knows. Maybe.

Sometimes this transaction seems very unlikely. Sometimes it seems more likely than most other potential results. It depends on when you ask and who’s guessing, because everything about this situation is unique and intricate, with multiple timelines, contrasting points of view and very different motivations on all sides.

The question I keep asking: What does Markkanen want? We know what Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge wants — Markkanen locked into a long-term deal and also eligible to be traded in six months. We know what Warriors management wants — Markkanen added to the roster ASAP as a 1B scoring option next to Stephen Curry and presumably willing to sign for the long term.

But we don’t know what Markkanen really wants or when he wants it all decided. We’ll start to find out in the next few days. And if nothing is resolved by the middle of this week, the drama will almost certainly build through the next few weeks or months.

The scenarios:

• Markkanen could sign a renegotiated-and-extended new deal with the Jazz on Tuesday, the first day he’s eligible for it, which, by rule, would prevent him from being traded for six months — until Feb. 6, the exact day of the NBA trade deadline.

For the Warriors, that would be a mixed outcome. They wouldn’t get another chance at Markkanen until deep into the season. But that, for the Warriors, is better than nothing.

• Markkanen could wait until Wednesday or later to sign a new deal with the Jazz, which would mean he couldn’t be traded at all during the coming season due to the six-month rule.

For the Warriors, that would be the worst potential near-term development, because they wouldn’t get a shot at Markkanen now or in February. Due to salary-cap constraints, they’d be poorly positioned to land him in the offseason too.

• Or Markkanen or the Jazz, or both, could decide to hold off on a new deal and set up an extended negotiating period in which Markkanen could be traded at any point through February, sign a new deal with the Jazz or just go through the season and hit unrestricted free agency next July.

For the Warriors, this would be the green-light scenario. I also think it’s the most likely — my guess is that if Markkanen won’t sign with Utah on Aug. 6, the deal won’t be there for him on Aug. 7 and beyond. I might be wrong, but that is my presumption. If that’s how it works out, it will be time to see what Utah can get on the trade market. And I think the Warriors would be in the front of the line, just as they were a few weeks ago when they first engaged in talks with the Jazz.

By the way, I’m going to go ahead and conclude that Scenario 1 is probably a non-starter. According to The Athletic’s Tony Jones, it’s unlikely that Markkanen will sign the new deal by Tuesday, which makes sense. The 27-year-old Markkanen knows he’s going to get major money either now or next summer. By not signing this week, Markkanen essentially gains a bit of control over his future.

So, yes, very complicated. That’s why this situation has stretched through the offseason and all the way into August. But the most important conclusion is that Markkanen is worth it. If the Warriors can swing this trade, either this week or by the February trade deadline, they’ll get an immediate lift as soon as Markkanen arrives and probably for years after that.

Let’s go over some of the key background points:

Markkanen is the best fit for the Warriors among high-profile players likely to become available over the next year or so

He’d be a young and deluxe version of Otto Porter Jr., Mo Speights or Nemanja Bjelica, the kind of full-time stretch five the Warriors really haven’t had in this era. You want more space on the floor for Curry? This is how you do it.

Markkanen would be a great fit on the frontline with Draymond Green. He’d be a great fit on the frontline with Jonathan Kuminga. He’d be a fascinating fit in a frontcourt with both Green and Kuminga. He could even probably play some minutes with Trayce Jackson-Davis in a double-center lineup.

And Markkanen (39.9 percent from 3-point distance last season) could definitely help replace some of the 3-point shooting the Warriors lost when Klay Thompson (38.7 percent from 3-point distance last season) exited this summer.

He’s not as talented as Paul George, but I think Markkanen is a better fit right now for the Warriors because he’s seven years younger, doesn’t have the same injury history and plays a style that could extend both Curry and Green’s prime years. The Warriors went hard to try to trade for George last month — and offered to give him a four-year max extension — because George is a superior overall player and would’ve given the Warriors greater immediate value. But if you include the post-Curry future (whenever that is), it’s hard to find an available player who matches the Warriors’ current and continuing needs more precisely than Markkanen.

Of course, Joe Lacob’s Warriors are always exploring ways to acquire any and all big-name players. They spent more than a year plotting out their path to acquire Kevin Durant, then actually got him in July 2016. Who knows which superstar might get weary of his current situation by February or next July? But there are no obvious headline 2025 targets as of now.

The best potential July 2025 free agent is Markkanen. And the Warriors’ best shot to get him is right now.

Does Markkanen want to end up with the Warriors long term?

This is the great unknown. My understanding is that Markkanen’s camp is not opposed to him landing with the Warriors, but that there are also other teams on the favorable list should Utah put him on the trade market. And Markkanen is definitely not opposed to staying with the Jazz, but on his own terms.

Another key question: If Markkanen is traded to the Warriors, would he sign an extension, or would he want to hit free agency and talk to other teams no matter what? If he is comfortable with the Warriors, Markkanen could somewhat guide trade talks the way that Pascal Siakam’s camp prodded Toronto’s trade talks to focus on the Indiana Pacers, or OG Anunoby’s camp guided the Raptors to focus on the New York Knicks last trade deadline. Surprise, surprise, both players signed massive long-term deals with their new teams this offseason.

I think it’s safe to say that the Warriors wouldn’t have recently talked to the Jazz about trading multiple first-round picks plus a valuable young player unless they had some inclination that Markkanen would sign long term. They’re not having these kinds of discussions just for a one-season rental.

The Warriors can’t give him the same kind of renegotiate-and-extend deal that Utah can give him right now; the Jazz can use available cap space to immediately add $14 million to this season’s deal and extend Markkanen’s contract off of that salary. The Warriors have no such space. But if the Warriors acquire Markkanen before or during this season, they could negotiate an extension with Markkanen off his current deal or maximize Markkanen’s money by signing him after he becomes an unrestricted free agent. Very importantly, if they trade for him, the Warriors would have Markkanen’s Bird rights and would not need cap space to give him his max contract in July.

Can the Warriors get Markkanen without putting any of their top young players into the offer?

This is very much TBD. On his Substack, Marc Stein reported that the Warriors have not put either Kuminga or Brandin Podziemski into any offer for Markkanen. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported weeks ago that the young player the Warriors have offered, along with multiple first-round picks, is Moses Moody.

You can imagine what Lacob and Mike Dunleavy Jr. are thinking: The Warriors can sacrifice a huge chunk of their future draft allotment if they end up with Markkanen,  Kuminga and Podziemski as the group that will lead this team into the post-Curry years. If they put either one of those guys into the offer (and I’m guessing Utah would much rather have Podziemski because of payroll concerns), then giving up all those picks becomes a lot riskier.

