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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
TAMPA BAY 2 CINCINNATI 1
BALTIMORE 8 SAN DIEGO 6
CLEVELAND 4 PHILADELPHIA 3
TORONTO 7 TEXAS 3
ATLANTA 9 NY METS 2
MINNESOTA 5 DETROIT 0
CHICAGO CUBS 7 KANSAS CITY 3
LA DODGERS 6 HOUSTON 2
SEATTLE 6 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3
MILWAUKEE 6 MIAMI 2
ST. LOUIS 4 WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 5 COLORADO 4
LA ANGELS 8 OAKLAND 6
PITTSBURGH 6 ARIZONA 5 (10)
NY YANKEES 8 BOSTON 2
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 9 IOWA 8
DAYTON 8 FT. WAYNE 6
PEORIA 6 SOUTH BEND 5
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SATURDAY, AUG. 24 IN WEEK ZERO:
AER LINGUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC: FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH (IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. ET | ESPN
MCNEESE AT TARLETON STATE | 2:30 P.M. ET| ESPN2
MONTANA STATE AT NEW MEXICO | 4 P.M. ET | FS1
FCS KICKOFF: NORTH ALABAMA VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (CRAMTON BOWL IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) | 7 P.M. ET | ESPN
MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE: NORFOLK STATE VS. FLORIDA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
SMU AT NEVADA | 8 P.M. ET |CBS SPORTS NETWORK
DELAWARE STATE AT HAWAII
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
NORTH CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. ET | FOX
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO | 8 P.M. ET | ESPN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 10 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
TCU AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. ET | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
AFLAC KICKOFF GAME: CLEMSON VS. GEORGIA (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 12 P.M. ET | ABC
PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | FOX
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 2 P.M. ET | ESPN+
MIAMI (FL) AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. ET | ABC
NOTRE DAME AT TEXAS A&M | 7:30 P.M. ET | ABC
GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. ET | ACC NETWORK
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX
SUNDAY, SEPT. 1
ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. ALABAMA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA) | 3 P.M. ET | ESPN
VEGAS KICKOFF CLASSIC: LSU VS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) | 7:30 P.M. ON ABC
MONDAY, SEPT. 2
BOSTON COLLEGE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. ET | ESPN
NFL PRE-SEASON
2024 NFL HALL OF FAME GAME:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1:
HOUSTON TEXANS VS CHICAGO BEARS, 8:00 PM
WEEK ONE:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8:
CAROLINA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00 PM
DETROIT AT N.Y. GIANTS, 7:00 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9:
ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00 PM
HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA AT BALTIMORE, 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10:
WASHINGTON AT N.Y. JETS, 12:00 PM
CHICAGO AT BUFFALO, 1:00 PM
LAS VEGAS AT MINNESOTA, 4:00 PM
GREEN BAY AT CLEVELAND, 4:25 PM
TAMPA BAY AT CINCINNATI, 7:00 PM
KANSAS CITY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO AT TENNESSEE, 7:00 PM
SEATTLE AT L.A. CHARGERS, 7:05 PM
NEW ORLEANS AT ARIZONA, 8:00 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11:
DENVER AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00 PM
DALLAS AT L.A. RAMS, 4:30 PM
WEEK TWO:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15:
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17:
ATLANTA AT BALTIMORE, 12:00 PM
CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO, 1:00 PM
N.Y. GIANTS AT HOUSTON, 1:00 PM
DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY 4:00 PM
MINNESOTA AT CLEVELAND, 4:25 PM
N.Y. JETS AT CAROLINA, 7:00 PM
ARIZONA AT INDIANAPOLIS, 7:00 PM
WASHINGTON AT MIAMI, 7:00 PM
BUFFALO AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00 PM
SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE, 7:00 PM
L.A. RAMS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 7:05 PM
TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30 PM
DALLAS AT LAS VEGAS, 10:00 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18:
GREEN BAY AT DENVER, 8:00 PM
NEW ORLEANS AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:00 PM
WEEK THREE:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22:
INDIANAPOLIS AT CINCINNATI, 8:00 PM
CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY, 8:20 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23:
JACKSONVILLE AT ATLANTA, 7:00 PM
MIAMI AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30 PM
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 10:00 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24:
CAROLINA AT BUFFALO, 1:00 PM
PITTSBURGH AT DETROIT, 1:00 PM
BALTIMORE AT GREEN BAY, 1:00 PM
L.A. RAMS AT HOUSTON, 1:00 PM
MINNESOTA AT PHILADELPHIA, 1:00 PM
L.A. CHARGERS AT DALLAS, 4:00 PM
N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30 PM
CLEVELAND AT SEATTLE, 10:00 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25:
TENNESSEE AT NEW ORLEANS, 2:00 PM
ARIZONA AT DENVER, 4:30 PM
NEW ENGLAND AT WASHINGTON (NBC), 8:00 PM
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
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OLYMPIC NEWS
DURANT PROVIDES SPARK IN RETURN TO LEAD U.S. PAST SERBIA
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his first Olympic game in 12 years.
It all went away quickly.
James and Kevin Durant — the two most-experienced Olympians on this American team — opened the Paris Games and a U.S. bid for a fifth consecutive gold medal with a near-perfect show. Durant made his first eight shots and scored 23 points, James added 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and the U.S. rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia in the Olympic opener for both teams on Sunday.
“That’s the best game we’ve played so far,” James said after the Americans improved to 6-0 this summer, 1-0 in the tournament that matters.
James and Durant were a combined 18 for 22 from the field — 8 of 9 for Durant, 9 of 13 for James — as the U.S. had no trouble with the reigning World Cup silver medalists from last summer in the Philippines. Jrue Holiday scored 15, Devin Booker had 12 and Anthony Edwards and Stephen Curry each added 11 for the U.S.
“Whatever it takes,” James said. “It’s going to be somebody different every day. And we have that type of firepower.”
The U.S. improved to 144-6 overall in Olympic play, 56-0 when scoring more than 100 points. The Americans won without Jayson Tatum of the NBA champion Boston Celtics — someone who just agreed to the richest contract in NBA history — in the rotation, which even U.S. coach Steve Kerr thought was crazy when he decided to do it.
“I went with the combinations that I felt like would make sense,” Kerr said. “I talked to him and he’s incredibly professional. And that’s tonight. It doesn’t mean it’s going to stay that way the rest of the tournament. He’ll make his mark. Our guys know this: The key to this whole thing is to put all the NBA stuff in the rear-view mirror and just win six games. Jayson’s the ultimate pro, a champion, he handled it well and he’ll be ready for the next one.”
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic scored 20 points for Serbia, while Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 14. Serbia got outscored 54-27 from the 3-point line — a big liability for the Americans in the warmup games before this tournament, but a strength on Sunday — and let the U.S. shoot 62% while getting held to 42% from the floor.
With Jokic on the floor in his 31 minutes, the teams were even. In the nine minutes when Jokic wasn’t on the floor, the U.S. outscored Serbia by 26 points. The final margin: 26 points.
“They got the best player in the world,” Edwards said.
Both teams return to action on Wednesday, with the U.S. taking on upstart South Sudan — a rematch of a 101-100 escape win for the Americans in an exhibition in London earlier this month — and Serbia meeting Puerto Rico in what could essentially be an elimination game for both teams.
It was Serbia 10, U.S. 2 early. It was U.S. 108, Serbia 74 the rest of the way.
“We knew they were going to come out and play hard,” Booker said. “They did the same thing when we were in Abu Dhabi. They have a lot of talented guys over there. We didn’t underestimate them.”
Before the tournament started, Serbia coach Svetislav Pesic — who coached against the 1992 Olympic “Dream Team” from the U.S. — said this version of the American squad was even better than that first NBA-star-filled bunch that took the world by storm at the Barcelona Games. And when told of that comment a couple of weeks back, Kerr laughed it off.
“When Chuck Daly coached the Dream Team, he never called timeout,” Kerr said.
It took all of 2 minutes, 41 seconds of these Olympics for Kerr to call one. Serbia jumped out to that eight-point lead, putting the Americans into a quick hole. Kerr subbed Joel Embiid out for Anthony Davis after that first stoppage and things changed in a hurry; a three-point play by James midway through the first gave the U.S. its first lead and a lob from James to Edwards put the Americans up 25-20 after one.
By then, the Durant show was underway.
He finished his 8-for-8 first-half showing with a fadeaway, falling to the court, that beat the halftime buzzer for a 58-49 lead. And the lead steadily grew from there: Edwards shook free of Serbia’s Nikola Jovic for a nifty baseline score to make it 84-65 after three, a play so good that Curry was dancing in delight and mimicking using a video-game controller on the sideline.
“Very, very important to get off to a good start in this tournament because every game is so big,” Curry said after his Olympic debut. “You only have six of them if you want to get to the gold and obviously, Serbia is a great team. They run an intricate offense and a very physical defense. KD was unbelievable in the first half and gave us a huge boost, and our defense in the second half opened the game up.”
USWNT PUMMEL GERMANY 4-1 TO CLINCH BERTH IN OLYMPIC QUARTERS
PARIS — The U.S. women’s national team carried on their good form in Group B at the Paris Olympics and secured an emphatic 4-1 win over Germany on Sunday in Marseille, thanks to a first-half brace from Sophia Smith and goals from Mallory Swanson and Lynn Williams.
The four-time Olympic gold medalists clinched a berth in the quarterfinals and are all but assured to win Group B even if they close with a loss thanks to their plus-6 goal differential through two matches.
Smith gave Emma Hayes’ side an early lead with a simple finish in the 10th minute, before Giulia Gwinn equalized for Germany, the 2016 Olympic champions.
Swanson, who scored a quick-fire double in the win over Zambia, made it 2-1, while Smith’s deflected goal before halftime and Williams’ late effort sealed the rout.
The U.S. will meet Australia on Wednesday in Marseille to conclude the group stage.
Elsewhere on the second match day of the tournament, reigning champions Canada got a lifeline following a last-gasp 2-1 win over hosts France.
Canada’s quest to defend their 2021 gold medal was marred following a drone spying scandal that led to a one-year ban of coach Bev Priestman and a six-point deduction by world governing body FIFA from the Olympic tournament.
The top two teams in each of the three groups advance, along with the two best third-place sides, leaving Canada, now led by assistant coach Andy Spence, needing maximum points in their remaining Group A match on top of a favorable goal difference.
The slim Canadian hopes seemed to be dashed after France’s Marie-Antoinette Katoto struck in the 42nd minute following a neat passing move.
But captain Jessie Fleming equalized 13 minutes after the break. The match looked to be heading for a draw before Vanessa Gilles seized on a rebound from the goalkeeper in the 12th minute of stoppage time to fire home.
Canada will face Colombia in their final group match on Wednesday.
Earlier, world champions Spain secured a spot in the next round with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in Nantes, courtesy of Alexia Putellas’ late winner.
The world champions had to wait until the closing stages in their Group C clash to break the Nigerian wall with a wonder free-kick from former Ballon d’Or winner Putellas.
Also in Group C, Brazil missed the chance to progress after a late 2-1 loss to Japan at Parc des Princes.
Brazil was leading after the break with Jheniffer’s low shot in the 56th minute after a play created by six-time Olympian Marta, who left the pitch to a standing ovation in the 84th minute.
Japan claimed victory with two stoppage-time efforts: Saki Kumagai from the penalty spot and substitute Momoko Tanikawa from long range after a misplaced pass by Rafaelle.
Australia and Colombia boosted their chances of making it to the next round with their first wins in the competition.
In a goal-fest in Nice, the Matildas rallied from two goals down to clinch a stunning 6-5 win over Zambia in Group B, with Australian Steph Catley and Zambia’s Racheal Kundananji scoring doubles, while Barbra Banda netted a hat trick, the third to her name for an Olympic record.
Colombia edged Group A rivals New Zealand 2-0 in Lyon thanks to Marcela Restrepo’s volley and a fine goal from Leicy Santos.
BILES SHAKES OFF CALF INJURY TO DOMINATE GYMNASTICS QUALIFYING
PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu.
Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side. A look of concern on both their faces.
Three years ago in Tokyo, the scene ended with Biles removing herself from multiple finals to protect her safety — prompting an international discussion about mental health.
Yet Biles is determined to write a different ending to the story in Paris. The 27-year-old American star wasn’t dealing with any sort of block or trauma but something far more common to gymnasts, particularly ones who have been doing this for two decades.
Just like in Tokyo, Biles and Faustin briefly disappeared. Unlike Tokyo, Biles returned not in a sweatsuit but with her left leg heavily taped after tweaking her calf during her warm-up on floor exercise. She spent the rest of the afternoon walking around with a noticeable limp everywhere except the competition floor.
The woman who has been saying over and over and over this isn’t 2021 went out and proved it on Sunday inside star-studded Bercy Arena, shaking off what U.S. coach Cecile Landi described as a minor calf issue to post the top score in the all-around and put whatever lingering ghosts there may be from Tokyo in the rearview mirror.
Biles finished at 59.566, well clear of reigning Olympic champion and teammate Sunisa Lee, saluting the crowd after her dismount on uneven bars, her final event. She hopped off the podium, danced with good friend Jordan Chiles, and has no plans to stop her quest for gold in Tuesday’s team final and Thursday’s individual all-around.
“It was pretty amazing, 59.5,” Landi said. “Not perfect so she can improve even (but) … just good.”
Landi said the issue popped up a couple of weeks ago and described it as minor. There was no discussion of Biles pulling out.
Instead, Landi and her husband Laurent — who have long served as Biles’ coach in Texas — encouraged her to take a breath and keep going as Laurent applied heavy doses of tape to her leg.
“We told her to remind herself like she’s capable of doing it,” Landi said. “She knows she’s got it and it’s OK and then she did. So, really excited for her.”
The issue hardly slowed her down. Biles posted the highest score on floor and vault — both after the injury — as she tries to add to her career total of seven Olympic medals.
The only event final Biles is likely to miss is uneven bars, where she opted not to attempt a unique skill she submitted to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. She can still opt to do it during the team final, opening the door for it to be entered into the sport’s Code of Points with her name attached.
