“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
CLEVELAND 5 DETROIT 0
BALTIMORE 6 TORONTO 2
NY YANKEES 7 PHILADELPHIA 6 (12)
TAMPA BAY 9 MIAMI 3
NY METS 2 MINNESOTA 0
CINCINNATI 6 CHICAGO CUBS 3
SEATTLE 10 BOSTON 6
ST. LOUIS 8 TEXAS 1
ATLANTA 5 MILWAUKEE 1
KANSAS CITY 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3
PITTSBURGH 6 HOUSTON 2
LA ANGELS 10 COLORADO 7
ARIZONA 17 WASHINGTON 0
SAN DIEGO 6 LA DODGERS 5 (10)
OAKLAND 5 SAN FRANCISCO 2
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 7 TOLEDO 5
WEST MICHIGAN 6 FT. WAYNE 4
SOUTH BEND 14 WISCONSIN 9
WNBA SCORES
OLYMPIC BREAK
MLS
OLYMPIC BREAK
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 1 (HOMESTEAD.COM)
EARLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, AUG. 24 IN WEEK ZERO:
AER LINGUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC: FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH (IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. ET | ESPN
MCNEESE AT TARLETON STATE | 2:30 P.M. ET| ESPN2
MONTANA STATE AT NEW MEXICO | 4 P.M. ET | FS1
FCS KICKOFF: NORTH ALABAMA VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (CRAMTON BOWL IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) | 7 P.M. ET | ESPN
MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE: NORFOLK STATE VS. FLORIDA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
SMU AT NEVADA | 8 P.M. ET |CBS SPORTS NETWORK
DELAWARE STATE AT HAWAII
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
NORTH CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. ET | FOX
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO | 8 P.M. ET | ESPN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 10 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
TCU AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. ET | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
AFLAC KICKOFF GAME: CLEMSON VS. GEORGIA (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 12 P.M. ET | ABC
PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | FOX
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 2 P.M. ET | ESPN+
MIAMI (FL) AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. ET | ABC
NOTRE DAME AT TEXAS A&M | 7:30 P.M. ET | ABC
GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. ET | ACC NETWORK
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX
SUNDAY, SEPT. 1
ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. ALABAMA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA) | 3 P.M. ET | ESPN
VEGAS KICKOFF CLASSIC: LSU VS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) | 7:30 P.M. ON ABC
MONDAY, SEPT. 2
BOSTON COLLEGE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. ET | ESPN
INDIANA SRN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON TOP 25
- OHIO STATE
- GEORGIA
- TEXAS
- ALABAMA
- MICHIGAN
- OREGON
- PENN STATE
- OLE MISS
- UTAH
- FLORIDA STATE
- NOTRE DAME
- CLEMSON
- MIAMI
- LSU
- OKLAHOMA STATE
- USC
- ARIZONA
- TENNESSEE
- MISSOURI
- NC STATE
- TEXAS A&M
- OKLAHOMA
- WASHINGTON
- LOUISVILLE
- IOWA
ALL-AMERICAN PRE-SEASON TEAM
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA OFFENSE
QB JALEN MILROE, JR. ALABAMA
RB ASHTON JEANTY, JR. BOISE STATE
RB QUINSHON JUDKINS, JR. OHIO STATE
WR EMEKA EGBUKA, JR. OHIO STATE
WR TETAIROA MCMILLAN, JR. ARIZONA
TE COLSTON LOVELAND, JR. MICHIGAN
OT WILL CAMPBELL, JR. LSU
OG TYLER BOOKER, JR. ALABAMA
C ELI COX, SR. KENTUCKY
OG TATE RATLEDGE, SR. GEORGIA
OT JOSH CONERLY, JR. OREGON
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA DEFENSE
EDGE/DE JAMES PEARCE JR., JR. TENNESSEE
DT MASON GRAHAM, JR. MICHIGAN
DT DEONE WALKER, JR. KENTUCKY
EDGE/DE MYKEL WILLIAMS, JR. GEORGIA
LB JAY HIGGINS, SR. IOWA
LB NICK JACKSON, SR. IOWA
LB HAROLD PERKINS, JR. LSU
CB TRAVIS HUNTER, JR. COLORADO
S CALEB DOWNS, SOPH. OHIO STATE
S JAHDAE BARRON, JR. TEXAS
CB WILL JOHNSON, JR. MICHIGAN
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA SPECIAL TEAMS
PK GRAHAM NICHOLSON, SR. ALABAMA
P JAMES FERGUSON-REYNOLDS, JR. BOISE STATE
KR/PR BARION BROWN, JR. KENTUCKY
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA OFFENSE
QB SHEDEUR SANDERS, SR. COLORADO
RB OLLIE GORDON, JR. OKLAHOMA STATE
RB OMARION HAMPTON, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
WR LUTHER BURDEN, JR. MISSOURI
WR TROY HORTON, SR. COLORADO STATE
TE BRANT KUITHE, SR. UTAH
OT KELVIN BANKS, JR. TEXAS
OG CONNOR COLBY, SR. IOWA
C JOE MICHALSKI, SR. OKLAHOMA STATE
OG DONOVAN JACKSON, JR. OHIO STATE
OT JONAH SAVAIINAEA, JR. ARIZONA
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA DEFENSE
EDGE/DE ASHTON GILLOTTE, SR. LOUISVILLE
DT DONTAY CORLEONE, JR. CINCINNATI
DT WALTER NOLEN, JR. OLE MISS
EDGE/DE NIC SCOURTON, JR. TEXAS A&M
LB BARRETT CARTER, SR. CLEMSON
LB JASON HENDERSON, SR. OLD DOMINION
LB DANNY STUTSMAN, SR. OKLAHOMA
CB TACARIO DAVIS, JR. ARIZONA
S MALACHI MOORE, JR. ALABAMA
S MALAKI STARKS, JR. GEORGIA
CB BENJAMIN MORRISON, JR. NOTRE DAME
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA SPECIAL TEAMS
PK ANDRES BORREGALES, SR. MIAMI
P JEREMY CRAWSHAW, SR. FLORIDA
KR/PR ZACHARIAH BRANCH, SOPH. USC
PRE-SEASON ALL-BIG 10
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN OFFENSE
QB DILLON GABRIEL, SR. OREGON
RB TREY’VEON HENDERSON, JR. OHIO STATE
RB QUINSHON JUDKINS, JR. OHIO STATE
WR EMEKA EGBUKA, WR JR. OHIO STATE
WR TEZ JOHNSON, SR. OREGON
TE COLSTON LOVELAND, JR. MICHIGAN
OT JOSH CONERLY, JR. OREGON
OG CONNOR COLBY, SR. IOWA
C TANNER MILLER, SR. MICHIGAN STATE
OG DONOVAN JACKSON, JR. OHIO STATE
OT AJANI CORNELIUS, SR. OREGON
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN DEFENSE
EDGE/DE JORDAN BURCH, SR. OREGON
DT MASON GRAHAM, JR. MICHIGAN
DT KENNETH GRANT, JR. MICHIGAN
EDGE/DE JT TUIMOLOAU, JR. OHIO STATE
EDGE/LB ABDUL CARTER, JR. PENN STATE
LB JAY HIGGINS, SR. IOWA
LB NICK JACKSON, LB SR. IOWA
CB WILL JOHNSON, JR. MICHIGAN
S CALEB DOWNS, SOPH. OHIO STATE
S HUNTER WOHLER, SR. WISCONSIN
CB DENZEL BURKE, JR. OHIO STATE
FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS
PK DRAGEN KESICH, SR. MINNESOTA
P RYAN ECKLEY, SOPH. MICHIGAN STATE
KR BRAEDEN WISLOSKI, SOPH. MARYLAND
PR ZACHARIAH BRANCH, SOPH. USC
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN OFFENSE
QB AIDAN CHILES, SOPH. MICHIGAN STATE
RB DONOVAN EDWARDS, SR. MICHIGAN
RB KYLE MONANGAI, SR. RUTGERS
WR JEREMIAH HUNTER, SR. WASHINGTON
WR ISAIAH NEYOR, SR. NEBRASKA
TE TERRANCE FERGUSON, SR. OREGON
OT RILEY MAHLMAN, JR. WISCONSIN
OG QUINN CARROLL, SR. MINNESOTA
C LOGAN JONES, SR. IOWA
OG GIOVANNI EL-HADI, JR. MICHIGAN
OT JOSH SIMMONS, JR. OHIO STATE
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN DEFENSE
EDGE/DE JOHN PIUS, SR. WISCONSIN
DT TY HAMILTON, SR, OHIO STATE
DT TYLEIK WILLIAMS, JR. OHIO STATE
EDGE/DE JACK SAWYER, JR. OHIO STATE
LB CARSON BRUENER, SR. WASHINGTON
LB RUBEN HYPPOLITE, SR. MARYLAND
LB JOSAIAH STEWART, SR. MICHIGAN
CB DAVISON IGBINOSUN, JR. OHIO STATE
S DILLON THIENEMAN, SOPH. PURDUE
S LATHAN RANSOM, SR. OHIO STATE
CB JABBAR MUHAMMAD, SR. OREGON
SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS
PK JAYDEN FIELDING, JR. OHIO STATE
P JAMES EVANS, SR. INDIANA
KR ZACHARIAH BRANCH, SOPH. USC
PR TEZ JOHNSON, SR. OREGON
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAXWELL WATCH LIST 2024
QB
JOEY AGUILAR, APPALACHIAN STATE, SENIOR
DREW ALLAR, PENN STATE, JUNIOR
JACKSON ARNOLD, OKLAHOMA, SOPHOMORE
CARSON BECK, GEORGIA, SENIOR
BYRUM BROWN, SOUTH FLORIDA, SOPHOMORE
THOMAS CASTELLANOS, BOSTON COLLEGE, JUNIOR
BRADY COOK, MISSOURI, SENIOR
JALON DANIELS, KANSAS, SENIOR
JAXSON DART, OLE MISS, SENIOR
KYRON DRONES, VIRGINIA TECH, JUNIOR
QUINN EWERS, TEXAS, JUNIOR
NOAH FIFITA, ARIZONA, SOPHOMORE
TJ FINLEY, WESTERN KENTUCKY, JUNIOR
DEQUAN FINN, BAYLOR, SENIOR
DILLON GABRIEL, OREGON, SENIOR
GARRETT GREENE, WEST VIRGINIA, SENIOR
SETH HENIGAN, MEMPHIS, SENIOR
WILL HOWARD, OHIO STATE, SENIOR
NICO IAMALEAVA, TENNESSEE, RS FRESHMAN
KJ JEFFERSON, UCF, SENIOR
AVERY JOHNSON, KANSAS STATE, SOPHOMORE
HAYNES KING, GEORGIA TECH, JUNIOR
CADE KLUBNIK, CLEMSON, JUNIOR
RILEY LEONARD, NOTRE DAME, SENIOR
GRAYSON MCCALL, NC STATE, SENIOR
JORDAN MCCLOUD, TEXAS STATE, SENIOR
KYLE MCCORD, SYRACUSE, SENIOR
GRAHAM MERTZ, FLORIDA, SENIOR
JALEN MILROE, ALABAMA, JUNIOR
MILER MOSS, USC, JUNIOR
GARRETT NUSSMEIER, LSU, JUNIOR
CAMERON RISING, UTAH, SENIOR
WILL ROGERS, WASHINGTON, SENIOR
KAIDON SALTER, LIBERTY, JUNIOR
SHEDEUR SANDERS, COLORADO, SENIOR
BRAYDEN SCHAGER, HAWAII, SENIOR
TYLER SHOUGH, LOUISVILLE, SENIOR
PRESTON STONE, SMU, JUNIOR
DJ UIAGALELEI, FLORIDA STATE, SENIOR
CAM WARD, MIAMI, SENIOR
CONNER WEIGMAN, TEXAS A&M, SOPHOMORE
RB
LEQUINT ALLEN, SYRACUSE, JUNIOR
TAHJ BROOKS, TEXAS TECH, SENIOR
ANTARIO BROWN, NORTHERN ILLINOIS, SENIOR
QUINTON COOLEY, LIBERTY, SENIOR
MARQUEZ COOPER, SAN DIEGO STATE, SENIOR
DONOVAN EDWARDS, MICHIGAN, SENIOR
TREVOR ETIENNE, GEORGIA, JUNIOR
DJ GIDDENS, KANSAS STATE, JUNIOR
OLLIE GORDON II, OKLAHOMA STATE, JUNIOR
OMARION HAMPTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JUNIOR
RJ HARVEY, UCF, SENIOR
JAMAL HAYNES, GEORGIA TECH, JUNIOR
MAKHI HUGHES, TULANE, SOPHOMORE
JARQUEZ HUNTER, AUBURN, SENIOR
ASHTON JEANTY, BOISE STATE, JUNIOR
QUINSHON JUDKINS, OHIO STATE, JUNIOR
COREY KINER, CINCINNATI, SENIOR
PHIL MAFAH, CLEMSON, SENIOR
ISMAIL MAHDI, TEXAS STATE, JUNIOR
DAMIEN MARTINEZ, MIAMI, JUNIOR
KYLE MONANGAI, RUTGERS, SENIOR
DEVIN NEAL, KANSAS, SENIOR
JAYDN OTT, CAL, JUNIOR
RAHEIM SANDERS, SOUTH CAROLINA, SENIOR
NICHOLAS SINGLETON, PENN STATE, JUNIOR
TERION STEWART, BOWLING GREEN, JUNIOR
DARIUS TAYLOR, MINNESOTA, SOPHOMORE
BHAYSHUL TUTEN, VIRGINIA TECH, SENIOR
WR
ELIC AYOMANOR, STANFORD, SOPHOMORE
LUTHER BURDEN, MISSOURI, JUNIOR
EMEKA EGBUKA, OHIO STATE, SENIOR
TORY HORTON, COLORADO STATE, SENIOR
TEZ JOHNSON, OREGON, SENIOR
KYREN LACY, LSU, SENIOR
TETAIROA MCMILLAN, ARIZONA, JUNIOR
JORDAN MOORE, DUKE, SENIOR
XAVIER RESTREPO, MIAMI, SENIOR
JALEN ROYALS, UTAH STATE, SENIOR
RICKY WHITE, UNLV, SENIOR
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)
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
OLYMPIC NEWS
SIMONE BILES AND TEAM USA EARN ‘REDEMPTION’ BY POWERING TO OLYMPIC GOLD IN WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
PARIS (AP) — “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again.
The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women’s team in the finals inside a raucous Bercy Arena on Tuesday night.
With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport, and among the best in the history of the Olympics.
The outcome — the Americans on top with the rest of the world looking up — was not in doubt from the moment Jordan Chiles began the night by drilling her double-twisting Yurchenko vault.
By the time Biles, the left calf that bothered her during qualifying heavily taped, stepped onto the floor for the final event — a floor exercise set to music by Taylor Swift and Beyonce — her fifth Olympic gold medal was well in hand.
The 27-year-old provided the exclamation point anyway, sealing the Americans’ third gold in its last four trips to the Games.
The Americans remain peerless (if not flawless, this is gymnastics after all) when at their best.
And over two hours in front of a crowd that included everyone from tennis great Serena Williams and actor Natalie Portman to Biles’ husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, Biles left little doubt about anything.