So the offer is likely Moody plus a ton of picks or, maybe eventually, Moody and Podizemski but with one or two of the first-round picks pulled out of the offer. Would that get the deal done?

That will be up to Ainge, who is famous for tough trade negotiations. But the Jazz’s leverage will decrease if and when Aug. 6 goes by and there’s no Markkanen extension. Ainge could quiet everything if he signs Markkanen on Aug. 7 or later. But let’s see if that happens.

What adding a max Markkanen salary would do to the Warriors’ payroll

If the Warriors acquire Markkanen, then negotiate a new deal in July, his market rate is going to be something close to $200 million over four years. That’s just what a very valuable player hitting free agency next July will cost. If the Warriors aren’t interested in giving him this deal, they shouldn’t think about trading for him. So let’s just stipulate that the Warriors are comfortable with those numbers.

Still, the Warriors would face real-world consequences after adding a $50-million-a-year player to their payroll. They already have Curry signed for $55.8 million this season and $59.6 million in 2025-26, and surely would like to add more years at even higher numbers into the future. The Warriors also have $77.6 million committed to Green through 2026-27 and have Kuminga’s rookie extension, probably in the $30-million-a-year range, due soon.

The Warriors just got out of the second apron and are not likely to go back into it soon. If the Warriors add Markkanen or any player at that kind of salary, somebody, or multiple somebodies, would eventually have to go. Not right away. But fairly quickly. The most likely candidate: Andrew Wiggins, who is owed an average of $28.1 million over the next three years.

That’s all part of the math for something that could be very big for the Warriors, after a whole lot of planning. For now, they just have to wait. But maybe not for too long.

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BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL SETS RECORD WITH 83 MATCHES TO BE TELEVISED IN 2024

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday that a record-setting 83 Big Ten volleyball matches will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network, FOX, NBC, FS1 and Peacock for the 2024 season.

Big Ten Network will broadcast at least 68 matches, the most in network history, featuring all 18 conference schools on linear television. BTN’s coverage begins with Pittsburgh at Oregon on Friday, August 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh advanced to the Final Four of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, and Oregon appeared in its third Elite Eight in program history in 2023.

The College Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., featuring Texas, Wisconsin, Stanford and Minnesota, will air nationally on FOX and FS1. Wisconsin will meet Texas on Sunday, September 1, at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by Minnesota vs. Stanford at 3 p.m. ET. The two-day event will conclude on Monday, September 2, with Wisconsin vs. Stanford at 5 p.m. ET and Minnesota vs. Texas at 7:30 p.m. Five additional matchups throughout the season will be televised on FS1.

For the first time in collegiate volleyball history, NBC will carry three nationally televised matches, beginning with Nebraska at Ohio State on October 19 at 3:30 p.m. ET. Wisconsin will visit Purdue on October 26 for a match inside Mackey Arena, carried live on NBC at 3:30 p.m. ET. Rounding out NBC’s Big Ten Volleyball coverage is Penn State at Wisconsin on November 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

In addition, more than 200 matches will be streamed exclusively on B1G+, BTN’s subscription service. All Big Ten Network matches can be seen through its digital extension, the FOX Sports app and FOXSports.com, delivering live events and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets.

Additionally, Volleyball World will again offer its subscribers access to select Big Ten volleyball matches on VolleyballWorld.tv.

On October 29, 2023, 1.66 million fans tuned in to watch Big Ten volleyball on FOX, the most-viewed regular season women’s college volleyball telecast ever. The 2023 national championship match between Texas and Nebraska set a viewership record for the sport, averaging 1.7 million viewers, up 115% from the 2022 championship match, with female viewership up 151% from 2022.

2024 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE  

Date	Match	Site	TV	Time (ET)
Friday, August 30	Pittsburgh at Oregon	Eugene, OR	BTN	10:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 1	Wisconsin vs. Texas	Milwaukee, WI	FOX	12:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 1	Stanford vs. Minnesota	Milwaukee, WI	FS1	3 p.m.
Monday, September 2	Wisconsin vs. Stanford	Milwaukee, WI	FOX	5 p.m.
Monday, September 2	Texas vs. Minnesota	Milwaukee, WI	FS1	7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 3	Louisville at Penn State	University Park, PA	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 10	Creighton at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	8 p.m.
Wednesday, September 11	Pittsburgh at USC	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	9 p.m.
Friday, September 13	Arizona State at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	8 p.m.
Friday, September 13	Duke at Penn State	University Park, PA	FS1	8:30 p.m.
Friday, September 13	Washington State at Washington	Seattle, WA	BTN	10 p.m.
Tuesday, September 17	Marquette at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	BTN	8 p.m.
Wednesday, September 18	Stanford at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	8 p.m.
Saturday, September 21	Texas A&M at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	BTN	8 p.m.
Wednesday, September 25	Penn State at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	BTN	7 p.m.
Wednesday, September 25	Wisconsin at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	BTN	9 p.m.
Thursday, September 26	Iowa at Rutgers	New Brunswick, NJ	BTN	6 p.m.
Friday, September 27	UCLA at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	8 p.m.
Friday, September 27	Ohio State at USC	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	10 p.m.
Friday, September 27	Illinois at Oregon	Eugene, OR	FS1	10:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 28	Purdue at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	BTN	6:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 28	TBD vs. TBD	TBD	BTN	8:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 29	Rutgers at Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	5 p.m.
Sunday, September 29	USC at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 2	Wisconsin at Rutgers	New Brunswick, NJ	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 3	Maryland at Penn State	University Park, PA	BTN	6 p.m.
Thursday, October 3	Nebraska at Illinois	Champaign, IL	FS1	7 p.m.
Thursday, October 3	Oregon at Ohio State	Columbus, OH	BTN	8 p.m.
Friday, October 4	Oregon at Penn State	University Park, PA	BTN	7 p.m.
Friday, October 4	Washington at Iowa	Iowa City, IA	BTN	9 p.m.
Saturday, October 5	Minnesota at USC	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	11 p.m.
Sunday, October 6	Michigan State at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 9	USC at Oregon	Eugene, OR	BTN	9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 9	UCLA at Washington	Seattle, WA	BTN	11 p.m..
Friday, October 11	Purdue at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	8:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 12	Illinois at Michigan State	East Lansing, MI	BTN	TBD
Saturday, October 12	Maryland at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	BTN	TBD
Sunday, October 13	UCLA at USC	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 16	Indiana at Illinois	Champaign, IL	BTN	7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 16	Iowa at Northwestern	Evanston, IL	BTN	9 p.m.
Friday, October 18	Nebraska at Michigan State	East Lansing, MI	BTN	6 p.m.
Friday, October 18	Penn State at Ohio State	Columbus, OH	BTN	8 p.m.
Saturday, October 19	Nebraska at Ohio State	Columbus OH	NBC	3:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 19	Indiana at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	BTN	TBD
Sunday, October 20	Wisconsin at Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23	Ohio State at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	BTN	7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23	Northwestern at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	BTN	9 p.m.
Thursday, October 24	Wisconsin at Indiana	Bloomington, IN	FS1	7 p.m.
Thursday, October 24	Penn State at UCLA	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	9 p.m.
Thursday, October 24	Michigan State at USC	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	11 p.m.
Saturday, October 26	Wisconsin at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	NBC	3:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 26	Penn State at USC	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	11 p.m.
Sunday, October 27	Northwestern at Indiana	Bloomington, IN	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30	Michigan at Penn State	University Park, PA	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30	Oregon at Washington	Seattle, WA	BTN	9:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 31	Iowa at Ohio State	Columbus, OH	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 31	USC at UCLA	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	9:30 p.m.
Friday, November 1	Purdue at Maryland	College Park, MD	BTN	6:30 p.m.
Friday, November 1	Nebraska at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	BTN	9 p.m.
Saturday, November 2	UCLA at Oregon	Eugene, OR	BTN	11 p.m.
Thursday, November 7	Nebraska at Oregon	Eugene, OR	BTN	10 p.m.
Saturday, November 9	Nebraska at Washington	Seattle, WA	BTN	TBD
Saturday, November 9	Penn State at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	NBC	3:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 14	Minnesota at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	8:30/9 p.m.
Thursday, November 14	Wisconsin at USC	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	10:30/11 p.m.
Saturday, November 16	Indiana at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	8:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 16	Wisconsin at UCLA	Los Angeles, CA	BTN	10:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 17	Illinois at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	BTN	5 p.m.
Wednesday, November 20	Minnesota at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	BTN	TBD
Thursday, November 21	Purdue at Penn State	University Park, PA	BTN	TBD
Saturday, November 23	Wisconsin at Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	BTN	9 p.m.
Sunday, November 24	Indiana at Ohio State	Columbus, OH	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 27	Ohio State at Wisconsin	Madison, WI	BTN	8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 27	Purdue at Oregon	Eugene, OR	BTN	10:30 p.m.
Friday, November 29	Oregon at UCLA	Los Angeles, CA	Peacock	4:30 p.m.
Friday, November 29	Nebraska at Penn State	University Park, PA	BTN	5 p.m.
Friday, November 29	Ohio State at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	FS1	TBD
Friday, November 29	TBD vs. TBD	TBD	BTN	7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 30	Nebraska at Maryland	College Park, MD	BTN	7 p.m.
Saturday, November 30	Michigan State at Wisconsin	Madison, Wi	BTN	9 p.m.

