THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JULY 23, 2024

“THE SCOREBOARD”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

NY YANKEES 9 TAMPA BAY 1

DETROIT 8 CLEVELAND 2

NY METS 6 MIAMI 4

PITTSBURGH 2 ST. LOUIS 1

CINCINNATI 4 ATLANTA 1

MINNESOTA 7 PHILADELPHIA 2

CHICAGO CUBS 3 MILWAUKEE 1

TEXAS 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3 (10)

KANSAS CITY 10 ARIZONA 4

COLORADO 9 BOSTON 8 (12)

OAKLAND 4 HOUSTON 0

LA ANGELS 3 SEATTLE 1

LA DODGERS 3 SAN FRANCISCO 2

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCORES

MIAMI 120 MEMPHIS 118 OT

WNBA SCORES

OLYMPIC BREAK

MLS

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

NFL TRAINING CAMP DATES

ARIZONA CARDINALS

ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.

ATLANTA FALCONS

ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.

BALTIMORE RAVENS

ROOKIES: JULY 13. VETERANS: JULY 20.

BUFFALO BILLS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.

CAROLINA PANTHERS

ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.

CHICAGO BEARS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 19.

CINCINNATI BENGALS

ROOKIES: JULY 20. VETERANS: JULY 23.

CLEVELAND BROWNS

ROOKIES: JULY 22. VETERANS: JULY 23.

DALLAS COWBOYS

ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.

DENVER BRONCOS

ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 23.

DETROIT LIONS

ROOKIES: JULY 20. VETERANS: JULY 23.

GREEN BAY PACKERS

ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 21.

HOUSTON TEXANS

ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 17.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 20.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

ROOKIES: JULY 21. VETERANS: JULY 23.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.

LOS ANGELES RAMS

ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.

MIAMI DOLPHINS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

ROOKIES: JULY 21. VETERANS: JULY 23.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.

NEW YORK GIANTS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.

NEW YORK JETS

ROOKIES: JULY 18. VETERANS: JULY 23.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 23.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

ROOKIES: JULY 22. VETERANS: JULY 23.

TENNESSEE TITANS

ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

ROOKIES: JULY 18. VETERANS: JULY 23.

NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 5

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

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6

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

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

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

MONDAY, SEPT. 9

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

TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES

NFL NEWS

QB JORDAN LOVE WON’T BE PRACTICING WITH PACKERS WITH CONTRACT SITUATION UNSETTLED

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love won’t be practicing with the Green Bay Packers as long as the quarterback’s negotiations on a contract extension remain unresolved, general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday.

Gutekunst said Love reported to camp last week but wouldn’t be working out until a deal is reached. Love’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season.

“We certainly understand where he’s coming from,” Gutekunst said before the Packers held their first training-camp session. “We’d like him to be out there. It’s important for him to be out there. Obviously you guys know how important practice is, and working with his teammates. But as of now, until we get that resolved, he will not be practicing.”

Gutekunst remained optimistic the Packers and Love could reach a deal soon. He noted that Love is participating in all other team activities.

“Yeah, I think so,” Gutekunst said. “Again, you never know. We’re working really hard to get that done. I think it’s really important for us. … The thing that I have confidence in is we both want the same thing.”

Love’s decision meant the Packers opened training camp with Sean Clifford and rookie seventh-round pick Michael Pratt as their only available quarterbacks.

“That’s part of our game and part of our business, but we’re confident that he’ll be out there sooner than later,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “I know how he prepares, so I’m not overly concerned about that. He’s going to do everything he can to get the mental reps. Obviously the physical reps are really what’s important.”

The Packers signed Love to a one-year extension in May 2023 that included $13.5 million in guaranteed money with another $9 million in incentives. That deal essentially gave the Packers time to evaluate Love as he entered his first season as a starter following the trade of four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets.

Love responded by surging down the stretch and leading the NFL’s youngest team to a 10-9 season that included an NFC divisional playoff appearance.

While the Packers and Love have tried working out an extension this offseason, other quarterbacks have signed lucrative deals. Detroit’s Jared Goff signed a four-year, $212 million extension with $170 million guaranteed and Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence agreed to a five-year, $275 million extension with $142 million guaranteed.

Love, 25, completed 64.2% of his passes for 4,159 yards with 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions last year and improved dramatically as the season wore on.

He threw 21 touchdown passes with only one interception during a nine-game stretch that culminated with a 48-32 upset of the Dallas Cowboys in a wild-card playoff game. Love did throw two second-half interceptions the following week in a 24-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Gutekunst said he wasn’t thinking much this spring about the likelihood Love might sit out some practices but added that “if you get to a certain point, there’s a certain level of risk that a player takes by going out there, so you’re always aware that could happen.” Gutekunst praised Love for being “very open and forthright” throughout these negotiations.

“This is just part of it, not unexpected,” Gutekunst said. “We’ll work to get it done, and hopefully he won’t miss too much time. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We think we have a very good football team, but we’ve got to come together as a team, and he’s a big part of that. So him being out there is important for us. We’ll get there.”

ALL CLEAR IN CINCY: QB JOE BURROW READY FOR TRAINING CAMP

Joe Burrow enters training camp on Tuesday with full medical clearance from the torn wrist ligament that crashed the Cincinnati Bengals’ No. 1 quarterback onto season-ending injured reserve last November.

Burrow has no contact limitations and the Bengals plan to “most likely” play him — albeit selectively — in preseason games next month, head coach Zac Taylor said Monday.

Burrow was limited for the month of August last year with a calf injury sustained in on-field workouts that was initially feared to be far worse. He was initially hurt July 27 and tweaked the injury Week 2 against the Ravens.

In Week 11 of the 2020 season, Burrow suffered a season-ending knee injury and required surgery to repair his torn ACL and MCL.

Most starting quarterbacks with established No. 1 roles in the NFL did not play in preseason games the past two years.

Burrow attempted one pass — it was incomplete — in the 2021 preseason, the last time he was on the field in a preseason game.

BENGALS OWNER LEADING CHASE TO RE-SIGN WR

Signing wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase to a long-term contract was a top item on the offseason priority list for Bengals owner Mike Brown. On the eve of training camp, a deal for Chase is still marked urgent by the franchise’s top decision-maker.

Chase, 24, caught 100 passes for 1,216 yards and seven touchdowns last season and enters his fourth season with 268 receptions and 29 touchdowns.

“He’s a key player. Next to Joe (Burrow), he’s our next one. He knows it, we know it,” Brown said Monday. “This may take a while. We are gonna bend over backwards to get it done. I can’t tell you when, though.”

Keeping Chase could cost Cincinnati more than $30 million per season based on the most recent contracts with top-of-market wide receivers. His former LSU teammate Justin Jefferson reset the market with a four-year, $140 million contract ($35 million per season) that eclipsed the $32 million per year Eagles wideout A.J. Brown receives. Amon-Ra St. Brown signed a four-year deal worth $30.002 million per year with the Lions, which is $200,000 more than All-Pro Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill ($30 million AAV).

Brown said the timing for negotiations is not great, preferring to hold contract talks in the offseason.

“With the cap and how it works, it’s a little different,” Brown said. “Things can happen. Opportunities can arise unexpectedly, and you can put deals together. We aren’t going to say ‘Oh no, we aren’t going to do that deal’ if it is the right deal. It’s not so likely that this is a good time to negotiate. The offseason is a better time. We try to keep focused on the football part. I am not going to rule anything out, but I will tell you that the dye has probably been cast.”

Bengals No. 2 wide receiver Tee Higgins is playing on the one-year franchise tender after not signing a long-term extension in the offseason.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin made a clear delineation with where contracts stand, suggesting the blue-chip tag on Chase as a “rare” talent defines him more than the position of wide receiver.

“I don’t view people as receivers. I view them as individuals, and I think there’s a lot of pros to having a Ja’Marr Chase. I don’t call him, ‘Receiver.’ I call him, ‘Ja’Marr Chase.’ And Ja’Marr Chase is a rare football player,” Tobin said. “We’ll see what we can get done. But I view them as individuals. And they all have individual traits and they’ve all had production levels that mirror or don’t mirror some of the other contracts.”

TEXANS WR STEFON DIGGS BUILDING CHEMISTRY WITH ‘SPECIAL’ CJ STROUD

Of the Houston Texans’ two major additions on offense this offseason, one is acclimating to his new quarterback, while the other won’t be off the field for long.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that wide receiver Stefon Diggs is bonding nicely with quarterback CJ Stroud four days into training camp.

“They’ve been really good,” Ryans said. “You see them growing and you see their connection, bond and they’re communicating. Seems like after every snap, those guys are talking pre-snap with alignments and they’re getting on the same page and that takes time. It takes building a relationship outside of being on the football field. It takes building that relationship in the locker room, meeting rooms and that’s what I see from both of those guys. A ton of communication, which allows their relationship to grow even stronger.”

Diggs, 30, forced his way out of Buffalo and was traded to the ascending Texans in April, immediately becoming the most talented receiver on the depth chart of a team that won the AFC South last year.

Named to the last four Pro Bowls while catching passes from Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Diggs is coming off a 1,183-yard season with eight touchdowns. He has hauled in more than 100 receptions in five of his past six seasons, dating to his time with the Minnesota Vikings.

“It’s a work in progress,” Diggs said of his relationship with Stroud. “I’m not going to say everything is perfect, but you see us kind of getting on that same page here and there. And nothing is going to be perfect. I starve for it, we grind for it, but getting on the same page play after play and that communication, that open line of communication, I feel like that’s going to really separate it seeing that we have such a small period of time. But this isn’t my first rodeo and I’m not, by any means, reinventing the (wheel).

“And 7 (Stroud) is special. I think everybody kind of knows that. I must reiterate it, though, because I’ve seen it firsthand and taking it play after play and building, so it’s a work in progress.”

As for the Texans’ other big offseason acquisition, running back Joe Mixon has missed the past few practices for an undisclosed reason.

“Joe will be fine,” Ryans said. “Joe may miss a little time, but he’ll be fine. Joe is (as tough) as the toughest competitor we have, so I’m not worried about Joe. He’ll be fine. No issues there.”

The Texans acquired the one-time Pro Bowler from the Cincinnati Bengals after Mixon, 27, posted his fourth 1,000-yard season of his seven-year career. He had 1,034 rushing yards and nine touchdowns along with 52 receptions for 376 yards and three receiving scores while starting all 17 games in 2023.

The Texans also brought in former Rams and Vikings running back Cam Akers, 25, after giving him a workout Sunday.

“We’ve added Cam and we’ll see if he can compete,” Ryans said.

CAMP CLOSED: RAIDERS HIT ROAD, ENCOUNTER NO-FAN ZONE IN L.A

Leaving Las Vegas for an on-the-road training camp atmosphere took the Raiders to Los Angeles, where the NFL rules regarding “exclusive home territory” for teams in the market will prohibit fans from attending practices.

