INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SEMI-STATE
NORTH
CLASS 4A AT LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (LOEB STADIUM)
11 AM ET | G1: LAKE CENTRAL (22-9) VS. WESTFIELD (21-10)
2 PM ET | G2: HOMESTEAD (19-10) VS. CONCORD (20-10)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 3A AT KOKOMO (MUNICIPAL STADIUM)
11 AM ET | G1: TWIN LAKES (25-4) VS. DELTA (21-8)
2 PM ET | G2: FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER (24-8) VS. NEW PRAIRIE (24-5)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 2A AT OAK HILL
11 AM ET | G1: MADISON-GRANT (17-10) VS. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN (19-9)
2 PM ET | G2: WESTVIEW (19-10) VS. ROCHESTER COMMUNITY (20-10)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 1A AT LAPORTE (SCHREIBER FIELD)
10:30 AM CT | G1: MORGAN TOWNSHIP (13-13) VS. FREMONT (13-13)
1:30 PM CT | G2: LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (25-6) VS. UNION CITY (16-6)
7 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
SOUTH
CLASS 4A AT MOORESVILLE (PIONEER FIELD)
11 AM ET | G1: NEW PALESTINE (25-5) VS. MOORESVILLE (30-3)
2 PM ET | G2: FLOYD CENTRAL (25-3) VS. AVON (18-15)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 3A AT CASTLE (UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE)
10 AM CT | G1: CRAWFORDSVILLE (19-12) VS. BREBEUF JESUIT (23-9)
1 PM CT | G2: SILVER CREEK (24-8) VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (19-9)
7 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 2A AT PLAINFIELD
11 AM ET | G1: GREENCASTLE (16-10) VS. NORTH POSEY (24-5)
2 PM ET | G2: KNIGHTSTOWN (18-8) VS. PROVIDENCE (19-7)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 1A AT JASPER (RUXER FIELD)
11 AM ET | G1: SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) (14-8) VS. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (17-15)
2 PM ET | G2: BARR-REEVE (25-6) VS. SHAKAMAK (21-7)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
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2A SEMI-STATE BRACKET: https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/Px-26ADpEe-A2Aqb9tl3hA/UQqFlgDpEe-A2Aqb9tl3hA/baseball-24/2023-24-ihsaa-class-2a-baseball-state-tournament-class-2a-state-championship.htm
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL STATE FINALS FRIDAY/SATURDAY
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT
CASCADE (29-2) VS. LAPEL (24-5)
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT
NEW PALESTINE (25-4) VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (24-4)
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT
TECUMSEH (24-9) VS. ROSSVILLE (27-3)
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT
TRI-WEST HENDRICKS (28-6) VS. WESTERN (28-2)
INDIANA BOYS GOLF REGIONALS
1. LAKE CENTRAL | SANDY PINES GC | THURS, 8 AM CT | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 1-5)
2. WARSAW COMMUNITY | STONEHENGE GC | THURS, 8 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 6-10)
3. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) | COYOTE CROSSING GC | FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 11-15)
4. MUNCIE CENTRAL | THE PLAYERS CLUB | THURS, 8 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONAL 16-20)
5. WASHINGTON | COUNTRY OAKS GC | THURS, 8:30 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 21-25)
6. PROVIDENCE | CHAMPIONS POINTE GC | THURS, 8 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 26-30)
NBA FINALS SCHEDULE
GAME 1: BOSTON 107 DALLAS 89
GAME 2: MAVERICKS VS. CELTICS, SUNDAY, JUNE 9 (8 ET)
GAME 3: CELTICS VS. MAVERICKS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 (8:30 ET)
GAME 4: CELTICS VS. MAVERICKS, FRIDAY, JUNE 14 (8:30 ET)
GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. CELTICS, MONDAY, JUNE 17 (8:30 ET)*
GAME 6: CELTICS VS. MAVERICKS, THURSDAY, JUNE 20 (8:30 ET)*
GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. CELTICS, SUNDAY, JUNE 23 (8 ET)*
* = IF NECESSARY
WNBA SCORES
CHICAGO 79 WASHINGTON 71
NEW YORK 78 ATLANTA 61
NHL PLAYOFFS
2024 STANLEY CUP FINAL
FLORIDA PANTHERS (1A) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (2P)
GAME 1: OILERS AT PANTHERS — JUNE 8, 8 P.M. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 2: OILERS AT PANTHERS — JUNE 10, 8 P.M. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 3: PANTHERS AT OILERS — JUNE 13, 8 P.M. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 4: PANTHERS AT OILERS — JUNE 15, 8 P.M. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+GAME 5: OILERS AT PANTHERS — JUNE 18, 8 P.M. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+GAME 6: PANTHERS AT OILERS — JUNE 21, 8 P.M. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+GAME 7: OILERS AT PANTHERS — JUNE 24, 8 P.M. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO 6 BALTIMORE 5
KANSAS CITY 4 CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 3 OAKLAND 0
LA DODGERS 11 PITTSBURGH 7
ATLANTA 5 WASHINGTON 2
NY YANKEES 8 MINNESOTA 5
CINCINNATI 8 CHICAGO CUBS 4
COLORADO 3 ST. LOUIS 2
BOSTON 14 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2
ARIZONA 4 SAN DIEGO 3
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
COLUMBUS 23 INDIANAPOLIS 5
WEST MICHIGAN 5 SOUTH BEND 3
PEORIA 5 FT. WAYNE 1
COLLEGE BASEBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT (SUPER REGIONALS)
BEST OF THREE
X-IF NECESSARY
SUPER REGIONALS
HOST SCHOOL IS GAME 1 HOME TEAM; VISITING SCHOOL IS GAME 2 HOME TEAM; COIN FLIP DETERMINES GAME 3 HOME TEAM
AT LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
TENNESSEE (53-11) VS. EVANSVILLE (38-24), 3 P.M.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
TENNESSEE VS. EVANSVILLE, 11 A.M.
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
X-TENNESSEE VS. EVANSVILLE 6 P.M.
AT DICK HOWSER STADIUM
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
FLORIDA ST. (45-15) VS. UCONN (35-24), NOON
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
FLORIDA ST. VS. UCONN, 11 A.M.
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
X-FLORIDA ST. VS. UCONN, NOON
AT DAVENPORT FIELD AT DISHAROON PARK
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
VIRGINIA (44-15) VS. KANSAS ST. (35-24), 7 P.M.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
VIRGINIA VS. KANSAS ST., 3 P.M.
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
X-VIRGINIA VS. KANSAS ST., 3 P.M.
AT MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK
MORGANTOWN, W.V.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
VIRGINIA (44-15) VS. KANSAS ST. (35-24), 7 P.M.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
VIRGINIA VS. KANSAS ST., 3 P.M.
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
X-VIRGINIA VS. KANSAS ST., 3 P.M.
AT KENTUCKY PROUD PARK
LEXINGTON, KY.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
KENTUCKY (43-14) VS. OREGON ST. (45-14), 6 P.M.
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
KENTUCKY VS. OREGON ST., 9 P.M.
MONDAY, JUNE 10
X-KENTUCKY VS. OREGON ST., TBD
AT FOLEY FIELD
ATHENS, GA.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
GEORGIA (42-15) VS. NC STATE (36-20), NOON
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
GEORGIA VS. NC STATE, NOON
MONDAY, JUNE 10
X-GEORGIA VS. NC STATE, TBD
AT DOUG KINGSMORE STADIUM
CLEMSON, S.C.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
CLEMSON (44-14) VS. FLORIDA (32-28), 2 P.M.
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
CLEMSON VS. FLORIDA, 2:30 P.M.
MONDAY, JUNE 10
X-CLEMSON VS. FLORIDA, TBD
AT OLSEN FIELD
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
TEXAS A&M (47-13) VS. OREGON (40-18), 2 P.M.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES
OKLAHOMA 8 TEXAS 4 (OKLAHOMA WINS 4TH STRAIGHT WS TITLE)
MLS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
UFL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
NBA FINALS NEWS
PORZINGIS RETURNS TO FINALS WITH A BANG, LEADS C’S TO GAME 1 WIN
BOSTON – Kristaps Porzingis did everything he could over the past five-plus weeks to prepare his body in time for the NBA Finals. On Thursday night, his diligence paid off.
Boston’s 7-foot-3 center stepped back on the court for the first time since straining his calf on April 29 and played as if he’d never left. He opened the Finals by torching the Dallas Mavericks with 20 points in just over 20 minutes of action, leading the Celtics past his former team for a 107-89 Game 1 win.
In the days leading up to his return, Porzingis admitted he had no idea how he’d feel until he put his feet back on the parquet floor. As soon as he walked out to the roaring crowd at TD Garden, his confidence rushed back and he felt at home.
“The adrenaline was just pumping through my veins,” he said. And it carried him to 20-point, six-rebound, three-block performance.
For the first time in more than seven years and just the second time in his career, Porzingis came off the bench. But it didn’t matter to him from either a personal or a performance standpoint whether he was starting or playing in a reserve role.
“In this situation, it made sense,” Porzingis said. “I didn’t care. I knew I could prepare to come off the bench, which is something different for me, and that’s what I did and stepped into that role and embraced it and had a good game.”
Porzingis subbed in for Al Horford at the 7:17 mark of the first quarter and proceeded to go off. Throughout the remainder of the frame, he logged 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, three rebounds, and two blocks.
“He was just making play after play,” Jaylen Brown recalled of Porzingis’ initial stretch. “It was just like, ‘Alright, he’s back.’ There was no question about it.”
KP finished the half with a game-high 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting in just under 13 minutes of action, leading Boston into the break with a 63-42 lead. Jayson Tatum noted after the game how that half showcased how impressive Boston can be when it’s fully healthy.
“We’re a good team when guys are down, but we’re really, really special when we have everybody,” Tatum said. “How seamless his transition was after being away for six weeks, and coming into the game and having a first half like that, that was a big spark for us to start the game.”
As much as Dallas’ defenders got in his face, they just couldn’t stop KP from putting the ball in the basket. He finished the game 8-of-13 from the field, 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line.
“He’s a matchup nightmare,” said Derrick White. “Even when you play good defense, he doesn’t really see you. It’s been unreal just watching him all year. Then defensively, he uses his size well, just impacts the games in so many different ways. He changes us and he makes us a better team.”
Porzingis’ presence opened the floor for the whole team. All six Celtics who topped 20 minutes scored in double digits, led by Jaylen Brown’s 22-point effort.
“He was great on both ends of the floor, defensive execution, game plan, playing for a spot in the offensive end, being physical, and making plays on both ends of the floor,” said coach Joe Mazzulla. “He played great and that’s the KP that helped us get to where we are today.”
REPORT: LAKERS PREPARING MASSIVE OFFER FOR DAN HURLEY
The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing a massive, long-term deal for UConn’s Dan Hurley to become the team’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The reigning back-to-back NCAA national champion has had preliminary discussions with the Lakers and is set to further those talks this week, Wojnarowski adds.
Hurley confirmed to his Huskies players ahead of a noon practice Thursday that he was in discussions with the NBA franchise, sources told John Fanta of Fox Sports.
The Lakers have already interviewed a number of candidates, including LeBron James’ partner on the “Mind The Game” podcast, JJ Redick. Sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic that the ESPN broadcaster and former NBA veteran was the front-runner for the head coaching job in recent days. Hurley has previously been interviewed by Redick for a podcast, prompting a glowing reply from James on social media.
The 51-year-old compiled an impressive 141-58 record in six seasons with the Huskies, including a remarkable 68-11 mark over the past two years en route to two national titles.
Hurley was at the center of the Kentucky coaching search after John Calipari left for Arkansas, but he opted to stay at UConn, citing a desire to go for a three-peat and proximity to his family in New Jersey as major factors in his decision.
The Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham after two seasons with the team following a first-round playoff exit to the Denver Nuggets.
SILVER: NBA COULD LOOK OUTSIDE U.S. FOR EXPANSION
While NBA commissioner Adam Silver is in no rush to add any teams via expansion, he says the league could turn to an international destination when that time arrives.
“At some point, we’d like to look outside the United States in addition to Canada,” Silver told reporters before Game 1 of the Finals, per Boston Celtics team reporter Bobby Krivitsky. “This may not be the right moment to do that. But I’m thinking long term as well.”
Las Vegas and Seattle have been frequently mentioned as the next cities in line for an NBA franchise.
The league last expanded in 2004 when it added the Charlotte Bobcats – who were later renamed the Hornets.
The Toronto Raptors were founded in 1995 and remain the only team in the Association based outside the United States after the Vancouver Grizzlies relocated to Memphis in 2001.
Silver has previously spoken about Mexico City as an expansion candidate. The Mexico City Capitanes began play in the G League during the 2021-22 campaign.
Montreal and Vancouver have each expressed interest as well and hosted preseason contests in recent years.
DELONTE WEST FACES ARRAIGNMENT ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGES
Former collegiate star and NBA guard Delonte West is expected to be arraigned Friday morning after his arrest in Fairfax County, Va., early Thursday on multiple misdemeanor charges, according to media reports.
Fairfax County police stated they were attempting to execute a warrant on West alleging violation of terms of his release when they saw him in Groveton, an unincorporated area southeast of Alexandria, Va., around 1 a.m. Thursday.
After losing sight of him briefly, police found him, but he reportedly was unresponsive. It took two doses of Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse the effects of opioids in an overdose, before he was revived and taken to the county detention center, per the police.
West, 40, was charged with resisting arrest, police said.
West was previously arrested in 2022 on multiple charges alleging vehicle trespassing, fleeing from law enforcement and public drunkenness. He also has battled substance abuse issues and spoke openly about his diagnosis of bipolar disorder during his time in the NBA.
Behind West and backcourt mate Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s University went 30-2 in 2003-04 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.
A first-round selection (24th overall) by the Boston Celtics in 2004, West played eight seasons in the NBA, for the Celtics, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Dallas Mavericks. He averaged 9.7 points, 3.6 assists and 44.8 percent shooting.