TOP INDIANA RELEASES

INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL

HERITAGE HILLS IS OUT, JEFFERSONVILLE IS IN!

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday that Jeffersonville will replace Heritage Hills in the Hall of Fame Classic on December 28. The Red Devils went 20-8 last season and lost to Ben Davis by one in the Class 4A Semi-State. Heritage Hill lost star player Trent Sisley who transferred to Montverde Academy. The games will now look like this: Warsaw vs. Fishers and Greenfield-Central vs. Jeffersonville. The Red Devils may have one of the best line-ups in high school basketball with Seniors Tre Singleton, Michael Cooper and PJ Douglas all returning.

COLTS NEWS

(COLTS RELEASE)

TRAINING CAMP NOTEBOOK: WHAT COLTS ARE SEEING IN CORNERBACK, SAFETY POSITION BATTLES

WESTFIELD, Ind. – We know Kenny Moore II will start at cornerback and Julian Blackmon will start at safety for the 2024 Colts.

Beyond that, the Colts have several players competing to start at cornerback (JuJu Brents, Dallis Flowers and Jaylon Jones) and safety (Nick Cross, Ronnie Harrison Jr. and Rodney Thomas II). And those competitions are very much ongoing.

On Monday, defensive coordinator Gus Bradley provided a check-in on those battles about a week and a half in to training camp practices.

Cornerback: “I think JJ (Jaylon Jones) has had a pretty good training camp,” Bradley said. :”And JuJu the last four days has really done well for us. Dallo (Dallis Flowers) I think that with that injury, we saw him coming back, he was still about, maybe, like five or 10 percent away from being him in OTAs, but we feel that gap closing now to where he’s getting closer to the Dallis we know.”

On Monday, Jones had a physical pass break-up on a goal line play in 11-on-11. We’ve seen flashes – either pass break-ups or tight coverage forcing incompletions – from Brents and Flowers as well. The Colts believe in the talent each of these cornerbacks possesses, and all three did good things in 2023.

Maybe the best way to think about this competition, then, is how Moore put it on Monday.

“Even if you do win the starting job, it doesn’t guarantee you to be starting in the Super Bowl,” Moore said. “So over the course of the season we just all have to stay with high morale and stay together.”

Safety: Bradley was asked Monday if he had a target date in mind for deciding who would start next to Blackmon.

“I think as soon as someone consistently steps up,” Bradley said. “I will say this, the last about seven, eight days we’ve seen that position elevate. That’s what we were kind of hoping – create a lot of competition there, and then just see the cream come to the top. So I think once we feel good about, all right, this is the direction we’re going to go, then we’ll go. But I don’t think we’re any time close right now.”

The Colts have experimented with Cross, Harrison and Thomas on the field with Blackmon – and at different positions. Blackmon has flipped between strong safety (where he played in 2023) and free safety (where he played under Bradley in 2022), with the veteran’s versatility allowing the Colts flexibility to figure out what their best safety pairing could be.

“It’s about that personnel placement,” Bradley said. “Just look at different combinations. Julian at free, Nick at strong. Julian at free, and Ronnie at strong, and then moving those guys around. So it’s just really looking at the different combinations and how they play together.”

On Monday, Cross and Thomas both recorded interceptions in an end-of-game full-team red zone period. But the key is the trust the Colts have in Blackmon, who’s made several plays from both the strong and free safety positions throughout camp.

“We feel confident where Julian’s at,” Bradley said. “And because he’s been in the system now a couple years, that flexibility to move him from strong to free and not lose a beat at strong – I think it gives us some different looks at different guys.”

News & Notes

Quarterback Anthony Richardson peppered tight end Kylen Granson throughout practice, including an intermediate strike over the middle in seven-on-seven and then a near-touchdown in an end-of-game period at the end of practice.

Granson’s touchdown or non-touchdown might be disputed among coaches, just like Richardson scrambling in a score to end practice. “To my eyes, as the offensive coordinator, that quarterback sure got across that line I thought,” offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “But that’s part of the fun of training camp. If you go to the defensive meeting, they won’t say that. You go to the offensive meeting, we might. But it’s part of the game. We’ve got to prepare for the season. We’re going to move around a little bit at quarterback.”