Her status as the sport’s greatest of all time. Her ability to move past the “twisties” that derailed her in Tokyo. Her spot in the pantheon of the U.S. Olympic movement.
Three years after removing herself from the same competition to protect herself — a decision that changed the conversation around mental health in sports — Biles pushed her medal total in major competition to a staggering 38 and counting.
Eight of those have come under the Olympic rings, moving her past Shannon Miller for the most by an American gymnast.
Yet her return wasn’t so much about winning. That’s never really been the point anyway, just a byproduct of her unparalleled excellence. It was about a joy she had lost somewhere along the way.
It seems to have returned. She leaned into the crowd that roared at every flip, every leap and, yes, every twist. With her husband — on break from NFL training camp — waving an American flag while sitting next to her parents, Biles did what she has done so well for so long save for a couple of difficult days in Japan during a pandemic: she dominated.
Yet the 27-year-old hardly did it alone. Lee and Chiles were on the team that earned silver in Tokyo with Biles watching from the sideline. They navigated a series of setbacks both physical and personal to return to this moment and get the gold they so badly wanted.
And there they were on the biggest stage, Chiles doing all four rotations right next to her good friend Biles while doubling as the American’s hype woman. Lee mixing her elegance with grit while dazzling on beam and uneven bars, her two best events.
Carey won the floor exercise in Tokyo, but did it with an asterisk of sorts. She had earned her way in through a nominative process the sport’s governing body has since abandoned. She was with Team USA in Tokyo but not actually part of the official four-woman squad.
She vowed to write a different ending this time, and the Cheng vault she did on the first rotation scored a 14.800 — second only to Biles — to give the U.S. a commanding lead before Biles even saluted the judges.
The only real drama centered on who would finish next to the Americans on the medal stand.
Italy, which was a surprising second to the U.S. during qualifying, earned its first Olympic team medal since 1928 by holding off Brazil, which took bronze for its first medal in the biggest event in the sport.
Yet there was no question about the top spot. There rarely ever is when Biles is involved.
VEKIC ELIMINATES U.S. FLAG BEARER GAUFF IN 3RD ROUND OF WOMEN’S SINGLES
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff was left in tears after getting into an extended argument with the chair umpire over a ruling during the reigning U.S. Open champion’s 7-6 (7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekic of Croatia in a Paris Olympics third-round singles match Tuesday.
Gauff, a 20-year-old American, already was trailing by a lot when the episode happened two games from the end of the match.
Gauff hit a serve and Vekic’s return landed near the baseline. A line judge initially called Vekic’s shot out; Gauff did not keep the ball in play. Chair umpire Jaume Campistol thought Vekic’s shot landed in and awarded her the point, giving her a service break and a 4-2 lead.
Gauff walked over to talk to the official and play was delayed for several minutes.
“I never argue these calls. But he called it out before I hit the ball,” Gauff said to Campistol. “It’s not even a perception; it’s the rules. I always have to advocate for myself.”
Gauff, a 20-year-old from Florida, was seeded second in Paris and easily won her first two singles matches, dropping a total of just five games.
But her first Olympic singles tournament — she is still in women’s doubles and mixed doubles — ended with a performance that was hardly her best on the hottest day of the Summer Games so far, with the heat rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius).
Even before the trouble over the umpiring decision, Gauff could not sustain a good start against Vekic, who was a semifinalist at Wimbledon this month.
The American led 4-1 and was a point from moving ahead 5-1 and serving for the opening set. But she couldn’t close the deal, then wasted a couple of set points at 6-4 in the ensuing tiebreaker. Vekic surged to the end of that set, then maintained her level in the second.
One measure of Vekic’s superiority on this afternoon: She finished with 33 winners to just nine for Gauff.
ANOTHER CHINESE DOPING CONTROVERSY POPS UP DURING OLYMPIC SWIMMING COMPETITION
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Another Chinese doping allegation has flared up at the Paris Games, angering some swimmers who say officials need to enforce drug-testing rules consistently.
The New York Times reported Tuesday that two top Chinese swimmers — including one on this year’s Olympic team — tested positive for a banned steroid in 2022 but were eventually cleared to compete by Chinese officials.
The Times cited two people with knowledge of the matter but did not name them.
This is the third incident reported over the last several months by the Times and others in which the Chinese have blamed food contamination for positive drug tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted the results of the Chinese investigations.
“I saw the report this morning,” American star Katie Ledecky said on Tuesday. “I think I’ve made my thoughts clear. It’s disappointing.”
Italian distance swimmer Simona Quadarella said athletes aren’t sure the testing system works in many countries.
“I think we need some answers from this situation,” she said. “We really don’t have confidence, in the situation, in the testing system — in the testing system in other parts of the world.”
In the most widely reported incident, 11 swimmers named to the Chinese Olympic team were among 23 who tested positive for a banned substance six months before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. They were allowed to compete and went on to win gold medals in three events. One of those swimmers, Zhang Yufei, has won two bronzes in France, one in the women’s 100 butterfly and another as part of the 4×100 freestyle relay.
Chinese swimmers in Paris have pushed back against doping allegations and say they are tested more than athletes from other countries.
Rob Koehler, the general director of the athletes’ advocacy body Global Athlete, criticized WADA in an email to The Associated Press.
“This is another devastating blow to the credibility of both WADA and World Aquatics, and to clean sport,” he said, referring to the global governing body of swimming. “With this new information, athletes and advocates are resigned to the fact that the guardians of the World Anti-Doping Code are no longer fit for purpose.”
Koehler worked as a deputy director of WADA until 2018.
In a statement, WADA acknowledged the two Chinese swimmers had tested positive and were provisionally suspended for “trace amounts of a prohibited substance metandienone,” a powerful muscle-builder known on the street as D-Bol. The provisional suspension lasted about a year.
WADA said the Chinese anti-doping agency, CHINADA, conducted testing on “hundreds of meat samples from various sources with dozens revealing positive results for metandienone.”
WADA said CHINADA closed the case late in 2023 “without asserting a violation,” which lifted the provisional suspensions.
WADA also said it “is generally concerned about the number of cases that are being closed without sanction when it is not possible to challenge the contamination theory.”
It pointed out “several” similar cases in the past few months in the United States. Many U.S. cases, including a highly publicized one involving sprinter Erriyon Knighton, deal with substances such as trenbolone, which, unlike D-Bol, are usually given to promote muscle growth and appetite in livestock.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which handled that case, released a statement from its CEO, Travis Tygart, who is one of the most outspoken critics of WADA.
“It’s crushing news to wake up to for all athletes and fans of the Olympic movement that the failures of the global anti-doping system have overshadowed what should be a moment to bring the world together,” he said.
One of the two swimmers mentioned in the latest Times report is Tang Muhan, who was on the 4×200 freestyle relay team that won gold and set a world record three years ago in the Tokyo Olympics.
The American team finished second and also broke the previous world mark.
Tang was named to China’s Olympic team this year, and she could swim Thursday in the 4×200 relay.
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MLB ROUNDUP: JAZZ CHISHOLM JR. HELPS YANKS OUTLAST PHILLIES
Gleyber Torres hit a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. belted two more home runs and the New York Yankees defeated the host Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 on Tuesday.
Aaron Judge added three hits and Anthony Volpe had two hits for the Yankees, who won their fourth game in a row. Chisholm, acquired from the Miami Marlins on Saturday, finished with five RBIs on the night, and he has four home runs over his past two games.
Gerrit Cole was scratched as the Yankees’ starter because of what the team called “general body fatigue.” Reliever Michael Tonkin (4-4) earned the win.
Austin Hays homered, singled and knocked in four runs for the Phillies, who have dropped three straight. Orion Kerkering (2-2) took the loss.
Mets 2, Twins 0
Sean Manaea and a pair of relievers combined on a two-hitter for host New York, which beat Minnesota in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.
J.D. Martinez had two hits, including a fourth-inning RBI single, and Mark Vientos hit a fifth-inning homer as New York improved to 17-9 this month. Manaea (7-4) gave up the two hits and walked one while striking out 11 over seven innings.
Twins rookie David Festa (1-2) took the hard-luck loss after giving up the two runs on three hits over five innings.
Rays 9, Marlins 3
Ben Rortvedt and Yandy Diaz delivered two-run singles during a five-run sixth inning and Tampa Bay pulled away for a win against Miami in the opener of a two-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Christopher Morel homered in his first game with the Rays since being traded from the Chicago Cubs. Rays starter Jeffrey Springs made his first major league start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2023. He allowed two runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Tyler Alexander (4-3) earned the win after yielding one run in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Emmanuel Rivera and Jake Burger homered and Nick Fortes had three hits for the Marlins.
Braves 5, Brewers 1
Bryce Elder took a shutout into the seventh inning after being recalled from the minors and Jarred Kelenic celebrated his homecoming with a homer and a double to lead visiting Atlanta past Milwaukee.
Kelenic, a native of nearby Waukesha, Wis., doubled during a four-run third that put the Braves up 4-0. He then made it 5-0 in the fourth with his 12th homer of the season. Elder (2-4) allowed one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Brewers right-hander Joe Ross (2-5), making his first big-league start since May 20, allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings.
Guardians 5, Tigers 0
Jose Ramirez moved into second on Cleveland’s career home run list as the Guardians blanked host Detroit to sweep the teams’ two-game series.
Ramirez jumped ahead of Albert Belle with his 243rd homer with Cleveland, a two-run shot that grew the Guardians’ lead to 4-0 in the eighth inning. Hall of Famer Jim Thome has the most home runs in franchise history (337). Josh Naylor and Brayan Rocchio also homered for Cleveland, which won the season series over the Tigers 7-6.
Grant Williams (1-3) gave up two hits and struck out eight over five innings to notch the win. Detroit reliever Alex Faedo (5-3) took the loss after allowing Naylor’s solo home run in the fourth.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2
Corbin Burnes worked 6 2/3 strong innings and Baltimore rode some early offense to a victory against visiting Toronto.
Ramon Urias and Anthony Santander smacked solo home runs as the Orioles scored in four of the first five innings. Burnes (11-4) limited the Blue Jays to two runs on four hits, all singles.
Santander and Urias both provided other run-scoring hits to boost the Orioles to their third victory in four games. Toronto starter Chris Bassitt (8-10) surrendered five runs on nine hits in four innings, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a single and two walks.
Royals 4, White Sox 3
Vinnie Pasquantino delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings as visiting Kansas City extended Chicago’s losing streak to a franchise-record 16 games.
The White Sox previously lost 15 in a row spanning the end of the 1967 season and the start of the 1968 season. Their longest single-season skid had been 14 games — set this year from May 22-June 6.
Kansas City got its lone run and hit in seven innings against White Sox rookie starter Jonathan Cannon when Michael Massey sent a solo shot to center in the third. Andrew Vaughn hit a solo shot and an RBI groundout for Chicago.
Mariners 10, Red Sox 6
Dylan Moore’s three-run double sparked a five-run fifth for Seattle and Jorge Polanco homered in the Mariners’ victory at Boston.
Luis Castillo (9-10) tossed six innings to earn the win. He allowed three runs on six hits, walked one and struck out four.
Rafael Devers went deep for Boston and James Paxton (8-3) tossed 4 1/3 innings, surrendering six runs (three earned) on six hits. It was his first start with the Red Sox since he was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Reds 6, Cubs 3
Santiago Espinal went 4-for-4 with a home run and fell a triple shy of the cycle to lead Cincinnati past visiting Chicago.
Tyler Stephenson finished with three hits and an RBI for the Reds, who are 7-2 against the Cubs this season. TJ Friedl drove in two runs, as did Espinal, who doubled twice and notched his first career four-hit game. Nick Martinez (5-5) allowed four hits over four shutout innings in relief to earn the win.
Chicago starter Justin Steele (2-5) was tagged for five runs and six hits over five innings. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer for the Cubs in his first game since being activated off the injured list.
Cardinals 8, Rangers 1
Tommy Pham hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his homecoming to power St. Louis over visiting Texas.
Pham spent 4 1/2 seasons with the Cardinals to start his career. He returned to St. Louis in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Monday and hit the homer in his first at-bat back with the team.
Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn (6-4) pitched five innings of one-run ball to earn his first career win against the Rangers, giving him a victory over all 30 teams. Wyatt Langford’s homer off Lynn accounted for the Rangers’ only run.
Pirates 6, Astros 2
Michael A. Taylor homered for the second consecutive game and Bailey Falter excelled in his return from the injured list as visiting Pittsburgh defeated Houston.
Taylor, whose three-run home run in the ninth inning lifted the Pirates to victory in the series opener, chased Astros starter Hunter Brown (9-7) with a two-run, two-out blast in the sixth. The long ball extended Pittsburgh’s lead to 5-1.
Falter (5-7) allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Astros starter Hunter Brown (9-7) had his streak of 12 consecutive starts of six-plus innings snapped after giving up five runs (four earned) on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.
REPORTS: ORIOLES RECALLING NO. 1 PROSPECT JACKSON HOLLIDAY
Jackson Holliday, who entered the season as baseball’s No. 1 prospect per MLB Pipeline but struggled in his first major league stint, is heading back to the Baltimore Orioles, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday night.
Holliday, 20, is being called up to replace fellow infield prospect Connor Norby, who was shipped to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday along with outfielder Kyle Stowers in exchange for left-handed starter Trevor Rogers.
It was not known whether Holliday — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft — would be activated before the Wednesday afternoon series finale against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. He is expected to mainly play second base upon his activation, where Norby had been starting.
Holliday, who went 2-for-34 (.059) with 18 strikeouts in 10 games with the Orioles in April, was scratched from Triple-A Norfolk’s lineup on Tuesday. At Norfolk this season, Holliday turned it around by hitting .271 with 10 home runs, 38 RBIs, 75 runs and a .908 OPS in 73 games.
Along with trading Norby, the Orioles are without infielder Jorge Mateo, who dislocated his left elbow last week and was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Tuesday.
REPORT: MIKE TROUT’S TIMELINE FOR RETURN UNCERTAIN AFTER SETBACK
An unspecified setback regarding the surgically repaired left knee of Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has muddled a timetable for his return.
Trout, who is enduring his fourth season of significant time lost to injury, is being sent to have a further evaluation on his knee, Angels general manager Perry Minasian said, per the Orange County Register.
The 32-year-old Trout, a three-time American League MVP, had surgery on the knee in early May to repair a torn meniscus. He was unable to figure out how he hurt the knee.
During a rehab game on July 23 while playing for Triple-A Salt Lake, the 11-time All-Star left after two innings with soreness in the knee.
Asked Tuesday for further details about Trout’s injury status, Minasian said he was “not going to get into details. He had a setback.”
Trout was batting .220 with 10 homers and 14 RBIs in 29 games this season. He is a career .299 hitter with 378 home runs, 954 RBIs, 1,123 runs scored and 212 stolen bases.
Also, the Angels placed oft-injured third baseman Anthony Rendon on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday — with lower back inflammation. The move is retroactive to Saturday.
“Obviously these two guys, they’ve been banged up and I understand that they’re both disappointed,” Minsasian said. ” They both want to play. It’s unfortunate, but it is what it is. We’ll just keep going.”
The Angels are in fourth place in the American League West and are buried in the wild-card standings. They dealt closer Carlos Estevez and fellow reliever Luis Garcia at the trade deadline.