The Raiders would be in violation of the NFL rule protecting a geographic perimeter for the two teams whose home market is Los Angeles — the AFC West rival Chargers and Rams — if they permitted public access or invited local media to training camp.

Owner Mark Davis told ESPN the Rams and Chargers enforced the restrictions, and there are no established paths to overturn the exclusivity clause.

“It would be nice if all the fans could be there, but, whatever. Like I said, the Chargers and Rams have that ability,” he said.

Head coach Antonio Pierce said the only reason he would be concerned is if the primary objective of “team bonding” was impacted. From his perspective, the rule doesn’t change things for training camp.

“Team bonding, getting together and getting to know one another, to get away from all the distractions — it’s all about ball,” he told ESPN. “Just ball.”

TEXANS WR STEFON DIGGS BUILDING CHEMISTRY WITH ‘SPECIAL’ CJ STROUD

Of the Houston Texans’ two major additions on offense this offseason, one is acclimating to his new quarterback, while the other won’t be off the field for long.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that wide receiver Stefon Diggs is bonding nicely with quarterback CJ Stroud four days into training camp.

“They’ve been really good,” Ryans said. “You see them growing and you see their connection, bond and they’re communicating. Seems like after every snap, those guys are talking pre-snap with alignments and they’re getting on the same page and that takes time. It takes building a relationship outside of being on the football field. It takes building that relationship in the locker room, meeting rooms and that’s what I see from both of those guys. A ton of communication, which allows their relationship to grow even stronger.”

Diggs, 30, forced his way out of Buffalo and was traded to the ascending Texans in April, immediately becoming the most talented receiver on the depth chart of a team that won the AFC South last year.

Named to the last four Pro Bowls while catching passes from Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Diggs is coming off a 1,183-yard season with eight touchdowns. He has hauled in more than 100 receptions in five of his past six seasons, dating to his time with the Minnesota Vikings.

“It’s a work in progress,” Diggs said of his relationship with Stroud. “I’m not going to say everything is perfect, but you see us kind of getting on that same page here and there. And nothing is going to be perfect. I starve for it, we grind for it, but getting on the same page play after play and that communication, that open line of communication, I feel like that’s going to really separate it seeing that we have such a small period of time. But this isn’t my first rodeo and I’m not, by any means, reinventing the (wheel).

“And 7 (Stroud) is special. I think everybody kind of knows that. I must reiterate it, though, because I’ve seen it firsthand and taking it play after play and building, so it’s a work in progress.”

As for the Texans’ other big offseason acquisition, running back Joe Mixon has missed the past few practices for an undisclosed reason.

“Joe will be fine,” Ryans said. “Joe may miss a little time, but he’ll be fine. Joe is (as tough) as the toughest competitor we have, so I’m not worried about Joe. He’ll be fine. No issues there.”

The Texans acquired the one-time Pro Bowler from the Cincinnati Bengals after Mixon, 27, posted his fourth 1,000-yard season of his seven-year career. He had 1,034 rushing yards and nine touchdowns along with 52 receptions for 376 yards and three receiving scores while starting all 17 games in 2023.

The Texans also brought in former Rams and Vikings running back Cam Akers, 25, after giving him a workout Sunday.

“We’ve added Cam and we’ll see if he can compete,” Ryans said.

VIKINGS TE T.J. HOCKENSON (ACL) NOT READY FOR CAMP

Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson is ahead of schedule in his recovery from surgery to repair MCL and ACL tears suffered on Christmas Eve.

The 27-year-old Hockenson, who reported to training camp on Sunday, will begin on the physically unable to perform list, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday.

“He’s well ahead of schedule from a standpoint of some of the benchmarks on his rehab. T.J., looking back at the offseason program, did not miss really a day outside of going to see his surgeon in Los Angeles,” O’Connell said. “He was here every single day and that continued through the summer. The significant injury that it was, we want to make sure to follow our plan to when T.J. gets on the field and continues to do more and more throughout training camp. And hopefully, at some point when he’s ready to go — we want to make sure everything is done the right way for T.J., because he’s such a significant part of our organization.”

The Vikings signed former Packers and Bears tight end Robert Tonyan in free agency and start training camp with eight players on the depth chart at the position.

The team’s leading receiver in 2023, Hockenson had 95 receptions for 960 yards and five touchdowns last season — thriving despite a revolving door at quarterback for Minnesota — before the season-ending injury against his former team on Dec. 24. Hockenson was acquired from the Lions in 2022.

REPORT: COWBOYS CB TREVON DIGGS TO START CAMP ON PUP LIST

Dallas Cowboys star cornerback Trevon Diggs is expected to start training camp on the physically unable to perform list, the Dallas Morning News reported Monday.

Diggs tore the ACL in his left knee during a practice before Week 3 last season, roughly 10 months ago. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said in June that Diggs looked “great” amid his recovery.

By placing Diggs on the PUP list at the outset of camp, he is able to be activated from it when he passes his physical. Anyone placed on the reserve/PUP list during the preseason must miss at least the first four games of the season.

The Cowboys believe Diggs will be ready for the season opener Sept. 8 against the Cleveland Browns, the Dallas Morning News reported.

Diggs, 25, is a two-time Pro Bowl selection who led the NFL with 11 interceptions in 2021, his second season in the league. He had one interception and one forced fumble in his first two games of 2023 before his injury.

In 47 games (46 starts) for the Cowboys since he was drafted in the second round in 2020, Diggs has collected 18 picks (two returned for touchdowns), 52 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and 173 tackles.

CINCINNATI BENGALS TRAINING CAMP CAPSULE

CINCINNATI BENGALS (9-8)

OPEN CAMP: July 23, Kettering Health Practice Fields, Cincinnati

LAST YEAR: The Bengals went 4-3 to finish the season with Jake Browning throwing up impressive numbers — 12 touchdowns compared to Joe Burrow’s 15 in the first 11 games — after the QB1 was lost to a wrist injury in Week 11. Cincinnati stayed in the playoff conversation into December but the Bengals were squeezed out because of back-to-back road losses to the Steelers and Chiefs in which they totaled 28 points.

KEY ADDITIONS: TE Erick All, S Vonn Bell, OT Trent Brown, WR Jermaine Burton, TE Mike Gesicki, OT Amarius Mims, NT McKinnley Jackson, DT Kris Jenkins, DT Sheldon Rankins, S Geno Stone

KEY LOSSES: CB Chidobe Awuzie, WR Tyler Boyd, RB Joe Mixon, DT D.J. Reader, S Nick Scott, TE Irv Smith, DT Josh Topou, OT Jonah Williams

CAMP CHECKLIST: Offensive coordinator Brian Callahan left to become head coach of the Tennessee Titans. There’s no change in head coach Zac Taylor’s system and WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins (playing this season on the franchise tag) are back. Keeping Burrow healthy is top priority. He missed most of camp last summer with a calf injury and then was lost for the majority of the final two months of the regular season with the wrist injury. There’s a new backfield mate to get accustomed to with Joe Mixon in Houston. Former Colts RB Zack Moss and second-year back Chase Brown are likely to share time. Shaking out the pecking order at a few other positions — defensive line and wide receiver to name two — behind the established starters is an end-of-camp goal.

2024 EXPECTATIONS: Burrow is blunt assessing the Bengals’ outlook and expectations as Super Bowl or else. Cincinnati is only one season removed from the AFC runner-up finish to the 2022 season, where Burrow and his boys took it to the Chiefs in the regular season but lost in a heartbreaker, 27-24, in the AFC title game. They’re two full seasons removed from the Super Bowl loss to the Rams, 23-20, at the end of the 2021 season.

PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 10
at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17
vs. Indianapolis Colts, 8 p.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 22

CAROLINA PANTHERS TRAINING CAMP CAPSULE

CAROLINA PANTHERS (2-15)

OPEN CAMP: July 23, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

LAST YEAR: With as many coaches as victories, the Panthers face-planted out of the gate in 2023 and coach Frank Reich paid with his job a month before Christmas with Carolina flailing at 1-10. Interim head coach Chris Tabor had little runway to work with and the Panthers scored fewer than 10 points in four of the final five regular-season games, one of which was a 9-7 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Owner David Tepper hit reset in what’s becoming an annual ritual, contributing to the franchise treading to stay above water with no sign of the playoffs in sight.

KEY ADDITIONS: RB Jonathon Brooks, OLB K’Lavon Chaisson, OLB Jadeveon Clowney, S Jordan Fuller, OG Robert Hunt, CB Dane Jackson, WR Diontae Johnson, WR Xavier Legette, OG Damien Lewis, WR David Moore, RB Rashad Penny, TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, S Nick Scott, CB Chau Smith-Wade, LB Trevin Wallace, OLB D.J. Wonnum

KEY LOSSES: S Vonn Bell, S Jeremy Chinn, C Bradley Bozeman, OLB Brian Burns, WR DJ Chark, OG Gabe Jackson, CB C.J. Henderson, CB Shaquill Griffin, TE Hayden Hurst, LB Deion James, LB Frankie Luvu, WR Laviska Shenault Jr., DL DeShawn Williams

CAMP CHECKLIST: The to-do list is lengthy and the target is a turnaround, which the latest Carolina brass wants to begin by changing the team’s identity. That starts with the twin set of road-grading guards the Panthers signed in free agency, Robert Hunt and Damien Lewis. There’s also a top-down reconstruction of the wide receiver depth chart that includes first-round pick Legette and former Steelers No. 1 Johnson, two pieces the Panthers hope can spark a bounceback season for Bryce Young. And don’t look now, but the Panthers have enough talent to be a legitimate pace-setting defense.

2024 EXPECTATIONS: Baby steps. First-year head coach Dave Canales would welcome an instant contender, but the Panthers need to prove they can walk before they run. Contending is relative in the NFC South, where a .500 record meant a division title the past two seasons. Even so, this franchise has one two-game winning streak and one three-game streak — to begin the 2021 season — over the last 51 games. During that time, Carolina has 14 wins. A turnaround depends on the development of Young. He had 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, lost six fumbles and was sacked 62 times as a rookie. Carolina invested heavily in the offensive line, and the Panthers want a team that outwardly exudes the “pound the rock” slogan of recent glory years during the Ron Rivera peak.

PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
Week 1: at New England Patriots, 7 p.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 8
Week 2: vs. New York Jets, 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17
Week 3: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 24

BUFFALO BILLS TRAINING CAMP CAPSULE

BUFFALO BILLS (11-6)

OPEN CAMP: July 23, St. John Fisher University, Rochester, N.Y.

LAST YEAR: A flip of the switch seemingly sparked a late-season run, with the Bills taking six consecutive games — including the Week 18 division-title decider at Miami and a wild-card defeat of Pittsburgh — to set up a divisional playoff matchup with Kansas City on Buffalo’s home turf. But the painful outcome — a 27-24 loss — was all too familiar, watching Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs move on to more meaningful games as the Bills went back to the drawing board.