WNBA NEWS
CAITLIN CLARK HAS THE HOT-TAKE MACHINE OVERHEATING
The first sign the Caitlin Clark discourse might get a little weird came back in February, and Clark wasn’t even in the building.
Sabrina Ionescu, the New York Liberty star, had just put on a dazzling performance in a 3-point contest against Stephen Curry, losing to the greatest shooter in history but with a point total better than most of the NBA shooters who contested the event earlier that night.
On the TV broadcast, Kenny Smith’s immediate response to her display was that she should have shot from the WNBA’s closer 3-point line instead of from behind the NBA arc. The contest wasn’t fair, he lamented.
It was an odd reaction. Instead of celebrating Ionescu’s feat, one of the more genuinely exciting moments at an NBA All-Star Weekend in recent years, Smith implied that she shouldn’t have even tried to match Curry shot for shot. It came off as condescending.
It’s a pattern that’s been repeated as Clark burst into the WNBA as its most heralded rookie ever, only to be on the receiving end of lopsided losses and rough treatment. Analysts who never before paid attention to women’s basketball have weighed in with an assortment of opinions both well-meaning and insulting. Outlets that normally don’t even pay attention to sports have acted as though Clark is a delicate flower to be protected from her dangerous opponents. And even the backlash to all that has become overheated, with claims that Clark is in fact overrated and that nothing that’s happened to her is unusual in WNBA terms.
It’s as though there’s an imbalance in the take industry. Deep breaths, everyone.
The cycle began before Clark made her WNBA debut when players like retired legend Sheryl Swoopes and active legend Diana Taurasi made fairly routine assessments of what they expected the incoming all-time NCAA scoring leader to do in the pros. Swoopes said Clark wouldn’t be able to match her college stats straightaway and Taurasi said rookies often have an adjustment period. “Reality is coming,” Taurasi said, explaining that there’s a difference between playing against teenagers in college and against seasoned professionals.
These were not searing critiques, but there was a predictable online backlash of the type normally seen with defenders of Taylor Swift or K-pop bands. “The new fans are really sensitive these days,” Taurasi later said. And yet those offended on Clark’s behalf also included LeBron James and Charles Barkley, who both said WNBA players should be grateful for the money and attention the former Iowa Hawkeyes phenom was bringing to the league. “Y’all petty, girls,” Barkey said, in his unique way.
Radio host Colin Cowherd said the WNBA should have rigged the schedule so Clark’s Indiana Fever began against softer opponents, while former NBA player Jeff Teague went a step further in suggesting that the games should be treated more like pro wrestling, allowing Clark to score buckets and impress all the new WNBA watchers.
Other than waving away the competitive integrity of a league that’s existed for more than 25 years, the idea that players should be deferential to an opponent would be sacrilege in the NBA.
But the media storm picked up intensity last weekend when Chennedy Carter of the Chicago Sky, after some apparent verbal jousting with Clark, gave her a shoulder check that sent Clark crashing to the floor. It was a dirty play, and Carter’s own coach later called it inappropriate.
The reaction was loud and ongoing. In addition to being talk-show fodder in which it was questioned whether Clark was being targeted because she is white, rich, and famous, conservative commentators like Megyn Kelly were outraged on her behalf, and even the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board opined to say that Carter’s shove on Clark would be “an assault” outside a sporting context and pleading for the rookie to “not became a target for rule-breakers.” Just wait until the editorial board sees what happens to rookie quarterback Caleb Williams when he takes the field for the Chicago Bears this season.
That round of criticism, much of it overblown for what amounted to a shove and some of it using coded racial language like “thug” directed at Carter, then brought a backlash from those annoyed at all the pearl-clutching on Clark’s behalf. A piece in The Atlantic decried the poorly formed opinions of all the Johnny-come-latelys in the media who now have many thoughts about women’s basketball, noting Clark is far from the WNBA’s first white star. A Washington Post column blasted Clark’s overzealous defenders and said she “doesn’t need to be coddled.” Many noted that Angel Reese, Clark’s former college nemesis, had also been hit with a dirty foul in a WNBA game, in an incident that garnered little media attention at all.
Several fine points were made, but the rhetoric on all side seems a bit too charged, as though there’s a binary choice between Clark as an unfair victim and Clark as a normal player getting the usual rookie treatment. Pick a lane.
It makes for a less spicy take, but surely there’s a middle ground here. Is Clark getting tested like any other rookie? Sure. But is there maybe the odd sharp elbow that comes from her being promoted as the face of the WNBA before she was even in it, and from the fact she signed a reported $28-million shoe deal with Nike? Also possible. Why pretend like all her opponents have the exact same motivation?
After a 2-9 start, Clark’s Fever play at Washington on Friday night. The focus will finally be back on basketball. Or, at least, one can hope. Clark should be around for a long time. There’s no need to choose sides quite so soon.
LIBERTY PULL AWAY FROM DREAM TO EARN FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN
Breanna Stewart’s team-high 25 points and 10 rebounds helped lead the visiting New York Liberty to a 78-61 win over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday in College Park, Ga.
Stewart also had five assists, while Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 15 points for the Liberty (9-2), who won their fifth straight game. Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu each tallied 10 points for the Liberty, with Jones grabbing eight boards.
Allisha Gray led Atlanta (4-4) with 16 points, while Aerial Powers scored 13 off the bench. Rhyne Howard added 11 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Dream, who fell for a second straight game. Tina Charles, facing her former team, scored five points and brought down a team-high eight rebounds for Atlanta.
Holding a six-point halftime lead, the Liberty began the second half on a 7-0 scoring run, taking a 45-32 advantage with 6:27 remaining in the third quarter. Gray and Naz Hillmon answered with back-to-back jumpers for Atlanta to cut into the deficit.
With the Dream down 11, Lorela Cubaj made a pair of free throws before Hillmon and Gray once again scored on consecutive possessions, cutting New York’s lead to 47-42 with 2:41 left in the third.
Stewart’s three-point play put the Liberty ahead 55-45 with 32.1 seconds left and New York led 55-48 entering the final quarter.
Laney-Hamilton, Leonie Fiebich and Jones each buried triples in the first two-plus of the fourth quarter, giving New York a 66-53 lead and forcing an Atlanta timeout at the 7:36 mark.
Neither team scored for another two minutes, until Laney-Hamilton hit two shots in a 15-second span, putting New York ahead 70-53 at the 5:17 mark.
Powers’ pullup jumper snapped a 3:35 scoreless stretch for Atlanta, cutting the deficit to 70-55 with 4:55 remaining. Howard’s jumper with 3:44 left made it 73-59, but the Dream didn’t connect on another field goal.
In the first half, Atlanta trailed by five with 3:31 left before Cheyenne Parker-Tyus’ layup and Charles’ triple knotted the score at 30.
From there, an 8-2 New York run capped by Laney-Hamilton’s mid-range jumper gave the Liberty a 38-32 halftime lead.
Stewart’s 12 points led New York in the first half, while Parker-Tyus and Gray each scored eight for Atlanta.
IN ANGEL REESE’S HOMECOMING, SKY SEND MYSTICS TO 0-10 START
Chennedy Carter scored a season-best 25 points off the bench to help the Chicago Sky overcome a 13-point deficit to beat the Mystics 79-71 on Thursday night at Capital One Arena in Washington.
The Sky (4-5) went on a 16-0 run during the third quarter to dig out of a hole before holding on down the stretch.
The game marked a homecoming of sorts for Chicago rookie Angel Reese as the No. 7 overall pick was playing close to her hometown of Baltimore. Even her college coach, LSU’s Kim Mulkey, showed up and sat courtside. The game was moved to the NBA venue before the season in anticipation of Reese’s homecoming.
Reese had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Sky (4-5) and also tallied five steals and three assists in a do-it-all effort.
Chicago — winning just its second road game of the season — was also boosted by 14 points from Isabelle Harrison and 10 from Marina Mabrey. Starter Elizabeth Williams exited the game with an apparent knee injury after scoring six points in 10 minutes.
Washington, which is now 0-10 for the first time in franchise history, was also powered by its first-round draft pick, as rookie Aaliyah Edwards piled up a season-high 23 points to go along with 14 rebounds and four blocks. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 11 points and Ariel Atkins finished with 10.
Shakira Austin (hip) remained sidelined for Washington.
The Mystics jumped out to a 21-15 lead in the first quarter, a stretch highlighted by three assists from Stefanie Dolson. Washington held a nine-point lead at halftime, and grew that advantage to 13 points early in the third quarter on back-to-back layups by Dolson and Atkins.
And then the Sky scored 16 straight points to take a three-point lead as the Mystics endured a scoring drought of close to five minutes.
The Mystics had 24 turnovers to just 13 by the Sky, and Washington allowed the Sky to outscore them 48-38 in the paint. Both teams struggled to connect on shots from behind the arc, as Chicago shot 1-of-14 from 3-point land while Washington made 4-of-17.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES
OKLAHOMA DOWNS TEXAS TO SECURE WCWS FOUR-PEAT
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma became the first program to win four consecutive Women’s College World Series titles, beating Texas 8-4 on Thursday to sweep the WCWS Championship Series.
Cydney Sanders drilled a three-run double to lift the Sooners out of a 3-2 hole in the fourth, and then the bullpen took over from there.
Oklahoma State transfer Kelly Maxwell came on in the sixth to get the Sooners out of a jam, and then closed it out in the seventh to clinch the title. Before Thursday, Maxwell threw back-to-back complete games, throwing a combined 267 pitches, to get the Sooners in position to win another title.
The Sooners finish the season 59-7 and are 235-15 over the last four seasons.
Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso tied legendary Arizona coach Mike Candrea with her eighth WCWS title.
Texas struck first, scoring in the second on a two-out single by Kayden Henry.
The Sooners answered right back in the bottom half on freshman Kasidi Pickering’s two-run home run.
The Longhorns again staged a two-out rally in the third, tying the game on Alyssa Washington’s RBI single, before adding an unearned run in the fourth to take the lead.
But in the bottom half, the Sooners got three consecutive singles before Sanders dug in.
Sanders had been just 2-of-14 in the WCWS before the at-bat, with both of her hits being home runs.
But Sanders reached out and drove Estelle Czech’s 2-2 offering into the gap in right-center to clear the bases and put the Sooners up 5-3.
Oklahoma added three more in the sixth after the Longhorns cut the deficit to one earlier in the inning. Ella Parker’s two-run single capped the scoring.
For Texas (55-10), the season ends with a loss to their archrivals in the championship series for the second time in three seasons.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: RED SOX SEND WHITE SOX TO RECORD 14TH STRAIGHT LOSS
Ceddanne Rafaela had four hits and drove in four runs Thursday as the visiting Boston Red Sox handed the Chicago White Sox their 14th consecutive defeat, 14-2.
The 14 straight losses represent a White Sox franchise record within a single season.
Tanner Houck (6-5) limited Chicago to two runs on three hits and no walks in seven innings. He struck out nine.
Jarren Duran, Enmanuel Valdez and Jamie Westbrook each homered for Boston, which collected a season-high 24 hits. Duran, who had four hits in the victory, led off the game with a homer against Chicago’s Jake Woodford (0-2).
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run home run, Yusei Kikuchi pitched six strong innings and Toronto held on to defeat Baltimore and complete a 4-3 homestand.
Ernie Clement tallied two RBIs, Justin Turner collected two hits and Daulton Varsho scored twice for the Blue Jays, who won the final two games of the teams’ four-game series. Kikuchi (3-5) allowed one run, four hits and one walk in six innings.
Orioles left-hander Cade Povich (0-1) made his major league debut and surrendered six runs, five hits and four walks while striking out two in 5 1/3 innings. Adley Rutschman hit two home runs for Baltimore, and Ryan O’Hearn added a two-run, pinch-hit homer.
Yankees 8, Twins 5
Trent Grisham made a rare start and drove in three runs as host New York extended its winning streak to a season-best eight games by beating Minnesota.
The Yankees swept the three-game set, but they lifted Juan Soto due to left forearm discomfort following a 56-minute rain delay between the fifth and sixth innings. Gleyber Torres hit a tiebreaking two-run double in New York’s three-run third. Marcus Stroman allowed five runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Carlos Correa homered in the first off Stroman, and Christian Vazquez hit a tying homer in the third. Minnesota starter Pablo Lopez (5-6) was tagged for seven runs on four hits and a career-worst six walks in four innings.
Royals 4, Guardians 3
Kyle Isbel delivered a two-out, tiebreaking single in the eighth, and five Kansas City relievers held host Cleveland without a hit over 5 1/3 innings.
Relievers Will Smith, Angel Zerpa, Sam Long (1-1), John Schreiber and James McArthur (12th save) stymied the AL Central-leading Guardians to split the abbreviated two-game series. Vinnie Pasquantino and Hunter Renfroe each had two hits with an RBI as the Royals won for the third time in 10 games.
Jose Ramirez homered for Cleveland, which went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and couldn’t take advantage of Kansas City stranding 11 men.
Dodgers 11, Pirates 7
Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts each belted a three-run home run to power visiting Los Angeles to a victory over Pittsburgh, salvaging the finale of a three-game series.
Los Angeles’ Teoscar Hernandez also went deep and Miguel Rojas drove in a pair of runs to highlight their respective three-hit performances. Reliever Michael Grove (3-2) picked up the win after allowing one hit and striking out three over two scoreless innings.
Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz launched a three-run homer into the Allegheny River in the eighth inning to trim Los Angeles’ lead to 11-7. Alex Vesia, however, struck out the side in the ninth inning to end the game. Nick Gonzales blasted a two-run homer and Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits for the Pirates.
Rockies 3, Cardinals 2
Michael Toglia drove in a run and made a run-saving catch as visiting Colorado edged St. Louis to snap a five-game losing streak.
Rockies starter Cal Quantrill (5-4) blanked the Cardinals for five innings while allowing three hits and four walks. Tyler Kinley earned his third save.
Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (7-4) surrendered three runs on two hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Mariners 3, Athletics 0
Bryan Woo threw six shutout innings, Mitch Garver homered and drove in two runs, and visiting Seattle prevailed in a third straight pitchers’ duel between the American League West rivals.
Woo (3-0), an Oakland native, allowed just two hits and no walks in the fourth scoreless outing among his six starts this season. He lowered his ERA to 1.07, setting a Mariners record for the best ERA in the first six starts of a season.
A’s starter JP Sears (4-5) was nearly as good, limiting the Mariners to two runs and three hits in six innings.
Reds 8, Cubs 4
Elly De La Cruz celebrated the one-year anniversary of his major league debut with a three-run homer, helping Cincinnati record a victory over visiting Chicago.
Will Benson and Jonathan India added two RBIs apiece for the Reds, who increased their winning streak to a season-best five games. Benson and teammate Tyler Stephenson had two hits apiece.
Seiya Suzuki and Christopher Morel hit two-run homers for the Cubs, who lost for the 10th time in the past 14 games.
Braves 5, Nationals 2
Marcell Ozuna capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run homer as Atlanta rallied to beat host Washington.
Adam Duvall also homered for the Braves, who have won three of their last four games. Ozzie Albies doubled against Hunter Harvey (2-2) in the eighth inning and Austin Riley blooped an RBI single to center for a 3-2 lead. Ozuna followed with his 18th home run of the season.
Aaron Bummer (2-2) pitched one inning for the win, and Raisel Iglesias worked the ninth for his 16th save. CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas hit back-to-back homers for the Nationals, who have lost four straight. Abrams had gone 1-for-21 over his past five games.
Diamondbacks 4, Padres 3
Ketel Marte’s two-out RBI single in the seventh inning snapped a tie and lifted visiting Arizona past slumping San Diego.
Corbin Carroll doubled off reliever Jeremiah Estrada (2-1) before Marte delivered the hit that gave Arizona its fifth win in six games. Kevin Ginkel (5-1) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win, and Paul Sewald earned the save, his seventh.
It was the fifth straight loss for San Diego, spoiling a three-hit performance by Fernando Tatis Jr. that extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
COLLEGE BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS
NCAA BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS PRIMER: TENNESSEE FAVORED TO CAPTURE TITLE
Ten top seeds held serve. Five No. 3 seeds emerged.
And then there’s Evansville, just the ninth No. 4 regional seed to ever advance to the NCAA DI baseball super regionals, which begin on Friday and will pare the field of 16 remaining schools to eight by Monday.
Evansville is making its first-ever super regional appearance after ousting East Carolina in the Greenville regional. It will face Tennessee, the tournament’s top overall seed and BetMGM’s favorite to capture the national championship at plus-250.
Tennessee has hit 159 home runs this season, the most in Division I. The Volunteers slugged as many homers during regionals (12) as total runs their pitchers allowed.
Texas A&M has the second-best title odds at plus-350. The Aggies will square off against Oregon at Bryan-College Station, Texas.
Three other SEC schools will compete for a spot in the College World Series, which begins June 14 in Omaha, Neb. Kentucky will host Oregon State in Lexington; Georgia will welcome North Carolina State in Athens; and Florida will face a road test at Clemson.
NC State and Clemson are two of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s five representatives. Florida State will face UConn in Tallahassee, Fla., while Virginia will host Kansas State in Charlottesville. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina welcomes West Virginia, which is making its first super regional appearance.
Florida State has flipped its 23-31 finish last season into a 46-15 mark this year to reach the super regionals for the 18th time in the format’s 25 seasons. Clemson and Georgia are back in the super regionals for the first time in 14 and 16 years, respectively, while Kansas State is appearing for the second time in school history.
None of the four most recent national champions remain in this year’s tournament. North Carolina dethroned LSU, last year’s title winner, in an extra-inning thriller to decide the Chapel Hill Regional on Monday.
Oregon State, which won in 2018, is the most recent champion still playing. The Beavers scored 26 runs in three games to sweep this year’s Corvallis Regional.
Kansas State steamrolled through the Fayetteville Regional, sweeping its three games by a combined score of 33-12. Kentucky won the Lexington opener 10-8 before its pitching staff clamped down to allow one run over the next two games to propel the Wildcats into the final 16.
Texas A&M sandwiched a pair of blowouts around a tight win over Texas, while Clemson and Florida State each racked up 12 runs to clinch their respective regionals.
Georgia survived a 10-inning battle with Georgia Tech in the Athens Regional’s decisive game, and Florida prevailed in three straight elimination games to win at Stillwater.
NC State, Virginia and West Virginia each cruised to sweeps, while Oregon won its three games at Santa Barbara by a combined five runs. UConn rebounded from a loss to Oklahoma to beat the Sooners 7-1 to win the Norman Regional.
The super regionals feature eight best-of-three series played at campus sites. ESPN’s networks will broadcast each game.
Four games will be played on Friday, while eight are set for Saturday. At least four games are scheduled for Sunday, which could also feature as many as four elimination games if necessary.
Monday’s slate, if there is one, would consist of one to four elimination games.
NFL NEWS
REPORT: CHIEFS’ THOMPSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER CARDIAC EVENT DURING TEAM MEETING
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs backup B.J. Thompson was taken to a hospital in stable condition Thursday after the defensive lineman experienced a cardiac event during a team meeting, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the event, said team trainers and medical staff were able to react quickly and treat Thompson until paramedics arrived.
The Chiefs planned to wrap up their voluntary offseason workouts on Thursday, but a team spokesman said the practice would be pushed to Friday. That is when Chiefs coach Andy Reid and other players will speak to reporters.
The 27-year-old Thompson was a fifth-round pick of the Chiefs out of Stephen F. Austin in last year’s draft. The only game Thompson appeared in was their regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, when Kansas City already had clinched its playoff spot and the game’s outcome was meaningless. Thompson had two tackles in that game.
GOLF NEWS
ADAM HADWIN ON TOP, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER ONE BACK AT MEMORIAL
Adam Hadwin of Canada racked up eight birdies and secured the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
In a stacked field of 73 players at the $20 million signature event, Hadwin posted a 6-under 66 and leads World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by one shot.
Xander Schauffele shot a bogey-free 4-under 68 for his first competitive round since winning the PGA Championship last month. He is tied for third with Collin Morikawa, Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg and Canada’s Corey Conners. Defending Memorial champion Viktor Hovland of Norway is one of five players tied at 3-under 69, and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is part of a group at 2-under 70.
Hadwin, 36, is a top-60 player in the world but has just one PGA Tour win to his name, which came back in 2017.
Hadwin started his round with a downhill, 29-foot birdie putt at the first hole and added a 35 1/2-footer at the par-5 fifth. Those were two of his four birdies on the front nine before a bogey at No. 8. His four birdies on the back nine were much shorter, none longer than 5 feet, and he stood at 7 under before bogeying his last.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
COLTS NEWS
RICHARDSON ‘GOOD’ AFTER RESTING SORE SHOULDER TO END CAMP
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson dismissed any concern about his status after sitting out Thursday’s practice due to soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder.
“I’m good, just a little sore,” Richardson said, according to Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan. “I’ve been dealing with soreness since I started throwing, just my shoulder. It’s hard to listen to the trainers sometimes, ‘No, you’ve got to sit out for a day.’
“I don’t want to sit out, but it’s part of the health journey.”
Colts head coach Shane Steichen also said there was nothing to worry about.
“Rest assured, if we played on Sunday, (Richardson) would be starting,” Steichen said after practice. “He just had some soreness in his arm. So, for precautionary reasons, we held him out.”
Richardson didn’t throw with his right arm during the session but took part in some drills.
Richardson took every rep in practice Tuesday but his participation was dialed back Wednesday. Thursday was the final session of the Colts minicamp. He also took part fully in OTAs in May after being cleared by doctors to resume throwing in February.
The young quarterback missed most of his rookie season after suffering a Grade 3 AC joint injury in his throwing shoulder in Week 5. He also sat out one game earlier in the year with a concussion.
Richardson, the 2023 No. 4 pick, flashed potential in his short run of play last season. He finished with 577 passing yards and three touchdowns against one interception. He also racked up 136 yards and four scores on the ground.
The Colts will return to action for training camp in late July.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
COLUMBUS’ SEVEN HOMERS, 22 HITS BURY INDIANS, 23-5
INDIANAPOLIS – The Columbus Clippers countered a three-run, go-ahead home run by Andrés Alvarez with seven homers of their own and a 12-run ninth inning to defeat the Indianapolis Indians 23-5 on Thursday night at Victory Field.
Following Alvarez’s fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the third to give Indianapolis (25-33) a 3-2 lead, Columbus (23-36) tacked on five runs in the fourth and never looked back. The Clippers’ scoring was highlighted by the 12-run ninth that included four home runs – two by Bryan Lavastida and the second and third long balls of the night by Johnathan Rodriguez, making him the fifth opposing batter since 1996 to record a three-homer game against the Indians. He became the first player to accomplish the feat against Indy since Vinny Rottino on May 19, 2012, at Buffalo, and first to do so vs. Indianapolis at Victory Field since Louisville’s Austin Kearns on July 5, 2005. The trio of blasts also gave Rodriguez nine RBI, tying Scott McClain for the most RBI by an opposing player against Indy since 1996. McClain reached that mark at Victory Field on April 24, 1998, with Durham.
George Valera and Micah Pries started the one-sided slugfest with home runs in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively.
Eric Sabrowski (W, 1-1) tossed 2.0 hitless innings with three strikeouts as the Columbus bullpen combined for six innings of two-run ball. Domingo Germán yielded eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits in 5.0 innings pitched.
Catcher Dylan Shockley and infielder Brenden Dixon were summoned to the mound in the ninth, with each recording one out amidst the forgetful finish.
The 23 runs allowed are the most given up by Indianapolis since at least 1996, and the 18-run margin of defeat trails only a 20-1 setback vs. Syracuse on July 15, 2019, for the worst in that time frame. Indy’s seven home runs allowed also tied the Victory Field era record, previously reached in the aforementioned game vs. Syracuse. The 12-run ninth inning is the largest inning by an opposing team at Victory Field on record and second-most since 1996, behind a 13-run, third-inning burst at Rochester on July 20, 1998.
The Indians’ pitching staff allowed 22 hits, matching the amount it surrendered in Tuesday’s 15-4 loss to Columbus.
The Indians and Clippers continue their six-game series on Friday at 7:05 PM. RHP Darren McCaughan (2-2, 5.61) will take the mound for Columbus while Indianapolis has yet to name a starter.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
CATCHINGS WON’T ATTEND PURDUE
Brownsburg graduate Kanon Catchings has decided he will not go to Purdue to play for Coach Matt Painter and the Boilermakers. In a news release, Painter said Catchings has been released from his NLI. “Kanon has asked for his release from his scholarship and we have granted him that request,” Painter said. “We wish him luck in his future endeavors.”
Catchings played at Brownsburg before transferring to Overtime Elite in Atlanta last season.
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER BASKETBALL ADDS DEC. 3 TIP VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS TO HINKLE SCHEDULE
Another piece of Butler’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule has been announced as Eastern Illinois will visit Hinkle Fieldhouse Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The tip time and television assignment will be announced at a later date.
Butler and Eastern Illinois last met Dec. 11, 2021, which was a 66-54 win by the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The match-up prior to that was Thad Matta’s first game as head coach at Butler (a 90-73 win Nov. 18, 2000 in Indianapolis). Overall, the teams have met seven times dating back to a debut contest Dec. 23, 1977.
Eastern Illinois, which competes in the Ohio Valley Conference, is led by head coach Marty Simmons, who enters his fourth season.
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.
Season tickets are currently on sale and orders can be done online, in person at the Hinkle Fieldhouse ticket office, or over the phone. Our ticket staff is happy to work with you directly. Please contact tickets@butler.edu!
BUTLER TRACK
LE PALLEC AND CUTHBERTSON CAP DAY 1 AT THE 2024 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
A pair of Bulldogs tested themselves against elite national fields Wednesday in the opening night of the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week in Eugene, Ore.
10,000 Meters: Florian Le Pallec finished 19th in the national championship, crossing the line in a time of 29:14.30.
Habtom Samuel of New Mexico, who was one of a handful of runners in the lead pack who got caught up in a fall with just more than 800 meters remaining, got back on his feet and worked his way back to the front of the field and to an NCAA title in a time of 28:07.82. He was one of five athletes among the top seven and one of nine athletes in the field overall to post a personal-best time.
Samuel came in just ahead of Alabama’s Victor Kiprop (28:08.59) and Oklahoma State’s Denis Kipngetich (28:10.25).
With Le Pallec qualifying for the Eugene 24, Butler has been part of the 10,000-meter field in each of the last four NCAA Championships after Barry Keane made three consecutive appearances in the event from 2021 through 2023.
800 Meters: William Cuthbertson clocked a time of 1:51.84 in the 800-meter semifinals; he was not one of the eight athletes to advance to Friday’s final. Camden Marshall of Indiana won the third and final heat (which also included Cuthbertson) in a time of 1:48.17. Texas A&M’s Sam Whitmarsh had the fastest semifinal time at 1:46.01.
Cuthbertson qualified for one of the 24 spots at the NCAA Championships after breaking his own program record with a time of 1:46.51 in the 800 meters at the NCAA East First Round in Lexington, Ky., earlier this month.
UP NEXT: Jesse Hamlin will take his turn at the NCAA Championships Friday night, joining the field for the 5,000 meters. His race in Eugene is scheduled to begin at 10:55 p.m. (Eastern, 7:55 p.m. Pacific).
FOLLOW ALONG: ESPN+ will stream a majority of the action from Eugene with links available on ButlerSports.com. The competition will also be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.