Linebacker EJ Speed had an impressive pass-breakup in the end zone on a floating ball to wide receiver Josh Downs during 11-on-11.

Cornerback Kenny Moore II swatted away a pass in the end zone during 11-on-11.

Quarterback Sam Ehlinger connected with wide receiver D.J. Montgomery deep down the sideline during seven-on-seven.

Cornerback Jaylin Simpson broke up a pass later during 11-on-11.

Quarterback Joe Flacco had a couple of notable throws, including a short touchdown to Granson in a goal-to-go period and a strike over the middle to wide receiver Ashton Dulin in 11-on-11.

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

BIG TEN ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Indiana volleyball program will be featured at least six times on national television in 2024 as part of the Big Ten Conference’s expanded coverage this season. The league announced that a record 83 contests will be featured on either FOX or NBC networks ahead of the beginning of a new era of Big Ten Volleyball.

IU, fresh off a 21-win season in 2023, will make at least six appearances in the national spotlight in 2024, a single-season program record. The Hoosiers will play their first ever match on FS1 against Wisconsin (Oct. 24), a team that made the national semifinals last season.

Additional contests at Illinois (Oct. 16), at Purdue (Oct. 19), vs. Northwestern (Oct. 27), at Nebraska (Nov. 16) and at Ohio State (Nov. 24) will be shown on the Big Ten Network. IU went 2-2 in matches on national television last season, winning home contests with Illinois and No. 15 Purdue. The Hoosiers’ match at Oregon on Sept. 28 will be either on BTN or BTN+, to be determined in the weeks leading up to the contest.

The remaining conference matches will be streamed on the Big Ten Network Plus App with start times subject to the respective host schools. Contests away from home in the non-conference will be picked up on streaming services of the home conference. IU’s 2024 slate features matches against three of the four national semifinalists from last season including national finalists Texas and Nebraska.

Led by starting libero Ramsey Gary and starting setter Camryn Haworth, IU returns a majority of its starting rotation from 2023. The Hoosiers boosted their depth, adding key pieces in junior middle blocker Madi Sell, freshman middle blocker Ella Boersema and graduate student defensive specialist Delaynie Maple.

Indiana National Television Schedule (all times EST)

September 28th – at Oregon (8:30 PM, BTN or BTN+)

October 16th – at Illinois (7:00 PM, BTN)

October 19th – at Purdue (TBD, BTN)

October 24th – vs. Wisconsin (7:00 PM, FS1)

October 27th – vs. Northwestern (7:30 PM, BTN)

November 16th – at Nebraska (8:30 PM, BTN)

November 24th – at Ohio State (7:30 PM, BTN)

PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

2024 VOLLEYBALL TV SCHEDULE REVEALED

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Boilermakers will appear on linear television 11 times during the 2024 volleyball regular-season, announced by the Big Ten Conference on Monday. Included are 10 Big Ten Network selections and one slated for NBC.

NBC has selected to air the Wisconsin at Purdue match on Saturday, October 26 at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be the first time Purdue volleyball has appeared on NBC.

Fans can first catch Purdue in the Big Ten season-opener vs. Penn State on Wednesday, September 25 at 7 p.m. ET.  Meanwhile, both matches (vs. Indiana, 10/16 and vs. Wisconsin, 10/26) in Mackey Arena are among the competitions scheduled for linear television.

Last season, Purdue (23-9, 15-5 Big Ten) finished third in the league standings and No. 13 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) final poll. Despite having one of the youngest squads in program history, Coach Shondell led the team to an NCAA Regional Semifinals appearance. Eva Hudson (second team), Chloe Chicoine (third team) and Raven Colvin (honorable mention) received All-America accolades while the team brought in a program-record-tying six Big Ten postseason honors, including two unanimous selections in Hudson and Chicoine.

Purdue’s 2024 season will begin at home with the Stacey Clark Classic on Friday, August 30 vs. K-State and will face six non-conference matchups vs. 2023 NCAA tournament teams before Big Ten action begins on Wednesday, September 25 vs. Penn State at home.

Single-match tickets for all Purdue home matches, including its two Mackey matches, will go on-sale Tuesday, August 6 at 9 a.m. ET for John Purdue Club members and Wednesday, August 7 at 9 a.m. ET for the general public.

TV SCHEDULE

All times listed in ET

Wednesday, September 25    vs. Penn State (BTN)        7 p.m.

Saturday, September 28        at Minnesota (BTN)            6:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 6                vs. Michigan State (BTN)    7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 11                 at Nebraska (BTN)              8:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 19            vs. Indiana (BTN)                TBD

Wednesday, October 23        vs. Ohio State (BTN)          7 p.m.

Saturday, October 26            vs. Wisconsin (NBC)           3:30 p.m.

Friday, November 1               at Maryland (BTN)              6:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 17           vs. Illinois (BTN)                 5 p.m.

Thursday, November 21        at Penn State (BTN)           TBD

Wednesday, November 27    at Oregon (BTN)                10:30 p.m.

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

CROSS III, LEONARD, WATTS NAMED TO WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST

Graduate defensive lineman Howard Cross III, senior quarterback Riley Leonard, and graduate safety Xavier Watts have all been named to the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List. Both Cross III and Watts have previously earned selection to the 2024 Walter Camp Preseason All-America First Team.

Notre Dame is one of just two schools with three players on the list; no other program has more players on the list.

The 2024 watch list consists of 41 offensive players, while Cross III and Watts are two of just nine defensive players on the list.

Notre Dame players have been named the Walter Camp Player of the Year on four occasions: TE Ken MacAfee (1977), FL Tim Brown (1987), FL Raghib Ismail (1990) and LB Manti Te’o (2012).

Cross III has already been named to the watch lists for the Outland Trophy, Nagurski Trophy and the Lott IMPACT Trophy, after earning Second Team All-America honors from FWAA, Walter Camp, the Associated Press and The Sporting News in 2023. He was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, starting all 13 games for Notre Dame. He piled up 66 stops in 2023, which ranked second among all Power 5 front-four defensive lineman.

In 2023, Cross III and Watts helped Notre Dame to become the nation’s top pass-efficiency defense (97.09), and the fifth-overall defense (276.3).

A 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List selection, Leonard started all seven games in which he played for Duke in 2023, going 95-for-165 and 1,102 yards (57.5 percent completion rate) and three touchdowns. He rushed 58 times for 352 yards (44-yard long) and four touchdowns on the season.