KEY ADDITIONS: S Cole Bishop, WR Keon Coleman, OT La’el Collins, RB Day Davis, S Mike Edwards, LB Deion Jones, WR Mack Hollins, WR Curtis Samuel, QB Mitch Trubisky, WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

KEY LOSSES: WR Gabe Davis, WR Stefon Diggs, Edge Leonard Floyd, S Micah Hyde, C Mitch Morse, DL Jordan Phillips, S Jordan Poyer, CB Tre’Davious White

CAMP CHECKLIST: Introductions are out of the way, but the chemistry between Pro Bowl QB Josh Allen and the array of new faces in the wide receiver room will be closely watched and scrutinized. Allen’s No. 1 WR the past four seasons, Diggs, and the No. 2 last season, Davis, are gone and head coach Sean McDermott made clear more is expected from Allen as a leader while the Bills establish their offensive identity with a fresh cast. The new-look secondary is a close second on the list of camp concerns until proven otherwise. Safeties Hyde and Poyer played huge roles in McDermott’s scheme.

2024 EXPECTATIONS: Winning in the regular season to get back to the trophy round is the expectation for the Bills. Since advancing to the AFC Championship game in 2020 (38-24 loss at Kansas City), the Bills have played multiple playoff games each year but fallen short of the Super Bowl. The schedule is relentless with eight total games out of 17 in the regular season against 2023 playoff teams.

PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET, Sat., Aug. 10
Week 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 p.m. ET, Sat., Aug. 17
Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET, Sat., Aug. 24

CLEVELAND BROWNS TRAINING CAMP CAPSULE

CLEVELAND BROWNS (11-6)

OPEN CAMP: July 23, Berea, Ohio

LAST YEAR: Injuries threatened to wreck the Browns’ season before a rescue from a couple of unexpected names: QB Joe Flacco found the Fountain of Youth from the futon and turned in a borderline miraculous four-game winning streak backed by Cleveland toothy defense and the 1-2 punch of Jerome Ford and Kareem Hunt. Flacco had three 300-yard games in five regular-season starts and averaged 323.3 passing yards with more than 2.5 TD passes per game. He took over when PJ Walker and rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson failed to impress in trials as Deshaun Watson’s replacement. Watson, who has one three TD game and zero 300-yard passing games with the Browns, was forced out of the lineup by a shoulder injury that required surgery. The Browns had already lost bell-cow RB Nick Chubb (knee) to a season-ending injury. With the NFL’s No. 1 passing defense — and top-ranked unit on third and fourth downs — the Browns were able to hold the line until a mulligan-worthy showing in the playoffs.

KEY ADDITIONS: LB Devin Bush, RB D’Onta Foreman, DT Michael Hall Jr., LB Jordan Hicks, RB Nyheim Hines, OL Germain Ifedi, WR Jerry Jeudy, QB Jameis Winston, K Cade York, OG Zak Zinter

KEY LOSSES: QB Joe Flacco, CB Mike Ford, WR Marquise Goodwin, C Nick Harris, RB Kareem Hunt, LB Sione Takitaki, LB Anthony Walker Jr.

CAMP CHECKLIST: Considering Watson and Chubb weren’t with the team for the second half of the 2023 season, the relative view of the roster “additions” requires an asterisk. Getting them back up to speed and healthy are obvious camp concerns head coach Kevin Stefanski said will be day-to-day.
The Browns didn’t have a first-round pick again and drafted 54th after the playoff appearance, nabbing needed D-line help in Ohio State’s Hall Jr., then rolling the dice on possible value selection in Zinter, who was a 13-game starter at guard for national champion Michigan before breaking his leg blocking Hall Jr. and the Buckeyes in November. Jeudy caught 54 passes with five touchdowns last season with the Broncos and immediately fits as the sidekick to Amari Cooper in the WR pecking order.

2024 EXPECTATIONS: Worlds of pressure rests on Watson’s shoulders with the Flacco measuring stick as a reference point for what the Browns can achieve with a downfield passing game. Watson said he’ll be full go in training camp with no pitch count, but the Browns are more concerned with where he’ll be physically in September when the regular season begins. Ford and Hunt, who wasn’t resigned in the offseason, combined for 18 total touchdowns. Hines missed last season recovery from a knee injury during a jetski accident and Chubb figures to be worked back into the mix slowly.

PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
vs. Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 10
vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17
at Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 24

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

ILLINOIS HIRES FORMER UTEP COACH DANA DIMEL AS A SENIOR OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Former UTEP coach Dana Dimel has been hired as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois, coach Bret Bielema announced Monday.

Dimel was UTEP’s coach from 2018-23 and previously was coach at Wyoming and Houston.

The Miners were 5-26 over Dimel’s first three seasons in El Paso and went 7-6 and played in the New Mexico Bowl in 2021. He was fired last November after back-to-back losing seasons.

Dimel coached Wyoming to three straight winning seasons from 1997-99 and had three losing seasons in a row at Houston from 2000-02. He had three stints as an assistant at Kansas State and also worked at Arizona.

Bielema also announced the hiring of former Western Illinois coach Myers Hendrickson as a senior analyst.

HEISMAN ODDS: RISING VALUE IN ARIZONA QB?

College football’s most coveted award, the Heisman Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding player each December.

In 2023, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the award — then was drafted with the No. 2 overall pick by the Washington Commanders — with 3,812 passing yards, 40 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also rushed for 10 TDs on 135 carries for 1,134 yards.

In the era of NIL and the transfer portal, there’s been a lot of movement among top college football programs and players, leading to some intriguing opportunities for wagering on Heisman Trophy futures.

Below, we look at the current Heisman Trophy odds and discuss some notable changes, values and risks.

Top Heisman Trophy Odds

Favorites, based on DraftKings odds, for the 2024 Heisman Trophy:
Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (+750)
Carson Beck, Georgia (+800)
Quinn Ewers, Texas (+1000)
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss (+1400)
Will Howard, Ohio State (+1500)
Jalen Milroe, Alabama (+1500)
Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee (+1800)
Cam Ward, Miami (+2200)
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU (+2200)
Avery Johnson, Kansas State (+2500)

–Notable college football changes heading into 2024

Gabriel transferred from Oklahoma to Oregon.

Ewers lost several key weapons to the NFL, including Xavier Worthy, Adonai Mitchell, Ja’Tavion Sanders and Jonathon Brooks.

Howard transferred to Ohio State from Kansas State.

Milroe and the rest of Alabama are without head coach Nick Saban following his retirement. Former Washington Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer has taken over.

Ward transferred to Miami from Washington State.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is +3500 to win the Heisman.

Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC.

Stanford, Cal and SMU joined the ACC.

Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah joined the Big 12.

Oregon, USC, UCLA and Washington joined the Big Ten.

–Heisman 2024: The Top Value

Looking over the list of Heisman candidates and their odds, the value that stands out most: Arizona Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita at +4000.

Last year, across 12 games as a redshirt freshman, Fifita completed 241 of 333 passes (72.4 percent) for 2,869 yards, 25 touchdowns, and six interceptions. We didn’t see a lot of rushing ability, but with the athleticism he possesses to move in the pocket to fend off defenders, we could see more runs from him this season.

Arizona made a coaching change and switched conferences — Pac-12 to the Big 12. If Fifita can rack up some rushing stats and continue to show his accuracy as he did last season in an improved conference, he’s on my Heisman radar.

–Heisman Trophy 2024 Betting: Biggest Risk

At +1500, Howard is the biggest risk atop the Heisman odds board.

A fifth-year player, Howard will be playing for Ohio State, which helps any resume, but he’s stood out in college football mostly because of his rushing ability.

He has a lifetime 58.8 completion percentage quarterback with 48 touchdowns and 25 interceptions. He scored nine rushing TDs last season.

He’ll have improved wide receivers, like Emeka Egbuka, but the running back duo of Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson will limit his potential as a runner.

His inefficiency as a passer and lack of rush attempts limit his ceiling.

OHIO STATE PICKED AS RUNAWAY 2024 BIG TEN FAVORITE IN 14TH ANNUAL CLEVELAND.COM PRESEASON BIG TEN FOOTBALL POLL

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Big Ten hierarchy has been formed heading into the 2024 season, with Ohio State football primed to reclaim its spot at the top.

As the conference heads into its first season featuring 18 teams, the Buckeyes were comfortably picked as the favorite in the 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll. Of the 27 voters, 21 picked OSU to win the conference.

The Buckeyes come into the season with one of the nation’s best rosters thanks to an influx of veteran talent choosing to put off the NFL to compete for a national title. That’s paired with transfer portal additions that include quarterbacks Will Howard and Julian Sayin, running back Quinshon Judkins, offensive lineman Seth McLaughlin and safety Caleb Downs. The roster also features freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, the top player in the 2024 recruiting class.

Former UCLA head coach Chip Kelly takes over play-calling duties from head coach Ryan Day as OSU’s new offensive coordinator and quarterback coach.

Oregon — which received the other six first-place votes — sits comfortably in second place in the preseason poll for its first season in the Big Ten. No other newcomer — USC, UCLA and Washington — finished higher than sixth.

Michigan received one second-place vote as the only other team to do so.

Last season, Michigan was the runaway favorite to win a third straight conference title, and went on to accomplish that plus win a national title.

A year later it enters college football’s new era under new leadership with Sherrone Moore replacing Jim Harbaugh — now with the Los Angeles Chargers — as head coach.

Cleveland.com picked up the responsibility for organizing the poll when the Big Ten dropped it 14 years ago. Beat writers from all 18 Big Ten teams were invited to participate, as were some who cover the entire league or have a national perspective. A total of 27 voters participated.

Most other major conferences organize and release a preseason poll. Big Ten Media Days are Wednesday and Thursday in Indianapolis. The conference will release a watch list of players — five from each division — but no predicted finish.

Each writer was asked to vote 1-18, with first-place votes worth 18 points, second-place votes worth 17 and so on.

Big Ten Preseason Poll

Rank	Team (1st place)	Points	Average Rank
No. 1	Ohio State (21)	480	1.22
No. 2	Oregon (6)	448	1.81
No. 3	Penn State	418	3.52
No. 4	Michigan	411	3.78
No. 5	Iowa	363	5.56
No. 6	USC	346	6.19
No. 7	Wisconsin	313	7.41
No. 8	Nebraska	293	8.15
No. 9	Rutgers	249	9.56
No. 10	Washington	236	10.26
No. 11	Maryland	185	12.07
No. 12	Minnesota	183	12.22
No. 13	Illinois	145	13.63
No. 14	Northwestern	138	13.89
No. 15	UCLA	124	14.41
No. 16	Michigan State	119	14.59
No. 17	Indiana	76	16.15
No. 18	Purdue	65	16.59

USA TODAY SPORTS NETWORK BIG TEN FOOTBALL 2024 PRESEASON MEDIA POLL: IT’S BUCKS AND DUCKS

It’s a new era of Big Ten football with the addition of four Pac-12 programs, and the league swelling to 18 teams also means the end of divisions. It’s a free-for-all with the top two teams meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten Championship Game, Dec. 7.