Yet that appeared to be far from Biles’ mind when he finished up her bars set. Instead, there was a mixture of relief and the urge to soak in the moment following her dismount at what could be the final competition of her unparalleled career.
The same could be said of her teammates after the heavily favored Americans finished at 172.296, more than five points clear of Italy (166.861) through two of five subdivisions as they search for what they’re calling “redemption” following a runner-up finish to Russia three years ago.
“They’re happy and relieved,” Landi said. “Day one, now moving on to team finals, all-around finals, a couple event finals hopefully.”
Landi said Biles’ leg was feeling better as she moved through the events and expects her to be available going forward.
The reality is the Americans — especially with Russia out of the mix due to the war in Ukraine — don’t need to rely on her as much as they have in previous Games.
Biles, Lee and Chiles went 1-2-3 in the all-around during early qualifying, though Chiles will miss the all-around final due to rules that limit countries to entering two athletes per competition.
There’s a chance Chiles will make the floor exercise final should she finish in the top eight. Lee is practically a lock for the beam and bars finals, with 2020 floor exercise champion Jade Carey in a good position to join Biles in the vault final.
That is, of course, if Biles is healthy.
The injury added a dash of drama to an event that’s become a must-see for athletes and celebrities alike.
The stands were buzzing and filled with stars. Tom Cruise posed for selfies while waiting for Biles to emerge. Snoop Dogg had front-row seats, and Ariana Grande, Jessica Chastain, John Legend, and Anna Wintour were also on hand.
Biles arrived in Paris as the face of the U.S. Olympic movement and maybe the Olympics themselves. The buzz around her return to the Games has been palpable, with NBC leaning heavily into her star power by splashing Biles’ face on countless promotions in the lead-up to Paris.
Her gravitational pull is real. Athletes across the Olympic spectrum have said they want to make it a point to catch the most decorated gymnast of all time put on a show that is uniquely hers. Among them: LeBron James and the U.S. men’s basketball team, which was busy Sunday with Olympic qualifying.
James and company may have a chance to catch Biles later this week, provided her calf cooperates, hardly a given in a sport where the injury rate is nearly 100%.
Biles has spent the last 11 years largely avoiding the kind of physical setbacks that have ended the Olympic journeys of so many others.
Not for Biles — not yet anyway — as her chance at a golden send-off remains very much in the offing even if she is now forced to take it one ginger step at a time.
RAFAEL NADAL WINS, SETS UP OLYMPICS SHOWDOWN WITH NOVAK DJOKOVIC
PARIS — Spain’s Rafael Nadal made a triumphant return to the city on Sunday to blast his way into the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament and set up a blockbuster clash with nemesis Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
That the Nadal-Djokovic clash will not determine gold was the only slip in the Olympic script as the Spaniard found a second wind on the big stage at Roland Garros, where he built his legend, to beat Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
As Nadal fired a forehand winner on his third match point, the crowd roared and stood as one to hail the Spaniard, who has thrilled them for two decades. The 38-year-old has won 14 French Open titles on the clay courts at Roland Garros.
For sure there have been better performances from Nadal on this court, but few more warmly welcomed.
In the women’s draw, Chinese sixth seed Qinwen Zheng shut out 2012 French Open runner-up Sara Errani of Italy 6-0 6-0 to advance.
Greece’s Maria Sakkari also wasted no time dispatching Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, winning 6-0, 6-1.
But the day belonged to Nadal, as the 2008 Olympic champion kept alive dreams of a golden sunset to his glorious career.
Such was the atmosphere in Nadal’s professional backyard, it seemed not beyond the realms of possibility that even members of Fucsovics’ household may have been rooting for the Spaniard.
The years have not diminished Parisians’ love for the man who first stormed the French capital 19 years ago, before maintaining an unprecedented stranglehold on Court Phillippe Chatrier for the better part of two decades.
Nearly two-thirds of his 22 Grand Slam titles came at Roland Garros during that period as Nadal established himself as the undisputed king of clay.
The long hair is long gone but the slingshot forehand is as potent as ever, and the Spaniard wielded it with terrifying efficiency to wrap up the first set before Fucsovics could really settle.
It was bad enough that the Hungarian was fighting a man who had won 112 of his previous 116 matches at Roland Garros, but he was also fighting a nostalgic center-court crowd and, seemingly, destiny.
Some brutal baseline bashing saw Fucsovics haul himself back into the contest as Nadal’s range faltered, but the Spaniard broke in the fifth game of the third and final set, before sprinting to the finish.
Earlier, ninth seed Barbora Krejcikova recovered from a slow start to grind her way past Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3).
“It feels great because I didn’t really play well here (before today),” said the Czech, who had not won a singles match at Roland Garros since winning the French Open in 2021.
Men’s sixth seed Casper Ruud swept aside Japan’s Daniel Taro 7-5, 6-1 while another Japanese man, Kei Nishikori, was ousted by Britain’s up-and-coming Jack Draper 6-1, 6-4.
“You’re playing for something more than just yourself here,” Ruud, of Norway, said.
FRANCE INVESTIGATING DEATH THREATS TO ISRAELI OLYMPIANS
PARIS — French police have opened an investigation into death threats received by three Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Sunday.
Anti-cybercrime officers also are investigating the release of athletes’ data on social networks on Friday and seeking to have it removed, prosecutors said in a statement.
In a statement Thursday, Israel’s National Cyber Directorate said that after an investigation it had concluded that Iranian hackers were creating social media channels to publish personal information about members of the Israeli delegation and send them threatening messages.
On the same day, Israel’s foreign minister warned his French counterpart of a potential Iranian-backed plot to target Israeli athletes and tourists during the Paris Olympic Games.
The Iranian mission to the United Nations said in a statement on Thursday: “Terrorist acts have no place in the principles of resistance groups; lies and deceit cannot switch the roles of the plaintiff and the accused.”
Israeli athletes at the Games are being escorted to and from events by elite tactical units and given 24-hour protection throughout the Olympics, officials said. Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, is helping with security.
Israel has 88 athletes in Paris.
“Total support for the measures that are being taken by the French authorities,” an Israeli diplomatic source said. “This sends an important message to individuals and organizations attempting to threaten athletes,” the source added.
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: BAILEY OBER, TWINS HOLD TIGERS TO 1 HIT
Bailey Ober held Detroit to one hit over eight innings as the visiting Minnesota Twins downed the Tigers 5-0 on Sunday afternoon.
Ober (10-5) walked two and struck out 11 in his seventh consecutive quality start. Caleb Thielbar pitched around a walk in the ninth to complete the shutout.
Willi Castro had three hits and two runs for Minnesota, and Manuel Margot supplied three hits and one run. Matt Wallner added two hits and an RBI as the Twins took two games in a three-game series.
Detroit opener Alex Faedo (5-2) surrendered one run on two hits in his only inning. Matt Vierling’s single to lead off the fourth was the Tigers’ lone hit.
Brewers 6, Marlins 2
Jake Bauers went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Brice Turang was 2-for-4 while shining defensively to help host Milwaukee avoid a three-game sweep with a win against Miami.
Brewers starting pitcher Tobias Myers allowed one run on three hits and one walk while striking out five in four innings. Reliever Jakob Junis (4-0) threw two scoreless innings to remain unbeaten.
Xavier Edwards hit for the cycle, the second in Miami franchise history, and scored both of the Marlins’ runs. Miami starter Kyle Tyler (0-2) gave up four runs on seven hits in four innings.
Pirates 6, Diamondbacks 5 (10 innings)
Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run 10th inning and Pittsburgh held on to defeat Arizona in Phoenix.
Oneil Cruz homered for the second straight game and scored two runs for Pittsburgh, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Aroldis Chapman (3-4) picked up the win with a hitless inning of relief.
Eugenio Suarez hit a home run and drove in three runs for the Diamondbacks. Reliever Justin Martinez (4-2) suffered the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on one hit and two walks in one-third of an inning.
Mariners 6, White Sox 3
Cal Raleigh homered and knocked in three runs as Seattle completed a three-game series sweep and sent host Chicago to its 14th straight loss.
Raleigh, Victor Robles and new acquisition Randy Arozarena each tallied two of the Mariners’ eight hits, while Leo Rivas notched his first career RBI. Bryce Miller (8-7) picked up the win after allowing three runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer for the White Sox, who also lost 14 straight from May 22-June 6.
Rays 2, Reds 1
Tampa Bay scored two runs on one hit and three walks in the eighth inning to rally past Cincinnati in the rubber match of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays pulled even in the eighth when Jose Caballero scored from third on a wild pitch from Reds reliever Fernando Cruz (3-8). Lucas Sims entered the game with the bases loaded and walked Richie Palacios to force in the go-ahead run.
Tampa Bay’s Garrett Cleavinger (7-2) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the win. Cincinnati starter Hunter Greene took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, while Elly De La Cruz had three hits and stole four bases for the Reds.
Orioles 8, Padres 6
Cedric Mullins capped a six-run third inning with a two-run double and Ryan Mountcastle drove in four runs as Baltimore avoided a three-game sweep by defeating visiting San Diego.
Mountcastle and Ryan O’Hearn each had two hits for the Orioles, who led 6-0 before the Padres pulled within 6-5 on Xander Bogaerts’ two-run homer in the sixth. Cionel Perez (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh inning for Baltimore, and Mountcastle added his second two-run single of the game in the eighth to make it 8-5.
San Diego starter Randy Vasquez (3-6) was charged with six runs over two-plus innings as the Padres had their season-high seven-game winning streak come to an end.
Guardians 4, Phillies 3
Steven Kwan hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning to help visiting Cleveland beat Philadelphia in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Jhonkensy Noel had three hits, including a three-run home run, as the Guardians won for the fourth time in six games. Left-hander Joey Cantillo, 24, allowed three runs over four innings in his major league debut for Cleveland. Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his 33rd save of the season.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in all three runs for the Phillies, who have lost three of their past four. Philadelphia starter Kolby Allard allowed three runs across four innings in his team debut after being recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.
Blue Jays 7, Rangers 3
Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer and host Toronto took advantage of a depleted Texas pitching staff for a four-run victory.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a solo homer and two RBIs to extend his hitting streak to nine games for the Blue Jays, who swept a three-game series to complete a 5-4 homestand.
Josh Smith hit a two-run homer and Corey Seager added three hits for Texas.
Braves 9, Mets 2
Matt Olson opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the fourth inning for visiting Atlanta, which salvaged a split of a four-game series by beating New York.
Orlando Arcia, Austin Riley and Ramon Laureano also homered for the Braves, who outscored the Mets 13-2 in winning the final two games of the series. Atlanta leads New York by 1 1/2 games in the race for the top wild-card spot in the National League.
Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer in the eighth to snap a 20-inning scoreless streak for the Mets, who lost back-to-back games for the first time since July 14 and 19.
Dodgers 6, Astros 2
James Outman, Gavin Lux and Teoscar Hernandez homered in support of rookie River Ryan, who excelled in his second career start as visiting Los Angeles prevailed in the finale of a three-game series with Houston.
The Dodgers snapped a four-game road losing streak by blending a second consecutive strong start from Ryan (1-0) with an impressive power display initiated in the middle innings. Ryan was charged with one run on two hits and three walks to go along with eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Like Ryan, Astros rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti (4-9) carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning, but Outman ended that bid with his fourth home run of the year. Arrighetti allowed three runs on four hits over six innings and remained winless over his past five starts.
Cubs 7, Royals 3
David Bote and Pete Crow-Armstrong delivered two-out RBI hits as Chicago rallied past host Kansas City.
Crow-Armstrong had three hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning that put the Cubs ahead 4-3 after Bote tied the game with a run-scoring double. Javier Assad (5-3) matched a season high by pitching six innings, allowing three runs on five hits to collect his first win since May 15.
The Royals’ final hit was Freddy Fermin’s one-out solo home run in the fourth that put Kansas City up 3-2. Royals starter Cole Ragans (7-7) allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings as Kansas City lost for the fourth time in five games.
Cardinals 4, Nationals 3
Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to lift St. Louis over visiting Washington.
Goldschmidt led off the inning and drilled a 2-2 sinker from Dylan Floro (3-3) over the wall in left. Willson Contreras also hit a home run for the Cardinals, who snapped a three-game losing streak. St. Louis starting pitcher Miles Mikolas allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings.
Lane Thomas had two doubles and an RBI for the Nationals, who lost for the fourth time in six games.
Giants 5, Rockies 4
Casey Schmitt homered, Matt Chapman added a key two-run single and San Francisco completed a four-game sweep of visiting Colorado.
Jorge Soler had three hits and Derek Hill scored twice after a triple and a single for the Giants, who went 7-0 against the Rockies at home this season. Schmitt’s home run on the 10th pitch of the game gave the Giants a lead they never relinquished.
The Rockies cut their deficit to 5-3 in the seventh on Michael Toglia’s 18th homer of 2024. Colorado closed within 5-4 in the ninth on Jacob Stallings’ RBI groundout, which moved Jake Cave to second base with one out. Camilo Doval stranded Cave and secured his 20th save by striking out Sam Hilliard and getting Ezequiel Tovar to ground out to shortstop.
Angels 8, Athletics 6
Taylor Ward’s grand slam in the fourth inning capped Los Angeles’ rally from a six-run deficit, helping the Angels avoid a four-game sweep against Oakland in Anaheim, Calif.
Ward’s grand slam put Los Angeles ahead 7-6 and chased A’s starter Osvaldo Bido (2-2) from the game after he surrendered seven runs on six hits and four walks over 3 2/3 innings. Nolan Schanuel reached base five times with two singles, two walks and a hit by pitch with the bases loaded that padded the Angels’ lead.
Brent Rooker hit a three-run double during Oakland’s six-run third inning. Abraham Toro and Kyle McCann each added an RBI in the third for the A’s, who won the series’ first three games by a combined four runs.
Yankees 8, Red Sox 2
Alex Verdugo and Austin Wells each had two hits while Gleyber Torres drove in two runs as New York beat host Boston to take the rubber match of a three-game series.