In 2022, he started all 13 games for the Blue Devils, completing 250-of-392 (.638) passes for 2,967 yards with 20 touchdowns, while leading the team in rushing with 699 yards on 124 carries and 13 touchdowns. He was one of three FBS quarterbacks to amass more than 2,900 passing yards and 695 rushing yards, joining LSU’s Jayden Daniels and North Carolina’s Drake Maye.

A 2023 Unanimous All-American, Watts enters 2024 as one of the preeminent defensive backs in college football, also having earned selection to watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy and the Thorpe Award. In 2023, he tied for the national lead with seven interceptions, averaging an interception every other game.

Watts played and started in all 13 games during the season, finishing with 52 tackles, 30 solo, three tackles for loss and 0.5 sack, adding four pass breakups. He forced a fumble and recovered a fumble, returning it for a touchdown. Watts’ seven interceptions led to 33 total Notre Dame points on the subsequent drives.

Off his consecutive two-interception games vs. Pitt and USC, Watts was the first Notre Dame defender to pick off two passes in back-to-back games since at least 1996. He was one of three FBS players to achieve two multi-INT games in 2023, and the only to do so in consecutive games. He earned Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week honors for both of those performances in 2023.

The 2024 Player of Year watch list will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists in early November and three finalists will be announced on November 26.  The 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 133 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced on ESPN’s College Football Awards Show on December 12.  

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries, and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (www.waltercamp.org) – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting an All-America team.

NOTRE DAME OT CHARLES JAGUSAH TO MISS 2024 FOOTBALL SEASON WITH SHOULDER INJURY

Notre Dame offensive tackle Charles Jagusah will miss the entire upcoming season after tearing his right pectoralis muscle in preseason camp, the school announced Monday.

Jagusah had been expected to start at left tackle in place of the departed Joe Alt but instead will undergo surgery to repair the injury that occurred Saturday.

Alt’s decision to opt out of December’s Sun Bowl to prepare for the NFL Draft paved the way for Jagusah’s first career start at left tackle. He contributed to Notre Dame’s 236-yard rushing performance in a 40-8 win over Oregon State.

A rising sophomore, the Illinois native redshirted as a true freshman last season, taking five snaps against Stanford in November before starting the Sun Bowl.

Jagusah’s injury puts Notre Dame in a tough spot, since both starting tackles from last year’s Irish team were lost to the NFL draft.

The Irish received more bad news Monday, with the team also announcing that walk-on defensive back Marty Auer tore his left ACL and also will miss the 2024 season.

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

EBO, LOYD, YOUNG HEADED TO KNOCKOUT ROUNDS IN PARIS

After the first week of the 2024 Olympic Games, three former Notre Dame players are still in contention for a gold medal. And they will face off against each other on Wednesday, as the United States plays Nigeria in the quarterfinals.

Both Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young are competing for Team USA, and each of them won an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo (Loyd in 5×5, Young in 3×3). Young was a major contributor for the United States over the last two games of group play, exploding onto the scene in Game 3 against Germany. The Las Vegas Aces guard led all players with 19 points and 4 steals while going 5-8 from deep.

Loyd’s best game came in the Olympic opener against Belgium. She had 8 points, 3 boards and 3 assists.

Nigeria has been one of the big surprises of the Olympics thus far. The group went 2-1 in group play with wins over Australia and Canada and has advanced to its first ever Olympic quarterfinal. Former Irish center Lauren Ebo played 6 minutes over the three games and notched a pair of rebounds.

Two additional Irish alums played for Canada in these Olympics — Natalie Achonwa and Cassandre Prosper — and were eliminated after group play. Over three games, Achonwa had 13 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. Prosper’s best game was Game 3 against Nigeria, as the current Irish wing had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

While group play took place in Lille, the knockout rounds will be played at Bercy Arena in Paris. The pyramid-shaped arena is located on the Seine River and is the home to the gymnastics competitions these Games as well. Wednesday’s game between the Americans and Nigerians begins at 3:30 ET.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER

WSOC OPENS 2024 SEASON WITH EXHIBITION AGAINST KENT STATE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team will kick off the 2024 season with an exhibition contest against Kent State on Tuesday (Aug. 6) at the Hefner Soccer Complex at 2 p.m.

Game Day Information

Who:  Kent State Golden Flashes

When: Tuesday, August 6 | 2 PM

Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex

Live Stats: None

Watch: None

Know Your Foe

Kent State was 12-7-2 and 7-4 in the Mid-American Conference last season. The Golden Flashes return top assist and goal leader from last season, Alisa Arthur, who scored 10 goals and assisted on six. Kent State finished their season with a loss in the MAC championship game (2-1) to Ohio.

Series History

The ‘Dons and Golden Flashes have met just once in the regular season, 20 years ago. Kent State won the contest 3-2 thanks to two goals in the final 20 minutes. The Golden Flashes hosted the Mastodons in an exhibition last season.

Going For Goal

Purdue Fort Wayne returns six of the 11 goal scorers from last season: Bella Reitano, Morgan Gallagher, Zoe Greenhalge, Lauren Klusek, Malia Velker, and Kailey Hansen.

Touching Up The Record Book

Bella Reitano sits in 10th place for career goals per game in the Purdue Fort Wayne record book. Reitano is just two goals and two assists away from placing top 10 in both career record books.

On and Off The Pitch

Lizzie Haub was named to the 2023 Horizon League All-Academic Team and recieved 2023 CSC Academic All-District Honors.

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NUMBERS IN SPORTS

19 – 4 – 29 – 32 – 5 – 44 – 8 – 21 – 20 – 14 – 11 – 18 – 9 – 22

August 6, 1890 – Future Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young throws 3-hit ball in his MLB debut for the Cleveland Spiders in 8-1 win vs Chicago Colts

August 6, 1908 – St Louis Cardinals Johnny Lush pitches 2nd career no-hitter vs Brooklyn Superbas; wins, 2-0 (1st no-hitter 1906)

August 6, 1941 – Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Benton, Number 19 collects 2 sacrifices in an inning, a MLB record; wins 11-2 vs Cleveland Indians

August 6, 1949 – Future Hall of Famer Number 4, Luke Appling appears in a MLB record 2,154th (en route to 2,218) game at shortstop for the Chicago White Sox

August 6, 1952 – Somethings get better with age, a fine wine, a good story a professional baseball pitcher. A PITCHER WHAT??  Yes, St. Louis Browns veteran pitcher Satchel Paige, Number 29, at the ripe age of 46 years old, became the oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout, in 1-0 tilt versus the Detroit Tigers in 12 innings mind you!

August 6, 1963 – Philadelphia NBA franchise changes name from ‘Nationals’ to the ’76ers’, based on US Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776

August 6, 1967 – Minnesota Twins pitcher Dean Chance, wearing Number 32 throws a perfect no-hit game against the Boston Red Sox. Final score in the contest was 2-0 in 5 innings before game is called because of weather

August 6, 1967 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Brooks Robinson, Number 5 of the Baltimore Orioles hit into a baseball record fourth career triple play. Bad timing, time and time again for a great player.