RED SOX BEEF UP BULLPEN BY ADDING RHP LUCAS SIMS FROM THE REDS AS TRADE DEADLINE APPROACHES
PHOENIX (AP) — The Boston Red Sox added right-handed reliever Lucas Sims in a deal with the Cincinnati Reds as Major League Baseball’s playoff-contending teams tried to stock up with reinforcements in the hours before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
The 30-year-old Sims has a 3.57 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings over 43 appearances. He’s made 210 appearances for the Reds, posting a 3.94 ERA since 2018. The Reds received a 19-year-old prospect, right-handed pitcher Ovis Portes.
Several big names — including Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and White Sox left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet — remained on the market as the deadline approached at 6 p.m. ET.
Tuesday’s action followed a busy Monday.
Among the biggest moves: The Cardinals acquired right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde in a three-team deal that sent Michael Kopech and Tommy Edman to the Dodgers, the Brewers added starter Frankie Montas, the Astros nabbed lefty Yusei Kukuchi for a steep price and the Braves reunited with slugger Jorge Soler, the 2021 World Series MVP.
REPORT: MARLINS TRADE ROGERS TO ORIOLES FOR NORBY, STOWERS
The Miami Marlins are trading left-hander Trevor Rogers to the Baltimore Orioles, a source told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Baltimore is sending infield prospect Connor Norby and outfielder Kyle Stowers to Miami in return, a source told Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
Rogers, the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year runner-up, owns a 4.53 ERA, 4.42 FIP, and 1.53 WHIP with 85 strikeouts over 21 starts this season. However, he’s pitched quite well in the weeks leading up to the trade, sporting a 3.32 ERA with only four home runs allowed over his last eight starts.
The 26-year-old should be in Baltimore’s rotation for a while, as he has two years of arbitration eligibility remaining.
Norby, the Orioles’ No. 7 prospect, per Baseball America, made his big-league debut in June and has appeared in nine games for Baltimore this season. A natural infielder, he also has experience in the corner outfield spots. The Marlins could also slot Norby in at third base – a position he’s never played professionally – and move Jake Burger across the diamond to first after they traded Josh Bell to Arizona.
Stowers, 26, hit .306/.297/.500 with one homer and nine RBIs in 19 big-league games this season while putting up an .877 OPS with 15 homers in Triple-A.
The Orioles are calling up utility player Terrin Vavra to fill Norby’s spot on the 26-man roster, MASN’s Roch Kubatko reports. The 27-year-old has played 67 games for Baltimore over the last two seasons but spent all of this year in the minors after being outrighted off the 40-man roster during the offseason.
REPORTS: YANKEES ACQUIRE CUBS RELIEVER MARK LEITER JR.
The New York Yankees are acquiring reliever Mark Leiter Jr. from the Chicago Cubs, multiple outlets reported ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.
The Cubs are receiving two prospects — infielder Ben Cowles and right-hander Jack Neely — in exchange, according to MLB Network and ESPN.
Leiter, 33, is 2-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 39 relief appearances this season with the Cubs. The right-hander has struck out 53 batters and walked 13 in 36 1/3 innings.
Leiter has a career record of 8-21 with seven saves and a 4.53 ERA in 190 games (15 starts) with the Philadelphia Phillies (2017-18), Toronto Blue Jays (2018) and Cubs (2022-24).
Cowles, 24, was a 10th-round draft pick by the Yankees in 2021 and has yet to make his major league debut. He is batting .295 with nine homers, 51 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 88 games this season at Double-A Somerset, where he has made starts at shortstop, second base and third base.
Neely, 24, was an 11th-round pick by New York in 2021 and has also not appeared in the majors. This season he is 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA and six saves in 31 relief appearances between Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
PHILLIES ADD WHITE SOX LHP TANNER BANKS, SHIP GREGORY SOTO TO O’S
The Philadelphia Phillies modified their bullpen during Tuesday’s trade deadline by acquiring left-hander Tanner Banks from the Chicago White Sox and sending fellow lefty Gregory Soto to the Baltimore Orioles.
Philadelphia traded away minor league infielder William Bergolla in the Chicago deal and acquired right-handed pitching prospects Seth Johnson and Moises Chace in the Baltimore swap.
Banks, 32, is 2-2 with a 4.13 ERA across 41 appearances (one start) for the White Sox this season. He has converted two out of six save opportunities and tallied 55 strikeouts against 15 walks over 48 innings.
The southpaw is especially effective against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .184 average and a .492 OPS this season. He has struck out more than a third (28) of the 83 left-handed batters he has faced this season.
A three-year veteran, Banks is 5-6 with a 3.89 ERA over 108 career games (four starts), all with Chicago.
The 19-year-old Bergolla batted .295 with one home run and 29 RBIs in 67 games this season for High-A Jersey Shore.
Soto, 29, went 2-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 43 relief appearances for the Phillies this season. He is 13-28 all-time with a 4.23 ERA in six seasons for the Detroit Tigers (2019-22) and Phillies (2023-24).
Johnson, 25, is 0-6 with a 2.63 ERA in 18 starts this season at Double-A Bowie. Chace, 21, is 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA in 17 games (nine starts) for High-A Aberdeen.
PADRES TRADE FOR PIRATES LHP MARTIN PEREZ
The San Diego Padres added former All-Star Martin Perez to their rotation Tuesday, acquiring the left-hander from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for minor league left-hander Ronaldys Jimenez.
Perez, 33, signed a one-year contract worth $8 million to join the Pirates last offseason after two productive years with the Texas Rangers. He is 2-5 with a 5.20 ERA in 16 starts, with just 63 strikeouts and 32 walks in 83 innings this year.
Perez was an All-Star in 2022, when he finished the season 12-8 with a 2.89 ERA and 169 strikeouts for Texas. He went 10-4 last season but made just three relief appearances in the playoffs during the Rangers’ World Series run.
In 304 games (259 starts) for the Rangers (2012-18, 2022-23), Minnesota Twins (2019), Boston Red Sox (2020-21) and Pirates, Perez is 87-86 with a 4.48 ERA.
Jimenez, 18, joined the Padres’ Dominican Summer League team for the 2024 season. He pitched to a 1.50 ERA in three starts.
GIANTS ACQUIRE OF/1B MARK CANHA FROM TIGERS
The San Francisco Giants acquired outfielder and first baseman Mark Canha from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Eric Silva on Tuesday.
Canha, 35, was in his first season with the Tigers and now heads to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spent the first seven years of his MLB career while with the Oakland Athletics.
Canha is batting .231 this season with seven home runs and 38 RBIs over 93 games. In 1,017 career games for the A’s (2015-21), New York Mets (2022-23), Milwaukee Brewers (2023) and Tigers, he is a .248 hitter with 120 homers, 455 RBIs and 510 runs.
Silva, 21, was a fourth-round draft pick in 2021 and moved up to Double-A Richmond this season, where he has gone 4-2 with two saves and a 4.35 ERA in 28 relief appearances.
CARDS SEND OF DYLAN CARLSON TO RAYS FOR RHP SHAWN ARMSTRONG
The St. Louis Cardinals sent former top outfield prospect Dylan Carlson to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitcher Shawn Armstrong, the teams announced Tuesday.
Carlson, 25, was a highly touted first-round draft pick by St. Louis in 2016, but his numbers have declined since he batted a career-best .266 with 18 home runs over 149 games in 2021. He has hit .225 with 13 homers and 80 RBIs in 263 games since.
After missing the start of the 2024 season with a shoulder injury, Carlson was batting just .198 with no home runs and 11 RBIs in 59 games.
The fifth-year veteran has a career batting average of .239 with 34 home runs and 161 RBIs in 447 games, all with the Cardinals.
Armstrong, 33, is 2-2 with one save and a 5.40 ERA in 38 appearances (seven starts) for Tampa Bay this season.
He is 10-7 with eight saves and a 4.18 ERA in 280 career games (16 starts) with the Cleveland Guardians (2015-2017), Seattle Mariners (2018-2019), Baltimore Orioles (2019-2021), Miami Marlins (2022) and Rays (2021, 2022-2024).
REPORTS: DODGERS LAND RHP JACK FLAHERTY, OF KEVIN KIERMAIER AT DEADLINE
The Los Angeles Dodgers made their long-anticipated splash minutes before the MLB trade deadline arrived Tuesday, reportedly acquiring ace right-hander Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Dodgers will send prospects Thayron Liranzo, 21, and Trey Sweeney, 24, to the Tigers for Flaherty and veteran left-hander Ryan Yarbrough to the Jays, FanSided reported. The full terms of each deal were not yet known.
Flaherty, 28, provides necessary relief to a Los Angeles starting rotation marred by injuries. Flaherty is 7-5 with a 2.95 ERA through 18 starts this year, throwing 133 strikeouts with just 19 walks in 106 2/3 innings.
It’s the second straight year that Flaherty has been moved at the deadline. The St. Louis Cardinals shipped him to the contending Baltimore Orioles last summer. He signed a one-year, $14 million contract with Detroit in December.
Kiermaier, 34, was in his second season with the Blue Jays following a 10-year run with the Tampa Bay Rays. He is batting just .195 through 81 games this season with four home runs and 18 RBIs.
The four-time Gold Glove award winner is a career .246 batter with 94 homers, 370 RBIs and 131 stolen bases in 1,124 games.
Yarbrough, 32, is 4-2 with one save, a 3.74 ERA, 25 walks an 39 strikeouts in 67 1/3 innings over 32 relief appearances for the Dodgers this season. In parts of seven seasons with the Rays (2018-22), Kansas City Royals (2023) and Dodgers (2023-24), Yarbrough is 52-40 with three saves and a 4.30 ERA in 184 games (68 starts).
PIRATES ACQUIRE JAYS’ ISIAH KINER-FALEFA, MARLINS’ BRYAN DE LA CRUZ
With an eye on a playoff push, the Pittsburgh Pirates added two new bats ahead of the MLB trade deadline.
The Pirates announced a deal acquiring utility player Isiah Kiner-Falefa from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for infield/outfield prospect Charles McAdoo. The club also landed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz from the Miami Marlins for infield prospect Garret Forrester and right-handed pitching prospect Jun-Seok Shim, according to multiple reports.
In Kiner-Falefa, the Pirates are getting a player who has appeared as a second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, outfielder and emergency pitcher this season alone.
The 29-year-old is batting a career-best .292 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs in 82 games in his first season with Toronto. Across 729 career games for the Texas Rangers (2018-21), New York Yankees (2022-23) and Blue Jays, Kiner-Falefa is a .264 hitter with 33 homers, 236 RBIs and 77 stolen bases.
McAdoo, now heading to Toronto, is batting .315 in 87 games between High-A and Double-A this season. The 22-year-old was the No. 29 prospect in the Pirates’ system, according to MLB Pipeline.
De La Cruz, 27, led the Marlins with 18 home runs and 51 RBIs while batting .245 in 105 games this season. He is one homer away from tying his career high set last year.
In 431 career games for Miami since debuting in 2021, De La Cruz has batted .258 with 55 homers and 191 RBIs.
Shim, 20, was the No. 17 prospect in the Pirates’ farm system and Forrester, 22, is No. 18, per MLB Pipeline.
Earlier in the day, Pittsburgh acquired left-handed relief pitcher Josh Walker from the New York Mets for minor league left-hander Nicolas Carreno.
METS DEAL FOR A’S STARTER PAUL BLACKBURN
The Oakland Athletics traded their longest-tenured player, right-handed starting pitcher Paul Blackburn, to the New York Mets on Tuesday.
Oakland is sending right-handed pitching prospect Kade Morris to New York in return.
Blackburn, 30, was a 2022 All-Star and began the 2024 season with 22 1/3 scoreless innings across four starts before finally surrendering his first run.
Blackburn was just activated from the 60-day injured list last week after recovering from a stress reaction in his right foot that caused him to miss more than two months.
He is 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA in nine starts this season, throwing just 38 strikeouts over 51 innings. In eight seasons, spent entirely with Oakland, Blackburn is 21-26 with a 4.83 ERA over 81 games (77 starts).
Morris, 22, was a third-round pick by the Mets in the 2023 MLB Draft. He has gone 0-3 with a 3.63 ERA in seven games (six starts) at Class-A St. Lucie this year.
MARINERS TRADE FOR MARLINS RELIEVER JT CHARGOIS
The Seattle Mariners acquired right-handed reliever JT Chargois on Tuesday in exchange for minor league right-hander Will Schomberg.
Chargois, 33, began the season on the injured list with neck spasms before returning to the Miami roster on June 12. He is 1-0 with a 1.62 ERA, seven walks, and 12 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings over 15 relief appearances.
In parts of seven seasons for the Minnesota Twins (2016), Los Angeles Dodgers (2018-19), Mariners (2021), Tampa Bay Rays (2021-22) and Marlins, Chargois is 14-6 with one save, a 3.40 ERA, 82 walks and 202 strikeouts in 211 2/3 innings over 223 games (eight starts).
Chargois pitched in four playoff games for the Rays in 2021 and in one playoff game for the Marlins in 2023, and he did not allow a run with four hits in four innings.
Schomberg, 23, is a combined 7-2 with a 2.83 ERA, 46 walks and 116 strikeouts in 92 1/3 innings over 19 starts at the Mariners’ Class-A and High-A affiliates.
TWINS ACQUIRE RHP TREVOR RICHARDS FROM BLUE JAYS
The Minnesota Twins acquired right-handed pitcher Trevor Richards from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league infielder Jay Harry.
Richards, 31, is 2-1 with a 4.64 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 45 games (two starts) this season.
He is 24-27 with a 4.51 ERA in 280 career games (61 starts) with the Miami Marlins (2018-19), Tampa Bay Rays (2019-20), Milwaukee Brewers (2021) and Blue Jays.
Richards has appeared in 163 games since the start of 2022, which ranks 12th most among American League pitchers, according to the Twins.
Harry, 22, was drafted by the Twins in the sixth round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft after a career at Penn State and has played in parts of two minor league seasons for the Twins.
In a corresponding move on the 26-player roster, the Twins designated right-handed pitcher Josh Staumont for release or assignment. Staumont, 30, was 1-0 with a 3.70 ERA in 25 games, all in relief, this season for the Twins.
ASTROS ACQUIRE LEFT-HANDED RELIEVER CALEB FERGUSON FROM YANKEES
The Houston Astros acquired left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson from the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league right-hander Kelly Austin and international bonus pool money, the teams announced Tuesday.
Ferguson, 28, was 1-3 with one save, 41 strikeouts and a 5.13 ERA over 33 1/3 innings in 42 appearances, all in relief.
Prior to joining the Yankees via a trade in February, Ferguson played five seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He is 19-12 with six saves and a 3.66 ERA in 243 career games (14 starts).
Ferguson missed the 2021 season following Tommy John surgery.
Austin, 23, was signed by the Astros as an undrafted free agent in 2023 after pitching at UCLA. He has a 2.21 ERA in 36 2/3 innings with 46 strikeouts and a .216 opponent batting average in 26 appearances between Class-A Fayetteville and High-A Asheville.
REPORT: PADRES ACQUIRE MARLINS CLOSER TANNER SCOTT
The San Diego Padres landed left-handed closer Tanner Scott from the Miami Marlins as part of a six-player deal Tuesday, ESPN reported.
Right-handed pitcher Bryan Hoeing also heads to San Diego in exchange for left-hander Robby Snelling, right-hander Adam Mazur and infielders Graham Pauley and Jay Beshears, per the report.