The Yankees jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning for the second consecutive night and never looked back, with New York starter Carlos Rodon (11-7) allowing two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. started in center field in his Yankees debut, going 1-for-5 with a run and his 23rd stolen base of the season. Boston’s Rafael Devers and Danny Jansen (in his Red Sox debut) had two hits apiece. Losing pitcher Tanner Houck (8-7) lasted six innings, yielding four runs (three earned) on five hits.
RAYS TRADE PAREDES TO CUBS FOR MOREL, 2 PROSPECTS
The Tampa Bay Rays traded All-Star third baseman Isaac Paredes to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for third baseman Christopher Morel, right-handed reliever Hunter Bigge, and right-handed pitching prospect Ty Johnson, the teams announced.
“As we have stated, our goal is to add players that will help us not just this season, but into the future,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said in a statement. “In the last two days, we feel we have worked toward that by trading for those types of controllable players. Acquiring Paredes adds a proven bat to our lineup immediately and for years to come.”
Paredes, who played all nine innings of the Rays’ 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds earlier Sunday, is hitting .245/.357/.435 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs over 101 games this season. He was named to his first career All-Star team earlier in July and clubbed 31 homers during last year’s breakout campaign.
Paredes, who’s not eligible for free agency until after the 2027 season, also offers some versatility, as he can play both corner infield positions and has a bit of experience at second base.
The trade marks a return to the Cubs organization for Paredes, who was originally signed as an amateur free agent in 2015. He was dealt to Detroit in a deadline-day trade two years later and made his big-league debut with the Tigers before being dealt to the Rays in 2022.
Chicago surprisingly beat out a slew of contenders to land Paredes. The New York Yankees and Houston Astros were also reportedly chasing him ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Morel, who started Sunday’s game for the Cubs at DH, was lifted for a pinch hitter after word of the trade broke. He was then seen hugging his now former teammates in the dugout.
Morel was once a big part of the Cubs as a super-utility player but hasn’t been consistent at the plate this season. Despite hitting a Cubs-high 18 home runs, he’s put up a career-worst .199/.302/.374 slash line over 102 games and tallied minus-5 defensive runs saved at third base.
The Rays are likely hoping a change of scenery can help Morel finally unlock his full potential. Morel has started games at six different defensive positions during his three-year career. Like Paredes, he’s under team control for the foreseeable future and won’t reach arbitration until after next season.
Bigge, the Cubs’ 12th-round selection out of Harvard in 2019, made his big-league debut earlier this month and got into four games. The 26-year-old right-hander put up a 1.17 ERA and 0.68 WHIP with 20 strikeouts and six saves across 14 total outings at three minor-league levels this year.
Johnson, 22, owns a 3.54 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 81 strikeouts and one save over 18 appearances (10 starts) split between Low-A Myrtle Beach and High-A South Bend.
REPORTS: PADRES ACQUIRE RHP JASON ADAM FROM RAYS
The San Diego Padres are acquiring right-handed reliever Jason Adam from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for three prospects, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday morning.
Per reports, the Rays are receiving right-hander Dylan Lesko, outfielder Homer Bush Jr. and catcher J.D. Gonzalez. MLB.com ranked Lesko, Bush and Gonzalez as the Padres’ Nos. 3, 8 and 12 prospects, respectively.
Adam, 32, has posted a 4-2 record with four saves and a 2.49 ERA in 47 relief appearances this season. He is 16-11 with 24 saves and a 3.07 ERA in 249 career relief appearances with the Kansas City Royals (2018), Toronto Blue Jays (2019), Chicago Cubs (2020-21) and Rays.
Lesko, 20, was the 15th overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft. He is 1-9 with a 6.46 ERA in 16 games (all starts) with High-A Fort Wayne.
Bush, 22, also plays on the TinCaps. He is batting .272 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 86 games.
Gonzalez, 18, is batting .205 with 31 RBIs.
METS ADD JESSE WINKER, COMPLETE TRADE WITH NATIONALS
The New York Mets acquired outfielder Jesse Winker from the Washington Nationals to complete a trade on Sunday morning.
The Nationals received minor league right-hander Tyler Stuart in the trade.
Winker was in the lineup during Washington’s 14-3 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday when news of the reported trade surfaced. He came out of the game in the sixth inning after going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In 101 games with Washington this season, Winker hit .257 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs.
Winker, 30, has appeared in 711 career games with the Cincinnati Reds (2017-21), Seattle Mariners (2022), Milwaukee Brewers (2023) and Nationals (2024). He has compiled a batting average of .263 during those eight major league seasons, smashing 92 homers to go along with 311 RBIs.
Stuart, 24, is 3-7 with a 3.96 ERA in 17 starts for Double-A Binghamton this season. He has 90 strikeouts in 84 innings.
New York (55-49) enters Sunday holding the third and final wild-card spot in the National League, with the Arizona Diamondbacks just a half-game back. The Mets have won six of their nine games since the All-Star break.
Washington (49-56) is 6 1/2 games behind New York in the wild-card race.
–Field Level Media
NFL NEWS
PATRIOTS’ BARMORE DIAGNOSED WITH BLOOD CLOTS
New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore will be away from the team indefinitely after being diagnosed with blood clots.
“(Barmore) was appropriately treated by the doctors at Mass General Brigham, who tested, evaluated, and treated Christian,” the team said in a statement.
“While there is no current timetable for his return, we know Christian is getting tremendous care and we look forward to his full recovery.”
The Alabama product, who turned 25 years old on Sunday, signed a four-year extension worth up to $92 million earlier this offseason.
Barmore has been with the Patriots since he was selected 38th overall in the 2021 draft. The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder has accumulated 133 total tackles (18 for loss), 12.5 sacks, 32 quarterback hits, and one forced fumble in 44 career games.
COWBOYS RELEASE CB GAREON CONLEY, WHO PLANS TO RETIRE
The Dallas Cowboys released cornerback Gareon Conley on Sunday after he notified the team that he was ending his career comeback.
Conley, 29, signed with the Cowboys on June 18 after he made 25 tackles and two interceptions in seven games this year with the D.C. Defenders of the UFL.
The Raiders selected Conley in the first round (24th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. He played only two games as a rookie because of injury, then started 14 of 15 games in 2018 and made three interceptions and 37 tackles.
For his career, Conley had 94 tackles and four interceptions in 31 games (26 starts) with the Raiders (2017-19) and Houston Texans (2019), who obtained him in a midseason trade. He spent the 2020 season on the Texans’ injured reserve following ankle surgery.
He participated in three practices at the Cowboys’ training camp before telling the team he will retire.
Also on Sunday, defensive lineman Sam Williams was carted off the practice field after suffering an apparent left leg injury during a special teams drill.
The Cowboys had not provided further information as of Sunday afternoon.
A projected starter heading into camp, Williams played 15 games as a rookie in 2022 and 17 games last season, and he has totaled 48 tackles and 8.5 sacks. The Cowboys selected him in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss.
COWBOYS’ WILLIAMS OUT FOR SEASON WITH TORN ACL, MCL
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams suffered torn ligaments in his left knee while taking part in special teams drills Sunday, and will need season-ending surgery.
Williams got hurt during a blocking drill with the Cowboys not yet in pads. He was tended to by trainers for several minutes, then didn’t put any weight on his leg while being helped onto a motorized cart that took him off the field.
The 6-foot-4, 261-pound Williams was expected to have a bigger role as edge rusher this season after the defensive end Dorance Armstrong and outside linebacker Dante Fowler left the Cowboys in free agency during the offseason.
A second-round draft pick out of Mississippi in 2022, Williams played in 32 regular-season games over the past two seasons, including all 17 last year. He has 8 1/2 career sacks.
CHIEFS’ JONES MISSES PRACTICE WITH GROIN STRAIN
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones sat out training camp practice Sunday with a groin strain.
When Jones met with reporters a week ago, he joked about lobbying head coach Andy Reid for time off during training camp.
The club had a 2-hour, 15-minute practice Sunday, followed by a roughly 75-minute practice set for Monday and a day off Tuesday. Reid declined to specify how much practice time Jones could miss but stressed Jones was dealing with a legitimate issue. Jones observed practice without pads or a helmet.
“I know he was messing with you guys,” Reid said. “But he does have a (sore) groin there.”
Jones wasn’t the only Kansas City player out Sunday. Receiver Hollywood Brown and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire also missed practice because of an illness. Receiver Justin Watson missed his third practice since suffering a minor foot injury Wednesday.
Cornerback Nazeeh Johnson, who left practice early Saturday, also sat out Sunday’s workout after tweaking his right knee and hamstring. Johnson tore his right ACL last August and is making his return from that surgery.
“I think he’s gonna be fine,” Reid said. “You go through those things (returning from surgery). But he’s strong and his leg’s strong. His knee is solid and all that so he’ll be fine.”
Safety Justin Reid (quad) remains on the non-football injury list along with defensive end B.J. Thompson, who suffered a seizure and cardiac arrest last month. Left guard Joe Thuney (pectoral) remains on the physically unable to perform list along with defensive end Charles Omenihu (knee), defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi (tricep) and cornerback Jaylen Watson (shoulder).
PERKED UP: DOLPHINS COACH EXCITED FOR TUA TAGOVAILOA
Head coach Mike McDaniel is far from the strongest man in the Miami Dolphins locker room, however, his recent show of strength reportedly caught star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa off guard.
Upon hearing the news that Tagovailoa agreed to terms on a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension on Friday, the approximately 5-foot-9, 180-pound McDaniel said he hugged and lifted the 6-1, 227-pound quarterback off the ground.
“It was a cool moment to say the least,” McDaniel said Sunday morning, shortly after the team officially announced Tagovailoa’s contract extension. “I’m of unassuming stature but when I get enough adrenaline and I’m pretty excited, I can surprise some people with my leverage and my strength. And my hug surprised him because he spilled his coffee.
“… That moment wasn’t planned but it’s definitely something you remember. It’s hard not to have a lot of time pass through your mind fast. It was something cool to share.”
Tagovailoa’s contract — which includes $167.1 million guaranteed and a $42 million signing bonus — is the largest in Dolphins’ history.
With additional money comes increased expectations. McDaniel, however, said he believes Tagovailoa will be up for the challenge.
“It’s the nature of what you should expect,” McDaniel said. “Tua knows that. His teammates know that and they already have pressure and expectations for themselves. As long as you acknowledge that, and Tua has shown me throughout the entire offseason that he knows what time it is. Hopefully, he and all of his teammates can determine what the narrative is built upon by the way they play.”
Tagovailoa, 26, led the NFL with 4,264 passing yards in 2023. He started all 17 games (11-6 record), completing 69.3 percent of his passes with 29 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
A first-round pick (fifth overall) by Miami in 2020, Tagovailoa has thrown for 12,639 yards with 81 TDs and 37 picks in 53 career games (51 starts).
Tagovailoa made his NFL playoff debut last season, completing 20 of 39 passes for 199 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a 26-7 wild-card loss at Kansas City.
The Dolphins open the season at home on Sept. 8 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
BENGALS CLEAR ROOKIE ERICK ALL JR. TO PRACTICE, ADJUSTING HIS PROSPECTS FOR MAKING THE 53-MAN ROSTER
CINCINNATI – The timing wasn’t exactly what he was hoping for, but it still worked out nicely for Erick All Jr. and his family.
The rookie fourth-round pick passed his physical today, nine months after tearing his ACL, and was cleared to practice with the Cincinnati Bengals.
And as it turns out, a Sunday night practice means there is a caravan of family members without work conflicts making the 30-minute drive down I-75 to watch All’s first NFL practice.
Erick All Jr. Expecting Big Cheering Section for Return to Practice
“I just got a text from my mom,” All said before practice. “I had to get them all on the list. They’re excited. They’re coming.”
All said he’s been feeling good since April and was encouraged by his on-field work with Bengals director of rehab Nick Cosgray during OTAs.
When he reported to camp with the rest of the rookies on July 20, he was hoping he’d be cleared to practice on Day 1.
And when he wasn’t …
“I was hurt. But it’s all good now.”
When he didn’t pass his physical upon reporting, All said he was expecting a much longer journey to clearance.
And Sunday’s news caught him by surprise.
“I wasn’t expecting it all,” he said. “I was thinking I was gonna get cleared later down the road, like a month from now or something. That was just because I’m right at nine months. And nine months is usual for just a normal ACL, but I did ACL plus other stuff, too.”
So it was a thrill to find out he was going to be able to practice today.
“Oh, yeah. Heck yeah,” he said. “I was out at walk-through moving around, running. Everybody else is just walking. It’s exciting.”
The physical part of recovery is only part of the process. The mental aspect, trusting the knee will hold up when planting and cutting, can be just as taxing.
But All said he’s felt confident in the knee since he started running routes and cutting in April.
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The next step is feeling confident in his knowledge of the playbook. He’s been diving in with plenty of time on his hands. But All said he’s a hands-on type of learner, so it’s been a tough few months trying to retain everything.
“Looking at the plays and stuff, it’s different when you’re not out there running the plays,” he said. “That’s how I’ve always learned a playbook, by actually going out there and doing it. Looking at the plays and not doing it kind of felt like I was in school, which was kind of hard just remembering everything. But now that I’m actually about to be doing the reps, the night before studying-wise is going to be different for sure.”
All joins a crowded tight end room that includes fellow rookie Tanner McLachlan, a sixth-round pick, free-agent signing Mike Gesicki, and the top two returners in Drew Sample and Tanner Hudson.
There was some speculation this could be a redshirt year for him given the severity of the injury he’s rehabbing and the number of tight ends on the roster.
But getting cleared ahead of the fourth practice of training camp suggests All will have a chance to make the 53-man roster.
By practicing, it means he’s not eligible to start the season on the non-football injury list or the physically unable to perform list.
That means the Bengals will have to carry him on the initial 53-man roster or risk having him claimed on waivers after cutdown day.