Michigan beat Big Ten newcomer Washington for the 2023 national championship, but neither crack the top two in this season’s USA TODAY Sports Network Big Ten preseason media poll.

More:2024 Preseason All-Big Ten football team, top player, coach

Here is the 2024 projected order of finish as determined by 13 beat writers who cover the league for the USA TODAY Sports Network.

1. Ohio State (8 first place votes)

2. Oregon (5 first place votes)

3. (tie) Michigan

3. (tie) Penn State

5. USC

6. Iowa

7. Wisconsin

8. Nebraska

9. Washington

10. Rutgers

11. Maryland

12. Michigan State

13. Minnesota

14. UCLA

15. Illinois

16. Indiana

17. Northwestern

18. Purdue

SMU, PRESTON STONE PREPARED FOR ‘BIG-BOY’ FOOTBALL IN ACC

SMU quarterback Preston Stone doesn’t catch himself accidentally saying his program plays in the American Athletic Conference anymore.

“I’m pretty hardwired to think (Atlantic Coast Conference) at this point,” Stone said with a smile on Monday at ACC Media Days in Charlotte.

Stone and coach Rhett Lashlee lead the Mustangs back into the power-conference ranks of college football in 2024. SMU joins Cal and Stanford as the ACC’s three new member schools.

The program’s recent football tradition may be lacking, but SMU played against the likes of Texas, Texas A&M and Arkansas in the Southwest Conference until the league’s dissolution in 1996.

“We were on this stage many years in the Southwest Conference, won over 11 conference championships, three national titles, had a rich history and tradition,” Lashlee said Monday. “To have had that and lost it, now to have it back. I don’t think there’s any question our school, and we believe our program right in the heart of Dallas belongs on the national stage. We’re humbled and grateful for the opportunity to be back.”

The Mustangs haven’t won a bowl game since 2012, but they’re coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them run the table in the American and win the conference championship game. It was the program’s winningest season since the 1982 national championship campaign.

The chaos of the recent round of conference realignment aside, Lashlee emphasized that he believes SMU earned the opportunity to be back on this stage.

“We understand it’s a different opportunity,” Lashlee said. “We’re moving up in weight class. To play 10 straight power games, we haven’t done that in almost 30 years at our program. There’s going to be some changes there.”

One of those changes included beefing up to prepare for the jump in talent. By Lashlee’s count, 13 of SMU’s 20 incoming transfers play on either the offensive or defensive line.

Lashlee pointed out that SMU’s first two ACC games come against Florida State and Louisville — the two schools that played in last year’s conference championship game.

“I feel confident we have a team that’s going to compete,” Lashlee said. “What does that look like? I don’t know. We’re excited to get out and see where we stand.”

Stone threw for 3,197 yards, 28 touchdowns and six interceptions in his redshirt sophomore season in 2023. A Dallas native, he often attended SMU games as a child.

“I remember when Baylor came into town and Courtland Sutton was going crazy,” Stone said. “I remember when Johnny Manziel tore us up back in 2012.

“Now we have a chance to play big-boy football in the ACC. I feel incredibly lucky to be this school’s quarterback. That’s not something I take lightly.”

ACC BOSS JIM PHILLIPS: WE WILL FIGHT SUITS FROM FLORIDA STATE, CLEMSON

The awkwardness of the legal battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference and member schools Clemson and Florida State continues to simmer with the 2024 season just more than one month away.

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips pledged the day-to-day operations remain business as usual while also insisting the league will aggressively fight the lawsuits from the two schools over withdrawal penalties and the grant of media rights deal that runs through 2036.

The ACC previously filed its own countersuit against the schools.

“I can state that we will fight to protect the ACC and our members for as long as it takes,” Phillips said at the ACC Kickoff on Monday in Charlotte, N.C. “We are confident in this league and that it will remain a premier conference in college athletics for the long-term future. These disputes continue to be extremely damaging, disruptive and incredibly harmful to the league.”

Florida State filed its suit in December and Clemson followed with its own in March.

The Seminoles alleged “years of mismanagement” by the ACC and also challenged the league’s “draconian” withdrawal penalties. Clemson had similar grudges against the withdrawal process and the grant of media rights.

Phillips was quick to remind the assembled media on Monday that both Clemson and Florida State signed the rights’ agreement in both 2013 and 2016.

“Quite frankly, (the schools) eagerly agreed to our current television contract and the launch of the ACC Network,” Phillips said. “The ACC, our collective membership and conference office deserves better.”

While saying it doesn’t have to be an “evil” situation, Phillips made it clear that the overall plight of the conference matters more than any individual institutions.

“Forceful moments deserve forceful support and leadership,” Phillips said. “I don’t know that I’ve changed at all, other than I stand by everything I’ve said. … Either you believe in what’s been signed or you don’t. We’re going to do everything we can to protect the league.

“This has been a league that started way before me — 71 years ago — and will be a league around a long time after I depart.”

The ACC will feature 17 programs this football season after Cal and Stanford joined from the Pac-12 and SMU moved from the American Athletic Conference.

BASEBALL NEWS

MLB ROUNDUP: BOBBY WITT JR. FLIRTS WITH CYCLE IN ROYALS’ WIN

Bobby Witt Jr. collected three hits for the fourth consecutive game, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

Witt tripled in the first inning, doubled in the third and blasted a three-run homer in the fourth.

Attempting Kansas City’s first cycle since George Brett in 1990, Witt was hit by a pitch and flied out in his final plate appearances. His fourth consecutive game of at least three hits matches Johnny Damon (2000) for the Royals’ second-longest such streak. Brett had six straight games with three or more hits in 1976.

Witt has five extra-base hits in four games since appearing in the All-Star Game. He leads the majors in home-game batting average at .411.

Arizona’s Yilber Diaz (1-1) pitched three-plus innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and a walk. He didn’t strike out a batter.

Tigers 8, Guardians 2

Tarik Skubal surrendered a career-high 10 hits but only one run over seven innings, rookie Justyn-Henry Malloy clubbed an early two-run homer and surging Detroit defeated host Cleveland.

Matt Vierling and Mark Canha each added three hits and Colt Keith homered in the ninth for the Tigers, who have won 11 of 14. Skubal (11-3) yielded one walk and struck out six.

Tyler Freeman had three hits for the Guardians, who have totaled three runs during a three-game skid that has come at home. Carlos Carrasco (3-8) allowed six runs and nine hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Yankees 9, Rays 1

Carlos Rodon pitched seven dominating innings and New York tied a season high by hitting five home runs to beat visiting Tampa Bay for a split of the four-game series.

Austin Wells and Anthony Volpe hit back-to-back homers for the Yankees off Zack Littell (3-7). DJ LeMahieu also homered to snap an 0-for-18 slump, and Juan Soto (3-for-5, four RBIs) went deep in the seventh and eighth innings. Oswaldo Cabrera added a two-run single for the Yankees, who collected 15 hits.

Rodon allowed two hits and two walks and struck out 10 while matching his longest outing of the season. He did not allow a hit until Jose Siri homered into the right field seats with one out in the fifth.

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and starting pitcher Mitch Keller allowed one run through seven to help Pittsburgh defeat visiting St. Louis.

Gonzales knocked a one-out sinker from reliever John King (3-2) into right field to drive in Bryan Reynolds, who hit a leadoff single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Aroldis Chapman (2-4) tossed a perfect eighth, and David Bednar gave up one hit in the ninth while logging his 18th save. Oneil Cruz hit an RBI single and Rowdy Tellez produced two hits as the Pirates won for the seventh time in eight games.

Nolan Gorman homered and Paul Goldschmidt had two hits for the Cardinals, whose two-game winning streak ended.

Rangers 4, White Sox 3 (10 innings)

After back-to-back intentional walks loaded the bases, Wyatt Langford lined a walk-off single to left in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Texas a victory over Chicago in Arlington, Texas.

Langford also stepped up for Texas in the ninth, doubling with one out, stealing third and scoring on Jonah Heim’s two-out single to forge a 3-3 tie. Paul DeJong had put Chicago up 3-2 in the top of the ninth, blasting a solo homer.

Jonathan Hernandez (3-0) got the win. Steven Wilson (1-6) took the loss as the White Sox fell for the eighth consecutive game.

Mets 6, Marlins 4

Francisco Lindor homered twice and Jeff McNeil also went deep while driving in three runs as New York salvaged a split of a four-game series at Miami.

New York starter David Peterson (5-0) scattered six hits and two runs in five innings. Edwin Diaz bagged his 12th save of the season despite allowing a run in the ninth.

Josh Bell and Bryan De La Cruz went deep for the Marlins. Yonny Chirinos (0-2) yielded five runs on nine hits in five innings.

Reds 4, Braves 1

Hunter Greene received some rare run support and pitched visiting Cincinnati to a win over Atlanta in the opener of their three-game series.

Greene (7-4) pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed only two hits and three walks while recording seven strikeouts. He entered the game receiving only 3.63 runs per game in his 19 starts, tied for the fourth-lowest mark among all qualified starters in the National League.

Cincinnati’s Alexis Diaz allowed a run in the ninth inning on Eddie Rosario’s sacrifice fly. Braves starter Reynaldo Lopez (7-4) pitched six innings and allowed a season-high four runs on seven hits. Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna went 2-for-3 with a walk and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

Cubs 3, Brewers 1

Ian Happ homered to help Chicago beat visiting Milwaukee in the opener of a three-game series.

Michael Busch had two hits and an RBI and Dansby Swanson also had two hits for the Cubs, who are 2-2 since the All-Star break. Drew Smyly (3-5) got the win in relief, and Hector Neris pitched the ninth for his 14th save.

Willy Adames homered and Garrett Mitchell had two hits for Milwaukee, which had won three in a row. Tobias Myers (6-4) allowed three runs (two earned) in 5 1/3 innings.

CUBS WILL BE SELLERS AT TRADE DEADLINE, PREZ OF BASEBALL OPS SAYS

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Monday that the team is looking at its future, not the 2024 season, when considering deals at the upcoming trade deadline.

The Cubs entered the week in fourth place in the National League Central — just a half-game above the last-place Cincinnati Reds — but are just 3 1/2 games out of the final NL wild-card spot.

“Where we are right now, I would have to say that moves only for 2024 — unless things change over the next week — we probably won’t do a lot of moves that only help us for this year,” Hoyer told reporters.

“If moves help us for 2025 and beyond I think we’re exceptionally well-positioned. I think that’s what our focus will be, but just helping ‘24 probably won’t be our focus.”

The Cubs know how things can change over a few summer weeks. The club stood at 45-51 after July 20 of last season. Chicago won its next eight games and went as many as 12 games above .500 in early September before narrowly missing the playoffs at 83-79.

Things took a turn for the worse this year, with losing streaks of five games in May and four games in June hampering any hopes of making the postseason this time around.

“We had two months of playing really poorly,” Hoyer said. “That put us in a poor position.”