August 6, 1972 – Hank Aaron, wearing Number 44 hits 660th & 661st HRs for the Atlanta Braves, breaking Babe Ruth’s MLB record of homers for one team

August 6, 1973 – Roberto Clemente (Number 21), Warren Spahn (Number 21), Billy Evans, Monte Irvin (Number 20), Mickey Welch and Number 14, George “High Pockets” Kelly are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY

August 6, 1986 – Baltimore’s Jim Dwyer (Number 9) along with teammate Larry Sheets (Number 18), and the opposition Rangers Toby Harrah (Number 11) hit MLB single game record of 3 grand slams in Texas’ 13-11 win

August 6, 1988 – Rich Gossage, Number 54 became only the second player in MLB history to record 300 career saves when he and the Chicago Cubs knocked off Phillies, 7-4

August 6, 1989 – Boston Red Sox retire Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder, 1st baseman Carl Yastrezemski’s Number 8 jersey digit

August 6, 1990 – Jim Palmer (Number 22) and Joe Morgan (Number 8) were inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY

FOOTBALL HISTORY

August 6, 1965- The 35th Chicago College All-Stars game is played before 68,000 fans as the Cleveland Browns defeated the college players 24-16 at the Windy City’s famed Soldier Field. The MVP award, always given to the college player team, happened to be John Huarte the quarterback from the University of Notre Dame.

August 6, 1983- The first ever NFL exhibition game in Europe is played as the Minnesota Vikings defeated the then St. Louis Cardinals in Wembley Stadium in London by the score of 28-10.

August 6, 1989 – The Los Angeles Rams played the San Francisco 49ers in an exhibition game played at the Tokyo Dome, the second time in history that an NFL game was played in Japan. For the final score it was the Rams edging the Niners eleven by the tune of 16-13 according to a Yahoo.com article.

August 6, 1995 – For the first time ever, the city of Cleveland sees its NFL Browns team play an exhibition at home while its MLB Indians team also hosts a game on the same day.

August 6, 2020 – The NFL and NFLPA established this day as the final “Opt Out” deadline for player to choose not to play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns for them or a loved one. In the agreement the players who opt out would recieve either a one-time $350,000 stipend or a $150,000 2021 pay advance to help them through a season with out pay. There were provisions for later opt outs pending approval for conditions that might spring up during the season. All together 69 players chose this option not to play in 2020 prior to the deadline.

Birthdays of Hall of Fame Players for August 6

August 6, 1902 – Harry Wilson was a star halfback from Penn State and Army teams during the 1920s. This great athlete in not only enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame but his bust can also be found in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame as well. He even lettered 12 times for the U.S. Military Academy in football, basketball and lacrosse.

August 6, 1906 – West Haven, Connecticut – Halfback/placekicker Elmer Kenneth “Ken” Strong was born. Besides playing with the New York Giants from 1933 through 1935, Ken also signed with Staten Island Stapletons in 1929 through 1932, the AFL’s New York Yankees for the seasons of 1936-37.

August 6, 1906 – Jerry Dalrymple was a College Football Hall of Fame end for Tulane’s Green Wave football squad. In 1931 Mr. Dalrymple was the only unanimous  All- American in the nation and to this day is the only Tulane player to achieve the unanimous distinction.

August 6, 1920 – Steve Lach was a Duke University halfback that entered the College Football Hall of Fame in the selection class of 1980. Mr. Lach was a first round draft pick of the Chicago Cardinals in the 1942 NFL draft. He also was sworn into the Navy at the same time and due contractual obligations with a military football team he was unable to play as a College All Star in the 1943 edition of the Chicago College All Star game against the champ Washington Redskins team. During the 1943 season he played for the Navy’s Great Lakes Blue Jackets and after his obligation of serving in the Navy expired he played for the AAFS’s NY Yankees and later returned to play ball in the NFL for the Steelers.

August 6, 1947, in Bartow, Florida, was Pro Football Hall of Fame Corner Back, Ken Riley.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

Aug. 6

1908 — John Lush threw a six-inning, rain-shortened no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0. It was Lush’s second no-hitter against the Dodgers.

1933 — Pinky Higgins of the Philadelphia Athletics hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in a 12-8 win over the Washington Senators.

1952 — Satchel Paige, 46, became the oldest pitcher in major league history to pitch a complete game or a shutout when he beat Virgil Trucks and the Detroit Tigers 1-0 in 12 innings.

1972 — Hank Aaron hit his 660th and 661st career home runs to break Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs with one club. The 661st came in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds.

1981 — As a result of a seven-week strike, major league baseball players approved a split-season format. The New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers were declared the first-half champions and automatically qualified for the divisional series.

1985 — The Major League Baseball Players’ Association went on strike.

1986 — The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-11 in a record-setting battle of grand slams. Texas’ Toby Harrah hit a grand slam in the second inning before Larry Sheets and Jim Dwyer connected for grand slams in Baltimore’s nine-run fourth.

1988 — Rich Gossage registered his 300th career save, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4.

1999 — Tony Gwynn went 4-for-5, singling in his first at-bat to become the 22nd major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits, as the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 12-10.

2001 — Boston’s Scott Hatteberg performed the ultimate baseball opposite. Hatteberg hit a grand slam one at-bat after lining into a triple play as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 10-7. Hatteberg lined into a triple play in the fourth inning and in the sixth he hit his second career grand slam to move Boston ahead for good.

2002 — At 32, Robb Nen became the youngest player to record 300 saves, as San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs 11-10. Nen became the 16th member of the 300-save club.

2007 — St. Louis tied a major league record with 10 straight hits in a 10-run fifth inning, with pitcher Braden Looper and Aaron Miles getting two apiece in a 10-5 victory over San Diego.

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Aug. 7

1907 — Walter Johnson won the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2.

1922 — Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns hit two home runs in the sixth inning of rout over the Washington Senators.

1923 — Cleveland’s Frank Bower went 6-for-6 with a double and five singles as the Indians routed the Washington Senators 22-2.

1956 — The largest crowd in minor league history, 57,000, saw 50-year-old Satchel Paige of Miami beat Columbus in an International League game at the Orange Bowl.

1963 — Jim Hickman of the New York Mets hit for the cycle in a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds. Hickman’s cycle came in single-double-triple-homer order.

1985 — The strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association ended with the announcement of a tentative agreement. The season resumed Aug. 8.

1999 — Wade Boggs became the first player to homer for his 3,000th hit, with a two-run shot in Tampa Bay’s 15-10 loss to Cleveland. Boggs already had a pair of RBI singles when he homered off Chris Haney in the sixth inning.

