“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
CHICAGO CUBS 9 BALTIMORE 2
PHILADELPHIA 10 LA DODGERS 1
CLEVELAND 9 DETROIT 8
TAMPA BAY 5 NY YANKEES 3
BOSTON 12 OAKLAND 9
NY METS 7 WASHINGTON 5
CINCINNATI 12 COLORADO 6
PITTSBURGH 12 MILWAUKEE 2
HOUSTON 4 MIAMI 3
TEXAS 5 LA ANGELS 4
SEATTLE 8 SAN DIEGO 3
ATLANTA 6 ARIZONA 2
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TORONTO 3
KANSAS CITY AT ST. LOUIS PPD
MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX PPD
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
COLUMBUS AT INDIANAPOLIS PPD
DAYTON 5 SOUTH BEND 0
FT. WAYNE 7 GREAT LAKES 0
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCORES
MEMPHIS 87 PHILADELPHIA 85 (ZACH EDEY DNP)
SAN ANTONIO 89 CHINA 67
OKLAHOMA CITY 98 UTAH 75
CHARLOTTE 86 SACRAMENTO 82
WNBA SCORES
MINNESOTA 82 LOS ANGELES 67
MLS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
INDIANA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 FIU
SEPT 7 WESTERN ILLINOIS
SEPT 14 AT UCLA
SEPT 21 CHARLOTTE
SEPT 28 MARYLAND
OCT 5 AT NORTHWESTERN
OCT 12 OPEN DATE
OCT 19 NEBRASKA
OCT 26 WASHINGTON
NOV 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE
NOV 9 MICHIGAN
NOV 16 OPEN DATE
NOV 23 AT OHIO STATE
NOV 30 PURDUE
PURDUE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 OPEN DATE
SEPT 7 INDIANA STATE
SEPT 14 NOTRE DAME
SEPT 21 AT OREGON STATE
SEPT 28 NEBRASKA
OCT 5 AT WISCONSIN
OCT 12 AT ILLINOIS
OCT 19 OREGON
OCT 26 OPEN DATE
NOV 2 NORTHWESTERN
NOV 9 AT OHIO STATE
NOV 16 PENN STATE
NOV 23 AT MICHIGAN STATE
NOV 30 AT INDIANA
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 AT TEXAS A&M
SEPT 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS
SEPT 14 AT PURDUE
SEPT 21 MIAMI UNIVERSITY
SEPT 28 LOUISVILLE
OCT 5 OPEN DATE
OCT 12 STANFORD
OCT 19 AT GEORGIA TECH
OCT 26 VS NAVY (IN EAST RUTHERFORD)
NOV 2 OPEN DATE
NOV 9 FLORIDA STATE
NOV 16 VIRGINIA
NOV 23 ARMY (IN BRONX)
NOV 30 AT USC
BALL STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUG 31 OPEN DATE
SEPT 7 MISSOURI STATE
SEPT 14 AT MIAMI
SEPT 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
SEPT 28 AT JAMES MADISON
OCT 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN
OCT 12 AT KENT STATE
OCT 19 AT VANDERBILT
OCT 26 NORTHERN ILLINOIS
NOV 2 MIAMI UNIVERSITY
NOV 9 OPEN DATE
NOV 12 AT BUFFALO
NOV 23 BOWLING GREEN
NOV 29 AT OHIO
NFL TRAINING CAMP DATES
ARIZONA CARDINALS
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
ATLANTA FALCONS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
ROOKIES: JULY 13. VETERANS: JULY 20.
BUFFALO BILLS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.
CHICAGO BEARS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 19.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
ROOKIES: JULY 20. VETERANS: JULY 23.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
ROOKIES: JULY 22. VETERANS: JULY 23.
DALLAS COWBOYS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
DENVER BRONCOS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 23.
DETROIT LIONS
ROOKIES: JULY 20. VETERANS: JULY 23.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 21.
HOUSTON TEXANS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 17.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 20.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
ROOKIES: JULY 21. VETERANS: JULY 23.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
ROOKIES: JULY 21. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
ROOKIES: JULY 19. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW YORK GIANTS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NEW YORK JETS
ROOKIES: JULY 18. VETERANS: JULY 23.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
ROOKIES: JULY 24. VETERANS: JULY 24.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
ROOKIES: JULY 16. VETERANS: JULY 23.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
ROOKIES: JULY 17. VETERANS: JULY 23.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
ROOKIES: JULY 22. VETERANS: JULY 23.
TENNESSEE TITANS
ROOKIES: JULY 23. VETERANS: JULY 23.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
ROOKIES: JULY 18. VETERANS: JULY 23.
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
FOOTBALL NEWS
COWBOYS QB DAK PRESCOTT SAYS RIGHT ANKLE IS FINE
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said there’s “absolutely nothing” wrong with his right ankle.
Prescott answered questions Tuesday after being spotted in a walking boot while on vacation in Mexico last week.
“Honestly, I’m getting older. It’s the same ankle that I snapped, and I had a nasty surgery on four years ago so a couple of hard days of training and you know, you get a little sore and you’re going on a fishing trip, and you want to protect it and make sure things don’t get worse,” he told ESPN at his Dallas-area youth football camp.
“Literally, it’s absolutely nothing. People are reaching, trying to make things that they aren’t. I’m getting older and have to take care of my body, have to be smart. If I can take precautions and lessen something by putting on a boot, I’ll do it. Sorry that I caused such a worry.”
Prescott, 30, sustained a season-ending injury to the ankle in Week 5 of the 2020 season.
Last season, he made his third Pro Bowl and topped the NFL with 36 touchdown passes.
Prescott is entering the final year of his contract and is set to earn $29 million this season. He said he is letting his agent handle contract talks and focusing on the start of training camp on July 25.
“Day One of training camp, my mind flips to obviously helping my team and doing everything I can within the organization and on the football field to make sure I’m my best and everyone around me is there best and all that will take care of itself like it always has,” he said.
Prescott owns a 73-41 record as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback since 2016. He has completed 67.0 percent of his passes for 29,459 yards with 202 touchdowns and 74 interceptions. He is 2-5 in the playoffs.
FORMER NFL EXECUTIVE, CARDINALS STAR ADRIAN WILSON ARRESTED ON MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT CHARGE
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Carolina Panthers executive and Arizona Cardinals star safety Adrian Wilson was arrested in Arizona on June 1 on charges of assault, property damage and disorderly conduct, according to the Scottsdale Police Department.
The police department said in a statement Tuesday that all three charges are related to domestic violence and all three are misdemeanors. The statement didn’t provide details of the incident that led to the arrest.
The 44-year-old Wilson was a five-time Pro Bowl selection during a 12-year NFL playing career with the Cardinals that lasted from 2001 to 2012. Wilson joined the Cardinals’ front office in 2015 as a regional scout before being promoted to director of pro scouting in 2019.
In 2023, he became the Carolina Panthers’ vice president of player personnel, but the Panthers said this week that he’s no longer employed by the organization.
“Adrian Wilson will not continue in his position as Vice President of Player Personnel for the Carolina Panthers,” a team spokesman said in a statement. “Consistent with our organizational policy on employee matters, we will have no further comment.”
NRG STADIUM ROOF DAMAGED BY HURRICANE BERYL
Several panels were missing from the retractable roof of NRG Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Houston Texans, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which has left millions in Texas without power and the cause for multiple deaths in Texas and Louisiana.
Video posted by The Associated Press showed at least three panels missing from the stadium’s roof.
“Like many of our neighbors in the Gulf Coast region, NRG Park sustained damage from Hurricane Beryl, including to the roof of NRG Stadium,” NRG Park CEO and executive director Ryan Walsh said in a statement Tuesday. “HCSCC [Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation] officials are collaborating with state, county and city officials to assist with recovery efforts throughout the region. This collective undertaking requires all of us to work together with a strong commitment to our community. While we assist with these efforts, we are also assessing the extent of damages to NRG Park facilities. We look forward to seeing our neighbors at NRG Park soon as we return to normal operations.”
Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane.
NRG Stadium also suffered damage to its roof in 2008 from Hurricane Ike, a Category 2 storm, that resulted in five missing sections and the postponement of a Texans home game in September against the Baltimore Ravens that season.
The Texans aren’t scheduled to play their first home game until Aug. 17 when they host the New York Giants in a preseason contest. Their regular-season home opener is scheduled for Sept. 15 against the Chicago Bears.