Scott, 30, was a bright spot on a last-place Marlins team, earning his first All-Star nod this year. He is 6-5 with a 1.18 ERA and 18 saves across 44 appearances in his third season in Miami.
In parts of eight seasons for the Baltimore Orioles (2017-21) and Marlins (2022-24), Scott is 28-23 with 51 saves and a 3.63 ERA in 355 appearances, all out of the bullpen. He’s struck out 455 batters in 342 1/3 innings.
Hoeing, 27, is 1-2 with a 2.70 ERA this season across 16 games, including two starts. He has a 5.48 career ERA across parts of three seasons for Miami in 57 games (10 starts).
Of the four players heading back to Miami, only Pauley (13 games) and Mazur (eight) have MLB experience.
Pauley made his major league debut in March and has batted .125 (4-for-32) with two home runs and five RBIs at the MLB level. He has spent most of the season at Triple-A.
Mazur, 23, debuted for the Padres in June and has gone 1-3 with a 7.49 ERA in eight starts.
The 20-year-old Snelling, a 2022 first-round draft pick, has spent this season at Double-A. The 22-year-old Beshears, a 2023 sixth-round selection, has split the season between Class-A and High-A.
ANGELS ACQUIRE RHP MIKE BAUMANN FROM GIANTS
The San Francisco Giants sent right-handed pitcher Mike Baumann south to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cash considerations on Monday.
Baumann, 28, will join his fourth team this season after stints with the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners and San Francisco.
Baumann entered the major leagues with the O’s in 2021 and got into 17 games for them this year, going 1-0 with a 3.44 ERA before he was traded to the Mariners in May.
He went 2-0 with a 5.51 ERA in 18 relief appearances for Seattle. The Giants acquired him from the Mariners eight days ago for cash considerations.
But after one appearance out of the Giants’ bullpen, San Francisco shuttled him to Los Angeles.
In 113 career games (four starts) for Baltimore, Seattle and San Francisco, Baumann has gone 15-5 and pitched to a 4.68 ERA. He’s struck out 122 batters and walked 65 across 144 1/3 innings.
REPORTS: ROYALS LAND PAUL DEJONG FROM WHITE SOX, LUCAS ERCEG FROM A’S
Rare buyers at the MLB trade deadline, the Kansas City Royals acquired shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox and right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, multiple reports said.
The returns in both deals were not yet known.
DeJong is leaving the club with the worst record in baseball to join an American League Central and wild-card contender.
DeJong, who turns 31 on Friday, was in his first season with the White Sox, batting .228 with a team-high 18 home runs and 41 RBIs.
The longtime Cardinal is a career .229 hitter with 134 home runs and 385 RBIs in 831 games since breaking into the big leagues with St. Louis in 2017.
Erceg, 29, sports a 3.68 ERA with a 2-3 record and three saves through 38 appearances for Oakland in his second big-league season. Since debuting last year, he is 6-7 with a 4.32 ERA in 88 contests.
REPORTS: DIAMONDBACKS ACQUIRE MARLINS 1B JOSH BELL
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired first baseman Josh Bell from the Miami Marlins in exchange for cash considerations on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports.
The transaction, first reported by the Miami Herald, came hours before the trade deadline and one day after Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker made an early exit against the Washington Nationals because of an oblique strain.
Bell, 31, was placed on waivers on Saturday while making $16.5 million in the final season of a two-year contract he signed with the Cleveland Guardians. Arizona will pay the remaining $2.5 million owed Bell this season, per reports.
This is the third consecutive season that Bell has been dealt at the trade deadline. He is batting .239 with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs, a .305 on-base percentage and .394 slugging percentage in 104 games this season.
A second-round selection by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2011 MLB Draft, Bell has played parts of nine seasons for the Pirates (2016-20), Nationals (2021-22), San Diego Padres (2022), Guardians (2023) and Marlins.
He is a career .258 hitter with 166 homers and 591 RBIs in 1,106 games. His best season was in 2019, when he batted .277 and posted career bests with 37 homers and 116 RBIs with Pittsburgh and was selected to the National League All-Star team.
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REPORTS: WR DJ MOORE LANDS RICHEST EXTENSION IN BEARS HISTORY
The Bears clearly liked what they saw from wide receiver DJ Moore in his first season in Chicago.
Moore has agreed to the largest extension in team history, a four-year, $110 million deal that will keep him in the Windy City through the 2029 season, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday night.
ESPN and NFL Network reported that Moore’s new contract features $82.6 million guaranteed.
After the Carolina Panthers traded him to the Bears in March 2023, Moore set career highs in receptions (96), receiving yards (1,364) and total touchdowns with nine (eight receiving, one rushing) during his first season with Chicago.
Only three players have had more receiving yards in a single season for the Bears.
Chicago also got four draft picks in the trade for Moore, which gave Carolina the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. The Panthers went on to select quarterback Bryce Young out of Alabama.
Moore, 27, will be headlining a new and improved receiving corps that now features Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze. The Bears traded for Allen in March and selected Odunze out of Washington with the ninth overall pick in April’s draft.
In 97 career games (90 starts) with the Panthers (2018-22) and Bears (2023), Moore has hauled in 460 catches for 6,565 yards and 29 TDs.
REPORT: TITANS’ ARDEN KEY FACING 6-GAME SUSPENSION
Tennessee Titans edge rusher Arden Key reportedly is facing a six-game suspension by the NFL for a violation of the rules against performance-enhancing drugs.
When asked about the report from the website of veteran Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky at paulkuharsky.com, Titans coach Brian Callahan told reporters on Tuesday that he was willing to let the league respond before he does.
“I’m aware of the news,” Callahan said. “It’s a league thing, I don’t really have much to comment on until that comes out from the league. We’ll see, I don’t know. It’s not something you wanted to hear. We don’t really have a choice, we gotta go play football with who we have. If we can find someone else, we will. If we can’t, we have to play with what we have. So that’s sort of where we’re at.”
Key, 28, recorded 30 tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles in 17 games (nine starts) last season. Harold Landry, Rashad Weaver and seventh-round pick Jaylen Harrell are available options to replace Key in the early season for the Titans.
Key has totaled 128 tackles, 20 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 88 career games (22 starts) with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2018-20), San Francisco 49ers (2021), Jacksonville Jaguars (2022) and Titans.
FALCONS SIGN FORMER STEELERS WR JAMES WASHINGTON
The Atlanta Falcons made several changes to their wide receiver room on Tuesday, signing veteran James Washington and second-year player Jesse Matthews while releasing rookie Isaiah Wooden.
The team also placed offensive lineman Tyler Vrabel on the reserve/retired list.
Washington, 28, is the more experienced of the two additions, having caught 114 passes for 1,629 yards and 11 touchdowns in 62 games. A second-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2018, he spent four seasons with the Steelers before playing in two games with the Dallas Cowboys in 2022. He was released by the Indianapolis Colts before the start of last season.
Matthews, 24, signed with the Houston Texans after going undrafted out of San Diego State in 2023, but spent last season on injured reserve.
GIANTS ADD G GREG VAN ROTEN TO ROSTER
Free agent right guard Greg Van Roten signed a contract with the New York Giants, coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Tuesday.
Daboll also announced the team released cornerback Aaron Robinson with a failed physical designation. He has not played since sustaining a knee injury during the 2022 season.
Van Roten, 34, will reunite with now-Giants offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo after the two were paired in Las Vegas last season.
The New York native started all 17 games in 2023 with the Raiders and 71 of 110 career contests with the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills and Raiders.
DEVIN HESTER REWROTE NFL RECORD BOOK WITH HIS SPECTACULAR RETURNS. NOW, HE GOES INTO HALL OF FAME
CHICAGO (AP) — A few years before Devin Hester began to etch his name into the NFL’s record book with one spectacular return after another, Mark Sadowski was scouting a Miami-North Carolina State game for the Chicago Bears in 2004.
He watched as the Hurricanes’ speedy sophomore took the opening kickoff 5 yards deep in the end zone. And in a flash, he was gone.
Hester sprinted up the right sideline and cut to his left on his way to what was officially a 100-yard touchdown. And he kept on going, all the way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“It was the fastest thing I ever saw live,” Sadowski said. “I was just like holy smokes, this dude is for real.”
Hester will put the ultimate exclamation mark on his career on Saturday in Canton, Ohio, when he becomes the first player inducted primarily as a return specialist. He is one of three former Bears in this year’s class, along with Julius Peppers and Steve McMichael.
The NFL had never seen someone like Hester when the Bears drafted him in the second round in 2006. And the league still has not.
Hester was one of the most feared players in the NFL despite standing just 5-foot-11 and weighing 190 pounds. He returned a league-record 14 punts for touchdowns and ran back five more kickoffs for scores during an 11-year career spent mostly with the Bears.
Hester’s most memorable moment came at the end of his rookie season in Super Bowl 41 in Miami. He became the only player to date to return the opening kickoff in a Super Bowl for a touchdown when he ran it back 92 yards against Indianapolis.
By then, he had already established himself as one of Chicago’s most dangerous weapons.
Hester scored six TDs on returns in each of his first two seasons, including a 108-yarder on a missed field goal as a rookie in 2006 when he helped Chicago advance to the Super Bowl. He was so good teams would go out of their way to avoid him, leading to stray kicks and punts and a short field for the offense.
“He’s the first pure return guy to get into the Hall of Fame, and that’s because he’s the best there ever was,” former longtime Bears college scouting director Greg Gabriel said. “And that’s just a hell of an accomplishment, to be the best at one certain skill. And now the rules changes the way they are, I don’t think anybody will ever match him.”
Hester’s electric returns made him as popular as any player on a team that featured Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher along with stars such as Lance Briggs, Charles Tillman and Olin Kreutz. He earned the nickname “Anytime” because he could break off a touchdown return at, well, you know. And in a city where the Bulls’ Michael Jordan and the Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg wore No. 23, Hester did justice to that number.
Not bad for someone who was tough to grade coming out of college. After all, as Gabriel said, he “didn’t have a real position.”
Hester played running back, wide receiver and defensive back at Miami. But he didn’t establish himself at those positions on a team that had a deep, talented roster. On special teams, however, it was a different story. Hester’s speed and explosiveness stood out.
“There was a little bit of reluctancy of what is this guy, what are you gonna do with him and how high do you take a guy that does have some return ability,” said Sadowski, now Pittsburgh’s director of player scouting. “And some of the antics he does in college, is it gonna work in the pros?”
By the time the 2006 draft rolled around, the Bears were convinced. They went in knowing they wanted Hester, and they nearly had their hopes dashed by Tennessee after making a calculated gamble.
Chicago used its first pick to take Danieal Manning at No. 42 overall, thinking there was a good chance Hester would still be available with their second selection of the second round, Gabriel said. The Titans, however, nearly foiled that plan. Tennessee apparently called Hester to tell him it was drafting him at No. 45, only to go with running back LenDale White. Chicago grabbed Hester at No. 57.
“I didn’t know this until I called Devin, and I said, ‘Devin, you know, we’re on the clock. We’re about to take you,’” Gabriel said. “He goes, ‘For real?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, why wouldn’t that be for real?’ And he said, ‘Well, Tennessee called me and they said they were going to take me and and they ended up taking a running back.’ To myself, I’m like holy s—-. But it worked out well.”
So well that Hester has a place in Canton.
COWBOYS CB TREVON DIGGS PASSES PHYSICAL, ACTIVATED FROM PUP LIST
Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs passed his physical and was activated from the physically unable to perform list, clearing him for Dallas’ first padded practice of the summer on Tuesday.
Head coach Mike McCarthy said before practice the Cowboys would “smartly” get Diggs back into the mix in hopes of preserving their No. 1 cornerback for the regular season. Without Diggs for the final four months of the season and playoffs, the Cowboys welcomed the breakout campaign of Pro Bowl cornerback DaRon Bland.
McCarthy said he knew Diggs missed being on the field.
“Of course he missed it. No one wants to sit in a classroom all day,” McCarthy quipped.
Diggs tore the ACL in his left knee during a practice before Week 3 last season.
Barring a setback, the Cowboys expect Diggs to be ready for the season opener Sept. 8 against the Cleveland Browns.
Diggs, 25, is a two-time Pro Bowl selection who led the NFL with 11 interceptions in 2021, his second season in the league. He had one interception and one forced fumble in his first two games of 2023 before his injury.
In 47 games (46 starts) for the Cowboys since he was drafted in the second round in 2020 out of Alabama, Diggs has collected 18 picks (two returned for touchdowns), 52 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and 173 tackles.
LINEBACKER A.J. KLEIN RETIRES AFTER 11 SEASONS IN NFL
Former Buffalo Bills linebacker A.J. Klein announced his retirement on Tuesday, his 33rd birthday.
Klein played 11 NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers (2013-16), New Orleans Saints (2017-19), Chicago Bears (2022), Baltimore Ravens (2022) and Bills (2020-21, 2022-23), with whom his contract expired in January.
He started 82 of 146 games and totaled 465 tackles, 15.5 sacks, 45 tackles for loss, 27 quarterback hits and four interceptions — one returned for a touchdown.
The Panthers selected him in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Iowa State.
“Today is the first birthday I’ve celebrated not at a training camp in 15 years and it only seemed fitting to celebrate two milestones on this day,” Klein, a native of Appleton, Wis., posted on his Instagram account. “Today, I’m proud to announce that I’m officially retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons.”
‘RARE COMPETITOR’ BOBBY WAGNER AIMS TO BRING HIS WINNING EXPERIENCE TO THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
Bobby Wagner has a resume unlike anyone who has played football in Washington in many years.
He is a six-time All-Pro selection, a Super Bowl champion and should be fitted for a gold Hall of Fame jacket when he retires. But because he is not ready for that step just yet, the veteran linebacker is embracing a very new challenge, leaving his comfort zone on the West Coast in Seattle to be a leader and mentor for the rebuilding Commanders.
“You just share your scars,” Wagner said. “A lot of things that you can’t learn from youth, you can learn from experience. So people that can give that knowledge and give that insight — things that I did my rookie year, my second year, third year — and try to have you avoid some of those mistakes. I think that’s probably the biggest thing.”
Even before playing a game in burgundy and gold, the coaching staff has noticed Wagner making an impact on teammates young and old alike. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the new face of the franchise after being taken with the second pick in the draft, is eager to pick Wagner’s brain, soak up some information and learn strong habits — and he is not alone in that desire.
“You just go to him to get some knowledge,” said defensive tackle Daron Payne, who’s going into his seventh NFL season. “Just a good vet guy that you can go to, talk to about anything.”
Coach Dan Quinn, whose first defensive coordinator job in the league came with the Seahawks in 2013, still remembers Wagner — then in just his second professional season — answering every question posed about what was being introduced.
Now, Quinn watches Wagner pull other players aside to point things out to discuss a type of coverage or concept and is proud of the 34-year-old’s evolution to this stage of his career.
“This is a rare competitor,” Quinn said. “When you look back on it, some of the people that mentored (him), now that’s a way to pay it forward. And so that’s one of the coolest parts of our game is when now you get to pass that along to the next one, and the very best players do that.”
Wagner learned from a young age from Seattle teammates Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman and took it a step further, talking to legendary linebackers such as Mike Singletary and Ray Lewis about how to command a unit. He believes he was blessed to have natural leaders around him and has tried to grow into that role.