5 POTENTIAL EDGE REPLACEMENTS FOLLOWING INJURY TO COWBOYS’ SAM WILLIAMS INCLUDE CARL LAWSON, SHAQ LAWSON, AND OTHERS
Things change in the NFL in the blink of an eye, and such may be the case for Dallas Cowboys EDGE Sam Williams. The third-year pass rusher was looking to take the next step in his NFL career as the Cowboys planned to give him more opportunities in 2024.
However, on Sunday afternoon, Williams suffered a non-contact knee injury, casting doubt over his short-term future. While the severity is unknown, we look at some potential replacements from our best remaining NFL free agents list whom the Cowboys may consider if Williams is going to miss time.
5 Free Agents Cowboys Could Sign Following Sam Williams’ Injury
When it comes to the Cowboys, they’re always going to look inward first. This team prides itself on drafting and developing while, for the most part, steering clear of outside free agents. If they need a replacement for Williams, their first instinct will be to look at what they have on their roster already, with the first person that comes to mind being a rookie.
Marshawn Kneeland was the Cowboys’ second-round draft pick out of Western Michigan, and the early reports out of camp are that he has looked excellent. While the team likely already had its own plans for Kneeland in 2024, if Williams’ injury is severe, that timeline and expectation may be sped up a bit.
However, Kneeland may not be able to do it alone, and for that reason among many others, the Cowboys may be forced to look outwardly for additional help. We list five potential fits for Dallas as adding an EDGE may have just become a bigger need than before.
Carl Lawson
The Cowboys need players who can attack the quarterback and are tough on the run. Carl Lawson checks both of those boxes. Lawson has tallied 27 sacks in 73 games and, according to TruMedia, has 150 pressures, 83 QB hits, and a pressure percentage of 13.1%.
Lawson is big, strong, and athletic, a lot of the same things you could say about Williams, making the replacement if necessary, a potentially smooth one. However, the one drawback for Lawson, and perhaps the reason why he is even still available at this point, is his injury history.
Lawson only played six games last season, and in 2021 he didn’t play at all. He did play all 17 games in 2022, but that is a feat he has only accomplished twice in his career. If healthy, he can be a great piece, and with the Cowboys’ backs potentially against the wall, it may be a risk worth taking.
Yannick Ngakoue
Another big-name pass rusher still on the market is Yannick Ngakoue. The veteran has a knack for getting after the passer and has done so at a high level for his entire 10-year career, where he has tallied 69 sacks during that time.
Ngakoue played 13 games for the Chicago Bears last season and finished the year with a modest four sacks, 34 pressures, and eight quarterback hits. He is also solid in run defense, finishing the season with six tackles for loss, as well as with a career-high 9.9% tackle percentage in the run game, according to TruMedia.
He is getting longer in the tooth, playing in 123 games thus far in his career, but the veteran provides depth to a position that is thin and potentially getting thinner for the Cowboys.
Charles Harris
Like the two names above him, Charles Harris is a veteran who has been in the NFL for quite some time. Harris has played in 90 regular season games in his career and has tallied 16.5 sacks during that time.
While he isn’t the biggest stat-stuffer on this list when it comes to sacks, he had a higher pressure percentage than Ngakoue in 2023 at 13%, according to TruMedia.
What makes Harris even more intriguing is his physique and ability to play the run. At 6’3″, 250 lbs., the veteran pass rusher fits the mold of DeMarcus Lawrence and Kneeland, one the Cowboys like to have on the end of the line. Big-bodied pass rushers who can play in the backfield and disrupt the run game are key for them, and Harris can help.
Marquis Haynes
The next potential addition the Cowboys could look to bring in is smaller than the previously mentioned veterans but can get after the quarterback nonetheless. Marquis Haynes has spent his entire six-year career with the Carolina Panthers and is currently on the open market looking for his next home.
Haynes has tallied 14 sacks, 72 pressures, 32 quarterback hits, and a 9% pressure rate in his career. He has been productive when on the field but has had a problem staying on it, limiting his production. He played in only seven games last season and has only played in every game in a season twice.
With free agents, especially at this point in the year, there comes a bit of risk or baggage, and while Haynes and other names listed above have had injury histories, the Cowboys may find themselves in a position where they need to make calculated decisions to better their team for the here and now.
Shaq Lawson
Much like Harris, Shaq Lawson checks the size box the Cowboys may be looking for. At 6’3″ and 267 pounds, the former Buffalo Bill is a big-bodied EDGE who can be physical at the point of attack and live in the backfield in both pass and run defense. While he is on the wrong side of 30 years old at this point, the Cowboys could use his services for at least 2024.
Lawson has tallied 26 sacks in his 109 games, 130 pressures, 67 quarterback hits, and a pass-rush pressure percentage of 10%. He may have some tread on his tires, but he is still able to be productive, especially if given the chance.
Although he only had one sack in 2023, he still tallied a 9.8% pressure percentage, 16 total pressures, and six QB hits in limited opportunities.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
FOUR-STAR TIGHT END SWITCHES COMMITMENT FROM OREGON TO TENNESSEE
Da’Saahn Brame, a four-star tight end from Kansas, announced Sunday that he has changed his commitment from Oregon to Tennessee.
The 6-foot-6, 235-pound senior is ranked No. 112 overall in the Class of 2025, the No. 5 tight end and No. 4 player in Kansas, according to the 247Sports composite.
Brame made an official visit on June 14 to head coach Josh Heupel’s program in Knoxville, Tenn., and an unofficial visit this weekend, according to reports.
He made an official visit on June 21 to Oregon, to whom he verbally committed on June 29. Other official visits were to Oklahoma, LSU and Ole Miss, according to 247Sports, as Brame weighed offers from dozens of schools.
The early signing period begins Dec. 4.
Brame caught 46 passes for 942 yards (a 20.5 average) and 13 touchdowns as a junior last season at Derby (Kansas) High School.
GOLF NEWS
JON RAHM CAPTURES FIRST VICTORY SINCE JOINING LIV TOUR
Jon Rahm won his first LIV Golf title on Sunday when teammate Tyrrell Hatton missed a 6-foot par putt on No. 18 that could have forced a playoff at LIV United Kingdom in Rocester, England.
Rahm carded a 4-under-par 67 to finish ahead by one stroke at 13-under 271 at JCB Golf and Country Club. The Spaniard recorded five birdies at Nos. 2, 6, 10, 12 and 13 before making his lone bogey with a three-putt at the par-3, 231-yard No. 17 and closing out with a par.
The captain of the victorious Legion XIII team, Rahm finished one hole ahead of England’s Hatton, who was tied at 13 under before his putt at No. 18 slid to the right of the hole.
“Well, first of all, I’ve got to give Tyrrell a lot of credit, too,” Rahm said. “He’s a fantastic player, and you never want to see it end like that. I almost wish we would have got it done in the playoff.”
Hatton settled for bogey and a 69 and finished in a three-way tie for second place at 12 under with Chile’s Joaquin Niemann (65 on Sunday) and Australia’s Cameron Smith (69).
Hatton lost two strokes with a double bogey at the par-4, 485-yard No. 6 sandwiched between two birdies. He carded five birdies in the round at Nos. 3, 5, 7, 12 and 13.
Niemann put seven birdies against one bogey, while Smith had five birdies and three bogeys.
“You know, it’s hard because I feel like I didn’t do much wrong the first six or seven holes, and I was a couple over par,” Smith said. “Really just staying in it. It goes to show what you can do from not even being in the tournament to almost winning it. Yeah, it was good to stick in there, good to hit some good shots down the stretch with some pressure on.”
Rahm, who left the PGA Tour in December when he was the No. 3 golfer in the world, had not won a tournament since the 2023 Masters.
The Spaniard started the day in fourth place after a round of 8-under 63 placed him atop the leaderboard after the first round on Friday. He plans to compete for Spain at the Paris Olympics.
Second-round leader Andy Ogletree, who was seeking his first LIV Tour title, slipped to a five-way tie for sixth place at 9 under. He carded a 3-over 74 with four birdies, one bogey and three double bogeys.
Legion XIII captured its fourth team title this season at 26 under with Rahm, Hatton, American Caleb Surratt (even) and Zimbabwe’s Kieran Vincent (1 over) contributing scores.
“… I said early on, I tried to set the tone to the team and just make it clear that the goal is to win, and I’m just glad that we’re getting it done,” Rahm said.
Smith is captain of all-Australia Ripper GC, which finished second at 23 under. Matt Jones (4 under), Lucas Herbert (5 under) and Wade Ormsby (even) figured in the scoring.
Crushers GC and Smash GC tied for third at 20 under.
JHONATTAN VEGAS BIRDIES 18TH TO WIN 3M OPEN, END DROUGHT
Jhonattan Vegas birdied the final hole to secure his first PGA Tour victory in seven years, winning the 3M Open by shooting a 1-under-par 70 in the final round Sunday at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.
The Venezuelan had an eagle putt attempt from about 96 feet, with the ball rolling slightly past the hole before he rolled in the short birdie putt.
Vegas’ 17-under 267 was good for a one-shot edge on Max Greyserman, who was bidding to be a first-time winner on tour.
Vegas, in the final group, had a long wait prior to the 18th hole and it was still slow going from there. He didn’t flinch, producing his second birdie in the last four holes.
Going to the last hole, Matt Kuchar also had a chance to end up with the trophy. His tee shot sailed off the fairway and he settled for par, finishing at 71 for 15 under for the tournament. He tied for third place with Maverick McNealy (70).
Greyserman had a bogey-free 63, including six birdies on the back nine. The last of those on the par-5 No. 18 included a second shot from amid trees off the fairway.
The 29-year-old Greyserman, a former Duke golfer, was in only his 22nd PGA Tour event and had finished in the top 10 only twice previously.
Vegas opened with a bogey on Sunday’s first hole, and that allowed Kuchar to rise into the solo lead with a birdie on No. 2.
There were no wide margins on the final day. At one point, four golfers were atop the leaderboard listed at 15 under.
Kuchar sought to halt a five-year victory drought.
Canada’s Taylor Pendrith (67), who had been the second-round leader, recovered from Saturday’s 73 and finished fifth at 14 under.
Sahith Theegala (70) also had a chance on the last hole, but after hitting his second shot into the water he ended with a bogey and finished in a three-way tie for sixth at 13 under, along with Kurt Kitayama (66) and Patrick Fishburn (70).
Along with Greyserman, the best round of the day also belonged to Cameron Champ, whose 63 allowed him to move up to a tie for 12th place at 11 under.
K.J. CHOI CAPTURES ELUSIVE MAJOR VICTORY, WINS SENIOR OPEN
K.J. Choi captured the first major of his career after securing a two-stroke victory at The Senior Open Championship on Sunday in Carnoustie, Scotland.
Choi, 54, finished with a 2-under-par 70 on the final round and ended up with a total of 10-under-par 278 at Carnoustie Golf Links. Sunday’s triumph was his first since the 2021 PURE Insurance Championship.
Choi rolled in a long putt for an eagle on the par-5 14th to highlight his day. He also had four birdies to offset four bogeys.
Choi entered the final round with a one-stroke lead over Australian Richard Green, who was bidding for his first major on the Champions Tour.
Green shot a 71 on Sunday to finish in second place at 8-under. He shot even-par on the front nine before recording four birdies against three bogeys on the back nine.
Green ended up two strokes ahead of England’s Paul Broadhurst (70 on Sunday), who won the tournament in 2016 at Carnoustie.
“A little bit tentative, leaving everything a foot and a half short,” Broadhurst said. “I had a bit of a run at it on 12 and hit it six feet by and made it coming back.
“Obviously K.J. has played really well around the back. I don’t know what happened but he went from nowhere to four clear. He’s obviously killed it somewhere around the mid part of the round. So great stuff to him. He’s played really well.”
Canadian Stephen Ames, the first-round leader, carded a 71 to reside in fourth place at 3-under, one stroke ahead of a seven-golfer contingent for fifth place.
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington, who was included in that mix, had finished second at the event in each of the past two years. He overcame a disastrous start to the final round — a triple bogey and a double bogey on the first two holes — before making a spirited rally to finish with a 72 on Sunday.
“Yeah, look, that’s what happens in this game,” Harrington said. “I knew I had to push today. I think even after that, the couple of eagle chances, I had three good eagle chances there. I could have slipped a few more putts in. But the good news for me is K.J. has run away with it, which is a nice thing. I would hate to be finishing up today and 6-under par, 7-under par was winning; it was would have been a disappointing day.”
LAUREN COUGHLIN WINS FIRST LPGA TITLE AT CPKC WOMEN’S OPEN
Lauren Coughlin made clutch swings down the stretch and won her first LPGA title in her 103rd career start, capturing the CPKC Women’s Open on Sunday in Calgary.
Coughlin made two crucial birdies in the final four holes at Earl Grey Golf Club, holing one at the par-5 15th before playing the par-3 17th to perfection to shoot a 1-under-par 71 for her final round and a 13-under 275 for the week.
She prevailed by two strokes over Japan’s Mao Saigo and by three over South Korea’s Haeran Ryu, not long after the trio shared the lead with a few holes to go.
“I think I’ve had people believe in me for a really long time,” said Coughlin, 31. “I wouldn’t be here without their push and their love. … It’s kind of indescribable, to be honest. I never really thought it would happen, but it did.”
Coughlin and Ryu were tied at 12 under at the 17th tee after Saigo bogeyed that hole in the group in front of them.
At the hockey-themed “rink hole,” a Canadian tradition featuring boisterous fans, Coughlin hit her tee shot to the front-left portion of the green. It rolled over a slope and stopped pin-high at the back hole location, leaving her a makeable birdie she was able to convert.
“It was kind of a tweener of a club,” Coughlin said. “I could really only hit 6 (iron) and I needed to take some off of it, or else it might have gone over (the green), especially considering how jacked up I was at the time. But, I mean, I hit it pretty much perfect. The putt, I thought it was almost gonna stay out to the left there, it just dove right at the last second.
Ryu, meanwhile, carded a 4 at the hole, part of a bogey-bogey-bogey finish that dropped the 54-hole leader into a tie for third with South Korea’s Jenny Shin (67).