Minute Maid Park, the home of the Houston Astros, did not sustain serious damage from the storm. The Astros will host the Miami Marlins as scheduled Tuesday night.
OK STATE’S OLLIE GORDON WON’T MISS ANY GAMES AFTER ARREST
Oklahoma State star running back Ollie Gordon II is not expected to miss any games in the wake of his DUI arrest.
“He’s going to play,” Cowboys coach Mike Gundy told ESPN on Tuesday.
Gundy said that any punishment for Gordon, the 2023 Doak Walker Award winner as the nation’s top running back, will be handled internally.
Gordon, 20, was arrested on June 30 in Oklahoma on suspicion of DUI and speeding charges.
Gundy said he brought Gordon to the Big 12 media day on Tuesday in Las Vegas so he could be accountable for his actions.
“I am deeply sorry for the actions that led to my arrest on June 30th,” Gordon posted on X on Monday. “I sincerely apologize to my family, everyone in our program, including our players, Coach Gundy, the staff, Oklahoma State University and our fans.
“Regardless of the outcome of this pending investigation, I did not uphold the values I have for myself and the values of the OSU football program. I am committed to learning and growing from this mistake and I will work to earn back the trust of those who I have disappointed. Thank you.”
Police said Gordon was pulled over on Interstate 35 near Moore, Okla., after being clocked at 82 mph and swerving in and out of traffic lanes.
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper detected “an odor associated with an alcoholic beverage” coming from the vehicle, according to the incident report. Police also found two bottles of liquor in the vehicle.
Gordon was taken to Cleveland County Jail after a breath test revealed a 0.11 blood alcohol content, over the legal limit for an adult younger than 21 years old, and also failed a second test while in custody with a 0.10 BAC.
Last season, Gordon was named an All-American and the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy vote after rushing for 1,732 yards and 21 touchdowns in 14 games.
YORMARK SAYS BIG 12 WILL BE CFB’S ‘DEEPEST’ CONFERENCE
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is excited about the conference this season despite officially losing Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC.
Yormark said Tuesday that the Big 12 – which added Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, and Colorado in 2024 – is stronger than it was last year.
“We solidified ourselves as one of the top three conferences in America,” Yormark said, according to ESPN’s Dave Wilson. “There has never been a better time than right now to be part of the Big 12. We are truly a national conference in 10 states, four time zones, and all eyes are now on the Big 12 for all the right reasons. I think it’s safe to say we are more relevant now than ever before.”
He added: “I wake up every morning and I think about one thing: the Big 12 being the best version of itself. Everything else doesn’t really matter. If we take care of business, we’re going to be just fine. I’m a firm believer in that. We’re more relevant now than we’ve ever been. We’re a national conference. We’ve got 16 great brands. We’re going to be the deepest football conference in America, and we’ll be well-represented in the CFP.”
The SEC bringing in Oklahoma and Texas headlined a series of major moves as part of college football’s latest realignment, which began in 2021. The Big Ten has also recently welcomed Oregon, USC, UCLA, and Washington.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, and BYU joined the Big 12 in 2023. In addition to expanding to 16 schools, the conference has considered creative options to generate extra revenue.
The Big 12 has reportedly discussed selling its naming rights to insurance giant Allstate in order to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. The conference is also apparently considering selling 15-20% of itself to a global private equity company based in Luxembourg for $800 million-$1 billion.
“As we enter this new chapter, I can assure you the 12 schools will compete at the highest levels, and they will continue to invest,” Yormark said. “From a conference perspective, we are exploring all options. Two years later, I guess you could say, we’re still open for business. Naming rights is one. Private equity is another.”
BASKETBALL NEWS
KLAY THOMPSON BELIEVES HE COULD BE THE MISSING PIECE FOR THE MAVS AFTER LEAVING THE WARRIORS
DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson remembers telling Luka Doncic he thought the Dallas superstar was on a path to greatness after Golden State beat the Mavericks in the Western Conference finals two years ago.
Now that Thompson has left the only NBA team he has known in 13 years to join Doncic and Kyrie Irving in Texas, he’s ready to celebrate with, rather than console, the 25-year-old sensation.
“He was real gracious in defeat,” Thompson said of Doncic on Tuesday during his introductory news conference with the Mavs. “I just appreciate someone who is not afraid of the moment and competes till the end. Luka fits that bill. I think we’ll be able to bring the best out of each other.”
The Warriors went on to win the last of their four championships with Thompson and Stephen Curry in 2022.
Two years later, an admittedly difficult season for Thompson ended with his scoreless, 0-for-10 showing in a loss to Sacramento in the play-in tournament.
He suspected that might be the end of his time with the team that drafted him 11th overall in 2011. And Thompson disappointed his dad, Los Angeles Lakers player-turned-broadcaster Mychal Thompson, by picking Doncic and Irving over LeBron James and Anthony Davis in free agency.
Watching the Mavs lose to Boston in five games in the NBA Finals had plenty to do with the decision.
“I was watching just as a basketball fan, and I did see, like, ‘Man, I could really help this team. They’re right there,’” Thompson said. “Not big adjustments, but just very little adjustments from getting over the top. We’re knocking on the door, and that’s what really got me excited to be here.”
Thompson joined the Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal involving six teams and a $50 million, three-year contract for the 34-year-old, a five-time All-Star.
Dallas also added free agent forward Naji Marshall on a $27 million, three-year deal and acquired Quentin Grimes from Detroit in a trade that sent Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to the Pistons.
Marshall and Grimes were already on board when they got news of the Thompson deal.
“I told everybody, ‘I’m about to get a ring,’” said Grimes, who was born and raised in the Houston area. “One of the best shooters of all time, for me as a shooter coming in, I’m going to learn from him every day. We’ve got a good group of guys, and when we got Klay, I’m like, ‘The sky’s the limit.’”
Thompson has had two full seasons since knee and Achilles heel injuries that sidelined him for 2 1/2 seasons. He is coming off his lowest scoring average in 11 years (17.9 points per game), and Thompson basically matched his career worst by shooting 38.7% from 3-point range.
Although Thompson came off the bench just 14 times in 77 games last season, he hadn’t done that since his rookie year. This helps explain why Curry, among several fond farewells for his longtime “Splash Brother,” said he hoped more than anything that Thompson could find joy in the game again.
“There was times last year it was tough, where it wasn’t as joyful as it had it been in the past,” Thompson said. “It’s nice to kind of shed that and have a whole new fresh start, whole new group of guys to get to know. A whole new city. It’s really cool. And I’m going to embrace the heck out of this opportunity.”
Thompson said one of the first players to reach out was Irving, whose career has been rejuvenated in Dallas. They entered the league together in 2011 — Irving was the No. 1 overall pick by Cleveland — and faced each other three consecutive years in the NBA Finals.
While the friendship with Irving helps, two trips at least to the West finals in three years is a big part of the reason Dallas landed a big name in free agency after years of disappointment.
“Everyone wants to be a part of a winner,” said assistant general manager Michael Finley, a former Mavs star who has been in the front office for a decade. “In the past, Dallas has had some winning teams, but we just couldn’t get over the hump of being a consistent winner. Winning is very easy to sell to athletes nowadays.”
Thompson knows winning, and believes he has plenty left to take Doncic where retired Mavs superstar Dirk Nowitzki finally went in the 13th of his 21 Dallas seasons, an NBA record for a career spent entirely in one city. That would be the top of the NBA mountain.
“At this point in my career, still can’t leave me open. I can guard, and I’m just excited,” said Thompson, a 41.3% 3-point shooter who is sixth all-time in made 3s. “I know I can help this team, whether it’s the knowledge I’ve gained, or big, big scoring nights. I just still know I can be a very, very good player in this league.”
Now, Thompson is paired with one of the NBA’s best young players.
KAWHI: ‘IT’S NO SURPRISE’ GEORGE LEFT CLIPPERS
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard said “it’s no surprise” that former teammate Paul George left to join the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency, according to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk.
“We knew what it was before the season,” Leonard said after Team USA’s practice Tuesday. “We knew what it was going to come down to. So, we talked the whole way through.”
While the Clippers extended Leonard on a three-year deal in the middle of last season, George’s extension talks faded, and the 34-year-old hit unrestricted free agency.
George signed a four-year, $212-million contract with Philadelphia hours after the Clippers announced they wouldn’t offer a fourth season in a deal.