The trade deadline is July 30, and veterans like starting pitcher Jameson Taillon or relievers Hector Neris and Mark Leiter Jr. may be examples of older players who don’t fit into the Cubs’ long-term plans.

Hoyer feels the Cubs have the organizational depth to return to competing for the playoffs in 2025.

“The future is really bright given the farm system,” Hoyer said. “I feel really good about how we’re positioned for the future and beyond. I think our moves will reflect that at the deadline.”

MARINERS ADD INF/OF JASON VOSLER, OPTION INF RYAN BLISS

The Seattle Mariners selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Jason Vosler from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday and optioned infielder Ryan Bliss to the minor leagues.

Vosler, 30, is set to make his Mariners debut. He has 97 games of experience over three seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2021-22) and Cincinnati Reds (2023), batting .210 with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs.

Bliss, 24, batted .220 with one home run and seven RBIs in 31 games for Seattle this season after making his major league debut May 27.

OF DAVID DAHL RETURNS TO PHILLIES ON MINOR LEAGUE DEAL

Outfielder David Dahl is back in the Philadelphia Phillies organization on a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Monday.

The news comes less than two weeks after Dahl was designated for assignment by the club and declined a minor league deal.

Dahl, 30, batted .207 with three home runs and eight RBIs in 19 games with the Phillies this season. He has played in just 23 games over the past three major league seasons.

Dahl elected free agency after he was designated for assignment on July 9. He was assigned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Over seven career seasons, Dahl is a career .268 hitter with 46 homers and 169 RBIs in 350 games with the Colorado Rockies (2016, 2018-20), Texas Rangers (2021), San Diego Padres (2023) and Phillies. He was a National League All-Star in 2019.

WRIGLEY FIELD VIEW SET TO UNDERGO MAJOR CHANGE

The view beyond the outfield at Wrigley Field is about to undergo a major change after the Chicago City Council approved a plan to replace three buildings just beyond right field with a single five-story apartment building.

The three apartment buildings set to be torn down had their rooftop views blocked by a massive scoreboard that was installed just beyond the right-field wall in 2015. One of the buildings set for the wrecking ball had a sign that read “Eamus Catuli!” or “Let’s go Cubs!” in Latin.

“After months of hearing directly from residents and community members, I chose to support the proposed development on Sheffield Avenue and I was glad to see the development receive the full support of the City Council,” Alderman Bennett Lawson said in a statement to NBC Chicago.

“The area surrounding Wrigley Field holds so much significance for many people across our city, so I understand the emotion about the project.”

The new five-story apartment building will include 29 units and 11 parking spots.

The area in and around Wrigley Field has undergone major renovations since 2014. That includes the expansion of the famed bleachers and an expanded 30,000 square-foot clubhouse for the Cubs, a plaza area outside the ballpark on the left-field side, and a new six-story office complex to house team administrative offices.

BASKETBALL NEWS

LEBRON JAMES RESCUES TEAM USA IN 92-88 WIN OVER GERMANY

LeBron James came up clutch for Team USA with 20 points and the two biggest buckets of the game in a 92-88 win over Germany in London on Monday.

James played savior again on a catch-and-shoot 3 from the right wing to boost the Team USA edge to 90-86, then isolated in a one-on-four situation working through four defenders to find room for a soft lay-in right of the basket to push his point total to 20 and put Germany in a 92-86 hole with less than a minute to play.

Germany led 71-68 at the end of three quarters and the game was tied at 75 with 6:07 left in the fourth quarter.

Franz Wagner led Germany with 18 points and Dennis Schroder, who heard MVP chants from the sellout crowd, had 13 points and 10 assists.

The United States went 5-0 in the exhibition schedule and begins pool play in the Paris Games on Sunday against Serbia.

Wagner challenged James at the rim with just over two minutes to go and drew a foul. He made two free throws to cut the lead to three points and Dennis Shroder’s lob made it a one-point game before James drained the 3.

After a rescue mission that included the game-winner to sink South Sudan in a 101-100 exhibition win on Saturday, James made 8 of his 11 shot attempts, including a double-clutch reverse slam for the first basket of the game by either team. He added six rebounds and four assists.

Joel Embiid had 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Team USA.

WBD, PARENT OF TNT SPORTS, MATCHES AMAZON’S BID FOR NBA RIGHTS

TNT Sports may not be out of the NBA broadcast game yet.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), TNT’s parent company, announced Monday it had matched one of the offers from the latest round of NBA television rights negotiations.

Several reports indicated that TNT matched the bid of newcomer Amazon, estimated to be 11 years for $1.8 billion per year.

The NBA received proposals from NBC and Amazon earlier this month. ABC/ESPN, owned by Disney, would retain the “A package,” which includes the NBA Finals. The “B package” would go to NBC and Amazon planned to have the “C package” stream on Prime Video. The NBA Board of Governors approved the deals, worth a combined $76 billion, last week.

Turner, a longtime NBA partner known for the studio show “Inside the NBA,” is now trying to get back in on the action.

“In an effort to continue our long-standing partnership, during both exclusive and non-exclusive negotiation periods, we acted in good faith to present strong bids that were fair to both parties,” TNT Sports said in a statement. “Regrettably, the league notified us of its intention to accept other offers for the games in our current rights package, leaving us to proceed under the matching rights provision, which is an integral part of our current agreement and the rights we have paid for under it.

“We have reviewed the offers and matched one of them. This will allow fans to keep enjoying our unparalleled coverage, including the best live game productions in the industry and our iconic studio shows and talent, while building on our proven 40-year commitment for many more years.

The statement, which the NBA has yet to comment on, finished by leaving the ball in the league’s court.

“Our matching paperwork was submitted to the league today. We look forward to the NBA executing our new contract.”

WBD is currently paying $1.4 billion per season on a nine-year deal that expires after the 2024-25 season.

GOLF NEWS

TIGER WOODS WATCHES 15-YEAR-OLD SON CHARLIE SHOOT A 12-OVER 82 IN US JUNIOR AMATEUR AT OAKLAND HILLS

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills.

Woods birdied both of the par 5s on the Oakland Hills North Course and struggled on the par 3s and 4s, carding five double bogeys and four bogeys.

Woods will have to have quite a turnaround Tuesday on the South Course, which Ben Hogan called “The Monster,” to be among the low 64 scorers from a field that started with 264 players from 40 states and 35 countries.

At an event that usually draws a few hundred people for the championship match, about 100 people were waiting on the first tee to see Woods play and at least that many spectators followed him throughout his round.

Woods, who is from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was visibly frustrated with his round and his famous father was relatively helpless because rules prevent parents from coaching their children during the tournament.

Charlie Woods covered his face with his cap after shaking hands with his playing partners on the 18th green and went on to sign a card from a round he may want to forget.

He earned a spot in the field last month with a 1-under 71 as the medalist from his qualifier at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Florida.

Tiger Woods was 14 when he qualified for his first U.S. Junior and reached the semifinals. Woods won his first U.S. Junior a year later and went on to become the only one to win the tournament three times in a row.

He traveled to suburban Detroit from Scotland after matching his highest 36-hole score as a professional at the British Open, missing the cut for the third straight time in a major.

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

MULLINS DOWN TO 10 SCHOOLS

Greenfield Central senior Braylon Mullins has narrowed his college choices down to 10 school including Indiana and Purdue. Mullins is the #23 player in the country in the class of 2025. The other schools in the running for his services include UConn, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee.

INDIANA SRN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WATCH LIST-DB’S

DB Brandon Logan Fort Wayne Snider 6’1 185 (All-State in 2023)

DB Daione Lunsford Lawrence North 6’0” 175 123 tackles, 13TFL, 3INT

DB Mark Zackery Ben Davis 6’0 160 (All-State in 2023)…(Committed to Notre Dame)

DB Max Phenicie Zionsville  6’2 185 (All-State in 2023)

DB Mason Alexander HSE  6’0 175 (All-State in 2023)….(Committed to Pittsburgh)

DB Jimmie Winbush Jr Carmel  5’11 185 (All-State in 2023)

DB Vinny Freeman Penn 5’11 195

DB Gunner Ruppert Greenwood 6’2” 180 106 tackles

DB Miles McKay Bloomington South  6’2 180 (All-State in 2023)

DB Jamarion Kolagbodi Snider  6’0 160 (All-State in 2023)

DB Broderick Arnold McCutcheon 6’1 180 (All-State in 2023)

DB John Peters Merrillville  6’1 150 (All-State in 2023)

DB Kaden Lark Lebanon  5’10 175 (All-State in 2023)

DB Darrel Taylor Crispus Attucks  6’0 180 (All-State in 2023)

DB Landin Hoeppner Leo  6’0 180 (All-State in 2023)

DB Adrian Wooten Wayne  6’0 160 (All-State in 2023)

DB Calder Hefty Garrett  5’10 165 (All-State in 2023)

DB/WR Malcolm Houze Guerin Catholic  6’1 170 (All-State in 2023), 31 tackles, 3INT, 27REC, 349YDS, 4TD

DB Myles Mclaughlin Knox High  5’9 175 (All-State in 2023)

DB Noah Wright Southridge  5’10 164 (All-State in 2023)

DB Jimmy Finley Andrean  6’1 175 (All-State in 2023)

DB Noah Terry Tell City  5’11 205 (All-State in 2023)

DB Fletcher Cole Paoli  6’0 183 (All-State in 2023)

DB Bodie Howell Eastbrook  6’0 165 (All-State in 2023)

DB Coy Lytle Carroll (Flora)  6’1 195 (All-State in 2023)

DB Dylan Offill Milan  5’10 155 (All-State in 2023)

DB Jesiah McDaniel North Judson  6’0 185 (All-State in 2023)

DB Ty Brown South Spencer  6’0 180 (All-State in 2023)

DB Zachary Christopherson Hamilton Southeastern

DB Luke Barrett Center Grove 6 INT

DB Daijon Willis Ritter 127 tackles, 8sacks

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

IRISH HOCKEY UNVEILS 2024-25 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey program has announced its non-conference opponents for the 2024-25 season, including the team’s first-ever appearance outside North America when they compete at the 2024 Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The home slate features first-time contests with Lindenwood as well as renewed rivalries with Alaska and Long Island University.

The Irish will host the US National Team Development Program for an exhibition contest in Compton Family Ice Arena on October 6 prior to the official start to the 2024-25 season.

The season officially kicks off the following weekend with the team traveling to up state New York to face off against St. Lawrence (Oct. 11) and Clarkson (Oct. 12) before opening the home slate Oct. 18-19 against Alaska.

They close out the opening month of competition Oct. 25-26 when they host Long Island University. The Irish and Sharks have met once previously, a 2021 tilt in which Notre Dame rolled to a 5-2 victory inside CFIA.

Notre Dame then travels across the Atlantic for the Friendship Four where they join Harvard, Merrimack and Boston University in the four-team tournament Nov. 29-30.