Ryu held a three-shot lead entering the 11th hole, but she made double bogey there and went on to post a 75.
Saigo made a run with five birdies on her card, including consecutive birdies at Nos. 9-10 and 14-15, but she had to settle for a 69 and sole possession of second.
The day instead belonged to Coughlin, who was 1 over on the day through 14 holes but kept relying on pars to stay in contention.
“I felt like I hung in there all day today,” said Coughlin, who led after the first and second rounds. “I didn’t really make anything. Just played super patient and stuck with it and they eventually went in.”
Jennifer Kupcho finished alone in fifth at 8 under following a final-round 71. Rose Zhang was in the mix but settled for a 73 and a tie for sixth at 7 under with Russia’s Nataliya Guseva (69).
NHL NEWS
BLUE JACKETS SIGN F KIRILL MARCHENKO TO 3-YEAR CONTRACT
Restricted free-agent forward Kirill Marchenko signed a three-year, $11.55 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
The deal spans through the 2026-27 season.
Marchenko, 24, recorded 42 points (23 goals, 19 assists) over 78 games last season while playing on the final season of his two-year entry level deal.
“Kirill Marchenko has been an important player for the Blue Jackets during his first two NHL seasons and reaching an agreement to keep him in Columbus was important to us,” Columbus general manager Don Waddell said. “He has size, skill and the ability to score goals and will continue to be a big part of our core group moving forward.”
Marchenko has 67 points (44 goals, 23 assists) in 137 career games since being selected by the Blue Jackets in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft.
AUTO RACING NEWS
STRATEGY PAYS OFF AS GEORGE RUSSELL WINS BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
George Russell won a hotly contested Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, nipping Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with just 1.1 seconds separating the trio.
The victory at the Spa-Francorchamps track was the third for Russell on the Formula One circuit.
Russell and his team decided to take a gamble and stop just once, making a pit stop on the 10th of 44 laps while the other cars stopped twice. His aging tires held out as Russell crossed the finish line a half-second ahead of Hamilton, his fellow Brit.
Hamilton tried to chase down Russell at the end of the race, getting to within a second on the final four laps but couldn’t overtake his teammate.
“Amazing result, we definitely didn’t predict this win in our strategy meeting this morning but the car was feeling awesome,” Russell said.
“I just kept saying, ‘I think we can do the one-stop, I think we can do the one-stop’ and the strategy did a really great job,” he continued. “Also well done to Lewis because he really controlled that race and if circumstances were slightly different I’m sure he’d have got the victory. But one-two for the team was such an awesome result.”
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who won the pole position, finished fourth. Championship points leader Max Verstappen finished fifth. The Red Bull driver started 11th following an engine penalty.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
MASSIVE SIXTH INNING PROPELS INDIANS TO SERIES SWEEP IN IOWA, 9-8
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Indianapolis Indians scored all nine of their runs in the sixth inning in a 9-8 win over the Iowa Cubs on Sunday afternoon at Principal Park, completing their first six-game series sweep since Minor League Baseball transitioned to its weekly schedule in 2021.
Trailing 1-0 after five innings because of top Cubs prospect Owen Caissie’s RBI double in the fourth, the Indians (13-12, 46-52) jumped ahead of the I-Cubs (10-17, 43-59) with a nine-run top of the sixth. The inning started with a solo home run from Malcom Nuñez against Iowa starter Kyle McGowin, but the majority of the damage came against reliever Riley Martin (L, 1-3). Martin allowed a solo homer to pinch hitter Henry Davis to open his day, and Indianapolis poured on for five more runs charged to Martin before he left the game, highlighted by a three-run double to straight-away center from Andrés Alvarez. Zac Leigh came on in replacement of Martin as the second pitching change of the inning and allowed back-to-back RBI hits to Liover Peguero and Davis.
Iowa made things incredibly interesting against the Indians bullpen, with Fabián Pertuz clubbing a two-run home run in the seventh inning before things got a bit too close for comfort in the ninth. Iowa pinch hitter Moisés Ballesteros smacked a grand slam against Indy reliever Ryder Ryan, with Trayce Thompson taking him deep two hitters later. However, Brady Feigl (S, 1) came on in replacement of Ryan and recorded the final two outs of the game, locking up his first professional save since he was a Texas Rangers farmhand in 2018.
Indians starter Domingo Germán (W, 6-4) put together arguably his strongest start with Indianapolis this year, firing 5.2 innings of three-hit, one-run ball with five strikeouts and no walks. Of the 72 pitches that the former Yankee threw, 49 were for strikes.
Indianapolis’ sixth win in a row extends their season-best winning streak. It surpassed their previous high of four wins in a row, which the Indians accomplished on three separate occasions before the All-Star break. On the week, the Indians hit .335 as a team with a .412 on-base percentage and 58 runs scored, all three of the best marks in Triple-A baseball over that stretch.
The Indians travel home postgame ahead of an off day in the schedule on Monday before hosting the Tigers-affiliated Toledo Mud Hens for a six-game series at Victory Field beginning on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET. Tickets are still available for all six games on the homestand at indyindians.com/tickets.
VALPO FOOTBALL
STORYLINES APLENTY, EXCITEMENT BOUNTIFUL AS VALPO FOOTBALL PREPARES TO KICK OFF FALL CAMP
For those who play, coach or simply enjoy the sport of football, it’s a special time on the calendar.
As the summer heat prepares to give way to a chill in the air that means autumn is around the corner, the Valparaiso University football team is set to kick off fall camp as players report to campus on Tuesday, July 30 in advance of the season’s first official practice on Wednesday, July 31.
“It’s always exciting to start a new season,” head coach Landon Fox said. “The 2024 season started back in December, but now you’re adding some new pieces to start the fall and getting the opportunity to develop this team. Every team is unique to itself, so getting an opportunity to work with this team for the next four months is exciting. We’ll get the chance to build relationships over the next four months because we’re spending more time with the players, and that gives us the opportunity to impact people’s lives.”
Inside the Quarterback Room
Two things are developing inside the Valpo quarterback room, both unique in their own way – a bond and a competition.
On one hand, the question that every fan wants to know at the start of every training camp is driving the competition – who will start at quarterback in Week 1? – is as ordinary as it gets. But what makes this situation unique is that two of the candidates are both returning starters at the position. Redshirt junior Michael Appel Jr. (Springboro, Ohio / Springboro) started five games a year ago before an injury to Appel opened the door for current redshirt sophomore Rowan Keefe (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) to make five appearances and four starts.
“Going into last year, I knew I wouldn’t get my chance Week 1 or Week 2, but I knew my chance would come,” Keefe said. “I had to stay prepared like I was the starter each week, so when my time did come, I was ready. I didn’t feel like I was playing catch up. When my time came against Davidson, I felt like I had taken the steps leading up to that to put myself in a position to succeed. My coaches and the other QBs in the room put me in that position. It was special to have the opportunity and have my first collegiate snaps. Now that I have those first-snap jitters out of the way, I’ve approached this year with a more veteran mindset.”
Appel expressed gratitude for being back to full health.
“This was the first time I dealt with a major injury,” he said. “It takes a toll on you physically and mentally. It’s a special feeling, and this is always a really exciting time. We’ve been putting in work since January, and we’re finally getting ready to start up camp again. We have big goals and dreams for this season with a championship in mind. Everyone’s excited and ready to get to work.”
Appel, Keefe, redshirt freshman Caron Tyler (Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral) and two true freshmen are excited for the friendly competition that will exist in the QB room leading into Week 1.
“Our quarterback room dynamic has been great all along,” Keefe said. “There’s no animosity in the room. Everyone wants the best for everyone. We’re there to push each other and make sure that whoever is getting the snaps is putting the team in the best position we can to win. I’m thankful for my relationship with Mikey, Caron and the rest of the quarterbacks. Whatever my role is, we’re there to help the best quarterback be the best version of themselves. The better Mikey does, the better I’ll do and the better our team will do.”
Appel echoed Keefe’s sentiments.
“We’re both great players who are very capable of leading an offense,” Appel said. “I think Rowan did a fantastic job leading the offense after I got injured last season, there’s no question about that. Coach has been very open with sharing that it’s going to be a competition to see who is going to be the starter Week 1. I know either way, the offense is going to be in a good spot.”
Back in Action
One game.
That’s all that redshirt senior Tyler Eberhart (Barberton, Ohio / Barberton) appeared in during the 2023 season, when the starting offensive lineman’s would-be senior year was practically over before it started due to an injury that occurred during the season opener at Youngstown State. The 2023 season was slated to be Eberhart’s last in a Valpo uniform, but that abrupt ending did not sit right with the 2023 team captain, setting the stage for his final tour in 2024.
“I thought last year was going to be my last go-around, and then the injury happened and I had to take a step back and think about what I was going to do next,” Eberhart said. “Evan Annis was a big part of that because he had an injury his senior year and came back for the extra year. I prayed a lot about it. It led me to make the decision to come back and play my fifth year because I love my teammates. Being around them made this an easy decision.”
Eberhart has graduated with his degree in mechanical engineering and is now pursuing an MBA. This summer, he completed an internship at Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill as a mechanical engineering intern in the iron-producing department. He’s ready to approach his job on the gridiron with the same work-ethic that he uses in the engineering realm.
“The excitement for our season is everywhere; the guys are ready to get at it,” Eberhardt said. “We’ve been working hard all offseason starting in November and December, all the way until now. Everyone is excited to get out on the field.”
Finishing Games
The final record of 3-8 could have easily been flipped to 8-3 with the Beacons on the wrong end of five one-score games. Although the focus has long since shifted on 2024, that doesn’t mean that lessons learned during those close contests in 2023 won’t be used to help the Brown & Gold this season.
“Coach (Luke) Campbell (the team’s strength & conditioning coach) has been drilling all offseason that nothing goes unnoticed,” Appel said. “Every little thing matters. It’s a game of inches. We know we can win; we just have to go out there and execute for 60 minutes every game. The guys are very optimistic right now.”
After starting the season with trips to Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents UNI (Aug. 31) and Youngstown State (Sept. 7), Valpo will host Indiana Wesleyan (Sept. 14) and Roosevelt (Sept. 21) before opening PFL play on Sept. 28 at Morehead State. The first PFL home game will be Homecoming on Oct. 5 vs. Drake.
“The details are very important,” redshirt senior defensive lineman Sam Hafner (Green Bay, Wis. / De Pere) said. “When it’s a close game, each inch matters so much. In my opinion, it’s not luck, it’s preparation that gives you those chances. If we prepare and work hard, we’ll have more ‘lucky’ things happen for us.”
Hafner – an All-PFL First Team choice who started every game in 2023 – made the choice to come back for a fifth year of college football.
“I felt like there was unfinished business,” Hafner said. “I didn’t feel comfortable leaving because I hadn’t done what I wanted to do yet, so that’s why I decided it would be best for me to come back this year. We’ve got a lot of hungry guys who want to win. We’re working really hard and those close games are going to be our games, not the other way around.”
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
1 – 39 – 20 – 6 – 52 – 16 – 43 – 40 – 27 – 32 – 3 – 13 – 7 – 25
July 29, 1908 – St Louis Browns’ future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Philadelphia A’s in 5-4 win against his previous team at Sportsman’s Park II, St. Louis
July 29, 1911 – Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0
July 29, 1915 – Pirate Honus Wagner at the ripe old age of 41, hit a grand slam home run.
July 29, 1921 – During the City of Cleveland’s 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, at the age of 54, pitches 2 inn
July 29, 1928 – Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yanks 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game
July 29, 1950 – Pee Wee Reese, Number 1 hit the 3,000th Dodger franchise home run
July 29, 1968 – Cincinnati Red George Culver, Number 39 no hits Phillies, 6-1
July 29, 1974 – MLB St Louis Cardinals base running demon, Lou Brock, wearing Number 20 stole his 700th career base
July 29, 1983 – Steve Garvey, Number 6 ended his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak
July 29, 1988 – The Baltimore Orioles traded Mike Boddicker, Number 52 to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson (Who wore Number 16 that season) and pitcher Curt Schilling, Number 43
July 29, 1988 – Rick Sutcliffe, wearing Number 40 stole home plate, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez, Number 27 in 1984 to steal home
July 29, 1989 – MLB Philadelphia Phillies retired Steve Carlton’s Number 32
July 29, 1989 – The Chicago White Sox traded Harold Baines (Number 13 & 3 with the Rangers that year) to the Texas Rangers for Scott Fletcher (Sox Number 7) and Sammy Sosa (Number 25)
July 29, 1990 – Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game
July 29, 1996 – MLB Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda retired, with a record of 1599-1439, 4 National League Pennants, and 2 World Series championships.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
July 29, 1941 – Edwin M. “Jim” Lookabaugh patents Football Shoulder pads US Patent 2251018. Mr. Lookabaugh was a former player and coach at the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (now known as Oklahoma State University at Stillwater). He was always thinking of player comfort and safety. In his shoulder pad patent, he claimed that the design was for; “The principal objects of my invention are to provide a device of this character which is new, novel, useful and of evident utility; which consists of but few sturdy parts, can be slipped over the head and immediately adjusted to the body; which cannot easily get out of order…” Many of his design elements are still present in today’s version of the shoulder pad.
July 29, 2000 – Three big stars of football in the 1980s were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Joe Montana, Ronnie Lott & Howie Long were all deservedly represented with bronze busts placed in the Canton, Ohio’s famous Gridiron Museum of legends.