The Clippers dealt Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and five first-round picks to receive George on the same day they signed Leonard away from the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
George and Leonard made the playoffs in all four seasons they played together with the Clippers (Leonard missed the 2021-22 campaign with a torn ACL). However, they only won three total series in the postseason and never made the NBA Finals. They made six combined All-Star games.
SPURS’ CHRIS PAUL SAYS CHANCE TO PLAY TRUMPED CHASING RING
SAN ANTONIO — In the twilight of his career, Chris Paul could have opted to chase an elusive NBA championship. Instead, he chose to go to a team that went just 22-60 a season ago.
Why? He still wants to compete.
“I love nothing more than the opportunity to play and contribute and hoop,” Paul said at his introductory news conference Tuesday.
Paul agreed to a one-year contract with the Spurs. He could have played closer to his home in the Los Angeles area but instead, he’ll leave his family and play for San Antonio.
“My family is everything. My wife is here, my kids are back in L.A., and that’s where they will be during the season,” Paul said. “And I love basketball so much that I could be close to home, but if I’m not playing, I’m not happy.
“And I love my family to death. So when we saw this opportunity, even though it’ll put me away from my family, my family knows me better than anybody and they know that I just want to play. I want to play more than anything. And that’s why I’m grateful for them and more so grateful to be here.”
Paul also gets to join forces with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich for the first time in his career. He said it was “an honor and a privilege” to be able to play for Popovich at this stage of his career.
“Obviously, I’ve admired Pop from afar for years, and when you’re in this for a while, as he’s done for a long time, there’s so much respect there,” Paul said. “Not only for his basketball IQ, but just for who he is as a person, as a competitor and all of that.”
While discussing his illustrious 19-year career, all of which has happened in the Western Conference, Paul said he doesn’t think there’s a team he has played more than the Spurs — and he’s correct. He has 81 combined playoff and regular-season games played against the Spurs, the most he has against any team in the NBA.
Paul said the meeting he had with Popovich before agreeing to a contract with the Spurs was more a conversation rather than Popovich giving him a sales pitch.
Now, at age 39, Paul joins a team that was the league’s youngest last season and also features one of the game’s most exciting young players in reigning Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama.
Paul said he and Harrison Barnes, who was acquired in a three-way trade from Sacramento, were talking on their flight into San Antonio on Monday about how they can’t wait to watch Wembanyama grow on a day-to-day basis.
“I played against [Wembanyama] this season, and I tell you there’s probably no player in the league that everybody in the league talks about after the game like him,” Paul said. “Everybody has to adjust to stuff.”
Barnes signed a three-year, $54 million extension last summer with the Sacramento Kings, but with two years left on his deal, he was expendable as the team looked to acquire DeMar DeRozan.
As a part of his contract, Barnes had a 10% trade bonus that he waived in order to help facilitate the deal involving the Kings, Spurs and Chicago Bulls. On Tuesday, he explained why he turned down the extra cash, calling it “a pretty easy decision.”
“It’s funny, with the new CBA, the trade kicker became more of a play than I was expecting, but I think the opportunity just to come here and to be able play for Pop and play with this group I think is exciting,” Barnes said.
Barnes reunites with Popovich, who coached him in the 2019 FIBA World Cup with Team USA. Barnes says he remembered great team dinners under Popovich but also his ability to relate with everyone on the roster.
“He talks to every single player differently, and he knows how to connect with him,” Barnes said. “So I think that’s why me and him kind of hit it off. He’s a straight shooter. I like that.”
Both Barnes and Paul recognize the role they will have as the elder statesmen of the Spurs. Devonte Graham, who turned 29 in February, ended the season as the team’s oldest player a season ago.
Paul and Barnes, 32, now take that title and will try to lead the young team moving forward. But Paul is also excited for what he can learn as well.
“That’s probably been the coolest thing about my career is that, yeah, I’ve went to some teams that are younger or whatnot, but I’m constantly learning from these guys,” Paul said.
“I got a chance to play with [ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander] in his second year in the league and I got a chance to learn from him. I got a chance to learn from [ Devin Booker], Mikal Bridges and all those guys. So I’m excited to share with these guys what I know and whatever they want to know, but I’m also excited to see what I can learn from them.”
CALEB MARTIN INSISTS HE’S HAPPY WITH $32M DEAL WITH 76ERS AFTER TURNING DOWN $65M IN MIAMI
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Caleb Martin spurned a lot of money in Miami. Like, a lot, a lot — millions of dollars left on the table when he rejected the Heat’s new contract offer.
So he took a different deal with the Philadelphia 76ers for a chance with a fresh start to chase a championship with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George.
Oh, and he signed his contract with no regrets.
So he says.
Martin turned down a deal that would have paid him about $65 million over the next five seasons to stay in Miami and instead signed a four-year deal guaranteed for more than $32 million with the 76ers.
“Just certain things didn’t work,” Martin said Tuesday at the Sixers’ New Jersey complex. “There was a lot of things behind the scenes that went on. Ultimately, there was a lot in making that decision. There’s a lot that contributed to how everything went. But past is past, can’t do nothing about that. I’m looking forward to being here and being a part of Philly and trying to bring everything I can in order to try and win a championship. That’s my main focus now.”
The 28-year-old Martin averaged 8.5 points over five seasons, including the last three with the Heat. It was in Miami where Martin developed a reputation of raising his game in the playoffs.
He’ll likely fill a starting spot left open in Philly, where the 76ers have revamped their roster after another early postseason exit. They spent more than $400 million to sign George away from the Clippers and keep Maxey, their homegrown All-Star guard, in the fold for five more years. Team president Daryl Morey also signed free agents Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon and re-signed Kelly Oubre Jr. The win-now moves for a franchise that hasn’t advanced out of the second round since 2001 are designed to put them in the hunt with NBA champion Boston and put pressure on New York, Indiana and even Milwaukee to at least remain a threat in the East.
George and the Sixers agreed to a $212 million, four-year free agent contract and Maxey agreed in principle to a $204 million, five-year extension with the team.
Martin was undrafted coming out of college after stints at North Carolina State and Nevada. He entered the NBA with almost no guarantees. He had to play in the G League. Charlotte let him go after two seasons.
Martin then became a breakout star of the 2023 playoffs when he pushed the Heat to the NBA Finals.
He could enter 2024 as the starting power forward for a franchise that hasn’t won an NBA title since 1983.
Martin averaged 19.3 points on 60% shooting and scored a playoff-career-high 26 points on Boston’s home floor in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals in 2023. He was solid in the first two rounds that season against No. 1 Milwaukee and No. 5 New York, averaging 10.8 points on nearly 53% shooting.
It’s one reason the 76ers and Heat both wanted him on their rosters, even if the final call to come to Philly came at a steep price for Martin — and a nice discount for the Sixers.
“I mean, you’re always going to wish you can make as much money as you can,” Martin said. “It’s part of the game, it’s part of life. You live and learn. You take risks. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”
PISTONS AND CUNNINGHAM AGREE ON $224M, 5-YEAR DEAL THAT COULD BE WORTH NEARLY $270M, AP SOURCES SAY
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons have agreed on a five-year contract extension worth at least $224 million, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The deal could reach nearly $270 million if Cunningham becomes eligible for a supermax extension, according to the two people who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had yet to announce the agreement.
ESPN was first to report the agreement, which starts with the 2025-26 season.
Detroit drafted Cunningham No. 1 overall in 2021, and the former Oklahoma State star has had individual success amid hard times for a three-time NBA-championship winning franchise.
The 6-foot-6 point guard has averaged 20 points, 6.5 assists and five rebounds in his career, which included an injury-shortened second season.
The Pistons clearly are including Cunningham in their next attempt at rebuilding, an effort led by new president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon and coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
After finishing with the league’s worst record for the second straight year, Detroit fired general manager Troy Weaver following a four-year run of futility and coach Monty Williams after only one season.
Langdon has been busy, aiming to surround Cunningham with outside shooters as part of a desperately needed influx of talent.
He signed former Pistons forward Tobias Harris to a two-year, $52 million deal, acquired Tim Hardaway Jr. from Dallas in a trade, extended a qualifying offer to Simone Fontecchio and drafted Ron Holland of the G League Ignite with the fifth pick overall.
The Pistons haven’t won a playoff game since 2008, when they appeared in the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth straight year, and have been the last-place team in the Central Division the past four seasons.