“Those guys I had a chance to learn from, and when it was my opportunity, I try to take advantage of it,” Wagner said. “I think the middle linebacker position always naturally you’re a leader because you call the plays, you have to relay the messages and you’re the one that tends to communicate the most in most cases.”
Communicating plenty on and off the field, though new general manager Adam Peters and Quinn did not sign Wagner to a contract worth up to $8.5 million to just be a teacher. He is expected to help transform Washington’s defense that ranked last among 32 teams last season as one of several new faces.
“It’s major, especially when you have a whole new defense,” defensive end Clelin Ferrell said. “It’s major having a leader like that, somebody who leads by example.”
That example is something fellow vets such as defensive tackle Jonathan Allen hopes is contagious, filtering down from Wagner to the rest of the roster.
“He just brings a winning presence, a winning culture the way he works every day,” Allen said. “And when you see a guy like that who I think is in year 13 — a first-ballot Hall of Famer — work as hard as he does, there’s really no excuse for anybody else.”
DETROIT LIONS DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JOHN COMINSKY CARTED OFF FIELD WITH RIGHT KNEE INJURY
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions defensive end John Cominsky was carted off the field with a right knee injury on Tuesday, when the team had its second padded practice.
The 6-foot-5, 285-pound Cominsky started all three of Detroit’s playoff games after starting 11 of 16 games in the regular season.
He was credited with two quarterback hurries in the postseason, helping the NFC North champion Lions win two playoff games in the same postseason for the first time since 1957, and two sacks in the regular season.
Cominsky had career highs with four sacks and 32 tackles in his first season with the Lions in 2022 after playing for the Atlanta Falcons during his first three years.
Aidan Hutchinson, drafted No. 2 overall in 2022, is Detroit’s top defensive end and the team is counting veteran Marcus Davenport being healthy and productive after signing him to a $10.5 million, one-year contract in the offseason.
BUFFALO BILLS ADD EXPERIENCE AT SAFETY BY SIGNING KAREEM JACKSON TO A 1-YEAR CONTRACT
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills added depth to their retooled safety position by signing Kareem Jackson to a one-year contract on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old Jackson has 14 years of NFL experience, and split a suspension- and fine-filled season last year between Denver and Houston. Selected by Houston in the first round of the 2010 draft, Jackson spent his first nine seasons playing cornerback before making the shift to safety after signing with Denver in 2019.
In Buffalo, Jackson has the potential of shoring up a safety position in transition following the offseason free-agent departure of Jordan Poyer and with Micah Hyde still unsigned and contemplating retirement. The two spent the previous seven seasons as Buffalo’s starting tandem.
Taylor Rapp is expected to take over one of the starting spots, with Damar Hamlin competing with veteran offseason free-agent addition Mike Edwards for the other job. Edwards, however, will miss up to two weeks of practice after hurting his right hamstring on Friday. The sixth-year player also missed much of the Bills’ spring sessions recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.
Jackson’s experience at cornerback also lends itself to a position where Buffalo is seeking to replace the offseason loss of starter Tre’Davious White.
Jackson was limited to playing only 10 games last year as a result of the NFL suspending him twice for a total of six games because of a series of illegal hits. He was also fined five times and ejected twice. His suspensions cost him $839,000 in-game checks and he was fined a total of $89,670, although the league rescinded his largest fine — $43,709 for an unflagged hit on Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco in October.
The Broncos eventually waived Jackson, leading him to be claimed by Houston.
Overall, he has 22 interceptions, three of which he’s returned for touchdowns, with 193 starts in 203 career games.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS, THE BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYERS-THE SECOND 10
DEVIN NEAL, RUNNING BACK, KANSAS JAYHAWKS
“Real Deal Devin Neal” as they call him, Neal has been one of the driving forces behind the Kansas Jayhawks’ improbable surge back into football relevancy. The senior running back has spent all four years with the Jayhawks and has been with this team through woeful lows and magnificent highs. A true leader, he has helped build this Jayhawk program back brick by brick and will leave this program far better than where he found it.
In regard to Neal’s play though, he is not just impressive off the field. Neal’s stats speak for themselves, with 3077 total yards rushing on 541 carries (a 5.7 yards per carry average), 457 yards receiving and 36 total touchdowns throughout his career so far. A two-time 1,000-yard rusher, Neal looks to improve even further on his stats this season and prove that he is one of the top backs in the nation.
Neal also looks to impress NFL scouts too, as he is seen as one of the top running back prospects for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. Time will tell where Neal will end up, but being one of the Jayhawk offense’s main contributors has given Neal a major boost in his career and will help him get his name called early come April 2025.
JALON DANIELS, QUARTERBACK, KANSAS JAYHAWKS
A teammate of Neal’s turned fellow competitor for the Maxwell Award, Jalon Daniels has also been with this Jayhawk program through thick and thin. Daniels, a fellow senior, has been a great leader and community engager alongside Neal, with the two starting a podcast going through their experiences and talking directly with their fanbase called “In the Mix with 4 and 6.” The two have been instrumental in building back this program and are more than deserving to be on this list.
Daniels’s numbers aren’t necessarily eye-catching, as he has had to battle through injuries throughout his career. However, when he is on the field, he has given masterful performances. Daniels boasts 4,297 yards passing and 602 yards rushing throughout his career and has been responsible for 44 total touchdowns. It’s the individual game performances and film he has provided that has set him apart though and put him on this list. Daniels has drawn comparisons to the likes of Lamar Jackson with his skillset and will look to have a fully healthy season where he can prove he is the best quarterback in a Big 12 chalked full of excellent QB talent.
DJ GIDDENS, RUNNING BACK, KANSAS STATE WILDCATS
Going from one Kansas FBS school to the other, the Kansas State Wildcats are predicted to be one of, if not the top program in the Big 12 this season. Part of that high praise is due to the talent they have in the backfield, with running back DJ Giddens leading the charge.
A Junction City, Kan., native, Giddens is a fantastic in-state product for the Wildcats, a team well-known for being home to the state of Kansas’s best football players. A junior now, accepting his upperclassman status has been an honor for Giddens, who looks to lead his hometown team to glory this upcoming season.
Giddens has impressed so far in his career, rushing for more than 1,200 yards last year as well as racking up 323 receiving yards and 13 total touchdowns. In total, he has rushed for more than 1,700 yards in his two years as a Wildcat on a 5.6 yards per carry average, making him a back that is a threat to gash you on every play. Giddens will share carries this year with newcomer Dylan Edwards, but will still be Kansas State’s hometown bell-cow back looking to make a name for himself in the 2024 season.
AVERY JOHNSON, QUARTERBACK, KANSAS STATE
Another Kansas local playing for the Wildcats, Wichita, Kan., native Avery Johnson is the youngest player on this list, being only a sophomore and only 19-years-old. Johnson was not a starter for the Wildcats last year, that title belonging to now Ohio State Buckeye quarterback Will Howard, but Johnson still saw ample playing time. Howard must have seen the writing on the wall, as Johnson showed flashes of greatness in his play and his ability to lead the Wildcat offense. Johnson will get his chance to start this year and already has high expectations thrust upon him. Johnson played in 8 total games for the Wildcats, managing a 56.1 percent completion percentage as well as throwing for 479 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also rushed for 296 yards and 7 touchdowns to boot, showing his dual-threat capabilities. He truly showed though how great he can be with his feet against the Texas Tech Raiders, where he rushed for 5 touchdowns and 90 yards. Should the throwing mechanics become a bit more down packed, which by the looks of preseason film they are heading that direction, then Johnson will find himself in the mix with the Big 12 and the country’s best quarterbacks.
TETAIROA MCMILLAN, WIDE RECEIVER, ARIZONA WILDCATS
Also known as “T-Mac”, junior wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan is up there with the best and brightest in the country at his position. At 6-foot-5, 210 pounds, he has a pro-ready build and pro-ready attitude, being a strong leader and contributor to this high-flying Arizona Wildcats offense. The lone receiver representing the Big 12 on this list, McMillan is out to prove he is the top receiver in the land. McMillan caught 90 receptions for a whopping 1,402 yards last year, averaging almost 16 yards a catch. His big body allows him to dominate in the air and make miraculous catches, however, he also has the speed to get up and down the field and get open with ease. Another 2025 NFL Draft target, McMillan makes NFL scouts salivate with his natural abilities, however was also a key leadership piece even as an underclassman while Arizona went through much change and turmoil regarding their quarterback and coaching situation. Overall, McMillan is the whole package that you want at receiver. He’s lengthy, he’s quick, he’s explosive and he’s a leader both on and off the field. He will not only compete for the Maxwell but likely for the Biletnikoff Award as well.
NOAH FIFITA, QUARTERBACK, ARIZONA WILDCATS
McMillan would be nowhere though without his trusted quarterback and confidant, fellow Arizona Wildcat and Maxwell Watch List member Noah Fifita. McMillan and Fifita are two key examples of a deep-rooted Polynesian heritage in Arizona’s football program, fully embracing their backgrounds and using their voices to promote their community. With this connection, McMillan and Fifita formed a tight-knit bond that has made them into one of the most explosive quarterback-wide receiver duos in the country. Fifita came on board as Arizona’s starting quarterback last year, taking over for Jayden De Laura. The then-freshman stunned the college football world, throwing for 2,869 yards, 25 touchdowns and maintaining the No. 8 QB Rating in the country throughout the season. All while being just a 5-foot-10, 194-pound freshman.
Fifita has another shot at taking over the national stage this year as a sophomore. With McMillan and a stacked receiving corps overall by his side, the possibilities for this Wildcat offense are borderline unlimited.
DEQUAN FINN, QUARTERBACK, BAYLOR BEARS
Baylor Bear quarterback Dequan Finn has had a fascinating college football journey to this point. The oldest player on this list for the Big 12 at 23 years of age, Finn hails from Detroit and started his career with the Toledo Rockets, being their highest-rated recruit in the class of 2019.
Finn played at Toledo for five years, never having a losing record as a starter and bringing them a Mid-American Conference Championship in 2022. Finn would transfer to Baylor this past season though, where he looks to prove he can play in a power conference and bring Baylor back up from darkness. Finn has thrown for 7,083 yards and 63 touchdowns, as well as ran for 1,841 yards and 25 touchdowns throughout his career. Being the oldest player on this list, his career stats certainly look the most impressive out of everyone’s, but will his stats translate to the Big 12? That is Finn’s biggest question mark going into this season. If they can though, be on the lookout for a Big 12 sleeper led by one of the nation’s most underrated quarterbacks.
COREY KINER, RUNNING BACK, CINCINNATI BEARCATS
Cincinnati Bearcat running back Corey Kiner began his career with the LSU Tigers, where he managed 320 yards on 79 carries and 2 touchdowns. Not satisfied with his playing time at the Southeastern Conference level, Kiner would enter the Transfer Portal and become a Bearcat, where he resides to this day. Kiner has quickly developed into arguably Cincinnati’s best player, forming a “Big Three” of sorts with fellow Bearcats Luke Kandra and Dontay Corleone. These three have taken the reins as team leaders for Cincinnati both on and off the field and look to bring Cincinnati into the limelight in just their second year in the conference. Kiner will be a major piece in doing that, being Cincinnati’s best skill player. Kiner rushed for 1,047 yards and 5 touchdowns last season, quietly becoming a part of the 1,000-yard rushing club as Cincinnati would finish the season 3-9. A less-than-ideal start in the Big 12, the Bearcats look to bounce back and prove they belong, with Kiner at the helm. They will look to get back to their winning ways, and if Kiner can carry the load just as well if not better than he did last year, then the Bearcats should be sitting pretty to do just that.
SHEDEUR SANDERS, QUARTERBACK, COLORADO BUFFALOES
The son of the legendary football player and current Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, expectations for Shedeur Sanders have always been sky-high. Being the son of an NFL Hall of Famer can do that, but Shedeur has done a great job to this point managing those expectations and even surpassing them, becoming one of the nation’s best quarterbacks and a top prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft. Sanders began his career with the Jackson State Tigers, where he shined at the HBCU level, throwing for almost 7,000 yards and 70 touchdowns, as well as rushing for 9 more scores, during his two years with the Tigers. When his dad decided it was time to move up to the FBS, Shedeur followed his father to Colorado, where he quickly gained even more notoriety now that he was at the FBS level. Managing the fame has certainly been no issue for the Sanders family. As Deion Sanders said during Big 12 Media Days, “I’ve been doing this since 1985, this ain’t new to me.” He has passed that attitude down to his sons, who are born and bred competitors, Shedeur arguably being the best and most vocal out of the bunch.
Shedeur followed up on his historic HBCU career with a solid first season as an FBS starter, throwing for 3,230 yards and 27 touchdowns, while also rushing for 4 scores. In his second and likely final season as Colorado’s starter, Sanders is out to prove doubters wrong and bring his team as well as himself to the mountaintop of the Big 12 and the country.
OLLIE GORDON II, RUNNING BACK, OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
Finishing off the list here, certainly not saving the worst for last, is Ollie Gordon II, running back for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Gordon was last year’s best running back, winning the 2023 Doak Walker Award. This year, the expectation is no different for the junior running back out of Fort Worth, Texas, perhaps even higher with his placement on this list and talks of him being in the running for the Heisman Trophy as well. Gordon had a miraculous year last year, rushing for 1,732 yards off 285 carries (a whopping 6.1 yards per carry) and 21 touchdowns. Gordon also caught 39 passes for 330 yards and a score to boot. Gordon’s dominance showed in stride on the field, and while questions of his off-the-field antics have unfortunately reared their ugly heads, Gordon has taken accountability for his actions and is team-focused, ready to be one of the nation’s best backs once again. It’s set to be another strong year for Gordon, and if he can repeat or even exceed his numbers from last year, you will likely hear his name called for more than just the Doak Walker.
NBA NEWS
SIXERS SIGN ‘PLAYOFF-TESTED’ VETERAN REGGIE JACKSON
The Philadelphia 76ers signed 13-year veteran guard Reggie Jackson on Tuesday.
Terms were not disclosed but The Philadelphia Inquirer reported it was a one-year deal for $3.3 million.
“Reggie is a playoff-tested veteran who brings leadership and experience to our backcourt,” Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey said. “He’s been a dynamic offensive player throughout his 13 seasons in the league.”
Jackson, 34, agreed to a contract buyout last week with the Charlotte Hornets and cleared waivers. The Hornets acquired him and three future second-round draft picks from the Denver Nuggets on July 6 for cash considerations and a 2025 second-round pick.
Jackson averaged 10.2 points and 3.8 assists and shot 35.9 percent from 3-point range playing in all 82 games last season for the Nuggets.
An NBA champion with Denver in 2022-23, Jackson has averaged 12.6 points, 4.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 853 career games (529 starts) with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Nuggets.
The Thunder selected Jackson with the 24th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.
GOLF NEWS
ANALYSIS: WORLD RANKING DOESN’T ALWAYS WORK FOR LIV. IT WORKS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFYING
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — The men’s golf competition in the Olympics has assembled its strongest field for the Paris Games. That’s not be mistaken for the best field.
The most glaring omission is Bryson DeChambeau, the U.S. Open champion when he’s not creating YouTube content with former President Donald Trump.