July 29, 1986 – The United States Football League won their antitrust lawsuit against the National Football League after forty-two days in court. The Jury declared that the NFL was a “duly adjudicated illegal monopoly” however, it was a shallow victory as the USFL was awarded a settlement of $1. Allegedly Wellington Mara the NFL’s New York Giants owner was sitting in the courtroom near USFL’s New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump and Mara proceeded to pull a crisp dollar bill from his wallet and handed it to Trump in a symbolic victory lap. Trump, spearheaded the lawsuit in an attempt to force the NFL to merge with the USFL and cash in on his investment and desires to be an NFL owner. The Raiders’ Al Davis, was the lone NFL owner who was not a co-defendant in the lawsuit as the former AFL Commissioner broke ranks and testified on behalf of the USFL. The NFL was required to pay the USFL more than $5.5 million in attorney’s fees and $62,000 in court costs. A Yahoo.com article states that; “Four days after the verdict came down, the USFL’s owners voted to suspend operations to return in 1987. However, many of the USFL’s teams were in no shape financially to operate. The USFL appealed the decision but it was rejected by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. That decision effectively shut the USFL down for good. The NFL also appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court but the verdict stood. The check received by the USFL in 1990 was in the amount of $3.76, triple the amount of the verdict with $0.76 interest. It was about $1.5 billion less than the USFL sought in the lawsuit.” Rumor has it that the check was never cashed. I am sure at a memorabilia auction someday that this small bank note will be worth a fortune!
July 29, 1991 – The Buffalo Bills defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 17-13 in ninth edition of the American Bowl at London’s Wembley Stadium according to Yahoo.com.
July 29, 1995 – The Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars each play their first live action as an NFL franchise. Carolina defeated the Jaguars 20-14 in Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio in a battle of brand new expansion teams.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for July 29
July 29, 1897 – New York, New York – Tim Mara Pro Football Hall of Fame was the owner and founder of the New York Football Giants. Mr. Mara purchased the G-men franchise on a whim in 1925 for $500. Tim Mara would often say that he founded the Giants on “brute strength and ignorance.” He attributed the strength of his players and the ignorance of the game was his. He had never seen a football game when then NFL president Joe Carr talked him into buying the franchise. Carr felt sure football would succeed if it had a New York City outlet. Mara later told reporters that he was willing to risk $500 and that is what he did. Not a bad investment as the Giants were reported to be worth $3.9 billion in 2019 according to at least one source. It did not start well as Mr. Mara suffered some great financial setbacks that first year, that is until the Bears came to town with a rookie named Red Grange to play the Giants. That one game brought people in through the stadium gates and the Giants gained traction in attendance and in the financial books. In 30 seasons at the helm, Mara watched his Giants teams claim 3 NFL titles and won their division 8 times according to the ProFootballHOF.com website. The club’s founder turned over the control of the team to his sons Wellington and John during the 1940’s.
July 29, 1902 – Far Rockaway, New York – Herbert Sturhahn a guard from Yale who played for 1924 through the 1926 season for the Eli was born. The National Football Foundation states that on the gridiron, “Cobbles” a strong player with great quickness. As a sophomore in 1924, Sturhahn became a starter and played an important role in Yale’s defensive success which limited Yale opponents to only 52 points in posting a 6-0-2 record, including a 14-14 stalemate with Dartmouth and a 7-7 knotted game with Army. In his junior year, Sturhahn claimed national recognition when Walter Camp named him to his All-America squad after Yale had finished 5-2-1. Sturhahn lettered in each of his three varsity seasons and repeated his All-America honors in his final year. His fine play garnered him a selection into the 1981 class of the College Football Hall of Fame.
July 29, 1950 – Columbus, Ohio – Howard “Hopalong” Cassady was a halfback from Ohio State University. Per the FootballFoundation.org, Hopalong rushed for 958 yards and 15 touchdowns in 1955 and was also an All-American. In addition to the Heisman trophy, he claimed the 1955 Maxwell Award and was named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year. He played offense and defense and in 1955 had four 60-minute games. He earned All-America honors in 1954 as well. He entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979 as he scored 37 TD’s in just 36 games! He helped lead the Buckeyes to a perfect record in 1954 and a consensus National Championship. Mr. Cassady was a two time consensus All-American in the 1954 & 1955 seasons. He played in the NFL for 8 seasons with the Detroit Lions and was a member of the 1957 NFL Championship team.
July 29, 1950 – Tommy Casanova the cornerback from LSU was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995. As a Tiger he was a 3 time first-team All-American. The Sports Illustrated edition published on September 13, 1971 touted, “Tommy Casanova of LSU, Best Player in the Nation.” He went on to earn 3 trips to the Pro Bowl as a member of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals where he played for 6 seasons. After football he served as a Louisianna State Senator from 1996 until 2000.
July 29 Birthdays of those not yet in the Hall
July 29, 1993 – Sulphur, Louisiana – Quarterback Dak Prescott who was a former signal caller at Mississippi State from 2012 through the 2015 season was born. Dak was taken by the Dallas Cowboys in 2016 NFL Draft and was the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year according to Yahoo.com. Prescott was named to his first Pro Bowl in that first season in the League when he set a record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception at 176, for most games with a passer rating of 100 or greater posting 11, and wins by a rookie (13)
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
July 29
1908 Rube Waddell fans sixteen of his former teammates when the Browns defeat the A’s at Sportsman’s Park, 5-4. During the off-season, Philadelphia’s owner/manager, a frustrated Connie Mack, traded his talented but free-spirit hurler to St. Louis.
1911 In the first game of a twin bill at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, Red Sox right-hander Joe Wood whiffs twelve Browns en route to a 5-0 no-hitter. ‘Smokey,’ a nickname coined due to his blazing fastball, throws the fifth hitless game in franchise history and the last accomplished in the Boston ballpark.
1911 The Giants establish a franchise mark with nine stolen bases in the team’s 8-0 rout of the Redbirds at Robison Field in St. Louis. Eight different New York players contribute to the record, with seven of the nine bags pilfered off Cardinals backstop Jack Bliss.
1915 Pirates’ third baseman Honus Wagner reaches Robins hurler Jeff Pfeffer for a grand slam in the eighth inning, helping Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn at Forbes Field, 8-2. The inside-the-park round-tripper makes the 41-year-old infielder the oldest player to hit a home run with the bases full, a record that will last until 1985.
1919 At Navin Field, Dutch Leonard decides to pitch around Bob Roth with two outs in the ninth inning to face Babe Ruth. Although the Boston slugger, who has already reached the Detroit southpaw with two doubles, responds by tying an American League record with his ninth homer of the month and sixteenth of the season, the Tigers prevail, 10-8.
1928 The Indians follow their eight-run first inning with nine more tallies in the next frame of their 24-6 rout of the Yankees at Dunn Field. The Tribe’s third baseman, Johnny Hodapp, collects two singles in the second and sixth frames.
1938 On the WGN’s White Sox pregame radio show, Yankee outfielder Jake Powel responds to a Bob Elson question concerning his offseason employment as a Dayton, Ohio policeman, quips, “I crack n*****s on the head.” Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis downplays the incident, describing the ballplayer’s comments as acting not “intentionally, but carelessly,” and will suspend the reserve flychaser for ten days.
1944 Annabelle Lee, the aunt of future major leaguer Bill Lee, pitches the first of five perfect games in the 12-year history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Minneapolis Millerettes southpaw knuckleballer, who will toss a no-hitter for the Fort Wayne Daisies precisely one year from this date, doesn’t allow any batters to reach first base in the 18-0 rout of the Kenosha (WI) Comets.
1955 Smoky Burgess hits three home runs and drives in nine runs in the Reds’ 16-5 rout of Pittsburgh at Crosley Field. In addition to his grand slam and pair of two-run round-trippers, the Cincinnati catcher also collects a run-scoring single.
1968 At Connie Mack Stadium, Reds’ right-hander George Culver faces 34 batters, throws a no-hitter, and beats the Phillies, 6-1. Philadelphia tallies an unearned run in the second inning when Dick Allen reaches base on a throwing error by the third baseman, goes to second on another miscue on the same play, and gets to third base on a groundout before scoring on a sacrifice fly.
1969 Eighteen years after his last game, Major League Baseball proclaims Joe DiMaggio as its greatest living player, a title the Yankee Clipper would proudly embrace until he died in 1999. Sportswriters determined the controversial nickname, considering Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron are among many worthy candidates, in a poll to coincide with professional baseball’s centennial.
1978 The Yankee Stadium crowd is pleasantly surprised as recently resigned manager Billy Martin returns to join in on the Old Timers’ Day festivities. Much to their delight, the fans respond with a seven-minute standing ovation when informed ‘Billy the Kid’ will return as the team’s skipper in 1980.
1983 Due to a dislocated thumb suffered in a collision at home plate in an attempt to score in the first game of the Padres’ doubleheader against Atlanta, first baseman Steve Garvey’s consecutive game streak ends in the nightcap at 1,207. At the time, the span is the third-longest in major league history without missing a game.
1986 Sparky Anderson, the first manager to win the World Series in each league, also becomes the first to win 600 games in both the National and American Leagues when Detroit beats the Brewers, 9-5. The future Hall of Fame skipper finishes with a 2194-1834 (.545) record during his 26 years with Reds and Tigers, capturing five Pennants and three World Series.
1988 The Orioles deal pitcher Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling. Boddicker will have two successful years with Boston, and Anderson will become a productive leadoff hitter for Baltimore, with Schilling becoming one of baseball’s most dominant pitchers of his era.
1988 After home plate umpire Mike Reilly doesn’t grant his request for a time-out, Bo Jackson recovers to hit a home run despite not being set in the batter’s box when the pitch is delivered. The Royals left fielder’s fourth-inning three-run poke off Jeff Ballard contributes to Kansas City’s 6-3 victory over Baltimore at Memorial Stadium.
1989 The White Sox trade left fielder Fred Manrique and franchise home run leader Harold Baines to the Rangers for outfielders Scott Fletcher, Sammy Sosa, and southpaw Wilson Alvarez. Three seasons later, the Pale Hose will send Slammin’ Sammy to the Cubs, where the Dominican slugger will hit 545 home runs during his 13-year stay with their crosstown rivals.
1989 During a Veterans Stadium pregame ceremony, the Phillies retire Lefty’s jersey #32 on Steve Carlton Night, which features the future Hall of Famer receiving a ring with his uniform digits in diamonds and a trip around the world for his family. After being traded from the Cardinals in 1972, the left-hander posted 241 wins (1st in franchise history), compiled 3,031 strikeouts (1st), and threw 39 shutouts (2nd) during his 15-year tenure with the team.
1989 Rickey Henderson steals five bases and scores four runs without getting an official time at-bat. The improbable offensive output occurs when the A’s leadoff hitter is issued four bases-on-balls by Randy Johnson, the winner in the M’s 14-6 victory at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
1996 After a mild heart attack last month, Tommy Lasorda, the 68-year-old Dodger manager, announces his retirement due to his health. The future Hall of Fame skipper was named the National League Manager of the Year in 1983 and 1988, leading Los Angeles to four pennants and two World Series championships during his 21 seasons at the helm.
1996 Chris Sabo will be suspended for seven games, losing approximately $70,000 in salary, and the Reds will be fined $25,000 due to his use of a doctored bat in today’s 2-1 loss to Houston at Cinergy Field. The Cincinnati third baseman will claim the bat, which was hollowed out and filled with pieces of rubber balls, wasn’t his but one of three offered to him by the batboy after he had broken his bat during a plate appearance in the second inning.
1996 The Mets deal Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino to the Indians for Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza. The trade, one of the worst in franchise history, will be a bust when Baerga hits only .267 in three non-productive seasons in the Big Apple, and Kent goes on to win an MVP award and posts Hall of Fame numbers for a second baseman during his 17-year tenure in the major leagues.
1998 Jon Garland, the Cubs’ first-round draft pick last season, is traded in a deadline deal for White Sox reliever Matt Karchner, who will struggle with a 5.14 ERA in 29 appearances for the crosstown rivals. The Pale Hose’s rookie right-hander will spend his first eight seasons with the South Siders, compiling a 92-81 (.532) record and an ERA of 4.41 for his new team.
2000 The Brewers hold Bob Wickman All-Star Poster Night a day after the team trades him along with Jason Bere and Steve Woodard to the Indians for a player to be named later (Marco Scutaro), Kane Davis, Paul Rigdon, and Richie Sexson. The Brew Crew distributes 30,000 pictures of their former closer, a member of the team for the past five seasons, on a night they are routed by the Rockies, 10-2, with Rigdon, one of the players in the trade, allowing four runs on seven hits over five innings in his Milwaukee debut.
2000 Recently acquired from Baltimore, the new Mets make a good first impression. Mike Bordick goes 2-for-3, including a home run on the first pitch he sees with the team. Rick White pitches a scoreless inning to get the win, and the other newcomer, Bubba Trammell, will homer in his first at-bat in his Met debut tomorrow.
2000 The White Sox trade catcher Brook Fordyce and three minor league pitchers to the Orioles for backstop Charles Johnson and designated hitter Harold Baines. The deal brings Baines, who will retire after playing a part-time role with the team for two seasons, back to Chicago, where he played a dozen of the most productive years of his 22-year tenure in the major leagues.
2000 With two outs in the ninth inning at Olympic Stadium, Eddie Taubensee knots the score at 3-3 with his game-tying home run off Expos starting pitcher Javier Vazquez. The Reds catcher then homers again in the 11th off Julio Santana for the game-winner in Cincinnati’s 4-3 win over Montreal.
2001 Texas rookie Craig Monroe homers in his first major league game, going deep in his second at-bat off Joe Kennedy. The 24-year-old right fielder’s fifth-inning blast contributes to the Rangers’ 2-0 victory over the Devil Rays at The Ballpark in Arlington.
2002 “To protect the game we all love and have given so much to, we suggest you agree to a qualified mediator that will allow you to find the common ground necessary to avoid a work stoppage.” – TEXT FROM 40 HALL OF FAMERS, sent to Bud Selig and Donald Fehr. A letter signed by 40 Hall of Famers and sent to baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr urges all sides ‘to protect the game we all love and have given so much to, we suggest you agree to a qualified mediator that will allow you to find the common ground necessary to avoid a work stoppage” is released. The former outstanding players, including Reggie Jackson, Willie Mays, and Warren Spahn, believe another work stoppage in baseball would be a terrible mistake.
2002 After playing the annual Hall of Fame exhibition game in Cooperstown, the White Sox and the Rockies announce a trade that sends veteran catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. to Colorado and class A minor-league right-hander Enemencio Pacheco to Chicago.