Cunningham, who is from Arlington, Texas, has done his part by producing in two of his three years.
In his second season, he was limited to 12 games because of a stress fracture in his left leg. He bounced back from the injury well enough to average 22.7 points and 7.5 rebounds last season while grabbing 4.3 rebounds per game.
Cunningham was unanimously voted to the 2022 NBA All-Rookie first team after averaging 17.4 points, 5.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds.
NETS RE-SIGN G/F TRENDON WATFORD FOR 2024-25
The Brooklyn Nets re-signed guard/forward Trendon Watford for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday.
Terms were not disclosed, but ESPN reported that Watford agreed to the Nets’ $2.7 million qualifying offer.
Watford, 23, averaged 6.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 13.6 minutes in 63 games (two starts) in his first season with Brooklyn in 2023-24.
He owns career averages of 7.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 173 games (24 starts) with the Portland Trail Blazers (2021-23) and Nets.
PISTONS CLAIM C/F PAUL REED OFF WAIVERS FROM 76ERS
The Detroit Pistons claimed center/forward Paul Reed off waivers on Tuesday, three days after the Philadelphia 76ers had released him.
Reed, 25, averaged 7.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 blocks and 19.4 minutes in 82 games (24 starts) last season for Philadelphia.
The 76ers selected him in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft out of DePaul. He has averaged 5.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.8 blocks and 13.1 minutes in 215 games (28 starts).
Reed is entering the second year of a three-year, $23 million contract, with $15.7 million remaining for two non-guaranteed seasons. Reed had signed an offer sheet with the Utah Jazz as a restricted free agent last summer, and Philadelphia matched the offer.
He joins a Pistons roster that has added guard Tim Hardaway Jr., forward Tobias Harris and, reportedly, guards Malik Beasley and Wendell Moore Jr. in the offseason.
CELTICS OWNER EYEING INDUSTRY RECORD SALE PRICE
Wyc Grousbeck announced that he will put the Boston Celtics up for sale shortly after the team won its record 18th NBA title. Now, there’s another record the Celtics could set.
Grousbeck said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday that he wants to sell the Celtics for a record price.
The most lucrative sale of an NBA team came when Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns for $4 billion. But if Grousbeck wants to aim even higher, the record for all North American sports teams is $6.05 billion, which is what Josh Harris and his group of investors paid to purchase the Washington Commanders last year.
“I haven’t thought much about (it) going forward, but I am a competitive guy — why not?” Grousbeck said of shooting for a record. “I mean, if you’re going to keep score, keep score on everything.”
Forbes’ most recent list of NBA teams’ valuations pegged the Celtics as the fourth-most valuable franchise in the league at $4.7 billion, behind only the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.
Grousbeck confirmed he plans to sell the team in two stages, first by offloading the 51 percent majority share controlled by his family. The second stage would feature the sale of the other 49 percent held by minority partners, though one minority owner, Steve Pagliuca, has announced that he is interested in bidding for a majority stake.
Grousbeck, a 63-year-old Massachusetts native, plans to serve as the Celtics’ governor until 2028.
WNBA NEWS
LYNX ROLL OVER SPARKS, 82-67
Bridget Carleton scored 16 points, Dorka Juhasz added 15 points, six rebounds and two blocks and the Minnesota Lynx blew out the host Los Angeles Sparks, 82-67, on Tuesday night.
The Lynx (16-6), who led by only five points with 4:14 left in the second quarter, pushed their advantage to 16 at the break and saw it reach 20 just before the midpoint of the third quarter. They coasted to their second straight win.
Minnesota was playing its second straight game without Napheesa Collier (plantar fasciitis), who ranks fourth in the league in both points (20.0) and rebounds (10.2) per game.
Dearica Hamby led the Sparks (5-17) with 18 points, surpassing 3,000 for her 10-year WNBA career. She was 7-for-9 from the field and added eight rebounds, but she also had five turnovers.
Carleton hit all four of her 3-point attempts in going 6-for-7 from the floor as Minnesota shot 49.2 percent overall. Los Angeles finished at 41.1 percent from the floor and also had 20 turnovers, including seven in the third quarter as the Lynx put the game away.
Minnesota got points from all nine players who took the court in the first quarter, and it led by 15 with 41.5 seconds left in the period after Diamond Miller’s layup off a feed from Alissa Pili.
Hamby’s layup with 32.7 seconds left made it 29-16 Lynx going into the second quarter. Layshia Clarendon set up the bucket for her second assist of the game, giving her 900 for her career.
A trio of players helped the Sparks get back into the game in the second quarter, as Los Angeles went on a 10-3 run to pull within 37-32. During that burst, Hamby scored five points, Azura Stevens hit a 3-pointer and added an assist and Aari McDonald chipped in two points and two assists.
The Lynx responded with a 12-1 run, however. Juhasz scored four points and Kayla McBride and Carleton each hit a trey as the lead grew to 49-33 with 1:05 to go in the second quarter. Minnesota led 51-35 at the break.
McDonald scored the first basket of the third quarter to trim the Lynx’s lead to 14, but Minnesota scored eight of the next 10 points to lead by 20 at 59-39 and never looked back.
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: JOSH NAYLOR, GUARDIANS TOP TIGERS IN 10TH
Josh Naylor drove in four runs, including the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, as the visiting Cleveland Guardians topped the Detroit Tigers 9-8 on Tuesday night.
Cleveland ended Detroit’s four-game winning streak despite squandering a 6-0 lead.
Naylor, who reached base five times, also supplied a two-run homer. Jose Ramirez reached six times on three hits and three intentional walks while scoring two runs and driving in another. Angel Martinez added his first major league homer.
Scott Barlow (3-3) picked up the win and Emmanuel Clase notched his 28th save. Gio Urshela hit a three-run homer, Colt Keith added a two-run shot and Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a solo home run for the Tigers. Will Vest (1-3) took the loss.
Reds 12, Rockies 6
Rookie Rece Hinds belted a 458-foot home run and fell a single shy of the cycle in his second career big-league game to power Cincinnati past visiting Colorado.
Hinds added a triple and a double and became the first player in the majors since at least 1901 to record five extra-base hits in his first two career games. Tyler Stephenson went deep and collected three hits for the Reds.
Brenton Doyle connected for a pair of homers for the Rockies. Colorado starter Cal Quantrill (6-7) was roughed up for five runs and four hits in two innings.
Red Sox 12, A’s 9
Wilyer Abreu had four RBIs and Brayan Bello struck out a career-high 11 in 5 1/3 innings as Boston beat visiting Oakland.
Abreu crushed a three-run home run before Dominic Smith followed with a solo shot to highlight the Red Sox’s eight-run second inning. Bello (9-5) set a franchise record by recording his first 10 outs of the game via strikeout, He wound up yielding five runs on nine hits and two walks.
Zack Gelof was 3-for-4 with four RBIs, and he and Lawrence Butler both hit three-run homers for the A’s. Joey Estes (3-4) was tagged for eight runs on seven hits over 1 2/3 innings.
Cubs 9, Orioles 2
Michael Busch and Ian Happ homered and Chicago opened a seven-game road trip with a victory against Baltimore.
Seiya Suzuki added a pair of run-scoring hits as the Cubs won for the fourth time in their past five games. Busch had four of Chicago’s 14 hits. Jameson Taillon (6-4) held the Orioles to two runs on four hits over six innings.
Jordan Westburg smacked a solo home run in the second inning for Baltimore. Orioles starter Dean Kremer (4-5) was tagged for seven runs (five earned) in four innings.
Phillies 10, Dodgers 1
Trea Turner had three hits, including a grand slam, to lift host Philadelphia to a drubbing of Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series.
Brandon Marsh added a solo home run among his two hits, Bryson Stott also hit a solo shot and Kyle Schwarber returned from the injured list to smack a two-run single. Rafael Marchan contributed three hits and an RBI and Johan Rojas had two hits and an RBI for Philadelphia. Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (10-4) allowed three hits and one run in five innings. He left the game with lower back tightness.
Cavan Biggio hit a solo home run and Austin Barnes and Will Smith each had two hits for the Dodgers. Los Angeles starter Bobby Miller (1-2) lasted only four innings and gave up 10 hits and nine runs.