IU INDY SWIMMING
KELLY AND OTERO SET TO PARTICIPATE IN U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
INDIANAPOLIS – USA Swimming and the city of Indianapolis revealed the transformation of Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indianapolis Colts’ stadium, into the world’s largest swimming venue on Wednesday for the U.S. Olympic Trials. IU Indy standout swimmer, Logan Kelly will be one of the participates in the trials which kick off on June 15. Diver Sebastian Otero is also set to participate in the Olympic Trials, with the diving portion taking place in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Kelly, a junior from Austin, Minnesota initially qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 100 breast event back in May of 2023. He doubled down and qualified in the 200 breast event in June of 2023. Kelly was named the Horizon League Athlete of the Year and became the first male swimmer in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships, following his sophomore season.
Kelly is set to swim on Saturday, June 15 in the 100 breaststroke, followed by the 200 breaststroke on Tuesday, June 18.
Sebastian Otero, reigning Horizon League Athlete of the Year, is set to dive into the Olympic Trials in Knoxville, Tennessee. The sophomore from Fishers, Indiana was the sole Horizon League athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships this season after sweeping the competition at the Horizon League Championships. He earned his second #HLSD Diver of the Year title.
The 3-meter preliminary round will take place on Friday, June 21.
For more information on the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials visit usaswimming.org. To find out more about the U.S. Olympic Dive Trials visit usadiving.org.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
BASEBALL ACES TO BATTLE #1 TENNESSEE FRIDAY IN NCAA SUPER REGIONAL ROUND
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Evansville baseball team will open up Knoxville Super Regional Round play of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon, as the Purple Aces will take on #1 Tennessee in the first game of the best-of-three Super Regional series. First-pitch is set for 2 p.m. central time and Friday’s game can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and seen live nationally on ESPN2.
Friday’s game will mark the second time in program history in which UE will face the nation’s top team in the NCAA Tournament. Evansville also faced #1 Arizona State in its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament game in 1988, a game which the Purple Aces won 1-0 behind Andy Benes’ complete-game shutout. Now, UE will face a different kind of top overall seed, as Tennessee enters Friday’s match-up leading the country in home runs with 159, while boasting a nation’s best 53-11 overall record.
Evansville will bring a 38-24 overall record into Friday’s Super Regional opener. The Purple Aces went 3-1 last weekend to win the Greenville (N.C.) Regional, including posting a pair of victories over #16 national seed East Carolina to clinch UE’s first-ever regional title. Senior DH Kip Fougerousse earned Greenville Regional Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors after hitting home runs in all four games to run his season total to a school-record tying 21 home runs. Fougerousse has homered in six-straight games and in eight out of nine games overall, while Evansville currently ranks second in the NCAA Tournament with 10 post-season home runs.
Tennessee advanced to the Super Regional round by sweeping the Knoxville (TN) Regional with wins over Northern Kentucky (9-3), Indiana (12-6) and Southern Miss (12-3). The Volunteers launched an NCAA Tournament-best 12 home runs on their way to a three-game regional sweep. Tennessee and Evansville currently rank as the number one and number two teams in terms of home runs in the NCAA Tournament.
Evansville will turn to freshman LHP Kenton Deverman (9-1, 3.81 ERA) to start Friday’s Super Regional opener. Deverman beat #16 East Carolina, 4-1, last Friday behind 8.0 solid innings of three-hit baseball. Tennessee will start graduate LHP Chris Stamos (3-0, 3.60 ERA). Stamos typically is used in an “opener” situation, as he has not thrown more than 3.1 innings in a contest this season.
The full schedule for the three-game, best-of-three series is as follows:
Friday, June 7: 2 PM central (ESPN2)
Saturday, June 8: 10 AM central (ESPN2)
Sunday, June 9: 5 PM central (If Necessary – ESPNU)
The winner of the Knoxville Super Regional will advance on to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
USI BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES WALK-ON ADDITIONS FOR 2024-25
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Basketball announced the addition of three walk-ons for the 2024-25 season. Joining the Screaming Eagles to complete the 2024-25 roster are freshman guard Josiah Dunham (Evansville, Indiana), forward Luke Davis (Newburgh, Indiana), and Cayden Gehlhausen (Evansville, Indiana).
“We welcome three high-character local freshman, who will grow within our program over the coming years to become quality OVC student-athletes,” said USI Head Coach Stan Gouard.
The Evansville Courier & Press Metro Player of the Year, Dunham joins USI after a record-setting career at Evansville Christian School. He averaged 24.2 points, 5.1 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.5 steals as a senior, earning Small School All-State selection.
The 6-foot-0 guard finished his career with 2,373 career points, ranking 18th all-time in the state of Indiana. He also named 2024 Hoosier Gym All-Star and first-team Hoosier Basketball All-State after leading ECS to regional and sectional championships.
“Josiah is someone that we followed and saw how much better he’s gotten,” said Gouard. “One of the things we try to look at when we recruit, obviously talent, but we really try to look at upside and how much better can they get along the way. I think as long as a kid is willing to work, I think we’ve shown that we can help him get better, and Josiah is a worker.”
The Eagles add a pair of freshman forwards to the front court in Davis and Gehlhausen.
Davis, a 6-foot-8 forward, played alongside Dunham on the ECS championship teams, averaging a prep career-high 7.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. During his four seasons at the ECS, Davis posted 5.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest.
Gehlhausen comes to USI from North High School where he was a three-sport athlete, earning letters in basketball, baseball, and track & field. The 6-foot-6 forward posted a three-year high 15.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game last season.
During his career, Gehlhausen averaged 12.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per contest for North, playing 57 games for the Huskies.
The Screaming Eagles reached the Ohio Valley Conference Championship post-season in 2023-24 marking the second-straight season since USI made the transition to NCAA Division I. USI appeared in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational during its first transition year.
VALPO SOFTBALL
MIKE ARMITAGE HIRED AS VALPO SOFTBALL HEAD COACH
Valparaiso University Interim Director of Athletics Laurel Hosmer announced today that Mike Armitage has been hired to lead the Valpo softball program as head coach. Armitage comes to the Beacons following a successful stretch as head coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead, turning around the Dragons’ program, and brings familiarity with the Missouri Valley Conference with a stint on staff at Illinois State.
“We’re thrilled to bring Mike Armitage to Valparaiso University and Valpo Athletics as the next head coach of our softball program,” Hosmer said. “As we moved through our search process, it was apparent that Mike fit what we were looking for to lead this program. He has a proven ability to turn around results on the field, he has experience in the Missouri Valley Conference and he’s won while prioritizing academic success and building team culture to create an exceptional all-around student-athlete experience.”
“I would like to thank Laurel Hosmer and the search committee for the opportunity to be a part of Valparaiso University and the Valparaiso community,” Armitage said. “I am extremely excited to get to campus and get to work leading this program into a new era of Beacon softball. I believe we can be very competitive in the Missouri Valley Conference this upcoming season. As our program continues to grow, the University and the community will have a softball team they can be very proud of. As student-athletes graduate and move on in life, they will be able to look back on their time at Valparaiso and be very proud of what they have accomplished as an individual and as a member of our program. My wife Katie, daughter Ella (8) and son AJ (7) are all excited about our move to Valparaiso and embracing all the Valparaiso area has to offer.”
Armitage spent the last three seasons as head coach at MSUM, coming to Valpo after posting the first back-to-back 30-win seasons in MSUM program history. He inherited a Dragons program which had not finished above .500 since 2007.
Armitage led MSUM to a 33-19 record in 2024, matching the second-most wins in a season in program history. The Dragons advanced to the semifinals of the NSIC Tournament for the first time in program history. Three MSUM players earned All-Conference accolades in 2024, while the Dragons also boasted the conference’s Elite 18 Award winner, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NSIC’s 18 Championships.
In 2023, Armitage led the Dragons — who had posted a 9-34 record in 2021, the season prior to his arrival — to a 30-16 mark, their first 30-win campaign since the 2007 season. Armitage was named NSIC Coach of the Year and had a player earn NFCA All-Region honors for the first time in program history. The 2023 MSUM team set program single-season records for runs scored, RBIs and on-base percentage.
Prior to his time at MSUM, Armitage spent three years on staff at Illinois State, working the last two seasons as an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant in his first season. Armitage helped lead the Redbirds to an MVC regular season championship and a 31-10 overall record in his final season on staff in 2021. Over his three years with ISU, despite the truncated 2020 campaign resulting in no postseason honors, Armitage helped coach 10 Redbirds to All-Conference accolades, including a trio of All-Region honorees.
Armitage also worked as an assistant coach for the USA U19 National men’s fastpitch team from 2017 to 2019, helping lead the team to a sixth-place finish at WBSC World Championships. He has several accolades as a softball player as well, including appearing on multiple NAFA All-World teams. He is an ASA major First-Team All-American and has played on teams that have finished in the top-10 of the ISC World Tournament multiple times. Armitage was also a vital member of a team that placed second in the ASA major.
Before getting into the collegiate coaching ranks, Armitage was a successful coach at the prep level. He was head coach of the Lexington [Ill.] H.S. softball program for three seasons from 2016 to 2018, leading the Minutemen to the first regional championship in program history in 2016. Armitage also was an assistant coach for four seasons at Juda [Wis.] H.S. from 2010 to 2013, helping to guide the program to three conference titles and three regional titles in his four years. Beyond softball, he also has been part of championship coaching staffs in the prep ranks in baseball and basketball as well.
Armitage earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from UW-Platteville in 2008 and finished his master’s degree in kinesiology and recreation from Illinois State in 2018.
What They’re Saying About Mike Armitage
“Mike is a rising star in the softball coaching world and we were fortunate to catch him on his rise. He checks all the boxes for a college coach — he is a tremendous recruiter, a strategic coach and a great teacher of the sport and of life. He will do great things for Valpo.”
Chad Markuson
Athletic Director, Minnesota State University Moorhead
“First and foremost, Mike has a tremendous passion for the sport of softball. He is a really innovative coach, a really good teacher of the game and a very energetic, tireless worker who will go above and beyond to do whatever needs to be done for the program to be successful. With his extensive softball background, he’s been able to develop his own product, his own way of teaching which resulted in a great turnaround at Minnesota State Moorhead. With his roots in the Midwest giving him a strong knowledge of the area from a recruiting standpoint, and his knowledge of the Valley, Mike has all the tools and the talent to lead a similar turnaround at the D-I level.”
Melinda Fischer
Former Head Softball Coach, Illinois State University
2010 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee
“Mike is an outstanding leader who brings a championship mindset. His passion for the game and for the development of student-athletes has been proven to elevate programs. I’m excited for Mike and the Valpo softball program.”
Darren Mueller
Head Softball Coach, North Dakota State University
MARIAN SOFTBALL
HARWEGER AND MADERE NAMED NFCA ALL-AMERICAN FOR THE 2024 SEASON
LOUISVILLE, KY. – On Thursday, June 6th, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced their 2024 NAIA Softball All-American Team honors. Each of the six regions in NAIA softball were recognized with 26 players earning All-Region honors, with 13 players earning first team and 13 players earning second team honors. Marian softball claimed two All-American during the 2024 season.
Shortstop Savannah Harweger has been named to the NFCA All-American First Team At-Large Shortstop. The fifth-year senior was named to the Crossroads League First Team and Gold Glove Team for a fourth consecutive season, and last week was named to the NAIA All-American First Team.. Harweger ended her career as Marian’s all-time leader in batting average, on-base percentage, stolen bases, hits, runs scored, at-bats, and assists, while setting single season marks for runs scored and stolen bases this year. The shortstop led the team with a .475 batting average this year, recording 94 hits and 53 RBI from her lead-off position. The shortstop belted four home runs in addition to a combined nine doubles and triples, and posted a slugging percentage of .601.
Abby Madere had a breakout sophomore season, as the right fielder was named to the NFCA All-American Second Team as an outfielder. Madere’s second All-American honor comes on the heels of a season where she was named First Team All-Crossroads League, NFCA Region VI, NAIA All-American and featured a school-record 23 doubles hit this season. Madere posted a batting average of .400 on the season, and recorded 75 RBI, which was second-most in the NAIA this season, only one behind NAIA Player of the Year Sarah Giles of Jessup (Calif.). Marian’s top-hitting outfielder ended the season with 80 base hits and five home runs, posting a team-best .610 slugging percentage.
Marian finished the 2024 season in the NAIA Opening Round Championship game, ending their campaign with a 46-12 overall record and two Crossroads League Championships, winning both the regular season and tournament titles.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
22 – 14
June 7, 1892 – The first pinch hitter in baseball history? John J. Doyle of Cleveland Spiders claimed he was the 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game. According to SABR.org, Doyle was called upon by his manager, Patsy Tebeau in the ninth inning of a game at Brooklyn to bat in place of pitcher George Davies. He responded by hitting a single, which Doyle would later claim won the game. However the records prove that it didn’t. Brooklyn won the contest, 2-1. Nonetheless, for many years this was indeed thought to be the first instance of a pinch-hitter being used in a major league game. Doyle surely thought so, as he often recanted all the details of his accomplishment. Years after Doyle passed away, however, researchers verified a pinch-hitting appearance for Charlie Reilly of Philadelphia (NL) on April 29, 1892, and have found others still that may have reached the accomplishment earlier.
June 7, 1932 – You are never too old…. At the ripe old age of 47 years, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Jack Quinn, Number 22 became the oldest player in MLB history to have ever recorded an extra-base hit when he smacked a double in a contest where the Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs, 9-2,
June 7, 1972 – Pittsburgh Pirate’s batter Gene Alley, Number 14 had plenty of patience as he earned a bases-loaded walk, allowing the Bucs to beat the Padres 1-0 in 18th inning.
June 7, 2023 – In game 3 of the NBA Finals a new milestone was reached by two members of the Denver Nuggets in their 109-94 victory over the Miami Heat in South Florida. Jamal Murray (Number 27 ) and Nikola Jokic (Number 15) made history by recording 30-point triple-doubles in one NBA post season game by teammates. Jokic posted a never seen before in NBA Finals numbers with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. Murray finished with 34 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the all-important game, that now had the Nuggets up 2 games to 1 over the Heat.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
June 7, 2016 – The National Football Foundation recognized the U.S. Naval Academy’s Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk with the NFF John L. Toner Award. The group’s FootballFoundation.org tells us that the award is presented annually by the NFF, to recognize an athletics director who has demonstrated superior administrative abilities and shown outstanding dedication to college athletics and particularly college football.