2002 The Phillies trade 27-year-old third baseman Scott Rolen and minor league reliever Doug Nickle to the Cardinals in exchange for infielder Placido Polanco, southpaw Bud Smith, and reliever Mike Timlin. The former Philadelphia third sacker reportedly rejected a ten-year pact estimated to be worth $140 million due to his feud with manager Larry Bowa.
2003 Bill Mueller becomes the first switch-hitter to blast two grand slams in the same game, batting left and right-handed. Not known for his power, the Red Sox third baseman, batting eighth in the Boston lineup, also goes deep in the third inning, collecting 9 RBIs in the team’s 14-7 victory over the Rangers at The Ballpark in Arlington.
2004 In a 10-1 victory over the Expos, Eric Valent becomes the eighth player in franchise history to complete the cycle. After singling in the second, doubling in the third, and homering in the fifth, the Mets’ utility player triples in the seventh to join Phillies David Bell, Pirates Daryle Ward, and Chad Moeller of the Brewers to accomplish the feat this season.
2006 With a 19-6 rout of the Yankees at the Stadium, the Devil Rays tie a franchise record for runs. Batting last, Tampa Bay third baseman Tomas Perez adds to the barrage with four doubles, equaling the major league mark for two baggers in one game.
2006 Julio Franco becomes the oldest player to pinch run when he takes Carlos Delgado’s place on the basepaths after a pitch hits the Mets’ infielder in the fourth inning. The 47-year-old pinch-runner, who will stay in the game to play first, steals second base and advances to third on the catcher’s error in the Mets’ 11-4 win over Atlanta at Turner Field.
2008 With a tip of his helmet, Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges the Rangers fans’ ovation for his achievement of reaching 3,000 hits in professional baseball. The 34-year-old Mariners outfielder had collected 1,278 hits with the Orix Blue Wave in Japan’s Pacific League, and his first-inning single off Texas right-hander Luis Mendoza was his 1,722nd hit with Seattle during eight seasons with the team.
2008 In a 4-1 win over the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium, Mets third baseman David Wright scores in his 13th consecutive game, establishing a new franchise record. Teammate Carlos Beltran had set the previous team mark in 2006.
2008 In a surprising pre-deadline trade, the banged-up Braves and the first-place Angels exchange first basemen. Atlanta sends switch-hitting slugger Mark Teixeira, acquired from Texas last July in a seven-player deal that included backstop Jarrod Saltalamacchia, to Los Angeles for Casey Kotchman and minor league pitching prospect Steve Marek.
2009 The first-place Phillies obtain Cliff Lee from the Indians to upgrade their starting rotation. The defending World Champs also get outfielder Ben Francisco in the deal, trading pitching prospects Carlos Carrasco and Jason Knapp, infielder Jason Donald, and catcher Lou Marson to get last season’s AL Cy Young Award Winner.
2009 The Pirates spend a busy day on the trading block, sending 2006 batting champ Freddy Sanchez to the Giants for 20-year-old former first-round draft pick Tim Alderson, a right-hander with excellent control. The Bucs also deal shortstop Jack Wilson and pitcher Ian Snell to the Mariners for shortstop Ronny Cedeno and four minor leaguers, including triple-A catcher-first baseman Jeff Clement.
2009 The Royals play an entire game without registering a single defensive assist for the first time in franchise history in their 7-3 loss to Baltimore at Camden Yards. During Kansas City’s eight innings in the field, the team records 24 outs via nine strikeouts, 13 flyouts, and two unassisted groundouts handled by first baseman Billy Butler.
2010 After Roy Oswalt approves a trade from the Astros to the Phillies, Philadelphia sends J.A. Happ, outfielder Anthony Gose, and shortstop Jonathan Villar to Houston for the three-time All-Star hurler and a considerable amount of cash. The 32-year-old right-hander compiled a respectable 3.24 ERA but posted only a 6-12 record due to a severe lack of run support.
2010 The front-running Padres traded Double-A right-hander Wynn Pelzer to the Orioles to obtain veteran infielder Miguel Tejada. San Diego hopes the 36-year-old former American League Most Valuable Player’s 14 years of major league experience can help the potential playoff team on the field and at the plate.
2010 The Orioles hire 54-year-old Buck Showalter to become the club’s 19th skipper. The two-time American League Manager of the Year (1994 Yankees and 2004 Rangers) took over a team with the worst record in the major leagues, 31-70, guiding Baltimore 11 games over .500 in the remaining 57 games of the season after taking the reins on August 2.
2010 The Twins acquire Matt Capps (3-3, 2.74 ERA, 26/30 saves) and $500,000 from the Nationals for highly touted catching prospect Wilson Ramos and southpaw minor leaguer Joe Testa. Minnesota will use Washington’s only All-Star as its closer, filling a void created during spring training when Joe Nathan underwent Tommy John surgery.
2011 The Phillies acquire Hunter Pence from the last-place Astros for a trio of highly-touted minor leaguers, Jarred Cosart, Jon Singleton, and Josh Zeid. The 28-year-old right-fielder joins Philadelphia with a .309 average, 11 homers, and 62 RBIs.
2013 Jason Giambi (42 years, six months, 22 days) becomes the oldest major leaguer to stroke a walk-off homer, pinch-hitting a two-run blast off Ramon Troncoso in the Indians’ 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the White Sox at Progressive Field. Hank Aaron (42 years, five months, seven days) previously held the distinction with his game-winning round-tripper against Texas on July 11th, 1976.
2014 In the longest game (by time) in Cubs history, John Baker became the first position player to earn a victory since Orioles first baseman Chris Davis accomplished the feat in 2012. In the six-hour and 27-minute marathon played at Wrigley Field, the backup catcher tosses a scoreless 16th inning and then scores the winning run in the bottom of the frame, giving Chicago a 4-3 victory over Colorado.
2016 The Nationals accomplish the first 3-3-5 triple play in major league history when, with the bases loaded, Brandon Crawford lines out to first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who steps on the bag for the second out before throwing to third baseman Anthony Rendon to catch Denard Span for the third out. Washington’s eighth-inning triple killing, the team’s first since moving from Montreal twelve years ago, contributes to the first-place club’s 4-2 victory over the Giants at AT&T Park.
2022 In a deadline deal, the Mariners acquire Luis Castillo, sending four prospects to the Reds for the 29-year-old All-Star right-hander. The surging Seattle squad, which recently put together a 14-game winning streak, retains control of their new ace until the end of next season.
July 30
1917 — Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Ossie Vitt, each went 5-for-5 in Detroit’s 16-4 romp over Washington.
1933 — Dizzy Dean struck out 17 Cubs for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat Chicago 8-2.
1947 — The New York Giants defeated Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings, ending Blackwell’s 16-game winning streak.
1959 — Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his major league debut, with the San Francisco Giants. His hits included two triples in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1962 — The American League, led by homers from Leon Wagner, Pete Runnels and Rocky Colavito, powered past the National League 9-4, in the second All-Star Game of the year. Wagner of the Angels was named MVP.
1968 — Washington shortstop Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still won the game 10-1.
1969 — Houston, behind grand slams by Denis Menke and Jim Wynn, scored 11 runs in the ninth inning to pound the New York Mets 16-3 in a doubleheader opener at Shea Stadium. Mets pitchers Cal Koonce and Ron Taylor gave up the slams, marking the first time this century that two grand slams were hit in the same inning of a National League game.
1973 — Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A’s.
1980 — Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot behind his right collarbone.
1982 — The Atlanta Braves returned Chief Noc-A-Homa and his teepee to left field after losing 19 of 21 games and blowing a 10½-game lead. The teepee was removed for more seats. The team recovered to regain first place.
1988 — John Franco of the Cincinnati Reds set a major league record with 13 saves in one month. Franco was tied with Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter and Bob Stanley.
1990 — George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by Commissioner Fay Vincent.
2008 — Kelly Shoppach of Cleveland tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but Detroit beat the Indians 14-12 in 13 innings. Shoppach had two homers and three doubles.
2009 — A story in the New York Times states that sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are among the 104 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. The test results were supposed to be kept secret, but Alex Rodriguez’s presence on the list of those who tested positive had already been leaked earlier this year. Ortiz states that he was not aware he had tested positive six years earlier and denies using steroids.
2011 — The New York Yankees broke loose for 12 runs in the first inning of the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader, setting a franchise record en route to a 17-3 rout of Baltimore.
2012 — Kendrys Morales homered from both sides of the plate during a nine-run sixth inning, capping the burst with a grand slam that sent the Los Angeles Angels romping past the Texas Rangers 15-8. Morales became the third switch-hitter in major league history to homer as a lefty and righty in the same inning. Carlos Baerga did it for Cleveland in 1993 and Mark Bellhorn of the Chicago Cubs duplicated the feat in 2002.
2017 — Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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July 31
1930 — Lou Gehrig drove in eight runs with a grand slam and two doubles, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 14-13.
1932 — Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium opened and Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia A’s beat the Indians 1-0 before 76,979 fans.
1934 — The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings at Cincinnati as Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitas both went the distance.
1954 — Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double to lead the Milwaukee Braves to a 15-7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Adcock’s 18 total bases set a major league record at the time. Adcock homered in the second inning off Don Newcombe, doubled in the third and homered in the fifth off Erv Palica. He connected off Pete Wojey in the seventh and off Johnny Podres in the ninth. Adcock saw only seven pitches and his double off the left-center field fence just missed going out by inches.
1961 — The All-Star Game ended in a 1-1 tie at Fenway Park because of heavy rain.
1981 — The second baseball strike ended after 42 days.
1990 — Nolan Ryan, 43, won his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
2002 — Mike Mussina became the second pitcher in major league history to give up six doubles in one inning, during the New York Yankees’ 17-6 loss to Texas. Hall of Famer Lefty Grove allowed that many with Boston in 1934 against Washington.
2003 — John Smoltz broke his own record as the fastest pitcher to record 40 saves by pitching a scoreless ninth in Atlanta’s 7-4 win over Houston. Last year, he got his 40th save on Aug. 8, en route to breaking the NL record with 55.
2007 — The New York Yankees tied a franchise record by hitting eight home runs, including two by Hideki Matsui, in a 16-3 rout of the Chicago White Sox. New York last hit eight homers in a game in a doubleheader opener at the Philadelphia Athletics on June 28, 1939.
2010 — Carlos Gonzalez hit a game-ending home run to complete the cycle, and Colorado rallied to a 6-5 win after blowing a three-run lead in the eighth inning to the Chicago Cubs.
2011 — Ricky Nolasco scattered 12 hits, Emilio Bonifacio homered and Florida handed the Atlanta Braves the 10,000th loss in franchise history. With the 3-1 loss, the Braves become the second big league team with 10,000 losses. The Phillies reached that mark in 2007.
2015 — New York’s Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led the Yankees past the Chicago White Sox 13-6.
2021 — Seby Zavala becomes the first player in MLB history to record his first three home runs in the same game.
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Aug. 1
1906 — Harry McIntire of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched 10 2-3 innings of no-hit ball before Claude Ritchey of Pittsburgh singled. McIntire weakened in the 13th and lost 1-0 to the Pirates on an unearned run, finishing with a four-hitter.
1937 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle in a 14-5 rout of the St. Louis Browns. It was the second cycle of Gehrig’s career. Gehrig hit a two-run homer in the first inning, doubled in the second, singled in the fourth and tripled in the seventh.
1941 — New York Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez walked 11 St. Louis batters in a 9-0 victory to set a major league record for walks in a shutout.
1962 — Bill Monbouquette of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter to beat the White Sox 1-0 at Chicago.
1970 — Willie Stargell of Pittsburgh hit three doubles and two home runs to power the Pirates to a 20-10 rout of the Braves in Atlanta.
1972 — Nate Colbert of the San Diego Padres drove in 13 runs in a doubleheader with five home runs and two singles. San Diego beat the Atlanta Braves in both games, 9-0 and 11-7.
1977 — Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hit two home runs, including his 18th career grand slam, a total that still leads the National League.
1978 — Pete Rose went 0-for-4 against Atlanta pitchers Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber to end his 44-game hitting streak as the Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 16-4.
1986 — Bert Blyleven threw a two-hitter and struck out 15 to become the 10th major league pitcher with 3,000 career strikeouts and Kirby Puckett hit for the cycle to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 10-1 victory over the Oakland A’s. Puckett tripled in the first inning, doubled in the fifth, singled in the sixth homered in the eighth. Puckett finished 4 for 5 with three runs and two RBIs. It was the first cycle to happen at the Metrodome.
1994 — Baltimore’s Cal Ripken became the second major leaguer to play 2,000 straight games, and the Orioles edged Minnesota 1-0.
1998 — Switch-hitter Tony Clark set an AL record by homering from both sides of the plate for the third time this year, powering the Detroit Tigers past Tampa Bay 8-0.
2005 — Rafael Palmeiro was suspended 10 days following a positive test for steroids, less than five months after the Baltimore Orioles first baseman emphatically told Congress: “I have never used steroids. Period.”
2006 — Carlos Guillen hit for the cycle in Detroit’s 10-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
2009 — The Oakland A’s retire Rickey Henderson’s uniform number 24.
2017 — Evan Longoria hits for the cycle, becoming the second player in team history to pull off the feat, as the Rays defeat the Astros, 6 – 4. It takes a video review to confirm that he slid safely into second base in the 9th for the missing double that completes the quartet of hits.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
July 29
1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the challenger, M. Petit of France, in 25 minutes.
1934 — Paul Runyan beats Craig Wood on the 38th hole to win the PGA Championship at Park Country Club in Williamsville, N.Y.
1956 — Cathy Cornelius wins a playoff over Barbara McIntyre to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1957 — At the Polo Grounds in New York, Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson at 1:52 of the 10th round to retain the heavyweight title.
1960 — The first American Football League preseason game is played in Buffalo, N.Y. The Boston Patriots, led by quarterback Butch Songin, beat the Bills 28-7 before 16,474 fans at War Memorial Stadium .