Rays 5, Yankees 3
Isaac Paredes launched a three-run homer to highlight a four-run first inning and Tampa Bay held on for a win against New York in the opener of a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Amed Rosario had two hits and scored a run for the Rays, who ended a three-game skid. Tampa Bay right-hander Ryan Pepiot (5-5) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked three on a career-high 101 pitches. Jason Adam protected a one-run lead in the eighth before Pete Fairbanks tossed a scoreless ninth for his 15th save.
Ben Rice homered for the Yankees, who lost for the sixth time in seven games. Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon (9-7) dropped his fifth consecutive outing. The two-time All Star got off to a rough start before recovering to complete four innings. He allowed four runs and five hits.
Mets 7, Nationals 5
Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo combined for two homers and six RBIs, leading host New York past Washington.
Lindor finished 3-for-4 with a walk, while teammate Jose Quintana (4-5) gave up just one hit over seven scoreless innings. Edwin Diaz got the final out for his ninth save.
Pinch hitter Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Keibert Ruiz added a two-run shot in the ninth as the Nationals made a late comeback bid. Jake Irvin (7-7) allowed six runs on nine hits in six innings.
Pirates 12, Brewers 2
Joey Bart hit a grand slam to highlight Pittsburgh’s five-homer barrage as the visiting Pirates pounded out a victory over Milwaukee in the opener of a three-game series.
Bryan Reynolds, Rowdy Tellez, Jack Suwinski and Joshua Palacios also went deep for the Pirates, who earned their second win in a row. Quinn Priester (1-5) got the win in relief. He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits in six innings.
Brewers starter Colin Rea (8-3), who had not lost since May 19, was tagged for seven runs on six hits in five-plus innings.
Rangers 5, Angels 4
Adolis Garcia’s one-out home run in the eighth inning snapped a tie and lifted Texas to a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
The Angels trailed 4-1 early but rallied against Rangers starter Max Scherzer, who gave up four runs (three earned) in 6 2/3 innings. Josh Smith also homered for Texas. Jose Leclerc (4-4) got the win, and Kirby Yates pitched a scoreless ninth for his 14th save.
Logan O’Hoppe had two home runs and a single off Scherzer. Luis Garcia (3-1) served up Adolis Garcia’s decisive homer.
Braves 6, Diamondbacks 2
Adam Duvall slammed a three-run homer and Chris Sale became the majors’ first 12-game winner as Atlanta cruised to a victory over Arizona in Phoenix.
Marcell Ozuna and Duvall each had two hits and two runs while Jarred Kelenic also had two hits as the Braves recorded their fourth consecutive victory. Sale (12-3) struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs.
Jake McCarthy drove in one run and scored another for the Diamondbacks. Zac Gallen (6-5) gave up five runs (four earned) over 5 1/3 innings.
Giants 4, Blue Jays 3
Brett Wisely tied the game with a two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth inning and Tyler Fitzgerald scampered home on a wild pitch six pitches later as San Francisco overtook Toronto.
In the game that began with a successful return to the mound by Giants left-hander Blake Snell, the hosts trailed 3-2 before Patrick Bailey’s one-out single and Fitzgerald’s two-out walk in the ninth off Blue Jays reliever Trevor Richards (1-1). Erik Miller (3-2), who pitched a scoreless top of the ninth, was credited with the win as the Giants ended a two-game losing streak. Sidelined since early June due to a strained left groin, Snell pitched five innings of shutout ball.
Ernie Clement hit a three-run home run and Yusei Kikuchi struck out a career-high 13 for the Blue Jays.
Astros 4, Marlins 3
Alex Bregman clubbed a two-run, seventh-inning homer in support of Ronel Blanco, who recorded a quality start while lifting Houston to a victory over visiting Miami.
Blanco (9-3) was exceptional save for a pair of solo home runs. He retired 17 consecutive batters during one stretch. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings.
The Marlins did not go quietly. Jazz Chisholm Jr. slapped a two-out single into center off Astros reliever Bryan Abreu in the eighth, swiped second base, and scored when Bryan De La Cruz followed with a sharp single to left.
Mariners 8, Padres 3
Cal Raleigh homered from both sides of the plate, Julio Rodriguez had a home run among his four hits and Logan Gilbert pitched into the eighth inning as visiting Seattle beat San Diego.
Raleigh enjoyed the eighth two-homer game of his career, his second with long balls as a left-handed and right-handed hitter. Gilbert (6-5) lasted 7 2/3 innings, yielding four hits and three runs. He was working on a shutout until Jake Cronenworth hit a solo homer in the seventh.
San Diego starter Adam Mazur (1-3) permitted seven hits and five runs over 4 2/3 innings. Kyle Higashioka smacked a two-run homer for the Padres.
DODGERS PLACE ALL-STAR PITCHER TYLER GLASNOW ON INJURED LIST WITH BACK TIGHTNESS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star right-hander Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day injured list with back tightness, retroactive to July 6.
The 30-year-old Glasnow is 8-5 with a 3.47 ERA in his first season with the Dodgers. He was acquired in a December trade with Tampa Bay and received a $136.5 million, five-year contract as part of the trade that brought him back to Southern California.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said ahead of Tuesday’s game in Philadelphia that Glasnow’s back flared up while he played catch over the weekend. Roberts said Glasnow should return at some point after the All-Star break.
Glasnow leads the major leagues with 143 strikeouts, and that total is the most before to the All-Star Game in Dodgers history since Clayton Kershaw fanned 159 batters in 2017. Glasnow’s 11.81 strikeout per nine innings is second-best in baseball.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene was named as an injury replacement to the NL All-Star team. Greene is 5-4 with a 3.45 ERA.
With a fastball that gets into the upper 90s, along with a nasty curveball and slider, Glasnow has one of baseball’s best pitching repertoires. But he has been hampered by injuries.
He had Tommy John surgery on Aug. 4, 2021. He missed the beginning of last season with a strained left oblique, and then set career highs with 162 strikeouts, 120 innings and 21 starts.
The Dodgers had six All-Stars after Glasnow, catcher Will Smith, first baseman Freddie Freeman, outfielder Teoscar Hernández and injured shortstop Mookie Betts joined starting DH Shohei Ohtani on the NL roster.
The Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Michael Petersen from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
GREENE AND WESTBURG REPLACE GLASNOW AND DEVERS ON ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS
NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati right-hander Hunter Greene and Baltimore infielder Jordan Westburg became first-time All-Stars on Tuesday when they were picked as injury replacements.
Greene was selected by Major League Baseball to fill the spot of Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow, placed on the 15-day injured list because of back tightness in a move retroactive to Saturday.
Westburg took the spot of Boston third baseman Rafael Devers because he finished second in player, manager and coach voting behind Cleveland’s José Ramírez, the AL starter. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Boston decided Devers should not go to the All-Star Game because of left shoulder soreness.
MLB said Glasnow still plans to attend the All-Star Game on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Greene and Westburg are first-time All-Stars, raising the total to 34. Five players have been replaced on the roster, raising the total of All-Stars to 69.
San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr., elected by fans to start, will miss the game because of a stress reaction in his right thigh bone. Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, voted in by players for his eighth straight All-Star appearance, has been out since breaking his left hand on June 16. Philadelphia pitcher Zack Wheeler is lined up to start for the Phillies this weekend and won’t be available for the National League staff.
Cincinnati’s 22-year-old speedster, Elly De La Cruz, got Betts’ spot after finishing second to him on the player ballot. Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes and San Francisco outfielder Heliot Ramos were picked by MLB to replace Wheeler and Tatis.
RED SOX 3B RAFAEL DEVERS (SHOULDER) OUT FOR AL ALL-STARS
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers will sit out the All-Star Game to rest a sore left shoulder.
Devers, 27, has been playing through an injury in the AC joint, Boston manager Alex Cora said Tuesday. The eight-year veteran was set to play in his third Midsummer Classic.
“He’s been grinding through a few things, especially his left shoulder,” Cora said. “As a group, we believe this is a good time for him to get some rest and take care of it.”
Devers was in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics.
Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg, 25, will replace Devers on the American League roster for the July 16 game in Arlington, Texas, it was announced Tuesday. Westburg, a first-time All-Star, is batting .281 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs in 83 games in his second major league season.
Devers is coming off of a stellar outing against the host New York Yankees, as he went 3-for-4 with two home runs and two RBIs in a 3-0 victory on Sunday night. He is batting .293 with 21 homers, 55 RBIs, a .378 on-base percentage and .593 slugging percentage. He has played in 77 of Boston’s 89 games entering Tuesday.