Since being introduced as the Academy’s 28th Director of Athletics on Sept. 4, 2001, Gladchuk has led the Navy Athletics program to phenomenal success. Navy has finished either first or second during each of the past 10 years in the race for the President’s Cup, claimed by the conference member with the highest cumulative sports point total based on championships and final standings in all sports. During the 2015-16 season, the Midshipmen claimed seven conference championships, and they have dominated the entire Patriot League during the last five seasons, winning 36 conference titles or twice as many championships as any other school during the period.
Hall of Fame Birthday for June 7
June 7, 1971 – Pascagoula, Mississippi – Terrell Buckley the Florida State Seminole defensive back from 1989 to 1991 was born. This guy made life miserable for opposing QB’s on game day as his speed, athleticism and football smarts earned his selection as unanimous First Team All-American in 1991 as well as the recipient of the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in the nation. Terrell’s 501 career interception return yards remain an NCAA record while his 21 career interceptions remain atop the Florida State record books. According to the National Football Foundation, Buckley is tied for many other Florida State records, including career punt returns for a touchdown (three), career interceptions returned for a touchdown (four) and consecutive games with an interception (five in 1991). He played for College Football Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden and alongside Hall of Famers Derrick Brooks and Charlie Ward during his remarkable career in Tallahassee. A member of the Florida State Hall of Fame, Buckley’s No. 27 jersey was retired by the Seminoles in 2011.The NFF voters selected Terrell Buckley’s great career to be entered into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
June 7
1885 — The American Association allowed pitchers to throw overhand.
1906 — The Chicago Cubs scored 11 runs in the first inning off New York Giants aces Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity and went on to a 19-0 victory.
1931 — The Philadelphia Athletics left 18 base runners on base and still beat the Detroit Tigers, 12-2.
1936 — The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians played 16 innings without recording a strikeout. The Yankees won 5-4.
1938 — Cleveland pitcher Johnny Allen walked off the mound in the second inning and didn’t return after plate umpire Bill McGowan wanted Allen’s dangling sweatshirt sleeve to be cut off because it was distracting Boston Red Sox hitters. Allen was fined $250 by manager Ossie Vitt and the shirt ended up in the Hall of Fame.
1946 — Chicago pitcher Claude Passeau won his own game with a two-run game-ending homer in the ninth inning against Brooklyn. The Cubs won 2-0.
1950 — The Boston Red Sox collected 42 total bases, including six home runs and 23 hits in a 20-4 rout of the St. Louis Browns. Boston sent 10 men to the plate in the first, second, third and sixth innings.
1968 — Oakland’s Blue Moon Odom lost his bid for a no-hitter when Davey Johnson singled with two outs in the ninth inning. Odom settled for a 6-1 win over Baltimore.
1970 — Vic Davalillo of the St. Louis Cardinals got a pinch hit in the seventh inning — twice — in the same game. The Cardinals beat the Padres, 10-7.
1972 — Gene Alley’s bases-loaded walk gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 1-0, 18-inning victory over the San Diego Padres.
1982 — Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the fifth major leaguer to play in 1,000 consecutive games.
1989 — Ernie Whitt had three hits and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in the first game in major league history played indoors and outdoors on the same day. With the threat of rain, the SkyDome’s $100 million retractable roof was closed.
2007 — Curt Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter, losing his bid when Shannon Stewart lined a clean single to right field in Boston’s 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Schilling retired Mark Ellis on a foul pop to end the third one-hitter of his career.
2007 — Joe Torre became the 10th manager in major league history to get 2,000 victories as the New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 10-3.
2008 — Johnny Damon went 6-for-6 with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, rallying the New York Yankees to a wild 12-11 victory over Kansas City.
2015 — Chris Archer became the first pitcher in more than 100 years to reach double-digits in strikeouts without a walk in three straight starts, leading Tampa Bay to a 3-1 win over Seattle. Archer (7-4) fanned 11 with zero walks in seven innings.
2017 — Trey Mancini tied the game with a two-run homer in the ninth inning, then hit a three-run drive in the 11th to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-6 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2022 — After losing 12 straight games, negating a good start, the Angels fire manager Joe Maddon and replace him with coach Phil Nevin. Maddon is the second World Series-winning manager to be fired in less than a week, following Joe Girardi who was let go by the Phillies. The Angels lose again tonight, 6-5, to the Red Sox to tie the franchise record for consecutive losses at 13.
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June 8
1914 — New York’s Iron Joe McGinnity posted his 14th straight win beating Pittsburgh 2-0. With the win moved the Giants into first place over Chicago.
1933 — Philadelphia’s Jimmie Foxx homered in his first three at bats all off Lefty Gomez as the A’s beat the New York Yankees 14-10. Foxx had homered his last time up the previous day to tie a major league record of hitting four consecutive home runs. Bobby Lowe did it in 1894.
1940 — Harry Craft of Cincinnati connected for a home run, a triple, a double and two singles in seven at-bats to lead a 27-hit attack as the Reds pounded the Dodgers 23-2 at Brooklyn.
1950 — The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 29-4 at Fenway Park and set major league records for runs scored; most long hits, 17 (nine doubles, one triple and seven homers); most total bases, 60; most extra bases on long hits, 32; most runs over two games, 49; most hits in two games, 51, including 28 this game. Bobby Doerr had three homers and 8 RBIs, Walt Dropo hit two homers and drove in seven runs and Ted Williams added two homers and five RBIs.
1968 — Howie Bedell’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning ended Don Drysdale’s record streak of 58 2-3 consecutive scoreless innings. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3.
1969 — The New York Yankees’ No. 7 was retired on Mickey Mantle Day. A crowd of 60,096 came to Yankee Stadium to honor Mantle and watched the Yankees sweep the Chicago White Sox 3-1 and 11-2.
1975 — Detroit’s Tom Veryzer doubled with two out in the ninth to end Oakland’s Ken Holtzman’s no-hitter. Outfielder Bill North misjudged Veryzer’s hit but was not charged with an error. Holtzman retired the last hitter for a 4-0 victory.
1986 — In the longest 9-inning game by time in AL history Baltimore’s Lee Lacy went 4-for-6 with three home runs and six RBIs as the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 18-9. The game took 4:16 to complete.
1996 — Warren Morris hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Louisiana State a 9-8 victory over Miami in the championship game of the College World Series.
2001 — Damion Easley became the ninth Detroit player to hit for the cycle as the Tigers beat Milwaukee 9-4.
2010 — Stephen Strasburg exceeded expectations in his much-hyped major league debut, striking out 14 in seven innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Last year’s No. 1 overall draft pick allowed four hits, two earned runs and didn’t walk a batter, piling up the most strikeouts in a debut since J.R. Richard fanned 15 for Houston in 1971.
2012 — Kevin Millwood and five Seattle relievers combined on a no-hitter, the third in franchise history, and the Mariners beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0. Millwood was cruising through six innings, giving up just one walk. But while warming up for the seventh he felt a twinge in his groin and was pulled from the game. Five relievers combined to finish the no-hitter, capped by Tom Wilhelmsen retiring Andre Ethier on a routine grounder to end it.
2013 — In the longest major league game in more than three years, Adeiny Hechavarria hit an RBI single in the 20th inning and the Miami Marlins outlasted the New York Mets 2-1.
2020 — MLB owners present their counter-proposal to get the season started. They propose playing 76 games, with a postseason involving 16 teams, drop the proposed sliding scale for reducing salaries – although they still seek further cuts -, and also propose dropping all forms of compensation for signing free agents. The ball is now back in the MLBPA’s court.
2021 — Pirates rookie 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes, swinging a red hot bat after coming back from a two-month stay on the injured list, makes a very embarrassing mistake when he has a home run taken away for missing first base. His apparent solo shot off Walker Buehler is nullified when the Dodgers successfully appeal that he did not touch the bag while rounding the bases.
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June 9
1901 — The New York Giants set a major league record with 31 hits in beating Cincinnati 25-13. Al Selbach of the Giants went 6-for-7 with two doubles and four singles and scored four runs.
1906 — Boston snapped a 19-game losing streak by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3.
1914 — Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates got the 3,000th hit of his career off Philadelphia’s Erskine Mayer in a 3-1 loss to the Phillies at the Baker Bowl. Wagner’s hit, a double, came in the ninth. Wagner joined Cap Anson as the only members of the 3000-hit club.
1935 — The St. Louis Cardinals became the 10th team in major league history to score a run in every inning in a 13-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1946 — Commissioner Happy Chandler imposed five-year suspensions on players who jumped to the Mexican League and three-year suspensions for those who broke the reserve clause.
1946 — The New York Giants’ Mel Ott became the first manager to be ejected in both ends of a doubleheader. The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games, 2-1 and 5-1.
1963 — Playing the first Sunday night game in major league history because of excessive heat during the day, the Houston Colt .45s handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh straight loss in Houston, 3-0. Turk Farrell and Skinny Brown pitched the shutout.
1966 — Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher and Harmon Killebrew homered in the seventh inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Athletics.
1979 — California’s Nolan Ryan struck out 16 batters as the Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 9-1. It was the 21st time in his career he struck out 15 or more batters in one game.
1986 — Chicago pitcher Tom Seaver (306) and California Angels hurler Don Sutton (298) had the highest composite win total (604) for opposing pitchers since 1926, when Walter Johnson (406) faced Red Faber (197). Sutton pitched a two-hit shutout to beat the White Sox 3-0.
1990 — Eddie Murray of the Los Angeles Dodgers tied Mickey Mantle’s record by homering from each side of the plate in the same game for the 10th time in his career. The Dodgers beat the Padres 5-4 in 11 innings.
1998 — Cecil Fielder of the Angels and Yamil Benitez of the Diamondbacks each hit grand slams in the same inning in Anaheim’s 10-8 win over Arizona. It was the first time both teams hit grand slams in the same inning since 1992.
2008 — Ken Griffey Jr. became the sixth player in baseball history to reach 600 homers with a drive off Mark Hendrickson in the first inning of the Cincinnati Reds’ 9-4 victory over the Florida Marlins.
2014 — Lonnie Chisenhall had nine RBIs and three home runs in a five-hit game, Michael Brantley scored five times and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 17-7.
2015 — Chris Heston pitched the first no-hitter in his 13th career start, leading the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets 5-0. The rookie allowed three baserunners — all on hit batters. He also had a two-run single for his first big league RBIs and finished with two more hits than the Mets.
2019 — The Nationals accomplish a very rare feat as four consecutive batters hit solo homers in the 8th inning in Petco Park in San Diego to break a 1 – 1 tie. Pinch-hitterHowie Kendrick starts things off against Craig Stammen, and is followed in order by Trea Turner, Adam Eaton and Anthony Rendon, who all go yard. This is only the ninth time in major league history this has happened, and the Nats were the last to do so, on July 27, 2017.
2019 — Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz shot in the back while visiting in his native Dominican Republic.
2022 — The Twins open the bottom of the 1st against the Yankees with three consecutive homers off Gerrit Cole at Target Field, by Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa. This is the first time in franchise history this has happened.
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June 10
1921 — Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees became baseball’s career home run leader by hitting his 120th off Cleveland’s Jim Bagby in the third inning. The Indians took the game 8-6.
1944 — Joe Nuxhall, at 15 years, 10 months and 11 days, became the youngest player in major league history when he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in an 18-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
1959 — Rocky Colavito of Cleveland hit four consecutive home runs at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, a tough home run park. Billy Martin and Minnie Minoso also homered in the Indians’ 11-8 victory.
1966 — Cleveland’s Sonny Siebert threw the only no-hitter of the year as the Indians beat the Washington Senators 2-0.
1972 — Hank Aaron’s grand slam pushed the Atlanta Braves to a 15-3 rout over the Philadelphia Phillies. It was Aaron’s 649th home run, moving him ahead of Willie Mays into second place on the career home run list. It was also his 14th grand slam, tying Gil Hodges’ NL record.
1997 — Kevin Brown threw a no-hitter and kept himself from a perfect game by hitting a batter in the eighth inning, leading the Florida Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 9-0.
2005 — Baltimore’s 4-3 win over Cincinnati marked the first time that three 500-homer players appeared in the same game — the Orioles’ Sammy Sosa (580) and Rafael Palmeiro (559), and the Reds’ Ken Griffey, who hit a solo shot in the eighth inning for No. 511.
2006 — Reggie Sanders became the fifth player in major league history with 300 homers and 300 stolen bases when he hit a two-run shot in Kansas City’s 9-5 loss to Tampa Bay. Sanders homered off Chad Harville in the ninth to reach the milestone joining Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Andre Dawson and Bobby Bonds.
2011 — Tony La Russa managed his 5,000th game when the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0. La Russa complied a 2,676-2,324 record with the White Sox, Athletics and Cardinals. Only Connie Mack managed more games with 7,755 over 53 years.
2012 — Frankie Vanderka threw a three-hitter, Travis Jankowski had four hits and Stony Brook completed an improbable run to the College World Series with a 7-2 victory over LSU in the deciding game of the Baton Rouge super regional. Stony Brook became only the second team to open the tournament as a No. 4 seed in the regional round and advance to the World Series. The first was Fresno State during its stunning 2008 run to a national title.
2019 — The Diamondbacks and Phillies play “Home Run Derby” at Citizens Bank Park, in a 13 – 8 win by the D-Backs. Arizona opens the game with three straight homers off Jerad Eickhoff, by Jarrod Dyson, Ketel Marte and David Peralta, on their way to hitting 8 long balls. The Phillies reply with 5 of their own, including two by Scott Kingery, but it’s not enough on a night when balls are flying out of the park right and left. Eduardo Escobar homers from different sides of the plate in consecutive innings for Arizona, and Ildemaro Vargas also homers twice. The combined 13 homers set a new major league record. The D-Backs had been the last team to open a game with three dingers, back on July 21, 2017.