The Irish round out their non-conference contests at the end of January when they host Lindenwood, Jan. 24-25. With the Lions now in their third season of NCAA Division I ice hockey, the weekend series will mark the first time the Irish and Lions have met.

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BUTLER WOMEN’S TENNIS

BUTLER SELECTS RYAN JUMP TO LEAD WOMEN’S TENNIS PROGRAM

Ryan Jump, who led his North Central College programs to NCAA Tournament appearances and Top 25 rankings, has been hired as the head coach of the Butler women’s tennis program.

“Throughout our process, Ryan impressed us with both his vision for our program and his enthusiasm about the opportunities available at our university,” said Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics Grant Leiendecker. “His teams have been extremely successful on and off the court, prioritizing the same values that we do here at Butler. We are excited to welcome Ryan and his family to Indianapolis.”

Since 2017, Jump has served as the head coach of both the women’s and men’s tennis programs at North Central College in Illinois. His teams have won multiple conference championships and have had postseason success in multiple NCAA Division III tournaments. He has mentored multiple Player of the Year recipients and both his women’s and men’s teams have achieved national rankings. Jump’s men’s and women’s programs combined to produce a .683 overall winning percentage at North Central (110-50 for the women and 101-48 for the men). With multiple Coach of the Year accolades, he was instrumental in leading both programs to academic success, regularly receiving ITA Academic Team honors.

“I would like to thank VP/AD Grant Leiendecker, Assoc. AD John Dedman, and the rest of the selection committee for trusting me with this outstanding opportunity,” stated Jump. “I would also like to thank my wife, Maxine, for the support to chase the next chapter in our lives. the Butler women’s tennis program has a very strong core, and my family and I cannot wait to get started!”

Prior to North Central, Jump was a graduate assistant for a Carthage College tennis program that produced a pair of All-Americans who were NCAA Doubles National Semifinalists.

Jump competed as a student-athlete at Carthage where he was a three-year captain. He was a four-time All-CCIW selection who led his teams to two CCIW championships and two appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Jump, who was a SAAC member and a CCIW Merle Chapman Leadership Award winner, holds the record at Carthage with 91 singles wins in a career.

Jump received a master’s degree in Sports Leadership from North Central in 2020. His bachelor’s degree in Communications and Public Relations came from Carthage in 2016.

INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL

OLLENDIECK, BLACKWELL BOTH NAMED TO MVFC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State’s Garret Ollendieck and Maddix Blackwell were both named to the Missouri Valley Football’s preseason All-Conference First Team as the conference’s preseason poll and All-MVFC selections were announced on Monday afternoon.

Ollendieck (linebacker) and Blackwell (defensive back) both earned preseason First Team accolades for the first time, while Gianini Belizaire (defensive line) and Geoffrey Brown (linebacker) were both honored on the conference’s Honorable Mention team as voted on by the league’s head coaches, SIDs, and media members.

The Sycamores were picked 10th overall in the Valley’s preseason poll receiving 68 total points. Reigning national champion South Dakota State was voted the preseason favorite with 482 points and 42 first-place votes, while North Dakota State (437, 1 first-place), and South Dakota (371) rounded out the top three in the rankings.

Ollendieck finished just shy of 100 tackles finishing with 97 in his second full season with the Sycamores. The Cresco, Iowa native took over as the Sycamores’ starting middle linebacker early in the season and the move paid dividends immediately. Ollendieck finished the season with four consecutive double-digit tackling efforts including a 15-stop game against Youngstown State.

The linebacker was dominant at the point of attack, particularly along the line of scrimmage. He finished third in the MVFC in sacks (7.5) and second overall in tackles-for-loss (13.0) in the regular season. Ollendieck posted a four-game stretch against South Dakota, North Dakota, Youngstown State, and Western Illinois where he recorded a combined 47 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, and three quarterback hurries. He added a pick-six for the Sycamores returning an interception 27 yards for the score against Illinois State.

Blackwell made major strides in his first full season starting at safety for the Sycamores. The Bloomington, Ind. native became the first Indiana State player to post 100-plus tackles in a single season since Jonas Griffith (2019) on his way to posting 107 stops on the year. He led the Valley in tackles per game (9.73) and recorded seven games with double-digit stops including a season-high 15 against Youngstown State, while adding 13 at North Dakota and 12 in the season finale against Southern Illinois.

He was adept in the turnover game playing a part in five fumbles and two interceptions on the year. Blackwell scored ISU’s first points of the 2023 season with a 75-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Indiana and added a 15-yard fumble scoop-and-score against Southern Illinois in the season finale. He added a third fumble recovery against Ball State to finish second in the MVFC with three recoveries. Blackwell also posted interceptions against both Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois.

Belizaire lined up and started all 11 games at defensive tackle for the Sycamores over the course of the 2023 season. The Gonaives, Haiti native was explosive in the backfield with 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks among his 15 tackles in the season. Highlighting his junior season included a season-high three-tackle, 1.0 TFL game at Southern Illinois, while adding two tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and a sack at Ball State.

Brown finished third on the Sycamores in the 2023 season with 76 total tackles and 7.0 tackles for loss from his linebacker position. The Fishers, Ind. native recorded a season-high 14 tackles with 1.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks against Youngstown State, while adding a second 10-tackle game with an interception in the season finale at Southern Illinois. Always around the ball, Brown recorded at least five tackles in nine of the 11 games played in the 2023 season.

The Sycamores report for fall camp on Tuesday, July 30, and will officially start their fall practice slate on Wednesday, July 31.

INDIANA STATE BASEBALL

SYCAMORE BASEBALL NEWCOMER CARTER BECK NAMED WCBL ALL-STAR GAME MVP

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Incoming Indiana State baseball player Carter Beck added hardware to his name this summer as the Carnduff, Saskatchewan native was named the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game MVP this past weekend.

Beck, an outfielder with the Saskatoon Berries, was named the All-Star Game MVP after going 3-for-3 with a run scored and three runs batted in the East’s 13-6 win over the West. Beck’s MVP performance came after finishing as the runner-up in the Senior Bats Home Run Derby the night before finishing with 11 home runs in the first round (most by any contestant) and 16 total (highest of any derby contestant).

The rising sophomore outfielder is hitting .389 from the plate for the Saskatoon Berries over 41 games this summer. He’s posted 65 hits including seven doubles, two triples, and 10 home runs, while adding 48 runs scored and 35 RBIs. Adept on the base paths, Beck has added 16 stolen bases to his credit this summer.

Beck is one of eight Sycamores to have been announced so far in head coach Tracy Archuleta’s first recruiting class at Indiana State. He was highly decorated after his inaugural collegiate season earning the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Freshman of the Year honors in addition to Second Team All-Conference honors. He also earned University of Mary Rookie of the Year recognition.

The outfielder hit .349 over 49 starts in his inaugural collegiate season finishing second on the team with 66 hits and 12 home runs, while pacing the Marauders with 53 RBIs. Beck added a .634 slugging percentage and .432 on-base percentage, while going 11-for-11 on stolen base attempts on the year.

Over the course of his prep career at Carnduff Education Complex, Beck hit .470 from the plate with a .570 on-base percentage and 1.350 OPS. He was a two-time Baseball 5K Player of the Year and two-time SPBL MVP and Top Hitter honoree. He was also awarded the Canada Cup Top Hitter Award. In addition to baseball, he also competed in hockey, volleyball, and track, earning a Track Provincial Championship.

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S GOLF

MEN’S GOLF ANNOUNCES 2024-25 SCHEDULE

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- The University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf announced the release of its 2024-2025 schedule. The Screaming Eagles will participate in seven tournaments in the fall of 2024 and six in the spring of 2025.

Fall Schedule

USI kicks off the campaign by returning to the Derek Dolenc Invitational (September 9-10) hosted by Southern Illinois Univeristy Edwardsville in Madison, Illinois at Gateway National. This marks the third straight year participating in this event with a 14th-place finish in 2022-23, along with a 7th-place finish in 2023-24.

In the fall of 2024, the squad will participate in five new tournaments beginning with a trip to Jackson, Tennessee to play in the Grover Page Classic hosted by University of Tennessee at Martin (September 16-17).

USI will compete in the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate hosted by Arkansas State University (September 30-Octobert 1) who won the Sun Belt Conference last year. Next, USI takes on the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational hosted by Wichita State University (October 6-8). The individual medalist of the Shocker Invitational will earn an exemption to next year’s Corn Fairy Tour.

The Eagles host a match against the University of Evansville at Cambridge Golf Club (October 17). Next, the Eagles make a trip east to Cincinnati, Ohio to compete in the Xavier Invitational hosted by Xavier University (October 21-22), before closing out the fall with a stop at the Bill Crabtree Invitational hosted by former rival Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky (October 27-29).

Spring Schedule

The Spring 2025 campaign kicks off with a cross-town re-match against the Purple Aces (March 14) at Fendrich Golf Course hosted by UE. USI will then make a short trip to Springfield, Missouri for the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate hosted by Missouri State University (March 17-18).

The Eagles will make their first appearance in the massive 17-team Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate in Pawleys Island, South Carolina from March 31-April 2 featuring a number of high level programs. A week later the squad makes a trip back to Ohio Valley Conference Territory at Tennessee State University in the TSU Big Blue Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee (April 7-8).

The regular season concludes with a return to the Wright State Invitational (April 13-14) at the Heatherwoode Golf Club in Springboro, Ohio. USI will look to take the next step at this event after finishing third in 2023 and fourth in 2024.

The season culminates with a trip to Cape Girardeau, Missouri for the Ohio Valley Conference Championship (April 20-23). USI is hungry to hoist the championship after knocking on the door taking third place in 2023 and fifth in 2024.

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NUMBERS IN SPORTS

4 – 43 – 41 – 19 – 27 – 34 – 9 – 32 – 5 – 29 – 23

July 23, 1925 – New York Yankee Lou Gehrig, Number 4 hit his first of 23 career grand slam homeruns. That is 92 of his 1995 career RBIs from just these 23 swings of the bat or almost 5% of the runs he drove in.

July 23, 1944 – Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson, wearing Number 43 hit 4 homeruns tallying 7 RBIs in a doubleheader against the New York Giants.

July 23, 1955 – NY Yankees Bob Cerv, Number 41 and Number 32, Elston Howard are first to hit consecutive pinch homeruns

July 23, 1956  – Joe Cronin who wore Number 4 for much of his career and Hank Greenberg a long time Number 5 were inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

July 23, 1964 – Kansas City A’s Bert Campaneris Number 19 smacked a Homerun on the first pitch he saw from Twins’ Jim Kaat, adds a 2nd HR later, also off of Kaat (in Minnesota)

July 23, 1975 – Los Angeles Dodgers Number 27, Willie Crawford and Lee Lacy, wearing Number 34 became the fifth duo in baseball history to hit consecutive pinch homeruns in a Major League Baseball game.

July 23, 1976 – Baltimore Oriole slugger Reggie Jackson, wearing the Number 9 on his jersey homered in the 6th straight game that he played in.