“They do an amazing job with him during the week,” Cora said of the team’s medical staff. “I think Raffy has learned to be efficient with his work and staying healthy.
“He’s not going to be able to do certain things, but at the end of the day, he’s Raffy Devers, so he finds a way.”
The Red Sox entered Tuesday nine games over .500 to match a season best. They were 7 1/2 games behind the Orioles in the AL East and owners of the third AL wild-card spot.
“We all believe there’s more here; we’re shooting for something bigger than the All-Star Game,” Cora said. “For him to be healthy, that’s the most important thing.”
METS GET HELP FOR BELEAGUERED BULLPEN, ACQUIRE MATON FROM RAYS IN TRADE
NEW YORK (AP) — Seeking help for a struggling and depleted bullpen, the New York Mets acquired reliever Phil Maton from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday for a player to be named or cash.
Maton was 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA and two saves in 40 appearances for the Rays this season. He struck out 30 and walked 18 in 35 1/3 innings.
The 31-year-old right-hander has spent eight seasons in the majors, going 17-14 with a 4.28 ERA and four saves in 384 games for San Diego, Cleveland, Houston and Tampa Bay.
He gives the Mets an experienced arm to replenish a taxed and tattered bullpen that has lost veteran left-hander Brooks Raley and right-hander Drew Smith to season-ending elbow injuries. Right-handers Sean Reid-Foley and Shintaro Fujinami are also on the injured list, but are expected back from shoulder issues.
The team obtained lefty reliever Matt Gage from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash on Sunday and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse.
New York has blown 16 of 37 save opportunities this season, and the relief group has an 8.16 ERA over the past 14 games. Because of injuries and roster decisions, only three of the eight relievers who opened the season with the Mets remain in their bullpen.
Star closer Edwin Díaz was on the IL from May 29 to June 11 with a right shoulder impingement and then returned Saturday from a 10-game suspension for violating baseball’s prohibitions on sticky foreign substances.
To make room for Maton on the roster, left-hander Joey Lucchesi was designated for assignment. Lucchesi made one big league start this year and was pitching at Triple-A.
WANDER FRANCO FORMALLY CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ABUSING 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged on Tuesday by prosecutors in the Dominican Republic with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.
The prosecutors decided to press charges four days after the initial deadline expired on July 5, six months after a judge ordered that Franco be investigated in connection with sexual and psychological abuse of the minor.
Nairobi Viloria, the attorney general’s office spokesperson, confirmed to The Associated Press that prosecutors presented before a judge the final and formal accusation, but she declined to provide further details.
The indictment also includes the minor’s mother. According to prosecutors, Franco paid the girl’s mother thousands of dollars to consent to the relationship, which lasted four months. The girl’s mother remains under house arrest. The AP is not releasing the woman’s name to preserve her daughter’s privacy.
Franco, 23, is on administrative leave by Major League Baseball and the player’s association through July 14.
Jay Reisinger, Franco’s U.S.-based lawyer, said he could not comment because Franco had not received formal notification of any charges.
Tampa Bay’s All-Star shortstop has not played since Aug. 12 while MLB continues its investigation into an alleged relationship with a minor.
Administrative leave is not disciplinary under the sport’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, and a player continues to be paid. Franco, who has a $2 million salary this year, has remained in his native Dominican Republic while authorities there investigate.
Franco agreed to a $182-million, 11-year contract in November 2021.
RACING NEWS
AUTO RACING: NASCAR HEADS TO THE POCONOS, INDYCAR TAKES ON OVAL AT IOWA WITH NEW HYBRID ENGINE
NASCAR CUP SERIES
Great American Getaway 400
Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Schedule: Saturday practice, noon; qualifying, 12:45 p.m.; Sunday race, 12:30 p.m. (USA).
Track: Pocono Raceway.
Race distance: 160 laps, 400 miles.
Last year: Denny Hamlin led the final seven laps after a late restart and earned his milestone 50th Cup win under caution. He led a 1-2-3 Toyota sweep that included Tyler Reddick — in a ride co-owned by Hamlin and basketball great Michael Jordan — and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. Camrys claimed five of the top six spots in a race that featured 14 lead changes and 11 cautions.
Last race: Alex Bowman won the rain-shortened Grant Park 165 on the streets of Chicago to snap an 80-race drought. He overtook sports car expert Joey Hand on Lap 51 just before the fifth and final caution to win a race shortened from 75 to 58 laps following a rain delay of more than 100 minutes. Reddick was second as the event finished with a 20-minute clock to beat an 8:20 p.m. CDT cutoff in the twilight.
Fast facts: Bowman qualified for the Cup Series playoff and became the 12th driver to win this season, leaving four remaining postseason spots with six regular season events left. … New Zealand’s Shane Van Gisbergen, who made NASCAR history last year by winning the inaugural event in his Cup debut, was knocked out on lap 25 following contact with Chase Briscoe that heavily damaged his Chevy when he hit a temporary wall. Gisbergen won the Xfinity Series race a day earlier. … Kyle Larson, who won the pole, remains atop the driver standings but is just 11 points clear of Rick Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott. Reddick is 23 points back in third with Hamlin fourth, 42 behind.
Next race: July 21, Indianapolis.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Schedule: Saturday practice, 10 a.m., qualifying, 10:30 a.m., Saturday race, 3 p.m. (USA).
Track: Pocono Raceway.
Race distance: 100 laps, 225 miles.
Last year: Austin Hill won in overtime, surviving a wild restart for his fourth victory of the season. Josh Berry had won the first two stages but wrecked late after a restart. Sam Mayer was second with 2020 Cup champion Chase Elliott third.
Last race: Shane Van Gisbergen started on the pole and outdueled Kyle Larson to win the first stage before getting past Ty Gibbs late in the final segment to win The Loop 110 on Chicago’s temporary street course. The New Zealander led four times for 14 laps to earn his series-best third win of the season in a Chevy. Gibbs was second and Larson third.
Fast facts: Inaugural Chicago race winner Cole Custer finished 18th following several issues but holds a 38-point lead over Justin Allgaier and 39 over Chandler Smith, who finished last in 38th place. … Chevy has won the past two events after Ford had claimed the previous three. … Berry will drive the No. 15 AM Racing Ford Mustang after the team and driver Hailie Deegan parted ways on Monday.
Next race: July 20, Indianapolis.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
CRC Brakleen 175
Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Schedule: Friday practice, 2 p.m., qualifying, 2:30 p.m., race, 5:30 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Pocono Raceway.
Race distance: 70 laps, 175 miles.
Last year: Kyle Busch’s last-lap pass of Corey Heim in the tunnel turn earned a hard-fought milestone 100th series victory for his KBM team. It marked Busch’s third win at the track and came against a former driver, who led 27 of 60 laps.
Last race: Christian Eckes led every lap to take the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Speedway on June 28. It was Eckes’ third win this season. Eckes finished ahead of Daniel Dye by more than two seconds.
Fast Facts: The race has increased 10 laps and will mark Pocono’s longest in the series. It will also be its first run on a Friday evening. Twelve of the previous 14 Truck races were held on Saturday, the others on Sunday. … Eckes leads the series by 40 points over Heim.
Next race: July 19, Indianapolis.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Last race: Lewis Hamilton held off points leader Max Verstappen at Silverstone for his record ninth British Grand Prix victory, the most by an F1 driver at any track. The seven-time champion also earned his 104th career win to snap a career-long drought of more than 50 races dating back to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Lando Norris was third, followed by Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jr.
Fast facts: Hamilton’s triumph provided F1’s sixth different winner this season. … Verstappen has won 51 of the past 78 F1 races and increased his lead to 84 points over Norris and 105 over Charles Leclerc as he seeks his fourth consecutive series title. … George Russell began on the pole before yielding the lead to Hamilton because of a water system issue that knocked him out on the 34th of 52 laps.
Next race: July 21, Budapest, Hungary.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Hy-Vee Homefront 250, One-Step 250
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday practice, 4:35 p.m.; Saturday qualifying, 3:45 p.m.; race 1, 8 p.m. (NBC, Peacock); Sunday race 2, 12:15 p.m. (NBC, Peacock).
Track: Iowa Speedway.
Race distance: 250 laps, 223.5 miles.
Last year: Josef Newgarden swept the weekend doubleheader for his fourth win in six starts on the .875-mile tri-oval.