In the last year, DeChambeau shot 58 on the LIV Golf circuit, tied for sixth in the Masters, was runner-up by one shot at the PGA Championship and snagged his second U.S. Open title from Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst No. 2 with an up-and-down from 55 yards away on the last hole.
DeChambeau, however, decided to defect to Saudi-funded LIV Golf two years ago for a signing bonus worth about five times his career earnings on the PGA Tour. LIV Golf doesn’t get world ranking points. DeChambeau picked up points only from the 11 tournaments he played —mostly the majors — in the two-year Official World Golf Ranking period.
The Olympics use the OWGR to determine who gets to play.
Therein lies the problem.
DeChambeau was No. 210 in the world going into the Masters. Now he is No. 10 and is nowhere near Le Golf National.
“It’s just the situation in golf right now. It’s unfair,” said Carlos Ortiz of Mexico, one of the early members of LIV Golf.
“Especially Olympic Games, you want to have the best golfers right here, but politics somehow manage things,” he said. “I still feel there’s golfers that should be here and couldn’t be here because of what has happened. I think the Olympic Games definitely should be neutral.”
What happened was LIV.
The Saudi-funded league paid more than $2 billion to lure away players from the PGA Tour. The OWGR doesn’t award points for the league because it’s a closed shop of the same players (54 this year) all season. The OWGR found it hard to measure a league with players who don’t compete against anyone else around the world except for four times a year.
It also doesn’t help DeChambeau that he is American.
“No. 9 in the world is not here, either,” Shane Lowry of Ireland countered. “The American team is a hard team to make.”
Countries can have a maximum of four players provided they are among the top 15 in the world. The Americans have four of the top six. Lowry was referring to Patrick Cantlay, who was No. 9 a month ago and now is No. 8.
Next in line would have been DeChambeau. Turns out he needed to win two majors to qualify for the Olympics. Such is the plight for LIV golfers, especially Americans.
“You could have the fifth-best sprinter in the world, but if he’s from a certain country, he’s not able to make it,” McIlroy said. “So I think it’s just the way that the qualification works in the Olympic Games, and that’s not just in golf. That’s in other disciplines, as well.”
And that’s how it’s going to be. Because there really is no better solution than the world ranking to account for all of golf, not just the PGA Tour.
That explains why 60 players from 34 countries are playing. It is the strongest Olympic field because the Paris Games have eight of the top 10 in the world.
The strongest field can be found at the PGA Championship, with the U.S. Open and British Open not far behind. They include LIV players if they are eligible from their performance in majors or through qualifying.
The Olympics is about five rings, not four majors.
Jon Rahm signed with LIV last December at No. 2 in the world and he had enough standing in the world ranking that he hasn’t fallen very far — yet.
Cameron Smith of Australia was No. 2 after winning the British Open at St. Andrews in 2022. He left for LIV a month later. He has three LIV titles (none this year) and now is No. 84 in the world. Four other Aussies are ahead of him, all among the top 50.
Rahm and Ortiz favor leaving the decision up to each country’s Olympic committee.
“Allow the countries to pick themselves,” Rahm said. “There needs to be some guidelines, but like Team USA Basketball has freedom to choose whoever they want.”
One problem: Which countries get to choose to fill out a 60-man field? Argentina wasn’t represented in the Tokyo Games.
Ortiz actually is an example of the world ranking helping LIV players.
Because their divisor (tournaments played) is at the minimum in the OWGR formula, it doesn’t take much to move up in the ranking. Ortiz was No. 1,286 in the world when he won the International Series Oman on the Asian Tour. He moved up to No. 237, effectively securing his spot in Paris.
David Puig is the most remarkable qualifier of the seven LIV golfers in the Olympics.
He was fresh out of Arizona State when he joined LIV, and the 22-year-old Spaniard began traveling all over the world to play Asian Tour events along with the LIV schedule. He traveled more than 50,000 miles in four months and played well enough that his world ranking went from No. 245 to No. 133 to get the second spot for Spain.
“Tried to gain as many points as I could, and I’m glad it paid off,” Puig said. “Making the team here, that makes me very proud.”
DeChambeau took the high road and only hoped for a solution in golf’s divide, which does not appear to be around any corner. This was the road he chose. For now, it’s back to his YouTube content before finishing out the year with LIV Golf. They don’t award medals, only money.
NHL NEWS
FORMER NHL ALL-STAR ERIC STAAL INKS 1-DAY DEAL WITH CAROLINA HURRICANES TO RETIRE AFTER 18 SEASONS
Former NHL all-star Eric Staal is retiring after 18 seasons.
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Tuesday that Staal had signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the organization that originally drafted him No. 2 overall in 2003 and won a Stanley Cup with him three years later.
The Hurricanes said they will retire Staal’s No. 12 jersey in the upcoming season.
“From the time I arrived in Raleigh at 18 years old and throughout my 12 years there, I felt the love and support of the fans and organization in a way that will always feel special to me,” Staal said in a statement. “There was no doubt in my mind that when it became time to hang up my skates, I would want to retire as a Carolina Hurricane. To now also know that the team is retiring my No. 12 is truly humbling and I am extremely grateful and honored.”
Staal, 39, had 455 goals and 608 assists over 1,365 games in a career that included stints with the New York Rangers, Minnesota, Buffalo, Montreal and Florida. Staal last played for the Panthers in the 2022-23 season, his last game coming in the Stanley Cup Final.
Staal played in six NHL All-Star Games, earning MVP honors in 2008.
Staal made a quick mark on Carolina with 45 goals and 55 assists in his second NHL season for the only 100-point season in Carolina history in 2005-06. That team, captained by current Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour, went on to win the Cup — with Staal assisting on Justin Williams’ empty-net clincher in Game 7 against Edmonton.
Staal holds franchise records since the former Hartford Whalers relocated to North Carolina in 1997 for most goals (322), assists (453), points (775), games played (909, power-play goals (105), power-play points (252) and hat tricks (13).
His brother, Jordan, is Carolina’s current captain.
“Eric is a uniquely central figure in franchise history,” Carolina general manager Eric Tulsky said. “Throughout his time in the Triangle, he made an immeasurable impact on his teammates, the organization and the community. We look forward to raising No. 12 to the rafters and celebrating the career of a man who has meant so much to hockey fans in North Carolina.”
CANADIENS SIGN D ARBER XHEKAJ TO TWO-YEAR DEAL
Restricted free agent defenseman Arber Xhekaj signed a two-year, $2.6 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
Xhekaj, 23, recorded 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and a team-high 81 penalty minutes in 44 games last season. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Xhekaj ranked second on the club in rating (plus-6) and fourth in hits (125).
Xhekaj has totaled 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) and 182 penalty minutes in 95 career games since signing with Montreal as an undrafted free agent.
TOP INDIANA RELEASES
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANS EXTEND WIN STREAK IN SERIES-OPENING VICTORY
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians took advantage of eight walks and three errors to extend their win streak to seven games – their longest such stretch since the 2018 season – in a 7-5 defeat of the Toledo Mud Hens on Tuesday night at Victory Field.
The Indians (47-52, 14-12) last seven-game win streak came from June 2-9, 2018. Their current stretch is tied for the fourth-longest win streak in the Victory Field era, trailing a pair of eight-game streaks and a record 14-gamer from July 28-Aug. 9, 1997.
A pair of walks, error and wild pitch by starter Garrett Hill (L, 0-1) gave Indianapolis an early lead in the first inning. The Mud Hens threatened to tie the game in the top of the third, but a laser to home from left fielder Jose Rojas nabbed Stephen Scott at the plate on a Spencer Torkelson double.
Another error in the bottom of the third – shortstop Andrew Navigato’s second of the night – and a wild pitch set up another Indians run in scoring position. A rocket to left field off the bat of Malcom Nuñez drove in Peguero to extend the lead.
Navigato took one run back for the Mud Hens (48-54, 13-15) in the fourth, but the momentum didn’t last long. Indianapolis outscored Toledo 5-1 between the fifth and sixth innings courtesy of two errors and RBI singles by Liover Peguero, Seth Beer and Edward Olivares.
Following a solo homer by Akil Baddoo in the eighth inning, Toledo threatened again in the ninth. Three walks and a pair of singles scored two runs before Ben Heller (S, 3) slammed the door with a four-pitch strikeout of Navigato.
Aaron Shortridge made his third appearance (second start) with the Indians this season and logged 4.0 one-run innings. As the second reliever out of the ‘pen, Geronimo Franzua (W, 3-5) fanned three over 2.1 one-run frames.
Peguero led the Indians offense with a pair of hits, runs and RBI. Henry Davis extended his hit streak to 10 games since July 13 at Columbus with a fifth-inning single.
The Indians and Mud Hens continue their six-game set tomorrow night at 7:05 PM at Victory Field. RHP Mike Burrows (0-0, 2.25), making his second start for the Indians after returning from Tommy John surgery, will take the bump against LHP Lael Lockhart (1-3, 4.93).
INDY ELEVEN WOMEN
ROGERS SELECTED SECOND TEAM ALL-USL W LEAGUE
INDIANAPOLIS/TAMPA (Tuesday, July 30, 2024) – After leading her team to a 7-1-2 regular season record and a third-straight division title, Indy Eleven’s captain Ella Rogers has been named to the USL W League Team of the Year – Second Team.
The midfielder registered a career-high six goals for the Girls in Blue this season. Along with one assist, Rogers earned a total of 13 points for Indy in 2024. Playing in 11 out of 12 matches, Rogers registered the most minutes played on the team this season with 798. With the second-most goals this season, Rogers put up two multi-goal performances. The captain contributed two goals to the team’s 4-0 victory over Lexington SC (6.2.24). In a road win against St. Charles FC (5.29.24), she also registered two goals and an assist.
Rogers aided the team in earning a 7-1-2 regular season record. The Girls in Blue clinched the Valley Division title after a 1-1 draw against Kings Hammer FC. The newly transferred Arkansas Razorback leads the team in career minutes played, games played and games started. Throughout her three seasons with Indy Eleven, Rogers has played in 38 games with 24 starts and 3,078 minutes. Indy Eleven is one of three teams to make all three years of W League playoffs. Along with this accolade, Rogers was named Valley Division Player of the Year for the 2024 season.
Team of the Year – First Team
Gabby Schriver (Detroit City FC), Ryelle Shuey (Lancaster Inferno), Georgia Brown (Florida Elite Soccer Academy), Ella Offer (Detroit City FC), Kayleigh Herr (NC Courage U23), Katie Duong (Minnesota Aurora FC), Alexis Meyer (Colorado Storm), Anna Haddock (Tennessee SC), Zoe Main (AHFC Royals), Luciana Setteducate (Long Island Rough Riders)
Team of the Year – Second Team
Adelyn Todd (Colorado Storm), Lucy Fazackerley (Eagle FC), Alyssa Bourgeois (California Storm), Jenna Butler (Carolina Ascent), Macey Bader (NC Courage U23), Sam Tran (Oakland Soul SC), Ella Rogers (Indy Eleven), Ilana Izquierdo (Asheville City SC), Shae Murison (Oakland Soul SC), McKenna Martinez (FC Olympia), Abby Droner (Paisley Athletic FC)
USL W League Awards Schedule
Player of the Year: Wednesday, July 31
ROGERS NAMED USL W LEAGUE VALLEY DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
After leading Indy Eleven to its third straight division title, Ella Rogers has been named Valley Division Player of the Year by USL W League.
Midfielder Rogers registered a career-high six goals for the Girls in Blue this season. Along with one assist, she earned a total of 13 points for Indy in 2024. Playing in 11 out of 12 matches, Rogers registered the most minutes played on the team this season with 798. With the second-most goals this season, Rogers put up two multi-goal performances. The captain contributed two goals to the team’s 4-0 victory over Lexington SC (6.2.24). She also registered two goals and an assist in a road win against St. Charles FC (5.29.24).
Rogers aided the team in earning a 7-1-2 regular season record. The Girls in Blue clinched the Valley Division title after a 1-1 draw against Kings Hammer FC. The newly transferred Arkansas Razorback leads the team in career minutes played, games played, and games started. Throughout her three seasons with Indy Eleven, Rogers has played in 38 games with 24 starts and 3,078 minutes. Indy Eleven is one of three teams to make all three years of W League playoffs.
INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2024 MEN’S SOCCER BROADCAST SCHEDULE
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Twenty Big Ten men’s regular season soccer matches will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network during the 2024 season.
The broadcast schedule includes all 11 teams, with Indiana making a league-high five appearances on Big Ten Network, one more than Maryland and Michigan, while Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, UCLA, and Washington will make three appearances each.
Coverage will begin on Monday, August 26, when Washington plays host to Oregon State. On Monday, September 16, the network will broadcast the first of its four regular season weeknight doubleheaders, as Michigan welcomes Washington to Ann Arbor, with Wisconsin hosting UCLA in the nightcap.
BTN will also feature a doubleheader on Sunday, November 3, the final day of the regular season. Those games will be determines at a later date.
While additional regular season contests may be added to the schedule, dozens of fixtures will also be streamed on BTN Plus.
The Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament semi-finals and championship game will be covered by Big Ten Network, additional information will be available at a later date.
| Date | Game | Site | Time (ET) |
| Monday, Aug. 26 | Oregon State at Washington | Seattle, Wash. | 10:00 p.m. |
| Monday, Sept. 2 | Virginia at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Monday, Sept. 16 | Washington as Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 7:00 p.m. |
| UCLA at Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | 9:00 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, Sept 17 | Ohio State at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Friday, Sept. 20 | Maryland at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, Sept. 28 | Michigan at Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | 4:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 1 | Penn State at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Northwestern at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Monday, Oct. 7 | Rutgers at Penn State | University Park, PA | 6:00 p.m. |
| Washington at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 8 | Kentucky at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 15 | Indiana at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Monday, Oct. 21 | UCLA at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 22 | Michigan at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Friday, Oct. 25 | Indiana at UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | 10:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 29 | Michigan State at Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | 6:00 p.m. |
| Northwestern at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Sunday, Nov. 3 | TBD | TBD | 1:00 p.m. |
| TBD | TBD | 3:00 p.m. |
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL ADDS SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TRANSFER DALLAS JAMES
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – IU head coach Mike Woodson announced the addition of transfer center Dallas James to the Indiana men’s basketball program on Tuesday. James will utilize his additional year of eligibility at Indiana after spending four seasons at South Carolina State.
The 7-0, 200-pound big averaged 1.4 points and 1.7 rebounds to go along with 46 blocked shots with the Bulldogs. He shot 56.2% (41-of-73) from the floor during his four-year career.
James graduated from South Carolina State with a 4.0 GPA with a major in electrical engineering technology. The Artesia, Calif., native played his prep basketball at Inglewood High School while attending City Honors Prep Academy. He is the son of Cyndi Lynne Jackson and Jerome James. His father, Jerome, played 11 years in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle Supersonics, and the New York Knicks.
WOODSON ON JAMES
“Dallas is an incredibly intelligent young man that will provide us with some depth across our front line. He is a tall kid with long arms that can contest and alter shots at the rim. He comes from an NBA background with his father spending a decade in the league and we are excited to bring the James family to Bloomington.”
PURDUE FOOTBALL NEWS
BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST INCLUDES DILLON THIENEMAN
DALLAS – The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced the watch list for the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Tuesday afternoon, which included Purdue defensive back Dillon Thieneman. The 2023 FWAA Defensive Freshman Player of the Year, Thieneman landed on the watch list for the trophy awarded to the national defensive player of the year.