July 23, 1978 – The Philadelphia Phillies ace Steve Carlton, Number 32 became 78th MLB pitcher to reach the 200 baseball won games plateau in his career.

July 23, 1979 – George Brett, who was Number 5 with the Kansas City Royals reached his 1,000th MLB career hit

July 23, 1984 – Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Number 29, Dan Quisenberry achieved his 200th career save

July 23, 1993 – New York Yankee Mark Hutton, wearing Number 53, became the first Australian to be an MLB starting pitcher. In his debut Hutton took out the Angels 5-2 and propelled a log jam at the top of the standing of the AL East as the Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays  were in a 3 way tie for 1st place.

July 23, 1994 – Don Mattingly, Number 23 became the 6th New York Yankee to get to the 2,000 hit plateau

July 23, 1994 – Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets at home 4-2.

July 23, 2021 – Baseball’s Cleveland Indians announce team will be re-named the Guardians, after the Guardians of Traffic, eight large Art Deco statues on the Hope Memorial Bridge, located near their playing field

FOOTBALL HISTORY

Army Inductees Still Barred From Playing College Football

The article by Rice points points out that during this war time era that the Army and Navy placed specialized training schools at college campuses throughout the country to cover the large body of service people that needed training for the war effort. The two branches looked at football of these trainees in totally different points of view. The Naval Command saw the gridiron as a training regimen for its future sailors that gave them excellent workouts for physical conditioning as well as provide tactical planning excercises. The Army beleived that the colleges, with West Point excluded should abandon playing foorball and focus on their studies and training. Grantland Rice put in his two cents worth saying that he felt Navy colleges had a much higher morale in place for their students than their Army counter parts did, one reason was the game of football.

Waller steps down

July 24, 1975 – Ron Waller the 42 year old head coach of the World Football League’s Philadelphia Bell resigns his position stating personal reasons according to an article in the Bloomington, Illinois Pantagraph on July 24, 1975. Bell offensive line coach Joe Gardi took over as the interim coach. There were reports ciruclating that former Green Bay standout Willie Wood was in strong consideration to take over the post as a permanent replacement.

Our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the July 25, 1976 edition of the Pacific  Daily News with their post of:

Steelers romp past all-stars 24-0; Shortened game angers fans

Yes this one tells of the July 24, 1976 final Chicago College All-Star game that was played as 52,895 fans saw the World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers blank the college players 24-0. A torrential rain storm hit Soldier Field with 1:22 remaining in the third period and officials decided to call the exhibition contest at that point. This caught the ire of the crowd that was hungry for football and they stormed the field and tore down the goal posts. Pittsburgh kicker Roy Gerela booted three field goals while star running back Franco Harris and upstart Tommy Reamon punched in third quarter TDs for the Champs before the rain. This game ended the tradition of the NFL champions playing a Rookie all-Star team for fear by teams of getting a player injured.

Seattle losing roof

July 23, 1994 – It is determined by safety engineering authorities that all of the Seattle Kingdome’s 40,000 ceiling tiles needed to be replaced. Apparently during repairs on the outside of the dome contractors had trouble removing the old roof material using a dry sand blasting method so they tried using a pressure washer to remove the coating. Water apparently seeped into the inside where the 26 pound ceiling tiles were and 4 of these crashed into the empty stands prior to a Seattle Mariners game while the team was warming up. With the cost of replacement being too large to justify plans for a new stadium went into action.

The Kingdome was the home of the Seahawks, the NBA’s SuperSonics, MLB’s Seattle Mariners and the now defunct North American Soccer League’s Seattle Sounders. It serviced these teams from 1976 through the 1998. In 1999 the Dome was purposely imploded as a new stadium was being built, Centurylink Stadium, for the Seahawks and their fans, the “12th Man” to enjoy autumn Sunday afternoons in.

Minister of Defense Returns

July 23, 2000 – The great Reggie White ended his retirement and returned to the NFL to play with the Carolina Panthers. The defensive lineman added 5.5 sacks a forced fumble and 16 tackles to his career resume that season according to the NFL.com. White ended his career with 198 sacks officially in 2nd place, 2 QB take downs behind Bruce Smith’s 200 sacks.

July 23 football birthdays

July 23, 1976 – Matt Birk a center from Harvard University was born on this day. Mr. Birk was drafted as the 173rd overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. The center was selected to the Pro Bowl 6 times wearing the Minnesota uniform. After playing 10 seasons with the Vikes he moved on to play with the Baltimore Ravens for an additional 4 seasons.

July 23, 1989 – K.J. Wright a linebacker with the Seattle Seahawks is birthday celebrator on this day as well. Mr. Wright was selected to represent the NFC in the 2016 season’s Pro Bowl.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

July 23

1925 — Lou Gehrig hit the first of his major league record 23 grand slam homers as the New York Yankees posted an 11-7 triumph over the Washington Senators.

1930 — Pie Traynor won both ends of a doubleheader for the Pittsburgh Pirates with home runs. In the first game, Traynor homered in the ninth and in the second game, he connected in the 13th.

1944 — Bill Nicholson of the Chicago Cubs hit four home runs in a doubleheader split with the New York Giants. Nicholson hit a home run in the opener, which the Cubs won 7-4. He hit three straight in the second game, but the Giants won 12-10. In that game, Nicholson was walked with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.

1955 — Bob Cerv and Elston Howard of the New York Yankess hit consecutive pinch-hit home runs to force extra innings against Kansas City. The Athletics won 8-7 in the 11th inning on Hector Lopez’s RBI-single. Trailing 7-5 entering the top of the ninth, Cerv batted for pitcher Tommy Byrne and homered of Alex Kellner. Tom Gorman replaced Kellner and Howard, hitting for Irv Noren, tied the game.

1964 — Bert Campaneris of Kansas City hit two home runs in his first major league game. He homered on the first pitch off Minnesota’s Jim Kaat, and then connected again in the seventh to lift the Athletics to a 4-3 win.

1974 — Write-in starter Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers singled and doubled to lead the NL to a 7-2 victory over the AL in the All-Star game at Pittsburgh.

1985 — Oddibe McDowell became the first player in Texas Rangers history to hit for the cycle in an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians.

2000 — Ryan Klesko hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning and a two-run shot in the 10th to lift San Diego over Colorado 6-4.

2009 — Mark Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay. It was the first since Randy Johnson’s on May 18, 2004. Buehrle threw 76 of 116 pitches for strikes and fanned six in his second no-hitter — the first coming on April 18, 2007, against Texas.

2011 — The Red Sox extend Seattle’s losing streak to 14 games, tied for the longest in team history, with a 3 – 1 win at Fenway Park which is also Terry Francona’s 1000th as Sox manager. Josh Beckett is the winner.

2014 — Padres OF Cameron Maybin is handed a 25-game suspension for testing positive for amphetamines; he is the first major leaguer suspended for PED use this season.

2016 — Trevor Story hit two home runs to set an NL rookie record for shortstops and Colorado beat Atlanta 8-4. Story had four hits including his 25th and 26th homers to pass his mentor, Troy Tulowitzki, who had 24 for the Rockies in 2007. Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox set the major league record for shortstops with 30 in 1997.

2020 — CommissionerRob Manfred springs a surprise on everyone as he announces a modified postseason format for this year only. There will be eight teams participating from each league: the two teams with the best records in each division, and the ones with the two next best records in the league. The teams will be seeded one to eight. The Wild Card Game will be replaced by a preliminary round with all teams participating, played in best-of-three format, with all games played in the better-ranked team’s ballpark.

2021 — Cleveland baseball team announced the team will be called the Guardians beginning in 2022.

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July 24

1909 — Nap Rucker of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 16 batters in a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1931 — In an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh, Babe Herman of Brooklyn hit for the cycle for the second time in the season.

1947 — Jackie Robinson stole home for the first time in his major league career in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.

1948 — Chicago White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey become the first major leaguer to strike out seven times in a doubleheader.

1949 — Cleveland pitcher Bob Lemon hit two home runs to lead the Indians to a 7-5 victory over the Washington Senators in the opener of a doubleheader.

1968 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Chicago White Sox passed Cy Young’s major league record when he made his 907th appearance. He retired with 1,070 appearances.

1973 — Bobby Bonds homered and doubled to lead the NL to a 7-1 rout of the AL in the All-Star game at Kansas City.

1983 — The “Pine Tar” home run was hit by the Kansas City Royals’ George Brett off New York pitcher Rich Gossage at Yankee Stadium. Brett’s shot came with two outs in the top of the ninth to give the Royals a 5-4 lead. Brett’s homer was ruled an out because the amount of pine tar exceeded what was allowed. After a protest by the Royals, the final out and the Yankees’ half of the ninth was completed on Aug. 18.

1993 — Anthony Young of the New York Mets extended his record losing streak to 27 games when he walked in the winning run in the 10th inning for a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1999 — In their biggest victory in 46 years, the New York Yankees routed the Cleveland Indians 21-1 as Chili Davis went 5-for-6 with six RBIs.

2010 — Tampa Bay won in Cleveland for the first time in nearly five years. The Rays snapped an 18-game losing streak with a 6-3 win against the Indians. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon snapped an 0-21 personal losing streak as the visiting manager that began when he was the Angels interim manager in 1996.

2016 — Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. Griffey obtained the highest percentage of the vote ever – 99.3% – in being elected in his first year of eligibility by the BBWAA, while Piazza made it on his fourth try. A crowd estimated at 50,000, the second-largest ever at Cooperstown, is on hand to witness the event.

2022 — The induction ceremony is held for the Class of 2022 at the Hall of Fame. Three of the seven men inducted – David Ortiz, Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva – are present to receive the honor. The others, all deceased, are represented by relatives – Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and Buck O’Neil – while Dave Winfield introduces 19th century black baseball pioneer Bud Fowler. Over 35,000 persons are present in Cooperstown, NY to witness the ceremony, and Dominican flags and Boston Red Sox gear, in honor of Ortiz, are well in evidence in the crowd.

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July 25

1918 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators pitched a four-hitter in 15 innings to beat the St. Louis Browns 1-0. The only hit off him in the first 11 innings was a triple by George Sisler.

1930 — The Philadelphia Athletics came up with a triple steal in the first inning and again in the fourth in a 14-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.

1939 — Atley Donald of the New York Yankees set a rookie pitching record in the AL when he registered his 12th consecutive victory since May 9, with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Browns.

1941 — Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6.

1949 — Stan Musial of St. Louis hit for the cycle, going 4-5 and driving in four runs to lead the Cardinals to a 14-1 rout of the Broolyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.

1956 — Roberto Clemente hit a game-winning inside-the-park grand slam to give Pittsburgh a 9-8 win over the Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field.

1961 — En route to his 61-homer season, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit four homers against the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader to give him 40 for the year. The Yankees took both games, 5-1 and 12-0, and Maris moved 25 games ahead of Babe Ruth’s 1927 pace.