2004 — Greg Maddux became the 22nd pitcher in major league history to reach 300 victories, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 victory over San Francisco.

2007 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hit home run No. 756 to break Hank Aaron’s storied record with one out in the fifth inning, hitting a full-count, 84 mph fastball from Washington’s Mike Bacsik. Noticeably absent were Commissioner Bud Selig and Aaron. The Nationals won 8-6.

2016 — Ichiro Suzuki tripled off the wall for his 3,000th hit in the major leagues, becoming the 30th player to reach the milestone as the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7.

2016 — Manny Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings, driving in a career-high seven runs in a 10-2 victory over Chicago.

2018 — Bartolo Colon of Texas became the winningest pitcher from Latin America in the Rangers’ 11-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners. After six tries, the 45-year-old right-hander got his 246th career victory and finally broke the tie with Nicaragua’s Dennis Martinez. Colon gave up four runs and eight hits in seven innings and improved his record to 6-10.

2021 — Host nation Japan wins its first ever gold medal in Olympic baseball by defeating the United States 2-0.

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Aug. 8

1903 — A week after pitching his first doubleheader triumph, Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity of the New York Giants scored a double victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-1 and 4-3. In the second game, he stole home.

1915 — Philadelphia’s Gavvy Cravath hit four doubles and drove in eight runs in a 14-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati.

1920 — Howard Ehmke of the Detroit Tigers pitched the fastest 1-0 game in American League history — 1 hour, 13 minutes, for a victory against the New York Yankees.

1931 — Bob Burke of the Washington Senators pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox.

1954 — The Brooklyn Dodgers pounded the Cincinnati Reds 20-7 at Ebbets Field. The Dodgers scored 13 runs in the eighth inning after two were out.

1973 — Designated hitter Orlando Cepeda hit four doubles as the Boston Red Sox posted a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

1985 — Baseball, after a two-day walkout, resumed playing with 18 games scheduled, including five doubleheaders.

1988 — The first night game scheduled in the 74-year history of Chicago’s Wrigley Field’s was postponed with the Cubs leading the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 after heavy rains started in the bottom of the fourth inning. Philadelphia’s Phil Bradley led off the game with a home run, but all numbers were wiped out when the rain came.

1992 — Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley had his consecutive save record snapped at 40. His consecutive save records — 36 straight to start a season, and 40 straight over two seasons — ended trying to protect a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals. Eckersley gave up a two-out, two-run single to Gregg Jefferies to give the Royals a 3-2 lead. But the Athletics came back to win the game in the ninth, 5-3.

1997 — Randy Johnson struck out 19, matching the major league record for left-handers he had tied earlier this season, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-0.

1998 — Paul Molitor stole his 500th base in Minnesota’s 6-3 loss to Baltimore becoming the fifth player with 3,000 hits and 500 steals. Molitor joined Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins, and Lou Brock.

2000 — Darren Dreifort of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit two homers and was the winning pitcher in a 7-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

2001 — Damion Easley went 6-for-6 with a home run and three RBIs as Detroit pounded Texas 19-6.

2014 — Bartolo Colon records the 200th win of his career in the Mets’ 5 – 4 win over the Phillies.

2016 — Brandon Crawford became the first major league player in 41 years to get seven hits in a game, putting the San Francisco Giants ahead to stay with an RBI single in the 14th inning of an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins. Crawford tripled, doubled and had five singles in eight at-bats.

2018 — Milwaukee’s Jesus Aguilar, Travis Shaw, and Eric Thames hit consecutive first-inning homers to spoil the debut of San Diego’s Brett Kennedy in the Brewers 8-4 win over the Padres.

2018 — Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over six innings, received rare significant run support and earned his first win in nearly two months as the New York Mets blanked the Cincinnati Reds 8-0. Brandon Nimmo tied a team record with three doubles and drove in three runs as the Mets won for the 22nd time in their last 66 games. DeGrom (6-7) ended a seven-start winless streak, allowing four hits in a 100-pitch outing and lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.77.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Aug. 6

1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a world record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 49.2 in Budapest, Hungary.

1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Brian London in the third round to retain his world heavyweight title.

1972 — South African Gary Player wins his second PGA golf championship with a two-stroke victory over Jim Jamieson and Tommy Aaron.

1978 — John Mahaffey beats Tom Watson and Jerry Pate on the second playoff hole to win the PGA Championship.

1984 — American athlete Carl Lewis wins the long jump (8.54m), his second of 4 gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics.

1991 — Debbie Doom of the U.S. pitches her second consecutive perfect game in women’s softball at the Pan American Games. Doom threw a perfect game at the Netherlands Antilles in the opener and matched that performance against Nicaragua, winning 8-0.

1992 — Carl Lewis leads a U.S. sweep in the long jump in the Olympics with a mark of 28 feet, 5 1-2 inches on his first attempt. Mike Powell takes the silver and Joe Greene the bronze. Kevin Young demolishes one of the track’s oldest records with a time of 46.78 seconds in the 400 hurdles. Bruce Baumgartner becomes the first American wrestler to win medals in three straight Olympics, taking the gold in the 286-pound freestyle division.

1994 — Jeff Gordon wins the Brickyard 400, the first stock car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

1995 — Canada’s Donovan Bailey wins the 100 meters at the World Track and Field Championships in Goteborg, Sweden, marking the first time since 1976 that an American fails to win a medal in the event at a major meet.

1999 — Tony Gwynn goes 4-for-5, singling in his first at-bat to become the 22nd major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits, as the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 12-10.

2001 — Two-time champion Marion Jones is disqualified and has her string of 42 consecutive 100m final victories snapped by Zhanna Pintusevich-Block of Ukraine at the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

2006 — Tiger Woods (30) becomes the youngest player to compile 50 PGA Tour wins with a 3 stroke victory over Jim Furyk in the Buick Open.

2006 — Floyd Landis is fired by his team and the Tour de France no longer considers him its champion after his second doping sample tested positive for higher-than-allowable levels of testosterone.

2006 — Sherri Steinhauer wins the Women’s British Open for the third time, and the first since it became a major.

2008 — Sammy Villegas, a former University of Toledo basketball player, is charged with point shaving. Villegas is accused of shaving points during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.

2008 — Kim Terrell-Kearney wins the first professional championship match featuring two black bowlers, beating Trisha Reid 216-189 in the U.S. Bowling Congress’ U.S. Women’s Open. Terrell-Kearney collects her second U.S. Women’s Open title and third career major title.

2010 — Tyson Gay upsets the defending world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt in a race between the two fastest runners in history. Gay beats the Jamaican at the DN Galan meet in 9.84 seconds at the same stadium where Bolt last lost a race two years ago. Bolt finishes second in 9.97.