Last race: Pato O’Ward took advantage of pole winner Alex Palou’s pit-road hiccup to seize the lead as Palou exited and led the final 24 laps to win at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the series’ long-awaited debut of its hybrid engine. Palou’s Honda had dominated to that point before settling for second. O’Ward started second in a Chevy and earned his second win this season, the first on the track after inheriting a season-opening victory at St. Petersburg, Florida, after Newgarden’s disqualification for manipulating the push-to-pass system on his Chevy.
Fast facts: O’Ward’s on-track victory helped Arrow McLaren break through at the midpoint of a season dominated by Team Penske and Chip Ganassi Racing. Palou’s three wins still top the series and he increased his points lead to 48 over Will Power, 70 over O’Ward and 71 over six-time champion Scott Dixon, who dropped a spot after starting the race 21 laps down when his Ganassi Honda wouldn’t start.
Next race: July 21, Toronto.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Antron Brown won in Top Fuel and Bob Tasca III won in Funny Car at Norwalk, Ohio.
Fast facts: Doug Kalitta leads Top Fuel by 134 points over Justin Ashley and 136 over Shawn Langdon. Austin Prock leads Funny Car by 178 points over Tasca and 181 over Matt Hagan. … 16-time Funny Car champion John Force, 75, is out of intensive care and continuing to improve following a fiery crash in Virginia nearly three weeks ago. The family’s latest update said he has responded positively to treatment and can talk with relatives and medical personnel.
Next event: July 19-21, Kent, Washington.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Track: Beaver Dam Raceway.
Last events: Logan Schuchart won the pole in the 30-lap finale, then held off the season’s two winningest drivers in David Gravel and Sheldon Haudenschild, to win at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin, on June 29. It was Schuchart’s first win of the season and came on the track where he won his first race in 2016.
Fast facts: Wednesday’s event is a makeup date for last month’s postponement of the finale because of showers. … David Gravel leads 10-time champion Donny Schatz by 58 points. … Haudenschild set the track lap record of 11.025 seconds in June 2022.
Next events: Friday and Saturday at Wilmot, Wisconsin.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
GOLF NEWS
GOLF GLANCE: RORY MCILROY DEFENDS IN SCOTLAND; LPGA, CHAMPIONS GO MAJOR HUNTING
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: John Deere Classic (Davis Thompson)
THIS WEEK: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, Scotland, July 11-14
Course: The Renaissance Club (Par 70, 7,237 Yards)
Purse: $9M (Winner: $1.62M)
Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel – world feed), 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (GC); Saturday-Sunday: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (GC), 12-3 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday, 2 a.m.-2 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 4:15 a.m.-3 p.m.
X: @ScottishOpen
NOTES: The PGA Tour is co-sanctioning the event for the third consecutive year, with the field including 75 tour players along with a similar number of DP World Tour players. … It is the final event of The Open Qualifying Series, with three spots available into next week’s field at Royal Troon. The top three players who make the cut and are not otherwise exempt will earn spots into The Open. … McIlroy defends his title as he tees it up for the first time since losing the lead on the back nine of the U.S. Open to finish second. No one has successfully defended at the Scottish Open. … Thirty-five players in the field competed at last week’s John Deere Classic. … Cole Rueck will make his PGA Tour debut after recently finishing his sophomore year at Boise State. He earned a sponsor exemption by winning the Genesis Collegiate Showcase at The Riviera Country Club in February. … Thompson is coming off his tournament-record 28-under par 256 at TPC Deere Run to earn his first spot in the Scottish Open. He has three consecutive top-10 finishes.
BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+800 at DraftKings) hasn’t played since the U.S. Open, but does have a win among three top-5s while posting top-15 finishes in five consecutive starts. … Xander Schauffele (+900) won the Scottish Open two years ago, his last tournament victory until claiming the PGA Championship this year. His 11 top-10 finishes on tour this year are five more than any other player in the field. … Ludvig Aberg (+1600). … Collin Morikawa (+1600). … Tommy Fleetwood (+2000) and Tom Kim (+2500) are the only players to post top-10 finishes in the event each of the past two years. … Viktor Hovland (+2200). … Robert MacIntyre (+4000) finished second last year and the Scotland native won his maiden PGA Tour event at the RBC Canadian Open last month.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: ISCO Championship, Nicholasville, Ky., July 11-14
Course: Champions at Keene Trace Golf Club (Par 72, 7,328 Yards)
Purse: $4M (Winner: $720,000)
Defending Champion: Vincent Norrman
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 4-7 p.m. (GC)
X: @ISCOChamp
NOTES: Florida State junior Luke Clanton is in the field after becoming the first amateur on record since 1958 to post consecutive top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. He is also the +900 pre-tournament favorite at DraftKings ahead of Michael Thorbjornsen at +1400. … The 150-player field includes 50 players from the DP World Tour as part of the Strategic Alliance between the tours. The winner will receive a PGA Tour exemption through 2026 for current tour members and through 2025 for non-tour members, along with a DP World Tour exemption through 2026. … The field also includes 42 players who have previously won on the PGA Tour. … Sponsor exemption Neal Shipley was the low amateur at this year’s Masters and U.S. Open.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Open Championship, Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, July 18-21
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Dow Championship (Atthaya Thitikul, Ruoning Yin)
THIS WEEK: Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France, July 11-14
Course: Evian Resort Golf Club, Champions Course (Par 71, 6,693 yards)
Purse: $8M (Winners: $1.2)
Defending Champion: Celine Boutier
Race to the CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 6-10:30 a.m. ET (Golf Channel/Peacock), 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday-Sunday, 4-10 a.m. (GC/Peacock)
X: @EvianChamp
NOTES: This is the 11th edition of the event since it was elevated to a major in 2013 and serves as the fourth of five majors this year. … The 132-player field will be cut to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes. … Korda returns after missing her title defense at last week’s Ladies European Tour at Centurion Club due to a dog bite. Korda won six of her first eight starts this season, but has now missed three consecutive cuts for the first time in her career. … Boutier cruised to a six-shot victory over Brooke Henderson last year to become the first Frenchwoman to win the Evian. … The Champions Course opened in 1904 alongside the Hotel Royal. Originally a nine-hole course, it was re-designed in the late 1980s. … Forty-one players in this week’s field will compete in the Paris Olympics next month.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Dana Open, Sylvania, Ohio, July 18-21
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: 44th U.S. Senior Open Championship (Richard Bland)
THIS WEEK: Kaulig Companies Championship, Akron, Ohio, July 11-14
Course: Firestone Country Club (Par 70, 7,248 yards)
Purse: $3.5M (Winner: $525,000)
Defending Champion: Steve Stricker
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stephen Ames
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 2-4:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 12-4 p.m. (GC)
X: @KauligChamp
NOTES: This is the fourth of five majors on the Champions tour this season. … The 78-player field includes Stricker along with Wisconsin native Jerry Kelly. Both are seeking to become just the second player to win the event three times. … The field also includes five World Golf Hall of Fame members: Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Vijah Singh Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Senior Open Championship, Carnoustie, Scotland, July 25-28
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: Nashville (Individual: Tyrrell Hatton; Team: Legion XIII)
THIS WEEK: Andalucia, Spain, July 12-14
Course: Real Club Valderrama (Par 71, 7,010 Yards)
Purse: $20M Individual, $5M Team (Winner: $4M Individual, $3M Team)
Defending Champion: Talor Gooch (Individual), Torque GC (Team)
2024 Leaders: Players, Joaquin Niemann; Team, Crushers GC
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday, 7:15 a.m. ET (CW App, LIV Golf Plus); Saturday, 7:15 a.m. (CW Network, CW App, LIV Golf Plus); Sunday, 7:05 a.m. (CW Network, CW App, LIV Golf Plus)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: This is the 10th of 14 events on the 2024 schedule, which will be followed by the team championship in Dallas Sept. 20-22. … The 54-player field will compete in a three-day event with shotgun starts. There are 12 four-player teams and two independent wild card players. … Hatton is coming off his first LIV Golf individual title at Nashville. His Legion XIII team will make its debut in Andalucia captained by Spanish star Jon Rahm. … Fireballs GC captain Sergio Garcia was born in Borriol, Castellon, and is an honorary member at Valderrama, which his calls his favorite golf course in the world. … Sixteen players in the field are scheduled to play in next week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf UK, United Kingdom, July 26-28
KEEGAN BRADLEY DOESN’T JUST WANT TO CAPTAIN THE RYDER CUP — HE WANTS TO MAKE THE TEAM
NEW YORK (AP) — Keegan Bradley was clear about his intentions when he was introduced Tuesday as the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for 2025.