As he begins his sophomore campaign, Thieneman is also on the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List due to his impact on and off the field. Several outlets have tabbed him as a Preseason All-American (Walter Camp, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele) as well.
Thieneman had a breakout freshman season in 2023. As one of the best players in the country, regardless of class, Thieneman earned Third Team All-America accolades from The Associated Press to become the 50th All-American in program history. He was Purdue’s first All-America defensive back since Steve Jackson in 1990 (Gannett News Service) as well as the first AP All-America Boilermaker since College Football Hall of Famer Rod Woodson (1986).
In his first season in the Old Gold and Black, Thieneman was named the FWAA Defensive Freshman Player of the Year and 247Sports True Freshman of the Year. He ended his 2023 campaign ranked third nationally in interceptions (6) and solo tackles (74), leading all freshmen and setting new Purdue freshman records. His six interceptions were double the nearest freshmen, while his 74 solo tackles ranked first amongst all Big Ten defenders.
Ending the 2023 season on a high note, Thieneman made two interceptions to help the Boilermakers beat Indiana and keep the Old Oaken Bucket. The pair of picks brought his season total to six to surpass Stuart Schweigert’s freshman record of five for a single season. Along with his two INTs, Thieneman recorded a team-high eight tackles to lead the Purdue defense in stopping the Hoosiers. All of his tackles were solo, as he broke Woodson’s Purdue freshman record of 67 solo tackles in a single season. Thieneman was Purdue’s leading tackler in eight different games, cracking double figures four times.
The 2023 Thompson-Randle El Big Ten Freshman of the Year also paced the nation’s freshmen in total tackles (106) and forced fumbles (2). Thieneman became the seventh Boilermaker to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Brian Fox – 1988, Eric Hunter – 1989, Corey Rogers – 1991, Stuart Schweigert – 2000, Rondale Moore – 2018, David Bell – 2019), including the third Purdue player in the last six seasons. He was the conference’s 11th defensive player to win the award as well as the fifth defensive back alongside Schweigert (2000), Charles Woodson (Michigan – 1995), Jabrill Peppers (Michigan – 2015) and Brandon Joseph (Northwestern – 2020).
Last season, Thieneman was the only Big Ten freshman defender to make one of the three all-league teams, earning Second Team All-B1G honors from the coaches and third team accolades from the media. He was a five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree throughout the 2023 season, becoming the first defender in conference history to win any weekly award five times in a single season. The Purdue defensive back joined a list of only seven other Big Ten players (six quarterbacks, one running back) to win at least five weekly accolades in a single season and became the first Boilermaker to win a weekly conference award five times. Drew Brees (Offense – 2000), Travis Dorsch (Special Teams – 2001), Kyle Orton (Offense – 2004), Rondale Moore (Freshman – 2018) and David Bell (Freshman – 2019) collected Big Ten weekly honors four times in a season, tying for Purdue’s previous best.
The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce finalists for the 2024 trophy on Nov. 20 and the winner will be unveiled Dec. 9 at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Thieneman and the Boilermakers begin the 2024 season at home against Indiana State (Aug. 31). Kickoff from Ross-Ade Stadium is set for 12 p.m. ET on BTN.
Thieneman Preseason Honors
Second Team Preseason All-America (Walter Camp, Phil Steele, Athlon Sports)
First Team Preseason All-Big Ten (Phil Steele, Athlon Sports)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
WATTS, CROSS III NAMED TO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST
Graduate safety Xavier Watts and graduate defensive lineman Howard Cross III have both been named to the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. Watts is the reigning winner of the 2023 Nagurski Trophy, as the award recognizes the national defensive player of the year in college football.
Notre Dame players have won the Nagurski Trophy twice in the award’s history, as linebacker Manti Te’o earned the honor in 2012.
A 2023 Unanimous All-American, Watts enters 2024 as one of the preeminent defensive backs in college football. In 2023, he tied for the national lead with seven interceptions, averaging an interception every other game.
Watts played and started in all 13 games during the season, finishing with 52 tackles, 30 solo, three tackles for loss and 0.5 sack, adding four pass breakups. He forced a fumble and recovered a fumble, returning it for a touchdown. Watts’ seven interceptions led to 33 total Notre Dame points on the subsequent drives.
Off his consecutive two-interception games vs. Pitt and USC, Watts was the first Notre Dame defender to pick off two passes in back-to-back games since at least 1996. He was one of three FBS players to achieve two multi-INT games in 2023, and the only to do so in consecutive games. He earned Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week honors for both of those performances in 2023.
Cross III earned Second Team All-America honors from FWAA, Walter Camp, the Associated Press and The Sporting News in 2023. He was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, starting all 13 games for Notre Dame. He piled up 66 stops in 2023, which ranked second among all Power 5 front-four defensive lineman.
In 2023, Cross III and Watts helped Notre Dame to become the nation’s top pass-efficiency defense (97.09), and the fifth-overall defense (276.3).
The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the association’s full membership, selects a 26-man All-America Team and eventually the Nagurski Trophy finalists. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner will be chosen from the five finalists named in November. Committee members, by individual ballot, select the winner they regard as the best defensive player in college football.
The FWAA has chosen a National Defensive Player of the Year since 1993. In 1995, the FWAA named the award in honor of the legendary two-way player from the University of Minnesota. Nagurski dominated college football, then became a star for professional football’s Chicago Bears in the 1930s. Bronislaw “Bronko” Nagurski is a charter member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
CROSS III, MILLS SELECTED TO OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST
Graduate defensive linemen Howard Cross III and Rylie Mills have both been named to the 2024 Outland Trophy Watch List. The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best interior lineman in college football, and Cross III is the only returning All-American on the watch list, which is comprised of 75 players across FBS schools.
In 2023, Cross III and Mills helped Notre Dame to become the nation’s top pass-efficiency defense (97.09), the program’s best effort since 1980 (4th), and the fifth-overall defense (276.3) .
In 2023, Notre Dame offensive lineman Joe Alt was a finalist for the Outland Trophy. Since the award’s inception in 1946, three Notre Dame football players have been honored with the award: offensive tackle George Connor (1946), offensive guard Bill Fischer (1948) and defensive end Ross Browner (1976).
Cross III earned Second Team All-America honors from FWAA, Walter Camp, the Associated Press and The Sporting News in 2023. He was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, starting all 13 games for Notre Dame. He piled up 66 stops in 2023, which ranked second among all Power 5 front-four defensive lineman.
Mills played and started in all 13 games in his senior season (2023). He finished the season with 47 tackles (22 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Mills also earned four quarterback hurries and recovered a pair of fumbles
The FWAA will announce the Outland Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 20, and those players will then be paired down to three finalists announced on Nov. 26. The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from those finalists who will be part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.
The Outland Trophy, celebrating 79 years since its founding, is the third-oldest major college football award. Created in 1946 when Dr. John Outland presented the FWAA with a financial contribution to initiate the award, the Outland Trophy has been given to the best interior lineman in college football ever since Dr. Outland, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1890s, eventually took up practice in Kansas City, Mo. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Outland believed linemen did not get the credit they deserved and wanted an award to recognize them.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
PFL COACHES PICK BUTLER TO FINISH FOURTH IN ANNUAL PRESEASON POLL
ST. LOUIS – The Pioneer Football League released their 2024 Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs came in at fourth with Drake, St. Thomas and Davidson taking the top three spots. The PFL will present its 2024 Preseason All-PFL Teams Wednesday.
Drake, the defending Pioneer Football League champs, received eight of the 11 first-place votes from the league’s coaches and earned 98 of a maximum 100 points available, with coaches unable to vote for their own teams.
St. Thomas, the 2022 PFL Champion, followed Drake in the poll with 87 points including one first-place vote. Davidson also received a first-place vote and totaled 81 points to finish third in the poll.
Butler (72 points) and San Diego (67) were picked to finish fourth and fifth, with San Diego receiving a first-place vote. The pair rounded out a group of teams that are the clear frontrunners entering the season.
Dayton (49 points) opens the second half of the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. They were followed by a trio of teams tightly packed in the poll: Presbyterian (39 points), Marist (37), and Morehead State (35). Valparaiso (22) and Stetson (18) rounded out the 11-team poll.
The upcoming 2024 season marks the 32nd year of the Pioneer Football League. The league will feature 11 teams, each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Championship.
The 2024 schedule gets underway Thursday, August 29, with a four-game slate followed by the league’s remaining seven teams on Sat., August 31. The 2024 PFL Championship race gets underway with a four-game slate on Sat., Sept. 28.
Butler was picked 10th in the 2022 Preseason Coaches’ Poll, but finished fourth in the league standings with a 5-3 PFL record (7-4 overall). They moved up to fifth in the 2023 Preseason Poll and would once again finish fourth in the standings with an identical 5-3 record.
Butler opens the 2024 campaign at home against Upper Iowa. That contest will be played on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 1 PM. Three of Butler’s four non-conference games will be held at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They travel to Murray State in Week 2, but return to campus to face Hanover on Sept. 14 and VUL on Sept. 28.
The PFL home opener doubles as Homecoming Weekend this year with BU hosting Morehead State on Oct. 5. The Battle of the Bulldogs will follow on Oct. 12 with Butler playing at Drake. Dayton comes to town on Oct. 19 and the month comes to a close with BU playing at Davidson on Oct. 26.
The final month of the season features home games vs. Stetson and St. Thomas. The Tommies are in Indy for Senior Day on Nov. 16. The Annual Hoosier Helmet game will be played at Valpo on Nov. 9 and the regular season wraps up at Presbyterian on Nov. 23.
About the Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is the only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation’s heartland. Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, and Valparaiso University were among the league’s founding members in 1993, with Davidson College, Marist College, Morehead State University, Presbyterian College, the University of San Diego, the University of St. Thomas, and Stetson University joining to form the current 11-team league.
Pioneer Football League 2024 Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1. Drake (8) – 98 Points
2. St. Thomas (1) – 87 Points
3. Davidson (1) – 81 Points
4. Butler – 72 Points
5. San Diego (1) – 67 Points
6. Dayton – 49 Points
7. Presbyterian – 39 Points
8. Marist – 37 Points
9. Morehead State – 35 Points
10. Vaparaiso – 22 Points
11. Stetson – 18 Points
– First-place votes in parentheses
– 10 points awarded for a first-place vote, with one point less for each succeeding place
– Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER ADDS MISSOURI STATE AND NORTH DAKOTA STATE TO 2024-25 SCHEDULE
Butler continues to place opponents on its 2024-25 non-conference schedule, announcing a pair of opponents who will come to Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Bulldogs will host Missouri State in the regular season opener Monday, Nov. 4. North Dakota State will make the trip to Indianapolis for a Tuesday, Dec. 10 tip.
The start times and television assignments will be announced at a later date.
Missouri State is led by coach Cuonzo Martin, who begins his second stint in charge of the Bears program (also the head coach at Missouri State from 2008-11). A member of the Missouri Valley Conference, the Bears went 17-16 overall a season ago. Butler holds a 3-1 advantage in the all-times series with Missouri State; the teams last met in the 2015 Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
This will be the first meeting between Butler and North Dakota State as men’s basketball opponents. During the 2023-24 season, NDSU posted a 8-8 record in the Summit League and was 15-17 overall.
Coach Thad Matta and his Bulldogs will have 18 games on the Hinkle portion of the 2024-25 schedule. Coming off a postseason appearance and electric atmospheres on our home court, the upcoming home schedule includes all 10 BIG EAST opponents visiting Hinkle.
Additional games on Butler’s non-conference schedule will be released soon. Previously-announced match-ups include a Nov. 15 home game against SMU, a game at nationally-ranked Houston as part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle, and an appearance in the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off that begins with a Thanksgiving Day tip against Northwestern.
IU-INDY SWIMMING
ALEC CARLSON AND AVEREE PREBLE JOIN IU INDY SWIM STAFF
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy swim team added Alec Carlson and Averee Preble as Assistant Coaches prior to the 2024-25 season. Carlson joins the Jaguars after spending six years as a coach for the Waukesha Express and Preble joins the Jags after coaching the Clovis Swim Club in California.
Carlson graduated from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse with a bachelor’s degree in aquatic science after swimming for the Eagles for two seasons. Following his swim career, Carlson joined the UW-La Crosse staff as a Volunteer Assistant where planned workouts and assisted in recruiting.
For the past six years, Carlson coached the Waukesha Express Swim Team. He coached athletes from age 14-21 where he wrote daily workouts and used data to help with athlete performance. He coached the girls national team to a Junior National Championship first place finish as well as one swimmer to her first Olympic Trials Qualifying Standard.
Averee Preble joins the Jags after graduating from Auburn University where she swam for five years, including leading the team as captain her final season. Preble has had two coaches stints with Opelika Swim Team in Alabama and the Clovis Swim Club in California. At both stops she assisted with the senior-level age groups.
During her time at Auburn, Preble was an NCAA All-American, five-time NCAA Qualifier and United State Olympic Team Trials Qualifier. She was also a three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American and four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SYCAMORES TAKE TO THE FIELD ON TUESDAY TO OPEN UP 2024 FALL WOMEN’S SOCCER CAMP
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women’s soccer took the Memorial Stadium pitch for the first time in the 2024 season as the Sycamores opened up fall camp on Tuesday morning.
The Sycamores went through a two-hour practice session as head coach Paul Lawrence led instruction heading into his second season at the helm of the Indiana State program.
The Sycamores will go through a 14-practice slate featuring five two-a-day sessions as they prepare for their first scrimmage of the fall on August 9 at Lindenwood. Indiana State opens up the 2024 regular season at home on Thursday, August 15, against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Indiana State welcomed 16 new players, while returning 20 players to a veteran roster as the Sycamores look to build off a promising end to the 2023 campaign that featured a 1-0-2 mark over the final three games against Illinois State, Evansville, and Murray State.
VALPO CROSS COUNTRY
CROSS COUNTRY ADDS TRIO AS TEAM FINALIZES 2024 ROSTER
The Valparaiso University cross country and track & field program has added a trio of distance runners prior to the start of the 2024 season. Brooks Julian (Olney, Ill. / Richland County [Southeastern]), James Hercus (Wellington, New Zealand / Whanganui) and Laëtitia Raoult (Guingamp, France / Florida International) have all joined the team, as announced by Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Vincent Walker.
Julian, a junior college transfer from Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa, was an NJCAA Academic All-American each of the last two seasons while also earning Academic All-Region honors. He earned First Team All-Region in 2022 and 2023 while also receiving All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2023. In addition, Julian was tabbed a 2023 NJCAA Coaches Association All-American and set Southeastern CC school records in 11 cross country and track & field events during his JUCO tenure.
“With a proven track record of success at the junior college level, Brooks brings in a lot of veteran experience and leadership to our young program,” Walker said. “His competitive edge and relentless work ethic are just a few things that stood out to me during the recruiting process. Brooks will be a key contributor to our team’s success and growth over the next few years. I look forward to getting to work with Brooks this fall.”
Julian, who plans to major in history education, has attended a game at all 30 Major League Baseball ballparks.
Raoult finished second at the French Ugsel Championship in the 3K. She loves animals including her dogs and cats and plans to major in exercise science. She was a freshman at Florida International University in Miami this past season.