2020 — Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Amateur draft is held virtually and limited to five rounds.
June 11
1904 — Bob Wicker of the Chicago Cubs pitched 9 1-3 hitless innings before Sam Mertes of the New York Giants singled. Wicker won a 1-0, 12-inning one-hitter.
1938 — Johnny Vander Meer hurled the first of two consecutive no-hitters, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 3-0.
1967 — The Chicago Cubs hit seven homers and the New York Mets four in the second game of a doubleheader, tying the major league record set by the New York Yankees (6) and Detroit Tigers (5) in 1950. Adolfo Phillips hit four home runs in the doubleheader for Chicago.
1981 — Following Seattle’s 8-2 win over Baltimore, major league players went on strike.
1985 — Von Hayes became the first player in major league history to hit two home runs in the first inning. Hayes connected twice in a nine-run first, powering the Philadelphia Phillies to a 26-7 victory over the New York Mets.
1988 — Rick Rhoden of the New York Yankees became the first pitcher since the inception of the designated hitter (1973) to start a game as the DH. He was seventh in the lineup and grounded to third out in the third inning and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Jose Cruz pinch-hit for him in the fifth of the 8-6 win over Baltimore.
1990 — Nolan Ryan pitched the sixth no-hitter of his career to extend his major league record, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Ryan, 43, was the first to pitch no-hitters for three teams and the oldest to throw one.
1995 — Lee Smith set a major league record with a save in his 16th consecutive appearance, pitching a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the California Angels’ 5-4 victory over Baltimore. Smith broke the mark of 15 straight set by Doug Jones in 1988.
2002 — Jared Sandberg became the 16th AL player to homer twice in an inning, and the third this season, when Tampa Bay beat Los Angeles 11-2.
2003 — Houston’s Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combined for the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 45 years, winning 8-0. The sextet set a record for the highest number of pitchers to throw a no-hitter in major league history — four accomplished the feat twice.
2010 — Andy Pettitte records his 200th win in pinstripes in the Yankees’ 4-3 win over Houston at Yankee Stadium. Whitey Ford (236) and Red Ruffing (231) are the only other members of this exclusive New York club.
2012 — The Cubs sign Cuban defector Jorge Soler to a nine-year contract worth $30 million. The 20-year-old outfielder was the subject of a bidding war among several teams.
2013 — The Dodgers and Diamondbacks engage in a beanball war. The hostilities start when D-Backs pitcher Ian Kennedy hits super rookie Yasiel Puig in the head with a fastball in the 6th inning. The ball hits his nose, and he stays on the ground for a few minutes but stays in the game; Andre Ethier follows with a game-tying two-run homer. In the top of the 7th, Dodgers P Zack Greinke hits the first batter, Miguel Montero, in the back, prompting both benches to empty, although only stares are exchanged. Then, in the bottom of the inning, Kennedy throws a pitch near Greinke’s head, and pandemonium breaks out, with both benches and bullpens emptying again, and players and even coaches going at each other. When order is restored, Puig and coach Mark McGwire are ejected for the Dodgers, and manager Kirk Gibson and coach Turner Ward for the D-Backs. Incidentally, Los Angeles wins the game, 5 – 3. Major League Baseball will hand out eight suspensions and twelve fines as a result of the events, with Kennedy getting a ten-game suspension and Eric Hinske of the D-Backs getting five; both managers are suspended for one game, and two for the two coaches.
2017 — Max Scherzer of the Nationals records the 2,000th strikeout of his career, beating out Clayton Kershaw, who reached the milestone less than a week ago, as the third fastest pitcher to the mark.
2017 — Rookie sensation Aaron Judge hit two more home runs, including a drive that cleared the distant bleachers at Yankee Stadium and sent New York romping past Baltimore 14-3. The 6-foot-7 Judge led the majors with 21 homers and topped the AL with 47 RBIs and a .344 average.
2022 — Jared Walsh hits for the cycle and Mike Trout blasts a pair of homers as the Angels defeat the first-place Mets, 11 – 6. Walsh is the 9th player in team history to achieve the feat, almost exactly three years after teammate Shohei Ohtani was the last to do so, while Trout appears to be out of the deep slump that contributed to recent 14-game losing streak, costing manager Joe Maddon his job.
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June 12
1922 — Hub Pruett struck out Babe Ruth three consecutive times, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-1.
1928 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees had two triples and two homers in a 15-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
1939 — The Baseball Hall of Fame was dedicated at Cooperstown, N.Y.
1954 — Milwaukee’s Jim Wilson pitched the year’s only no-hitter, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
1957 — Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals broke the National League record for endurance when he played in his 823rd consecutive game. The previous mark was established in 1937 by Pirates first baseman Gus Suhr.
1959 — The San Francisco Giant’s Mike McCormick tossed a 3-0, five-inning no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Richie Ashburn singled in the top of the sixth for the Phillies, but the hit didn’t count because the game was stopped by rain.
1962 — In Milwaukee’s 15-2 rout of Los Angeles at County Stadium, the Aaron brothers both homer in the same game with Tommie connecting in the bottom of the eighth after his older brother Hank had hit one out in the second.
1970 — Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres. Ellis walked eight and hit a batter, and Willie Stargell hit two homers.
1981 — Thirteen games were canceled due to the players’ strike.
1997 — After 126 years, baseball broke its tradition and played interleague games. The San Francisco beat the Texas Rangers 4-3.
1999 — Cal Ripken went 6-for-6, homering twice and driving in six runs as the Baltimore Orioles scored the most runs in franchise history with a 22-1 rout of the Atlanta Braves.
2006 — Jason Grimsley was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
2007 — Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter to lead the Detroit Tigers over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0. Verlander struck out a career-high 12, walked four and benefited from several stellar defensive plays.
2009 — Chicago right fielder Milton Bradley had a bad day at Wrigley Field. Bradley lost Jason Kubel’s pop-up in the sun for a single, couldn’t catch Michael Cuddyer’s RBI bloop double, made a baserunning blunder and, most egregiously, flipped the ball into the stands after catching Mauer’s one-out sac fly.
2009 — New York Mets second baseman Luis Castillo dropped Alex Rodriguez’s lazy popup with two outs in the ninth inning as two runs scored, helping the Yankees escape with a wild 9-8 victory over the Mets.
2010 — Daniel Nava hit the first pitch he saw as a big leaguer for a grand slam — only the second player to do it — leading the Boston Red Sox to a 10-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Nava connected on a fastball from Joe Blanton in the second inning. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a slam on the first pitch he saw Sept. 2, 2006, for Cleveland against Texas.
2011 — Realignment is on the table again as Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are in discussions to renew the collective bargaining agreement, which expires on December 11th. One of the options being discussed would see one team moving from the National League to the American League to create two 15-team leagues, with the Houston Astros the likeliest candidate for a move.
2012 — Alex Rodriguez ties Lou Gehrig’s record by hitting his 23rd career grand slam.
2016 — Sam Cohen put UC Santa Barbara into its first College World Series with a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 4-3 victory over second-seeded Louisville 4-3 in the Super Regionals.
2017 — Royce Lewis, a high school shortstop from California, is selected first overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2017 amateur draft.
2018 — Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera suffers a season-ending injury when he tears a biceps tendon while swinging at pitch in the 3rd inning of a game against the Twins. He had already missed all but one game of May with a hamstring injury.
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June 13
1905 — Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his second no-hit game, beating the Chicago Cubs and Mordecai Brown 1-0. Mathewson and Brown matched no-hitters for eight innings. The Giants got two hits in the ninth for the win.
1912 — Christy Mathewson recorded his 300th career victory with a 3-2 triumph over the Chicago Cubs.
1921 — Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees pitched the first five innings and hit two home runs in an 11-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1937 — New York’s Joe DiMaggio hit three consecutive home runs to give the Yankees an 8-8, 11-inning tie against the St. Louis Browns in the second game of a doubleheader.
1947 — In the first night game played at Fenway Park, the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3.
1948 — Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium drew 49,641 fans who saw Ruth’s No. 3 retired and the Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3.
1957 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs and drove in five runs in a 9-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians as Williams became the first AL player to have two three-homer games in a season.
1973 — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ infield of Steve Garvey (first base), Davey Lopes (second base), Ron Cey (third base) and Bill Russell (shortstop) played together for the first time in a 16-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The quartet would set a major league record for longevity by playing 8 1/2 years in the same infield.
1980 — Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies goes 4 for 5 to move past Honus Wagner into fifth place on the all-time hit list with 3,431.
1998 — For the fourth time in major league history, teammates hit back-to-back homers in consecutive innings. Atlanta’s Javy Lopez and Andruw Jones each homered in the second and third inning of the Braves’ 9-7 win over Montreal at Turner Field.
2003 — Roger Clemens reached 300 wins and became the third pitcher with 4,000 strikeouts, leading the New York Yankees over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. Clemens, the 21st pitcher to make it to 300, allowed two runs in 6 2-3 innings and struck out 10, raising his total to 4,006. Clemens joined Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Steve Carlton (4,136) in the 4,000-strikeout club.
2008 — Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell hit consecutive home runs in the first inning of Philadelphia’s 20-2 rout of St. Louis.
2012 — Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for San Francisco, striking out a career-high 14 batters and getting help from two running catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0. Cain’s 125-pitch masterpiece featured a pair of great plays by his corner outfielders. Left fielder Melky Cabrera chased down Chris Snyder’s one-out flyball in the sixth, scurrying back to make a leaping catch on the warning track. Right fielder Gregor Blanco ran into right-center to make a diving catch on the warning track and rob Jordan Schafer for the first out of the seventh.
2015 — Alex Rodriguez collects his 2,000th career RBI with a two-run home run in the New York Yankee’s 9-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Rodriguez is the fourth player to reach the milestone joining Cap Anson, Babe Ruth and leader Hank Aaron.
2019 — Shohei Otani becomes the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in Major League Baseball.
2021 — The Blue Jays set a record for a visiting team at Fenway Park by blasting 8 homers in an 18 – 4 win over the Red Sox. Seven different players go deep, with Teoscar Hernandez doing so twice, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits his major league-leading 21st.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
June 7
1930 — Gallant Fox, ridden by Earle Sande, wins the Belmont Stakes by three lengths over Whichone, becoming the second horse to capture the Triple Crown.
1941 — Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, becomes the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes by 2½ lengths over Robert Morris.
1952 — One Count, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Belmont Stakes by 2½ lengths over heavily favored Blue Man.
1969 — Arts and Letters, ridden by Braulio Baeza, ends Majestic Prince’s bid for the Triple Crown with a 5½-length victory in the Belmont Stakes.
1978 — The Washington Bullets beat the Seattle SuperSonics 105-99 in Game 7 to win the NBA Championship.
1980 — Temperance Hill, a 53-1 long shot ridden by Eddie Maple, wins the Belmont Stakes by two lengths over Genuine Risk.
1986 — Danzig Connection, ridden by Chris McCarron, wins the Belmont Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths over Johns Treasure to give trainer Woody Stephens his fifth straight Belmont win.
1989 — Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years.
1995 — Hakeem Olajuwon’s tip-in with .3 seconds left gives Houston a 120-118 overtime win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Houston, trailing by 20 points in the first half, are led back by Kenny Smith, whose Finals record seventh three pointer sends the game into overtime.
1997 — Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings edge Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1 for a 4-0 series sweep; 8th title in Wings’ franchise history and first since 1955.
1998 — Utah breaks the record for fewest points in an NBA game since the inception of the shot clock, losing 96-54 to Chicago in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. It’s the highest margin of victory in NBA Finals history. Utah’s 54 points break the NBA-record of 55 set earlier in the season by Indiana.
2004 — Ruslan Fedotenko scores twice, including the critical first goal, and the resilient Tampa Bay Lightning hold off the Calgary Flames 2-1 in Game 7 to win their first Stanley Cup.
2006 — New Jersey becomes the first state to institute a statewide steroid-testing policy for high school athletes.
2008 — Da’ Tara spoils Big Brown’s bid for a Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes. Da’ Tara, a 38-1 longshot ridden by Alan Garcia, goes wire-to-wire winning by 5 1/4 lengths over Denis of Cork. Big Brown, the 1-4 favorite, is eased up in the homestretch by jockey Kent Desormeaux finishing so far behind at the end that his margin of defeat isn’t even charted.
2009 — Roger Federer completes a career Grand Slam, winning his first French Open title. Federer wins his 14th major title to tie Pete Sampras’ record by sweeping surprise finalist Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
2014 — French Open Women’s Tennis: Maria Sharapova of Russia wins her 5th Grand Slam singles title; beats Romanian Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
2014 — California Chrome fails in his bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years, losing the Belmont Stakes to long shot Tonalist and leaving his owner to complain others took “the coward’s way out” by skipping the first two legs of the Triple Crown.
2014 — Miguel Cotto becomes the first Puerto Rican fighter to win world championships in four weight divisions, stopping Sergio Martinez in their WBC world middleweight title fight. Martinez doesn’t get off the stool when the bell rings for the 10th round.
2015 — LeBron James turns in a triple-double to remember, Matthew Dellavedova makes the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and the Cavaliers overcome a fourth-quarter collapse to outlast the Golden State Warriors 95-93 in Game 2 of the NBA finals. James finishes with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in 50 minutes, carrying Cleveland’s depleted roster to victory on the NBA’s toughest home floor.
2018 — The Washington Capitals raise the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history after a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the finals.
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June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the third horse to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes with a 1½-length victory over Firethron.
1950 — Boston beats the St. Louis Browns 29-4 at Fenway Park, and the Red Sox set six major league records: most runs scored by one team; most long hits in a game with 17 (nine doubles, one triple and seven homers); most total bases with 60; most extra bases on long hits with 32; most runs for two games with 49 (20 a day earlier); and most hits in two games with 51.