1962 — Stan Musial of St. Louis became the all-time RBI leader in the NL. His two-run home run, in a 5-2 loss to Los Angeles, gave him 1,862 RBIs, passing Mel Ott.

1978 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds singled to left off New York’s Craig Swan in the third inning to set a NL record of hitting safely in 38 consecutive games. The Mets won the game 9-2.

1990 — Kansas City’s George Brett hit for the cycle in the Royals 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

2000 — Mike Lansing of Colorado hit for the cycle. The Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 19-2.

2011 — Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs as the Texas Rangers pounded out the most runs and hits in the majors this season with a 20-6 rout of the Minnesota Twins.

2014 — Yasiel Puig tied a franchise record with three triples and added a double and two RBIs as Los Angeles moved within a half-game of NL West-leading San Francisco with an 8-1 win over the Giants.

2015 — Cole Hamels became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs in 50 years while leading Philadelphia to a 5-0 win. There was drama down to the final out, when rookie center fielder Odubel Herrera stumbled on the warning track, but managed to lean forward and catch Kris Bryant’s flyball to end the game. Hamels struck out 13 in the first no-hitter versus the Cubs since Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game in 1965.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

July 23

1907 — Australasia beats British Isles 3-2 to win the Davis Cup held at Wimbledon. Australasia wins its first David Cup and ends the four-year reign of the British Isles.

1921 — At the annual Harvard-Yale vs. Cambridge-Oxford meet at Harvard Stadium, Harvard’s Edward Gourdin becomes the first to long jump 25 feet. Harvard lists Gourdin’s jump as 25 feet, 3 inches, but the official listing in U.S. Track and Field is 25-2.

1960 — Betsy Rawls becomes the first woman to win the U.S. Women’s Open golf title four times.

1966 — John Pennel pole vaults 17 feet, 6 1/4 inches for the world record in a meet at Los Angeles. It’s the eighth of nine world records he set in the event in his career and his first since 1963.

1976 — The last NFL All-Star game is held and is shortened when thunderstorms hit Chicago. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the All-Stars 24-0.

1978 — Hollis Stacy wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship for the second straight year.

1989 — Mark Calcavecchia wins the British Open, edging Greg Norman and Wayne Grady in a three-man playoff. Calcavecchia, the first American to win the Open in five years, birdies three of the four holes in the playoff.

1989 — Greg Lemond wins his second Tour de France with the closest finish ever, edging Laurent Fignon by 8 seconds. Lemond starts the day 50 seconds behind Fignon and wins the final stage, a 15-mile race against the clock from Versailles to Paris, in 26:57. Fignon finishes the stage 58 seconds slower.

1995 — John Daly wins the British Open at St. Andrews by four strokes in a four-hole playoff with Italy’s Costantino Rocca. Rocca forces the playoff by sinking a 65-foot putt on the 18th hole.

1995 — Miguel Indurain of Spain wins his record fifth consecutive Tour de France. Indurain joins Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault as the other five-time winners.

2000 — Tiger Woods, at 24, becomes the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam with a record-breaking performance in the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods closes with a 3-under 69 for a 19-under 269 total, the lowest score in relation to par at a major championship.

2000 — 87th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified).

2006 — Tiger Woods, one month after missing the cut for the first time in a major, becomes the first player since Tom Watson in 1982-83 to win consecutive British Open titles.

2006 — Floyd Landis, pedaling with an injured hip, cruises to victory in the Tour de France, keeping cycling’s most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year.

2009 — Mark Buehrle pitches the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.

2012 — Penn State is all but leveled by penalties handed down by the NCAA for its handling of the allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The NCAA imposes an unprecedented $60 million fine, a four-year ban from postseason play and a cut in the number of football scholarships it can award.

2017 — British cyclist Chris Froome wins his fourth Tour de France.

2019 — Nike’s Jordan Brand signs 2019 NBA #1 draft pick Zion Williamson to richest multiyear sponsorship deal for a rookie in history; estimated 7 years for $75 million.

2021 — The Opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games takes place after a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 — The Cleveland Indians announce the team will be re-named the Guardians.

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July 24

1908 — John Hayes wins the Olympic marathon in a record of 2 hours, 55 minutes, 18.4 seconds. Italian Dorando Pietri is the first athlete to enter the stadium, but collapses several times before being disqualified when officials help him across the line.

1931 — Paavo Nurmi sets the world record at 2 miles in a meet at Helsinki, Finland, with a time of 8:59.6.

1960 — Jay Hebert beats Jim Ferrier by one stroke to win the PGA golf tournament.

1967 — Don January wins a playoff by two strokes over Don Massengale to win the PGA championship.

1970 — The International Lawn Tennis Association institutes the nine-point tiebreaker rule.

1976 — John Naber of the United States becomes the first swimmer to break the 2-minute barrier in the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympics in Montreal.

1976 — Mac Wilkins of the United States sets an Olympic record in the discus with a toss of 224 feet in Montreal.

1977 — Hollis Stacy wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship by two strokes over Nancy Lopez.

1979 — Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR.

1998 — Tour de France riders, angered by the drug scandal that has dominated the event, protest by delaying the start of racing for two hours. Armin Meier, a member of the Festina team who was kicked off the tour the previous week, admits to a French radio station that he used a banned drug.

2005 — Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France. All of the titles are stripped in 2012 for doping.

2008 — Nancy Lieberman makes a one-game appearance for the Detroit Shock after the 50-year-old Hall-of-Famer signed a seven-day contract earlier in the day. Lieberman, finishes with two assists and two turnovers, surpassing her own record as the oldest player in WNBA history. Lieberman held the record playing at age 39 in 1997 while playing for the Phoenix Mercury.

2009 — Ron Hornaday Jr. holds off a late challenge from Mike Skinner to win the AAA Insurance 200, making him the first driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to win four consecutive races.

2010 — Fourteen-year-old Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y., beats Justin Thomas of Goshen, Ky., 4 and 2 to become the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur champion. Liu, who turns 15 next month, is more than six months younger than Tiger Woods when he won the first of his three consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur titles in 1991.

2011 — Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in cycling’s greatest race.

2014 — Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice receives a two-game suspension from the NFL following his offseason arrest for domestic violence. The six-year veteran was arrested following a Feb. 15 altercation in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with then-fiancee Janay Palmer.

2016 — Chris Froome celebrates his third Tour de France title in four years. The British rider finishes safely at the back of the main pack during the final stage, arm-in-arm with his teammates during the mostly ceremonial final stage ending on the Champs-Elysees. Froome, who also won the Tour in 2013 and 2015, becomes the first rider to defend the title since Miguel Indurain won the last of his five straight in 1995. Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven consecutive titles for doping.

2019 — 19-year-old Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak breaks Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old 200m butterfly record in a time of 1:50.73, 0.78s faster than Phelps.

2020 — The Toronto Blue Jays name Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y. as their temporary home field for the season.

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July 25

1902 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons in the eighth round to retain the world heavyweight title.

1941 — Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6.

1956 — Swaps sets an American record in a 1 5/8-mile race at Hollywood Park. Swaps runs the course in 2:38 1-5.

1956 — Jack Burke Jr. defeats Ted Kroll 3 and 2 in the final round to win the PGA championship.

1976 — In Montreal, Edwin Moses of the United States sets an Olympic record in the 400 hurdles with a time of 47.63.

1982 — Janet Anderson wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title, her first tournament victory.

1999 — 86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins 1st of 7 consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for drug cheating.

2004 — Copa América Final, Estadio Nacional, Lima: Brazil beats Argentina, 4-2 on penalties; 2-2 after extra time.

2007 — Michael Rasmussen, the leader of the Tour de France, is removed from the race by his Rabobank team after winning the 16th stage. Rasmussen is sent home for violating (the team’s) internal rules. The Danish cyclist missed random drug tests May 8 and June 28, saying he was in Mexico.

2010 — Alberto Contador wins the Tour de France for the third time in four years. Contador holds off a next-to-last day challenge from Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, his runner-up for a second consecutive year.

2010 — Jamie McMurray’s victory in the Brickyard 400 gives owner Chip Ganassi the first team triple crown in American auto racing: winning the Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. McMurray won the season-opening Daytona 500 in February, and Ganassi IndyCar series driver Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500 in May.

2011 — The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps vote unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to the end the 4½-month lockout. The final pact is for 10 years, without an opt-out clause.

2011 — Taylor Hoagland hits a two-run home run, Valerie Arioto and Megan Langenfeld have RBI singles and the United States beats rival Japan 6-4 to win its fifth straight World Cup of Softball championship.

2012 — Triple jumper Voula Papachristou is kicked off Greece’s Olympic team by the Hellenic Olympic Committee for her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right political party.

2015 — Maya Moore scores a record 30 points to lead the West to a 117-112 victory over the East in the WNBA All-Star Game. The league’s reigning MVP scores eight straight points in the final 2 minutes to turn a one-point deficit into a 113-106 advantage.

2021 — USA’s men’s basketball lose to France 83-76 ending their 25-game Olympic winning streak.

TV SPORTS TUESDAY

MLB REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Cardinals at Pirates	6:40pm	Bally Sports Midwest ATTSN-PIT
Orioles at Marlins	6:40pm	MASN Bally Sports Florida
Tigers at Guardians	6:40pm	Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Detroit
Padres at Nationals	6:45pm	Padres.TV MASN2
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Diamondbacks at Royals	8:10pm	YurView Bally Sports Kansas City
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Angels at Mariners	9:40pm	ROOT Bally Sports West
Astros at Athletics	9:40pm	ESPN+ NBC Sports California SCHN
Giants at Dodgers	10:10pm	MLBN SNLA NBC Sports Bay
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Argentina Primera División: Deportivo Riestra vs Argentinos Juniors	2:00pm	Paramount+
Scottish League Cup: Aberdeen vs Airdrieonians	2:45pm	Paramount+
Colombia Primera A: Patriotas Boyacá vs Fortaleza CEIF	5:00pm	VIX
Argentina Primera División: Gimnasia La Plata vs San Lorenzo	5:45pm	Paramount+
Argentina Primera División: Newell’s Old Boys vs Independiente Rivadavia	5:45pm	Paramount+
Colombia Primera A: La Equidad vs Jaguares de Córdoba	7:10pm	VIX
Friendly: Manchester City vs Celtic	7:30pm	ESPN2 ESPN+ Fubo
Argentina Primera División: Independiente vs Barracas Central	8:00pm	Paramount+
Colombia Primera A: Deportes Tolima vs Deportivo Pasto	9:20pm	VIX
CONCACAF U20 Championship: Cuba U20 vs USA U20	10:00pm	FS2 Fubo
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Atlanta-ATP, Kitzbuhel-ATP, Umag-ATP, Iasi-WTA & Prague-WTA Early Rounds	4:00am	TENNIS
Atlanta-ATP, Kitzbuhel-ATP, Umag-ATP, Iasi-WTA & Prague-WTA Early Rounds	12:00pm	TENNIS