“Laëtitia is a welcomed addition to our team,” Walker said. “Her dedication to training and her ability to consistently deliver strong performances make her a key piece in our team’s success. She is a talented middle-distance runner who will add a lot of depth in different areas of our program. I can’t wait for her to arrive on campus this fall.”
The three student-athletes introduced by the program to finalize this recruiting class hail from three different countries as Hercus comes to Valpo from Wellington, New Zealand.
“I am thrilled to welcome James to the team,” Walker said. “His impressive race range and ability to excel under pressure make him a valuable asset to our team. His strong work ethic and international race experience bring a unique perspective to the program. James will look to make an immediate impact this fall.”
This trio adds to a group of five newcomers who were announced by the program in November.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
4 – 9 – 14 – 12 – 35 – 24 -16 – 21 – 15 – 14 – 35 – 5 – 27 – 33 – 7 – 1 – 26 – 34 – 50 – 10 – 32 – 25 – 5
July 31, 1930 – New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, eventual Number 4 drove in 8 runs with a grand slam and 2 doubles in a 14-13 win over the rival Boston Red Sox
July 31, 1954 – Milwaukee first baseman Joe Adcock, Number 9 became only the 3rd player in 20th century to hit 4 HRs in 9-inning game (Lou Gehrig and Gil Hodges, Number 14) in the 15-7 Braves’ win over Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Adcock’s day was so good that he finished the game with an MLB record of eighteen total bases!
July 31, 1963 – The Cleveland Indians tied the record of 4 consecutive home runs as they beat the California Angels, 9-5. Woodie Held (Number 12), Pedro Ramos (Number 35), Tito Francona ( Number 24) and Larry Brown (Number 16) all drive balls deep over the wall off of Paul Foytack, Number 21 pitches in the 6th inning
July 31, 1972 – Chicago infielder Dick Allen , Number 15 became only the 7th player in MLB history to hit 2 inside-the-park home runs in a game. Both wall bombs were off of Bert Blyleven in a 8-1 White Sox win over Minnesota Twins
July 31, 1978 – Cincinnati’s star infielder Pete Rose, wearing Number 14 singled off Atlanta’s Phil Niekro, Number 35 to extend his hitting streak to 44 games as Reds edge the Braves, 3-2. With that hit Rose tied Willie Keeler’s 81-year-old NL record.
July 31, 1983 – Brooks Robinson (Number 5), Juan Marichal (Number 27), George Kell (longtime Number 1, 7 & 21) and Walter Alston (Number 21) were all inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
July 31, 1987 – Baltimore first baseman Eddie Murray, Number 33 hit his 299th and 300th career home runs to lead Orioles to an 8-4 win over Texas Rangers
July 31, 1988 – Oakland A’s Designated hitter Jose Canseco, Number 33 crushed two home runs off Scott Bankhead, Number 15 in A’s 6-2 win over Seattle Mariners. With these Canseco became the first MLB player to hit at least 30 home runs in his first 3 years in the majors.
July 31, 1988 – The Pittsburgh Pirates 1st baseman/left fielder and 7-time All Star Willie Stargell, Number 8 became the 200th man inducted in Baseball’s Hall of Fame
July 31, 1989 – The Minnesota Twins traded AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to New York Mets. Viola wore Number 26 with the Mets that year and Number 16 while with the Twins
July 31, 1990 – Texas Rangers pitcher, the great Nolan Ryan, Number 34 recorded his 300th career victory, an 11-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers; 20th MLB pitcher to reach the milestone
July 31, 1993 – Toronto Blue Jays obtain future Baseball Hall of Fame outfield sensation Rickey Henderson who wore Number 14 & Number 24 from Oakland in exchange for minor leaguers Steve Karsay (Number 50) and Jose Herrera
July 31, 1994 – Baseball Hall of Fame inducts New York Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto, Number 10 and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton, Number 32
July 31, 1997 – Oakland A’s first baseman Mark McGwire, Number 25 became the MLB’s top home run hitter to be traded in the middle of a season when he moves from Oakland to St. Louis Cardinals (34 home runs and 81 RBI)
July 31, 2007 – The NBA’s Boston Celtics obtained the rights of former MVP and 10-time All-Star player Kevin Garnett, who Number 5 with the Celtics in a 7-for-1 deal with Minnesota Timberwolves; then the NBA’s biggest ever trade for one player
FOOTBALL HISTORY
This day in American football history July 31
July 31, 1970 – In the Chicago College All-Star game a fan base of 69,940 at Soldier Field in Chicago witnessed 24-3 drubbing by the Kansas City Chiefs over the college team. The MVP award, always given to the college player team, happened to be Bruce Taylor, the Boston College defensive back.
July 31, 1971 – According to an NFL.com posting Jim Brown & Vince Lombardi were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on this date.
Jim Brown was such a prolific running back. He earned the NFL MVP award three different seasons (1957-1958 & 1965), was a 9-time Pro Bowl selection, 8-time 1st-Team All-Pro & 1964 NFL Champion with the Cleveland Browns
Coach Vince Lombardi whom the NFL Championship Trophy is named after was the Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers, all together his Packer teams won 5 Championships 1961, 1962 & 1965 NFL Titles as well as Super Bowls I & II.
July 31, 1982 – Teams from Germany, France, Austria and Italy form the American European Football Federation or the AEFF.
July 31, 1983 – Walter Payton & Bill Walsh were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame per an article on the NFL.com website.
Walter Payton was the 1977 NFL MVP when he led the NFL in both rushing yards & rush scores. Sweetness was a 9-time Pro Bowl selection, a 5-time 1st-Team All-Pro, Super Bowl XX Champion and once had the most yards rushing in NFL history, currently 2nd behind Emmet Smith with 16,726 rush yards. Payton’s 110 rushing TDs is the 5th-most in NFL history!
Now Bill Walsh was the Head Coach of 3-time Super Bowl Champion 49ers from 1979-1988 & 1981 AP Coach of the Year
Hall of Fame Birthdays for July 31
July 31, 1918 – Haverhill, Massachusetts – Gene Goodreault was an End that played for Boston College from 1938 through 1940. In 1982 Gene was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame per his bio on the FootballFoundation.org. He was known for his pass catching, run blocking and sure tackling and this led him to be a consensus All-American selection in 1940. Though he was selected in the 1941 NFL draft as the 15th overall pick he never played a down as instead he served in the United States Navy during World War II.
July 31, 1919 – Forrest Behm was a tackle for the University of Nebraska from 1938 to 1940 who was welcomed into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988’s induction class. The National Football Foundation says that Forrest, as a five year old youngster was badly burned in a brush fire, and doctors wanted to amputate a leg. His father, Forrest E. Behm, Sr., refused to allow this to occur and the family did all they could for the youth. For a year, the young Behm could not walk, but his parents persevered and gave him daily massage, and miraculously Forrest regained the use of all his muscles. By 1940 he was a tackle on the Nebraska Rose Bowl team and named All-America by the NEA (Newspaper Enterprise Association).
July 31, 1962 – New York, New York – Kevin Greene was the Pro Football Hall of Fame outside linebacker/ defensive end of the Rams, Steelers, Panthers and 49ers. Mr. Greene played 15 seasons in the NFL and his 160 sacks ranks third in NFL history since the stats were started in 1982 and fourth overall if you count in Deacon Jones total. Kevin Greene was born in New York , New York and then attended and played college ball at Auburn University. Kevin was listed on the hall of Fame All-1990’s team and played in 5 Pro Bowl games and earned first Team All-NFL with three different teams according to the ProFootballHOF.com website. After hanging up his cleats Greene was an NFL outside linebackers coach for the Packers for 5 seasons.
July 31, 1968 – Galveston, Texas – Andre Ware was a quarterback from 1987 through the 1989 season at the University of Houston that was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Mr. Ware was drafted in to the NFL by the Detroit Lions as the number one pick in the 1990 Draft. This standout signal caller set NCAA records with 4,699 passing yards and 46 touchdowns in 1989. He averaged 427 passing yards per game, as he guided Houston to a 9-2 record. In three years, Ware threw for 8,202 yards and 75 touchdowns. According to the NFF bio, Andre Ware in 1989 won the Heisman Trophy. His pro career last four seasons split between the NFL and the CFL.
July 31, 1974 – Jonathan Ogden was a tackle from UCLA. His outstanding gridiron play secured a place for him in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. He played in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens for 12 seasons and made the ProBowl in 11 of them according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website. The site’s bio article on Jonathan states; ” In 2003, he helped pave the way for running back Jamal Lewis who became just the fifth player in NFL history to eclipse 2,000 yards rushing in a season. Included in the total of 2,066 yards, then the second most ever in a season, was a record-breaking day against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 14, 2003. Ogden opened holes for Lewis who averaged nearly 10 yards a carry to set the then record of 295 yards in a game.”
Not yet in the Hall of Fame birthday include:
July 31, 1982 – Linebacker DeMarcus Ware who once played for Dallas and Denver.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
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 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 WEDNESDAY
| OLYMPICS | TIME ET | TV |
| Triathlon | 2:00am | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Beach Volleyball, Men’s Handball, Men’s Volleyball | 3:00am | Peacock |
| Rowing | 3:30am | Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball | 4:00am | E! Peacock |
| Equestrian, Field Hockey, Badminton, Judo, Table Tennis | 4:00am | Peacock |
| Badminton | 4:15am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Field Hockey | 4:30am | Peacock |
| Swimming | 5:00am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Diving | 5:00am | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Basketball, Women’s Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Men’s Handball | 5:00am | Peacock |
| Rowing | 5:50am | E! Peacock |
| Windsurfing, Women’s Beach Volleyball, Tennis | 6:00am | Peacock |
| Table Tennis | 6:45am | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Field Hockey | 6:45am | Peacock |
| Men’s Volleyball | 7:00am | Peacock |
| Cycling | 7:10am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Field Hockey: USA vs Australia | 7:15am | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Basketball, Fencing | 7:30am | Peacock |
| Tennis | 7:40am | Peacock |
| Men’s Handball | 8:00am | Universo Peacock |
| Badminton, Water Polo | 8:00am | Peacock |
| Archery | 8:05am | USA Peacock |
| Archery | 8:45am | E! Peacock |
| Cycling | 8:45am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball: USA vs France | 9:00am | NBC Peacock |
| Table Tennis, Tennis, Boxing | 9:00am | Peacock |
| Tennis | 9:20am | Peacock |
| Boxing, Canoeing, Shooting | 9:30am | Peacock |
| Water Polo | 9:35am | Peacock |
| Fencing, Archery | 9:50am | USA Peacock |
| Swimming | 10:00am | NBC Peacock |
| Equestrian | 10:00am | E! Peacock |
| Men’s Beach Volleyball, Men’s Handball, Judo | 10:00am | Peacock |
| Triathlon | 10:45am | NBC Peacock |
| Women’s Volleyball: USA vs Serbia | 11:00am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Soccer | 11:00am | Telemundo Peacock |
| Women’s Field Hockey | 11:00am | Telemundo Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball | 11:00am | Telemundo Peacock |
| Basketball 3×3 | 11:15am | E! Peacock |
| Men’s Basketball, Tennis | 11:15am | Peacock |
| Canoeing | 11:25am | Peacock |
| Gymnastics | 11:30am | NBC Peacock |
| Basketball 3×3, Men’s Field Hockey | 11:30am | Peacock |
| Archery | 11:45am | Peacock |
| Women’s Water Polo: USA vs Italy | 12:30pm | Peacock |
| Women’s Water Polo: USA vs Italy | 1:00pm | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Soccer: USA vs Australia | 1:00pm | E! Peacock |
| Men’s Handball, Women’s Soccer, Tennis | 1:00pm | Peacock |
| Badminton, Fencing | 1:30pm | Peacock |
| Canoeing | 1:45pm | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Field Hockey | 1:45pm | Peacock |
| Men’s Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Table Tennis | 2:00pm | Peacock |
| Women’s Water Polo | 2:05pm | Peacock |
| Swimming | 2:15pm | NBC Peacock |
| Swimming | 2:30pm | Peacock |
| Men’s Basketball: USA vs South Sudan | 3:00pm | USA Peacock |
| Basketball 3×3 | 3:00pm | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball, Men’s Handball, Women’s Soccer, Tennis, Women’s Volleyball | 3:00pm | Peacock |
| Men’s Basketball 3×3: USA vs Poland | 4:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| Fencing | 4:30pm | E! Peacock |
| Women’s Beach Volleyball | 4:45pm | USA Peacock |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Marlins at Rays | 12:10pm | ESPN+ Bally Sports Florida NBC Sports Sun |
| Blue Jays at Orioles | 12:35pm | MLBN MASN Sportsnet1 |
| Yankees at Phillies | 12:35pm | MLBN YES NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Twins at Mets | 1:10pm | SNY Bally Sports North |
| Braves at Brewers | 2:10pm | Bally Sports Southeast Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Royals at White Sox | 2:10pm | NBC Sports Chicago Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Rangers at Cardinals | 2:15pm | Bally Sports Southwest Bally Sports Midwest |
| Nationals at Diamondbacks | 3:40pm | MLBN YurView MASN2 |
| Mariners at Red Sox | 4:10pm | MLBN ROOT NESN |
| Cubs at Reds | 7:10pm | MLBN MARQ Bally Sports Ohio |
| Pirates at Astros | 8:10pm | MLBN ATTSN-PIT SCHN |
| Dodgers at Padres | 8:40pm | Padres.TV SNLA |
| Rockies at Angels | 9:38pm | MLBN Rockies.TV Bally Sports West |
| Athletics at Giants | 9:45pm | MLBN NBC Sports Bay NBC Sports California |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Friendly: Urawa Reds vs Newcastle United | 6:30am | Paramount+ |
| Friendly: Feyenoord vs Monaco | 1:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Unión Santa Fe vs Rosario Central | 5:30pm | Paramount+ |
| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: North Carolina Courage vs Monterrey | 7:00pm | Paramount+ |
| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: Washington Spirit vs Chicago Red Stars | 7:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Boca Juniors vs Banfield | 7:30pm | Paramount+ |
| USL Championship: Hartford Athletic vs Detroit City | 7:30pm | CBSSN Fubo |
| Friendly: Chelsea vs América | 7:30pm | ESPN Deportes ESPN+ Fubo |
| Friendly: Liverpool vs Arsenal | 7:30pm | ESPN ESPN+ Fubo |
| Leagues Cup: Santos Laguna vs DC United | 8:00pm | FS1 MLS Season Pass |
| Leagues Cup: Charlotte vs Cruz Azul | 8:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Friendly: Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8:00pm | beIN Sports |
| Friendly: RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Friendly: Real Madrid vs Milan | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Leagues Cup: Dallas vs Juárez | 9:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Leagues Cup: Nashville SC vs Mazatlán | 9:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| USL Championship: New Mexico United vs Las Vegas Lights | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Leagues Cup: Tigres UANL vs Puebla | 9:30pm | MLS Season Pass Fubo UniMas |
| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: Portland Thorns vs Seattle Reign | 10:00pm | Paramount+ |
| NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: Utah Royals vs Tijuana | 10:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Friendly: Manchester United vs Real Betis | 10:00pm | ESPN ESPN+ |
| Leagues Cup: SJ Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Washington, D.C.-ATP/WTA Early Rounds | 11:00am | TENNIS |