1958 — Mickey Wright beats Fay Crocker by six strokes to win the LPGA Championship.
1980 — Sally Little wins the LPGA Championship by three strokes over Jane Blalock.
1982 — 36th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2.
1985 — Creme Fraiche, ridden by Eddie Maple, becomes the first gelding to win the Belmont Stakes, beating Stephan’s Odyssey by a half-length.
1986 — Larry Bird scores 29 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 114-97 victory over the Houston Rockets and their 16th NBA title.
1990 — The “Indomitable Lions” of Cameroon pull off one of the greatest upsets in soccer history, 1-0 over defending champion Argentina in the first game of the World Cup.
1991 — Warren Schutte, a UNLV sophomore from South Africa, shoots a 5-under 67 to become the first foreign-born player to win the NCAA Division I golf championship.
2000 — Mike Modano deflects Brett Hull’s shot at 6:21 of the third overtime, ending the longest scoreless overtime game in Stanley Cup finals history and helping the Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 in Game 5.
2002 — British-Canadian Lennox Lewis retains boxing’s WBC Heavyweight title with eighth-round knockout of American Mike Tyson.
2005 — Freshman Samantha Findlay hits a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lead Michigan to a 4-1 win over UCLA for its first NCAA softball title. Michigan is the first team from east of the Mississippi River to win the national championship.
2008 — Rafael Nadal wins his fourth consecutive French Open title in a rout, again spoiling Roger Federer’s bid to complete a career Grand Slam. Dominating the world’s No. 1 player with astounding ease, Nadal wins in three sets, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
2008 — Yani Tseng of Taiwan becomes the first rookie in 10 years to win a major, beating Maria Hjorth on the fourth hole of a playoff with a 5-foot birdie on the 18th hole to win the LPGA Championship.
2012 — I’ll Have Another’s bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ends shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack when the colt is scratched the day before the Belmont Stakes and retires from racing with a swollen tendon.
2013 — Serena Williams wins her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002, beating Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4.
2014 — Rafael Nadal wins the French Open title for the ninth time, and the fifth time in a row, by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal improves his record at Roland Garros to 66-1.
2015 — The NCAA approves multiple rule changes to men’s basketball for the 2015-16 season, including a 30-second shot clock and fewer timeouts for each team. The shot clock was last reduced, from 45 to 35 seconds, in 1993-94.
2018 — Golden State romps to its second straight NBA championship, beating Cleveland 108-85 to finish a four-game sweep. Stephen Curry scores 37 points and Kevin Durant, who is named MVP for the second straight finals, has 20 for the Warriors. It’s the first sweep in the NBA Finals since 2007, when James was dismissed by a powerful San Antonio team in his first one.
2019 — Ashleigh Barty, Australia, wins the French Open by defeating Marketa Vondrousoca. The win is Barty’s first Grand Slam singles title.
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June 9
1888 — James McLaughlin sets the record for wins by a jockey in the Belmont Stakes, six, when he rides Sir Dixon to a 12-length victory. McLaughlin’s record is matched by Eddie Arcaro in 1955.
1899 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons in the 11th round in New York to win the world heavyweight title.
1914 — Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player in modern baseball to get 3,000 hits.
1930 — Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4).
1934 — Olin Dutra edges Gene Sarazen by one stroke to win the U.S. Open.
1940 — Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by three strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open golf title.x
1945 — Hoop Jr. wins the Kentucky Derby, which is run one month after a national wartime government ban on racing is lifted.
1946 — Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title.
1973 — Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, wins the Belmont Stakes in record time to capture the Triple Crown. Secretariat sets a world record on the 1½-mile course with 2:24, and a record for largest margin of victory in the Belmont, 31 lengths.
1978 — Larry Holmes scores a 15-round split decision over Ken Norton for the WBC heavyweight title in New York.
1979 — Coastal, ridden by Ruben Hernandez, spoils Spectacular Bid’s attempt at the Triple Crown with a 3¼-length victory over Golden Act. Spectacular Bid finishes third.
1984 — Swale, ridden by Laffit Pincay, wins the Belmont Stakes by four lengths over Pine Circle. Swale dies eight days later.
1984 — French Open Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-3, 6-1; 2nd women in Open Era to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles at once.
1985 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 29 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-100 victory over the Boston Celtics and the NBA title in six games.
1990 — Monica Seles holds off four set points in the first set tiebreaker and goes on to become the youngest winner of the French Open, beating two-time champion Steffi Graf 7-6 (8-6), 6-4. Seles is 16 years, six months.
1991 — In the first all-American men’s final at the French Open since 1954, Jim Courier rallies to beat Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 for his first Grand Slam title.
1993 — Patrick Roy makes 18 saves and the Montreal Canadiens capture their 24th Stanley Cup, beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 in Game 5.
2001 — Stanley Cup Final, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO: Colorado Avalanche beat defending champion New Jersey Devils, 3-1 for 4-3 series win; Avalanche 2nd title.
2001 — Jennifer Capriati beats Kim Clijsters 1-6, 6-4, 12-10 to win the French Open, her second consecutive Grand Slam title.
2003 — The New Jersey Devils end the Anaheim Mighty Ducks’ surreal season, winning the Stanley Cup with a 3-0 victory. Mike Rupp, who had never appeared in a playoff until Game 4, scores the first goal and sets up Jeff Friesen for the other two.
2007 — Rags to Riches, a filly ridden by John Velazquez, outduels Curlin in a breathtaking stretch run and won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first of her sex to take the final leg of the Triple Crown in more than a century.
2008 — Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the sixth player sixth player in baseball history to reach 600 homers with a drive off Mark Hendrickson in the first inning of the Cincinnati Reds’ 9-4 victory over the Florida Marlins.
2010 — Chicago’s Patrick Kane sneaks the puck past Michael Leighton 4:10 into overtime, stunning Philadelphia and lifting the Blackhawks to a 4-3 overtime win in Game 6 for their first Stanley Cup championship since 1961.
2013 — Rafael Nadal becomes the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam tournament after beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open final, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
2015 — Chris Heston, San Francisco Giants throws a no-hitter against the New York Mets, 5-0.
2018 — Justify becomes the 13th Triple Crown winner by winning the Belmont Stakes with Mike Smith aboard.
2019 — Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz shot while visiting Dominican Republic.
2019 — French Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; 3rd straight French singles title; 12th overall; first to win 12 singles titles at same Grand Slam; 18th major.
2022 — The controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series gets underway at the Centurion Club, Hertfordshire; PGA suspends 17 participating players.
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June 10
1890 — The Preakness Stakes is run outside Baltimore, at Morris Park in New York. The race is then suspended for three years, and resumes at the Brooklyn Jockey Club’s Gravesend Course from 1894-1908.
1932 — Gene Sarazen leads wire-to-wire to win the British Open by five strokes ahead of Macdonald Smith at Prince’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Sarazen finishes with a tournament record of 283.
1933 — Johnny Goodman wins the U.S. Open golf title, making him the last amateur to win this event.
1934 — Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra time to win the second FIFA World Cup at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. Italy trailing 1-0, ties the game at the 80th minute. Angelo Schiavio scores the winning goal in extra time.
1944 — A rare triple dead heat occurs in the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct with Bossuet, Brownie and Wait a Bit crossing the finish line together.
1950 — Sixteen months after near-fatal car accident, Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open. Hogan beats Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in an 18-hole playoff at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.
1968 — UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Italy beats Yugoslavia, 2-0 in a replay (first game, 1-1).
1973 — Mary Mills shoots a 63 in the final round of the LPGA Championship to beat Betty Burfeindt by one stroke.
1977 — Al Geiberger sets a PGA Championship 18-hole record when he shoots a 59 in the Danny Thomas Classic.
1978 — Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, wins the Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown in one of the greatest battles in racing history. Affirmed edges Alydar for the third time.
1981 — Pete Rose ties Stan Musial’s NL record of 3,630 hits.
1989 — Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings is named the NHL’s MVP, winning the Hart Trophy for a record ninth time.
1995 — Trainer D. Wayne Lukas wins a record five straight Triple Crown races as Thunder Gulch takes the Belmont Stakes. Lukas is the first trainer to win the Triple Crown races with two different horses. Lukas’ Timber Country won the Preakness.
1996 — Colorado’s Patrick Roy makes 63 saves before Uwe Krupp scores 4:31 into the third overtime to give the Avalanche a 1-0 victory against the Florida Panthers at Miami Arena and complete a four-game sweep of the Stanley Cup Final.
2000 — Stanley Cup Final, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: New Jersey Devils defeat Dallas Stars, 2-1 in double OT for a 4-2 series victory.
2006 — In Atlantic City, N.J., Bernard Hopkins wins a unanimous decision over light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, capping an 18-year career with an upset for the ages.
2010 — Southern California is placed on four years probation, receives a two-year bowl ban and a sharp loss of football scholarships. The NCAA cites USC for a lack of institutional control. The NCAA found that Reggie Bush, identified as a “former football student-athlete,” was ineligible beginning at least by December 2004. The NCAA also orders USC to vacate every victory in which Bush participated while ineligible. USC loses 30 scholarships over a three-year period, 10 annually from 2011-13.
2012 — Shanshan Feng wins the LPGA Championship to become the first Chinese player to win an LPGA Tour title and a major event.
2018 — Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 11th championship at Roland Garros by beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. Nadal became the second player in tennis history to win 11 singles titles at any Grand Slam tournament after Margaret Court, who claimed 11 Australian Open titles.
2018 — Kristen Gillman led a U.S. singles sweep in the biggest blowout in Curtis Cup history. Gillman, a 20-year-old University of Alabama star, beat 16-year-old Annabell Fuller 5 and 4 to cap a perfect weekend at Quaker Ridge in Scarsdale, N.Y. The Americans won 17-3, breaking the record for margin of victory of 11 set in a 14 1/2-3 1/2 victory at Denver Country Club in 1982.
2023 — UEFA Champions League Final, Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul: Manchester City beats Inter Milan, 1-0 to complete historic Champions League, Premier League & FA Cup trifecta.
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American jockey to win the Preakness Stakes when he rides Sly Fox to victory and the only one to have won all three Triple Crown races. Simms’ other Triple Crown wins: Kentucky Derby (1896, 1898), Belmont Stakes (1893, 1894).
1919 — Walter Hagen wins the U.S. Open with a one-stroke playoff victory over Michael Brady.
1919 — Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, captures the Belmont Stakes to become thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown winner.
1921 — Grey Lag, ridden by Earl Sande, wins the first Belmont Stakes run counterclockwise. Previous Belmonts were run clockwise over a fish-hook course that included part of the training track and the main dirt oval.
1938 — Ralph Guldahl wins golf’s U.S. Open for the second straight year by beating Dick Metz.
1949 — Cary Middlecoff wins the U.S. Open by beating Sam Snead and Clayton Heafner.
1955 — Nashua wins the Belmont Stakes with Eddie Arcaro in the saddle. It’s the sixth Belmont victory for Arcaro, tying Jimmy McLaughlin’s record.
1977 — Seattle Slew, ridden by Jean Cruguet, runs wire to wire in the Belmont for a four-length victory over Run Dusty Run and the Triple Crown.
1978 — Nancy Lopez shoots a record 13-under par to win the LPGA Championship by six strokes over Amy Alcott.
1982 — Larry Holmes stops Gerry Cooney in the 13th round for the WBC heavyweight title at Las Vegas.
1984 — The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-102 in Game 7 to win their 15th NBA title.
1990 — Nolan Ryan, 43, pitches the sixth no-hitter of his career as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Ryan becomes the first to pitch no-hitters for three teams and the oldest to throw one.
1992 — Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame.
1994 — For the first time in 11 years, the United States loses in the women’s world basketball championships. Guards Hortencia and Paula combine for 61 points, and Brazil stuns the defending champions 110-107 in the semifinals.
2006 — Se Ri Pak beats Karrie Webb on the first playoff hole to win the LPGA Championship. Pak atones for a three-putt bogey on the 18th hole in regulation that set up the playoff.
2006 — Rafael Nadal wins his second consecutive French Open, beating Roger Federer in four sets. Nadal spoils Federer’s bid for a fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship and extends his record clay-court winning streak to 60 matches.
2011 — Texas A&M sweeps the men’s and women’s titles at the NCAA outdoor championships, becoming the first school to post dual three-peat champions. Villanova’s Sheila Reid becomes the first woman to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at the same NCAA meet.
2012 — Rafael Nadal wins his record seventh French Open title, returning to Roland Garros to defeat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. It’s Nadal’s 11th Grand Slam title, tying him on the all-time list with Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg, who won six French Open titles.
2012 — The Los Angeles Kings win their first NHL championship, defeating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
2017 — Rafael Nadal wins his record 10th French Open title by dominating 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in the final. No other man or woman has won 10 championships at the same major in the Open era, which began in 1968.
2017 — Stanley Cup Final, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators, 2-0 for 4-2 series win; Penguins back-to-back champions.
2022 — Charl Schwartzel hangs on to beat fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis by a stroke to win the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event at the Centurion GC, Hertfordshire; pockets massive US$4.75m for the victory.
2023 — French Open Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 for his men’s record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
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June 12
1920 — Man o’ War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3/8-miles, in 2:14 1/5. He shatters the world record by 3 1/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance.
1930 — Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a fourth-round foul for the vacant heavyweight title in New York. Schmeling becomes the first German — and European — heavyweight world champion.
1939 — Byron Nelson wins the U.S. Open in a three-way playoff with Craig Wood and Denny Shute.
1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown with an eight-length victory over Better Self. It’s Arcaro’s second Triple Crown. He rode Whirlaway in 1941.
1948 — Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open with a record 276, five fewer than Ralph Guldahl’s 1937 record.
1954 — Milwaukee Braves spot starting pitcher Jim Wilson throws first no-hitter in history of County Stadium when he blanks Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0.