1979 — Amy Alcott shoots a 7-under 285 to beat Nancy Lopez in the Peter Jackson Classic, later named The du Maurier Classic. The du Maurier is one of the LPGA Tour’s major championships from 1979-2000.
1986 — The U.S. Football League wins and loses in its lawsuit against the NFL. The jury finds the NFL violated antitrust laws, as the USFL claimed, but awards the USFL only $1 in damages.
1989 — Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor becomes the first person to high jump 8 feet, breaking his world record at the Caribbean Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He surpasses his mark of 7-11½.
1990 — Beth Daniel shoots a 66 to overcome a 5-shot deficit and win the LPGA Championship — her first major title in 12 years on the tour. Daniel beats Rosie Jones by one stroke and pockets $150,000, the largest in LPGA Tour history.
1992 — The U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team wins the gold medal, with Matt Biondi and Tom Jager becoming the first U.S. male swimmers to win golds in three Olympics.
1996 — Michael Johnson sweeps to victory in an Olympic 400-meter record 43.49 seconds, while Carl Lewis leaps into history in Atlanta. Lewis’ long jump of 27 feet, 10¾ inches earns him his ninth gold medal, equaling the American mark held by swimmer Mark Spitz.
2001 — Copa América Final, Estadio El Campín, Bogotá: Defender Iván Córdoba scores winner as home team Columbia edge Mexico, 1-0.
2008 — Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admits he brought shame on his profession as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal.
2012 — Kimberly Rhode wins the Olympic gold medal in women’s skeet shooting, becoming the first American to take an individual-sport medal in five consecutive Olympics.
2012 — Dana Vollmer of the U.S. sets a world record to win the 100-meter butterfly at the London Olympics. Vollmer hits the wall in 55.98 seconds to shave 0.08 off the mark set by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden at the 2009 world championships in Rome.
2015 — Russia’s Natalya Ishchenko wins a record 18th career synchronized swimming gold medal at the world championships at Kazan, Russia.
2021 — Sunisa Lee wins the women’s all-around gymnastics gold medal in Tokyo.
July 30
1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day meet.
1930 — Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer’s first World Cup in Montevideo.
1932 — The 10th modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles.
1961 — Jerry Barber edges Don January by one stroke in a playoff to win the PGA title at Olympia Fields in Illinois.
1966 — England beats West Germany 4-2 at London’s Wembley Stadium to capture soccer’s World Cup.
1968 — Washington’s Ron Hansen pulls off an unassisted triple play in a 10-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
1971 — In the NFL Chicago All-Star Game, the Baltimore Colts beat the All-Stars 24-17.
1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points.
1980 — Houston pitcher J.R. Richard suffers a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome.
1984 — Michael Gross of West Germany sets a world record in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.44 at a meet in Munich.
1996 — The American softball team wins the gold medal, beating China 3-1 behind a controversial two-run homer from Dot Richardson in the first Olympic competition in that sport.
2009 — Seven more world records on the fifth night of the world swimming championships in Rome are set, pushing the total to 29 and moving past last summer’s Beijing Olympics. Ryan Lochte gets things rolling by breaking Phelps’ mark in the 200-meter individual medley. The Chinese women finish it off, eclipsing the 800 freestyle relay mark by more than two seconds, with the Americans also breaking the previous record but only getting silver.
2012 — In London, Missy Franklin, a 17-year-old from Colorado, wins the women’s 100-meter backstroke. Franklin has a brief 13-minute break after taking the final qualifying spot in the 200 freestyle semifinals before she had to get back into the water for the backstroke final. Ruta Meilutyte, 15, becomes the first Lithuanian to win an Olympic swimming medal by holding off a late charge from world champion Rebecca Soni of the U.S. in the 100 breaststroke.
2013 — Katie Ledecky crushes the world record in the 1,500 freestyle for her second gold medal at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain. The 16-year-old American finishes with a time of 15:36.53 to beat the previous mark by more than 6 seconds — Kate Ziegler’s 15:42.54 in 2007.
2015 — North Korea wins its first gold medal at the world aquatics championships through 16-year-old Kim Kuk Hyang in women’s 10-meter diving. In her first international competition, Kim produces a stunning final dive, earning two perfect 10 scores from the seven judges, for a total of 397.05 points. On the next dive, the leader up to that point, world champion Si Yajie of China, makes an error to drop to fourth.
2021 — South African swimmer Tatjana Shoemaker sets a new women’s 200m breaststroke world record of 2:18.95 at the Tokyo Olympics.
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July 31
1932 — France beats the U.S. 3-2 for its sixth consecutive Davis Cup championship.
1934 — Britain, led by Fred Perry and Bunny Austin, defeats the U.S. 4-1 at Wimbledon to win the Davis Cup title.
1942 — Jockey Bill Turnbull wins seven of nine races at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H.
1954 — Joe Adcock hits four homers and a double to lift the Milwaukee Braves a 15-7 victory over Brooklyn.
1963 — The Cleveland Indians become the first American League club to hit four straight home runs. No. 8 hitter Woody Held hits a two-out homer off Paul Foytack and pitcher Pedro Ramos follows with his second homer of the game before Tito Francona and Larry Brown’s first major league homer finish this odd power surge. Foytack is the only major league pitcher to give up four straight home runs.
1973 — Julius Erving, the American Basketball Association’s leading scorer, is traded by the cash-strapped Virginia Squires to the New York Nets for forward George Carter and cash.
1983 — Jan Stephenson beats JoAnne Carner and Patty Sheehan by one stroke to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1990 — Nolan Ryan wins his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
1993 — Mike Aulby becomes the third player in PBA history to win a tournament by rolling a 300 game in the title game. Aulby beats David Ozio 300-279 in the Wichita Open.
1994 — Sergei Bubka sets a world pole vault record for the 35th time in his career at a meet in Sestriere, Italy. Bubka soars 20 feet, 1¾ inches, adding a half-inch to his mark set in Tokyo in 1992.
2000 — Dorothy Delasin becomes the LPGA’s youngest winner in 25 years by beating Pat Hurst on the second extra hole to win the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. The 19-year-old Delasin is the youngest winner on the tour since Amy Alcott took the Orange Blossom Classic at age 19 in 1975.
2005 — Grant Hackett becomes the first swimmer to win four straight world titles in the same event, capturing another 1,500-meter freestyle. The Aussie stretches out his own record for world championship medals to 17.
2007 — All-Star Kevin Garnett is traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to Boston for five players and two draft picks. The Celtics obtain the former MVP and 10-time All-Star from Minnesota for forwards Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes and Gerald Green, guard Sebastian Telfair and center Theo Ratliff and two first-round draft picks.
2011 — Yani Tseng wins the Women’s British Open for the second straight year, beating Brittany Lang by four strokes and becoming the youngest woman to capture a fifth major title. The 22-year-old top-ranked Taiwanese shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under 272.
2012 — Michael Phelps breaks the Olympic medals record with his 19th, helping the U.S. romp to a 4×200-meter freestyle relay victory at the London Games. With 19 medals spanning three Olympics, Phelps moves one ahead of Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who got her haul in 1956, 1960 and 1964.
2012 — The team of Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber lives up to all the hype, winning the first U.S. Olympic title in women’s gymnastics since 1996.
2021 — Katie Ledecky wins the women’s 800m gold in Tokyo. This is the third consecutive Olympics she has won the race.
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Aug. 1
1936 — The Berlin Olympics begin.
1945 — New York’s Mel Ott hits his 500th home run in a 9-2 victory over the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds. Only Babe Ruth with 714 and Jimmie Foxx with 527 have more.
1963 — Arthur Ashe becomes first African-American tennis player to be named in the US Davis Cup team.
1972 — Nate Colbert of the San Diego Padres drives in 13 runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Atlanta Braves, 9-0 and 11-7.
1982 — American Greg Louganis becomes 1st diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives in winning 3m springboard gold, World Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
1987 — Mike Tyson wins the undisputed heavyweight championship with a 12-round unanimous decision over IBF champion Tony Tucker in Las Vegas.
1992 — Eric Griffin, a two-time world champion at 106 pounds, loses to Rafael Lozano of Spain under the new electronic scoring system at the Olympics. All five judges credit him with more blows than his opponent as did five jury members used as a backup in case the computer failed.
1994 — Baltimore’s Cal Ripken becomes the second major leaguer to play 2,000 straight games when the Orioles beat Minnesota 1-0.
1996 — Michael Johnson wins Olympic gold in the 200 meters in a record 19.32 seconds, becoming the first male Olympian to win the 200 and 400 in a single games. Dan O’Brien wins gold in the decathlon, four years after failing to make the U.S. Olympic team.
2002 — In signing star linebacker Ray Lewis to a 5-year contract extension the Baltimore Ravens give him a $19m signing bonus, then the largest in NFL history.
2004 — Karen Stupples wins her first major title with a record-tying 19-under 269 at the Women’s British Open. Stupples ties the low score in a major, set by Dottie Pepper at the 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore.
2009 — Rachel Alexandra rolls past the boys again to win the $1.25 million Haskell Ivitational at Monmouth Park, establishing herself as one of the greatest fillies. Ridden by Calvin Borel, she beats Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird by six lengths.
2010 — Stuart Appleby hits golf’s magic number, shooting a 59 to win the Greenbrier Classic. He is the fifth PGA Tour player to reach the milestone.
2010 — Yani Tseng of Taiwan wins the Women’s British Open by one stroke for her third major title and second of the year to go with the Kraft Nabisco.
2010 — Bob and Mike Bryan win their record 62nd career doubles title on the ATP Tour. The twins were tied with Hall of Famers Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde of Australia.
2012 — Four teams are kicked out of the women’s badminton doubles at the London Games for trying to lose on purpose. The eight players from China, South Korea and Indonesia are cited for conduct “clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport.”
2021 — Marcel Jacobs becomes the first Italian athlete to win the 100m dash in 9.80 at the Tokyo Olympics.
TV SPORTS MONDAY
| OLYMPICS | TIME ET | TV |
| Men’s Beach Volleyball: Italy vs Australia | 3:00am | USA Peacock |
| Fencing, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Handball | 3:00am | Peacock |
| Archery, Rowing, Shooting | 3:30am | Peacock |
| Table Tennis | 4:00am | USA Peacock |
| Badminton | 4:00am | E! Peacock |
| Judo, Men’s Field Hockey, Men’s Beach Volleyball | 4:00am | Peacock |
| Women’s Field Hockey | 4:30am | Peacock |
| Women’s Basketball, Women’s Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Equestrian, Men’s Handball | 5:00am | Peacock |
| Swimming | 5:00am | USA Peacock |
| Diving, Rowing | 5:00am | E! Peacock |
| Windsurfing, Tennis, Shooting | 6:00am | Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball | 6:15am | Peacock |
| Men’s Field Hockey | 6:45am | Peacock |
| Equestrian | 7:00am | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Volleyball | 7:00am | Peacock |
| Women’s Field Hockey: Spain vs USA | 7:15am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Basketball | 7:30am | Peacock |
| Women’s Rugby, Men’s Handball, Cycling, Badminton, Women’s Water Polo | 8:00am | Peacock |
| Archery | 8:15am | Peacock |
| Tennis | 8:30am | Peacock |
| Cycling | 8:45am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball, Tennis | 9:00am | Peacock |
| Water Polo, Rugby | 9:30am | USA Peacock |
| Canoeing, Boxing | 9:30am | Peacock |
| Men’s Handball, Judo, Table Tennis, Women’s Volleyball | 10:00am | Peacock |
| Diving | 10:45am | NBC Peacock |
| Women’s Volleyball: USA vs China | 11:00am | USA Peacock |
| Canoeing | 11:00am | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball, Women’s Field Hockey, Tennis | 11:00am | Peacock |
| Women’s Basketball | 11:15am | USA Peacock |
| Canoeing | 11:20am | USA Peacock |
| Gymnastics | 11:30am | NBC Peacock |
| Fencing | 12:15pm | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Water Polo | 12:30pm | Peacock |
| Archery | 1:00pm | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball | 1:00pm | E! Peacock |
| Fencing, Men’s Handball, Surfing, Tennis | 1:00pm | Peacock |
| Badminton | 1:30pm | Peacock |
| Rowing, Shooting | 1:45pm | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Field Hockey | 1:45pm | Peacock |
| Men’s Beach Volleyball | 2:00pm | E! Peacock |
| Boxing, Women’s Rugby, Table Tennis | 2:00pm | Peacock |
| Swimming | 2:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| Women’s Basketball: USA vs Japan | 3:00pm | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball, Men’s Handball, Rugby, Tennis | 3:00pm | Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball: USA vs Australia | 4:00pm | NBC Peacock |
| Men’s Handball | 4:45pm | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Volleyball: USA vs China | 5:00pm | NBC Peacock |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Blue Jays at Orioles | 3:05pm | MASN Sportsnet1 |
| Blue Jays at Orioles | 6:35pm | MASN Sportsnet1 |
| Guardians at Tigers | 6:40pm | MLBN Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Detroit |
| Yankees at Phillies | 6:40pm | MLBN YES NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Cubs at Reds | 7:10pm | MARQ Bally Sports Ohio |
| Mariners at Red Sox | 7:10pm | ROOT NESN |
| Twins at Mets | 7:10pm | SNY Bally Sports North |
| Rangers at Cardinals | 7:45pm | ESPN+ Bally Sports Southwest Bally Sports Midwest |
| Braves at Brewers | 8:10pm | Bally Sports Southeast Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Pirates at Astros | 8:10pm | ATTSN-PIT SCHN |
| Royals at White Sox | 8:10pm | NBC Sports Chicago Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Nationals at Diamondbacks | 9:40pm | YurView MASN2 |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Argentina Primera División: Barracas Central vs Atlético Tucumán | 2:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Defensa y Justicia vs Platense | 3:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Central Córdoba SdE vs Vélez Sarsfield | 5:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Tigre vs Deportivo Riestra | 5:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Argentinos Juniors vs Lanús | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Belgrano vs Godoy Cruz | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Washington, D.C.-ATP/WTA Early Rounds | 11:00am | TENNIS |