2015 — Ryan Lochte becomes the first man to win the 200-meter individual medley four consecutive times at the World Swimming Championships. Lochte comes home strong on the freestyle lap and touches first in 1:55.81 in Kazan, Russia.

2017 — I.K. Kim won the Women’s British Open, hanging on with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victory over Jodi Ewart Shadoff and her first major championship.

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Aug. 7

1907 — Walter Johnson wins the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2.

1952 — Bion Shively, 74, drives Sharp Note to victory in the third heat of the Hambletonian Stakes.

1982 — Speed Bowl wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats with 25-year-old Tom Haughton in the sulky, the youngest to win the Hambletonian.

1983 — Norway’s Grete Waitz takes the women’s marathon in the first world track and field championships in Helsinki, Finland.

1992 — Sergei Bubka, the world record-holder and defending Olympic champion, fails to clear a height in the pole vault.

1999 — Wade Boggs becomes the first player to homer for his 3,000th hit, connecting with a two-run shot in Tampa Bay’s 15-10 loss to Cleveland.

2004 — Greg Maddux becomes the 22nd pitcher in major league history to reach 300 victories, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 victory over San Francisco.

2005 — Justin Gatlin dominates the 100 meters at the track and field championships in Helsinki. The Olympic champion wins in 9.88 seconds, finishing 0.17 seconds ahead of Michael Frater of Jamaica. The margin of victory is the largest in the 10 world championships held since the meet’s inception in 1983.

2007 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hits home run No. 756 to break Hank Aaron’s storied record. Noticeably absent are Commissioner Bud Selig and Aaron.

2012 — Aly Raisman becomes the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold on floor. She picks up a bronze on balance beam on the final day of gymnastics at the London Olympics and just misses a medal in the all-around.

2016 — Jim Furyk becomes the first golfer to shoot a 58 in PGA Tour history. Three years after Furyk became the sixth player on tour with a 59, he takes it even lower in the Travelers Championship with a 12-under 58 in the final round.

2016 — Ichiro Suzuki triples off the wall for his 3,000th hit in the major leagues, becoming the 30th player to reach the milestone as the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7.

2016 — Manny Machado becomes the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings, driving in a career-high seven runs in a 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

2016 — American swimmer Katie Ledecky sets a new world record with a time of 3:56.46 to win the gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

2021 — Kevin Durant with 29 points leads USA to his third and the team’s 4th consecutive Olympic men’s basketball gold medal with an 87-82 win over France in Tokyo.

2021 — Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra wins his country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in Tokyo.

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Aug. 8

1902 — The United States, led by William Larned, beats Britain three matches to two to capture the Davis Cup.

1903 — Britain wins the Davis Cup by beating the United States 4-1.

1936 — At the Berlin Olympics, the United States finishes 1-2-3 in the men’s decathlon. Glenn Morris sets a world record with 7,900 points, followed by Robert Clark and Jack Parker.

1981 — Shiaway St. Pat, driven by Ray Remmen, wins the first Hambletonian Stakes run at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. in four heats.

1982 — Ray Floyd, who shot a record 63 in the opening round, wins the PGA championship by three shots over Lanny Wadkins.

1984 — Carl Lewis sets the Olympic record in the 200 meters with a 19.80 clocking.

1987 — Mack Lobell, driven by John Campbell, wins the Hambletonian in straight heats with a record-smashing performance. Mack Lobell wins the second heat, and the race, by 6¼ lengths over Napoletano in 1:53 3-5, a fifth of a second off the world all-age trotting record set by Prakas in 1985.

1992 — The Dream Team picks up its gold medal and Carl Lewis anchors a world-record 400-meter relay, winning his eighth gold medal in three Olympics. The U.S. basketball team beats Croatia 117-85, with the 32-point margin of victory the smallest of the Games. In the 400, Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell and Lewis set a world record of 37.40 seconds. Steve Lewis anchors another world record as the Americans won the 1,600 relay by nearly half the length of a football field. The team of Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, and Lewis ran the 1,600 in 2:55.74.

2006 — Roger Goodell is chosen as the NFL’s next commissioner. Favored for months to get the job, he is unanimously elected by the league’s 32 owners on the fifth ballot.

2010 — Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson scores 23 points to become the WNBA’s all-time scoring leader in a 92-83 loss to the San Antonio Silver Stars. She surpasses Lisa Leslie’s career total of 6,263 points. Thompson is the last of the original WNBA players.

2012 — Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States become the first three-time gold medalists in Olympic beach volleyball history. The duo beat Jennifer Kessy and April Ross 21-16, 21-16 in the all-American final, extending their Olympic winning streak to 21 matches.

2012 — Brittney Reese wins the long jump, becoming the first U.S. woman to win the Olympic long jump since Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1988. Caster Semenya makes her Olympic debut three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, finishing second in her 800 heat.

2015 — Katie Ledecky ends her world swimming championships in spectacular style, lowering her world record by 3.61 seconds in the 800-meter freestyle for her fifth gold medal. The 18-year-old American completes a sweep of the 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 freestyles in Kazan, Russia. She was the anchor leg on the victorious 4×200 free relay, too.

2018 — The NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors adopt a “series of significant policy and legislative changes” as part of an effort to “fundamentally” change the NCAA’s structure. The NCAA changes eligibility rules, allowing top prospects to hire agents in high school and giving college players more leeway to return after declaring for the NBA draft.

2021 — USA women’s basketball team wins its record-extending 7th consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 90-75 win over Japan in Tokyo; guards Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi each win their 5th straight gold.

2021 — USA Women’s volleyball defeats Brazil in straight sets to win the gold medal. It’s the first Olympic gold medal in USA Women’s volleyball history. The win would give the United States 39 gold medals breaking a tie with China on the final day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

TV SPORTS TUESDAY

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

11 a.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Mid-Atlantic Region – Semifinal, Bristol, Conn.

1 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Great Lakes Region – Semifinal, Whitestown, Ind.

3 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Southeast Region – Championship, Warner Robins, Ga.

5 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, West Region – Semifinal, San Bernardino, Calif.

7 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Southwest Region – Championship, Waco, Texas

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Little League World Series: TBD, Mountain Region – Semifinal, San Bernardino, Calif.

LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL

4 p.m.

ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

TBS — Milwaukee at Atlanta

10 p.m.

MLBN — Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers OR Detroit at Seattle (9:40 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Club Friendly: Chelsea vs. Real Madrid, Charlotte, N.C.

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

CBSSN — NWSL/Liga MX Cup: NJ/NY Gotham vs. Angel City, Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.

9 p.m.CBSSN — NWSL/Liga MX Cup: KC Current vs. North Carolina, Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.