1979 — Bobby Orr becomes the youngest player in NHL history to be selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 31-year-old is inducted months after officially ending his NHL career as the Hall waives its usual three-year waiting period.
1981 — Larry Holmes stops Leon Spinks in the third round for the WBC heavyweight title in Detroit.
1983 — Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA championship by two strokes over Sandra Haynie.
1984 — 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3, to win the championship title.
1990 — Egypt, a 500-1 shot, stuns the Netherlands when Magdi Abdel-Ghani makes a penalty kick with eight minutes remaining to tie the World Cup favorites 1-1.
1991 — The Chicago Bulls win the first NBA championship in the team’s 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 over the Los Angeles Lakers. MVP Michael Jordan scores 30 points, Scottie Pippen has 32 and John Paxson 20.
2002 — NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets, 113-107 for a 4-0 sweep and 3rd straight title; MVP: Shaquille O’Neal for 3rd consecutive Finals series.
2005 — Annika Sorenstam closes with a 1-over 73 for a three-shot victory over Michelle Wie in the LPGA Championship. The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second. It’s the highest finish by an amateur in a major since 20-year-old Jenny Chuasiriporn lost a playoff to Se Ri Pak in the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open.
2008 — The Boston Celtics overcome a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA finals. No team has ever overcome more than a 15-point deficit after the first quarter, and the Celtics post the biggest comeback in the finals since 1971.
2009 — Pittsburgh’s Max Talbot scores two second-period goals as the Penguins beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena.
2011 — The Dallas Mavericks win their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of the finals in Miami, 105-95. Jason Terry scores 27 points and Dirk Nowitzki adds 21 as the Mavericks win four of the series’ last five games.
2013 — Andrew Shaw scores on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Blackhawks gets third-period goals from Dave Bolland and Oduya to erase a 3-1 deficit.
2016 — Sidney Crosby sets up Kris Letang’s go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins win the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final.
2017 — Kevin Durant caps his spectacular first season with the Warriors by bringing home an NBA championship. Durant, who joined Golden State last July, scores 39 points in a finals-clinching 129-120 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2019 — Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 for a 4-3 series victory; first title in franchise history.
2021 — Danish soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match with Finland in Copenhagen. Eriksen is revived with a defibrillator and the game controversially continues with a 1-0 Finland win.
2023 — NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 94-89 to win the franchise’s first Championship; clinch series 4-1; MVP: Denver C Nikola Jokić.
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June 13
1908 — Canadian champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires of Australia in 8th round at Neuilly Bowling Palace, Paris to retain world heavyweight boxing title.
1913 — James Rowe, who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872-73 as a jockey, sets the record for the most number of Belmont Stakes wins by a trainer, eight, when he sends Prince Eugene to victory.
1935 — Jim Braddock scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Max Baer in New York to win the world heavyweight title.
1953 — Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time, with a six-stroke victory over Sam Snead.
1956 — 1st European Cup Final, Paris: Héctor Rial scores twice as Real Madrid beats Stade de Reims, 4-3 to claim inaugural title.
1959 — Billy Casper wins the U.S. Open golf tournament over Bob Rosburg.
1971 — Kathy Whitworth wins the LPGA championship by four strokes over Kathy Ahern.
1982 — Jan Stephenson wins the LPGA championship with a two-stroke triumph over Joanne Carner.
1989 — 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps LA Lakers in 4 games.
1991 — The National, the nation’s first all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication.
1992 — Sergei Bubka of Ukraine breaks his own world outdoor record in the pole vault by soaring 20 feet, one-half inch. The jump is the 30th time that Bubka has set the record indoors or outdoors, surpassing the 29 world records by distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland in the 1920s.
1993 — Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA Championship for a third time, with a 2-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Lauri Merten.
1997 — Chicago wins its fifth NBA championship in the last seven years, as Steve Kerr’s last-second shot gives the Bulls a 90-86 Game 6 victory over the Utah Jazz.
2002 — Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1 for a 4-1 series win; Red Wings’ 10th title; coach Scotty Bowman retires with record 9th title.
2010 — Zenyatta wins her 17th consecutive race, giving her the longest winning streak by a modern-day thoroughbred in unrestricted races. The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park. With the victory, Zenyatta surpasses the 16-race winning streaks of Cigar, 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation, and Mister Frisky.
2011 — Boston scores four times in a 4:14 span of the first period and beats the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden, evening the best-of-7 series. Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic, Andrew Ference and Michael Ryder give Boston a 4-0 lead before the midway point of the first period.
2012 — Matt Cain pitches the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for San Francisco, striking out a career-high 14 batters and getting help from two running catches by outfielders Melky Cabrera and Gregor Blanco to beat the Houston Astros 10-0.
2014 — The Netherlands thrashes Spain 5-1 in the World Cup’s first shocker, toying with an aging team that dominated global football for the past six years and avenging a loss in the 2010 final.
2014 — The Los Angeles Kings wins the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5.
2016 — LeBron James has 41 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, Kyrie Irving also scores 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers capitalize on the Warriors playing without suspended star Draymond Green, staving off NBA Finals elimination with a 112-97 victory in Game 5. James and Irving are the first teammates to score 40 points in an NBA Finals game as the Cavaliers pulled within 3-2 and sent their best-of-seven series back to Ohio.
2017 — The Golden State Warriors win their second NBA tile in three years with a win over the Cavaliers 129-120.
2019 — The Toronto Raptors beat defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-110 to win the franchise’s first Championship.
2021 — French Open Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his 19th Grand Slam singles title; beats Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
2023 — Stanley Cup Final, T-Mobile Arena, LV: Vegas Golden Knights rout Florida Panthers 9-3 to clinch 4-1 series win; franchise’s first title in only 6th year in the NHL; MVP: Jonathan Marchessault (VGK forward).
TV SPORTS FRIDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| MILWAUKEE AT DETROIT | 6:40PM | BALLY SPORTS WISCONSIN BALLY SPORTS DETROIT MLB.TV FUBO |
| MINNESOTA AT PITTSBURGH | 6:40PM | BALLY SPORTS NORTH ATTSN-PITTSBURGH MLB.TV FUBO |
| ATLANTA AT WASHINGTON | 6:45PM | BALLY SPORTS SOUTHEAST MASN MLB.TV FUBO |
| BALTIMORE AT TAMPA BAY | 6:50PM | MASN2 BALLY SPORTS SUN MLB.TV FUBO |
| LA DODGERS AT NY YANKEES | 7:05PM | SNLA YES MLB.TV FUBO |
| CHI. CUBS AT CINCINNATI | 7:10PM | MARQ BALLY SPORTS OHIO MLB.TV FUBO |
| CLEVELAND AT MIAMI | 7:10PM | BALLY SPORTS GREAT LAKES BALLY SPORTS FLORIDA MLB.TV FUBO |
| SAN FRANCISCO AT TEXAS | 8:05PM | MLBN NBC SPORTS BAY AREA BALLY SPORTS SOUTHWEST MLB.TV FUBO |
| SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY | 8:10PM | ROOT SPORTS BALLY SPORTS KANSAS CITY MLB.TV FUBO |
| BOSTON AT CHI. WHITE SOX | 8:10PM | MLBN NESN NBC SPORTS CHICAGO MLB.TV FUBO |
| COLORADO AT ST. LOUIS | 8:15PM | ROCKIES.TV BALLY SPORTS MIDWEST MLB.TV FUBO |
| HOUSTON AT LA ANGELS | 9:38PM | MLBN SCHN BALLY SPORTS WEST MLB.TV FUBO |
| TORONTO AT OAKLAND | 9:40PM | MLBN SPORTSNET1 NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA MLB.TV FUBO |
| ARIZONA AT SAN DIEGO | 9:40PM | YURVIEW PADRES.TV MLB.TV FUBO |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP WORLD TOUR GOLF: SCANDINAVIAN MIXED | 7:00AM | GOLF |
| LPGA TOUR: SHOP RITE CLASSIC | 12:00PM | GOLF |
| PGA TOUR: THE MEMORIAL | 2:00PM | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| FRIENDLY: CZECH REPUBLIC VS MALTA | 11:30AM | FUBO |
| FRIENDLY: ARMENIA VS KAZAKHSTAN | 12:00PM | FOX SOCCER PLUS FUBO |
| FRIENDLY: ALBANIA VS AZERBAIJAN | 1:00PM | FUBO |
| FRIENDLY: GERMANY VS GREECE | 2:45PM | VIX FUBO |
| FRIENDLY: ENGLAND VS ICELAND | 2:45PM | VIX FUBO |
| FRIENDLY:ENGLAND VS ICELAND | 2:45PM | VIX FUBO |
| NWSL: SAN DIEGO WAVE VS ORLANDO PRIDE | 10:00PM | PRIME |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| INDIANA VS WASHINGTON | 7:30PM | ION |
| SEATTLE VS LAS VEGAS | 10:00PM | ION |
| DALLAS VS LOS ANGELES | 10:00PM | ION |
| MINNESOTA VS PHOENIX | 10:00PM | ION |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| FRENCH OPEN | 8:00AM | TENNIS |
| FRENCH OPEN | 11:00AM | NBC PEACOCK |
TV SPORTS SATURDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| PHILADELPHIA AT NY METS | 1:10PM | FOX MLB.TV FUBO |
| ATLANTA AT WASHINGTON | 4:05PM | BALLY SPORTS SOUTHEAST MASN MLB.TV FUBO |
| SAN FRANCISCO AT TEXAS | 4:05PM | NBC SPORTS BAY AREA BALLY SPORTS SOUTHWEST MLB.TV FUBO |
| MINNESOTA AT PITTSBURGH | 4:05PM | BALLY SPORTS NORTH ATTSN-PITTSBURGH MLB.TV FUBO |
| TORONTO AT OAKLAND | 4:07PM | SPORTSNET NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA MLB.TV FUBO |
| MILWAUKEE AT DETROIT | 4:10PM | BALLY SPORTS WISCONSIN BALLY SPORTS DETROIT MLB.TV FUBO |
| CHI. CUBS AT CINCINNATI | 4:10PM | MLBN MARQ BALLY SPORTS OHIO MLB.TV FUBO |
| SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY | 4:10PM | ROOT SPORTS BALLY SPORTS KANSAS CITY MLB.TV FUBO |
| BALTIMORE AT TAMPA BAY | 4:10PM | MLBN MASN2 BALLY SPORTS SUN MLB.TV FUBO |
| BOSTON AT CHI. WHITE SOX | 4:10PM | NESN NBC SPORTS CHICAGO MLB.TV FUBO |
| COLORADO AT ST. LOUIS | 4:15PM | ROCKIES.TV BALLY SPORTS MIDWEST MLB.TV FUBO |
| LA DODGERS AT NY YANKEES | 7:35PM | FOX MLB.TV FUBO |
| CLEVELAND AT MIAMI | 7:35PM | FOX MLB.TV FUBO |
| ARIZONA AT SAN DIEGO | 8:40PM | MLBN YURVIEW PADRES.TV MLB.TV FUBO |
| HOUSTON AT LA ANGELS | 10:07PM | MLBN SCHN BALLY SPORTS WEST MLB.TV FUBO |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME 1: EDMONTON AT FLORIDA | 8:00PM | ABC |
| UFL | TIME ET | TV |
| USFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: MICHIGAN VS BIRMINGHAM | 3:00PM | ABC ESPN+ |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| XFINITY: ZIP BUY NOW, PAY LATER 250 | 8:00PM | FS1 |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP WORLD TOUR: SCANDINAVIAN MIXED | 7:00AM | GOLF |
| PGA TOUR: THE MEMORIAL | 12:30PM | GOLF |
| PGA TOUR: THE MEMORIAL | 2:30PM | CBS |
| LPGA: SHOP RITE CLASSIC | 5:00PM | GOLF |
| HORSE RACING | TIME ET | TV |
| BELMONT STAKES | 6:00PM | FOX |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| MEN’S FRIENDLY: SWEDEN VS SERBIA | 12:00PM | FUBO |
| NWSL: NJ/NY GOTHAM FC VS ANGEL CITY | 12:30PM | CBS PARAMOUNT+ FUBO |
| MEN’S FRIENDLY: PORTUGAL VS CROATIA | 12:45PM | FS2FUBO |
| MEN’S FRIENDLY: BELGIUM VS LUXEMBOURG | 2:00PM | FOX SOCCER PLUS FUBO |
| MEN’S FRIENDLY: SPAIN VS NORTHERN IRELAND | 3:30PM | FUBO |
| CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE: CAVALRY VS FORGE | 5:00PM | FOX SOCCER PLUS FUBO |
| MEN’S FRIENDLY: USA VS COLOMBIA | 5:30PM | NBC PEACOCK TELEMUNDO FUBO |
| COPA LIBERTADORES: GRÊMIO VS ESTUDIANTES | 6:00PM | BEIN SPORTS FUBO |
| MLS: NEW ENGLAND VS NEW YORK RB | 7:30PM | MLS SEASON PASS |
| NWSL: CHICAGO RED STARS VS BAY FC | 7:30PM | PARAMOUNT+ FUBO |
| NWSL: UTAH ROYALS VS WASHINGTON SPIRIT | 7:30PM | ION |
| MLS: MINNESOTA UNITED VS DALLAS | 8:30PM | MLS SEASON PASS |
| MLS: SPORTING KC VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC | 8:30PM | MLS SEASON PASS |
| MLS: ST. LOUIS CITY VS PORTLAND TIMBERS | 8:30PM | MLS SEASON PASS |
| FRIENDLY: MEXICO VS BRAZIL | 8:30PM | FOX SPORTS GO FOX DEPORTES FUBO |
| NWSL: PORTLAND THORNS VS NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE | 10:00PM | ION |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| NEW YORK VS CONNECTICUT | 1:00PM | ABC |
| ATLANTA VS CHICAGO | 5:00PM | CW 26 PEACHTREE |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| FRENCH OPEN | 9:00AM | NBC |
| COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD | TIME ET | TV |
| NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | 5:30PM | ESPN |