He doesn’t just want to be Captain America, he wants to play on the team at Bethpage Black in New York.
“I feel as though I’m still in the prime of my career and can make this team,” Bradley said at his introductory news conference.
Bradley would be the first U.S. Ryder Cup playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963 if he were to qualify.
“I’m not going to pick myself,” Bradley said. “The only way that would happen is if the team was insisting it but even if they did I don’t see that happening. I want to make the team on points, otherwise I’m going to be the captain.”
Whether he plays or not, Bradley’s captaincy is already tied to Palmer. At 38 years old, Bradley is the youngest U.S. captain since a 34-year-old Palmer led the team in ’63.
He said he will soak in advice from his predecessors, but plans to refresh the staff with a youthful approach.
“What’s personally important to me is I would like the vice captains to set up the future,” Bradley said.
Bradley competed in the Ryder Cup in 2012 and 2014, both losses for the Americans. He has long talked about wanting to make it back to the Ryder Cup to redeem those results.
ANALYSIS: LUCAS GLOVER IS A REMINDER HOW QUICKLY FORTUNES CAN CHANGE IN GOLF
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Lucas Glover is in a far better position than he was a year ago when he was fighting for job security, not any form of privilege.
What hasn’t changed is the urgency.
Everyone knew it was going to be a sprint this year because the PGA Tour switched back to a calendar season. The starting line was in January, not the previous September. Only four tournaments remain before the top 70 move on to the FedEx Cup playoffs.
That’s one reason Glover was among 28 players who went to the John Deere Classic before flying across six time zones to the Scottish Open this week at The Renaissance Club. Twelve of them — Glover included — are exempt for the British Open the following week at Royal Troon. For the others, this could be a long trip for one week, but they don’t have much of a choice.
Every point matters. And that makes it seem as though every week matters.
Glover was No. 72 in the FedEx Cup going into the John Deere Classic after a season in which he felt like he was getting nothing out of his rounds.
“Very average, and that’s what everything shows,” he said. Scores don’t lie.
His tie for 23rd in the John Deere Classic was enough to move up four spots. Baby steps, sure, but every point counts.
The trick is to be patient when it’s hard to ignore how little time is left.
“It could be a shot or a putt that sends you in the right direction, or a shot that sends you the other direction. You never know when it’s going to turn,” Glover said. “I’ve learned you can’t chase it. You’re not going to change something (technical) weekly. It’s a bit of a process to work on what you know is right.
“We can all play this game,” he said. “You’re never that far away. At this level, everybody is really good.”
He speaks from experience. Glover went to the John Deere Classic a year ago at No. 130 in the FedEx Cup, tied for sixth and moved up to No. 110. A month later, his trajectory changed.
He won the Wyndham Championship to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs at No. 49. And then he won the next week to start the postseason and moved all the way up to No. 4. He was a lock for the Tour Championship, with a reasonable shot at the $18 million FedEx Cup title.
But it came with a cost: Glover had nothing left in the tank. He had played six out of seven weeks to get into the postseason, and coming off back-to-back wins in summer heat, it was all he could do just to cross the finish line at East Lake.
“Last year was a prime example,” he said. “Chicago, as good as I was playing, I literally was out of gas. I just couldn’t do anything. The game wasn’t any different, but I was zapped. I played all those weeks in a row to get in. Atlanta, same thing, even worse.”
That’s the trap so many players might find themselves in now.
Eleven of those players who were at the John Deere Classic before going over to Scotland were between No. 50 and No. 70 in the FedEx Cup. One of them was Davis Thompson, who had the best week of his career to win by four shots.
Another was Jordan Spieth, who returned to the TPC Deere Run for the first time in nine years. Spieth showed up at No. 59 and dropped one spot after his tie for 26th (he would have fallen three spots had he not played).
Justin Rose chose British Open qualifying in the U.K. and it paid off for him. He fell one spot in the FedEx Cup to No. 76, but he added a major championship he wasn’t assured of playing.
It’s no longer about keeping a PGA Tour card. Anyone who started the year at Kapalua, who could plan to be at Riviera and Bay Hill and Memorial and all the other $20 million signature events, knows the value of finishing in the top 50.
Talk about a magic number.
Glover, 44, is fully exempt for two more years. What drives him is the top 50 to become eligible for the elite schedule. Go even further to the top 30 and players are virtually assured of playing all the majors plus the signature events.
A year ago, Glover wasn’t eligible for a major for the first time since his rookie year in 2004.
That’s why there’s such a big push toward the end of the year.
Glover’s plan was to play the John Deere Classic, Scottish Open and British Open and have two weeks off — there is no tournament Aug. 1-4 during the Olympics — before defending his title in the Wyndham Championship.
That means missing the 3M Open in Minnesota. That’s the plan, anyway.
“If I have to, I’ll go,” Glover said.
Justin Thomas felt that way last year. He missed the cut in the British Open — his fourth missed cut in six starts — and entered the 3M Open the following week to make up ground. He missed another cut and eventually came up one shot short of the postseason.
It’s hard not to chase, because all it takes is one week.
Cam Davis was at No. 77 in the FedEx Cup and had played six out of seven weeks with only one finish in the top 40. And then he won the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
No one is ever that far off. The trouble is the finish line is right around the corner.
XANDER SCHAUFFELE GETTING SETTLED IN EUROPE BEFORE BIG STRETCH
Xander Schauffele’s PGA Tour career hit a lull after winning the 2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions in January of that year.
He didn’t win again until April 2022 in New Orleans, which started a three-win season that culminated in a victory at the Scottish Open. For World No. 3 Schauffele, entered in the tournament again this week at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, that win represented a rebirth of his game and his confidence.
“Yeah, that was unique,” the 30-year-old said Tuesday in Scotland. “I didn’t win for a couple years. I was able to win stateside, and then to travel over here straight after and win again, it was really cool. I was super proud and something I’m still proud of, just to be able to win, of course, but also in (a) completely different country is a really tough thing to do and a testament to sort of consistency and good game planning.
“So it was a big win for my team and myself, and those back-to-backs are important.”
Schauffele has 11 top-10 finishes and one win in 2024 — the PGA Championship in May at Valhalla. But he said he always enjoys going back to Europe, where more fans are students of the game.
“Not that all fans don’t appreciate golf but there’s a deeper appreciation here,” Schauffele said. “They know what a good shot looks like.”
He didn’t have that much fun in Europe last fall, when the U.S. Ryder Cup lost to the Europeans outside of Rome. But he had lots of thoughts about the selection of Keegan Bradley to captain the U.S. team in 2025, when competition returns stateside to Bethpage Black in New York.
Bradley, 38, was named the Ryder Cup captain on Monday after Tiger Woods declined.
“Yeah, it’s surprising. You typically expect someone that’s a little bit older to get selected as a captain,” Schauffele said. “I think a lot of people were banking on Tiger to do it. He obviously has a lot on his plate.
“So Keegan expressed his love for the Ryder Cup publicly, which we all saw, and I’m sure — I haven’t talked to him or seen him yet, but I’m sure he’s over the moon and is going to do a great job.”
Schauffele said Bradley, by being younger, can help prepare his contemporaries for the Ryder Cup.
“I think having someone that’s a little bit younger, I’m going to look at it, I’m a glass-half-full guy,” Schauffele said. “And I think him playing and knowing sort of the trends on tour, you start to see a lot more recovery centers here. You start to see a lot of things of that nature of how we practice and stuff.
“I feel like Keegan would understand sort of when we need to get up, when we need to practice, and when you need to do this and hopefully dodge anything you don’t have to do and maybe that will help us.”
Before Schauffele can start thinking about next year’s Ryder Cup or even the Paris Olympics later this month, he must get through the Scottish Open and The Open next week. What’s his focus?
“Overall acclimation,” the defending Olympic champ said. “Hitting the putts a little bit harder. When you’re playing chips, trying to position yourself on holes, even though you’re short-sided, as long as you’re into the wind, you have to start thinking that way again.
“And then the lag putting is really hard. You’ll be on the front of the pin and the pin will be on the front, and you have 50 feet, you pace it off, and you’re, like, dang. Whereas back home, pin to front of the green you have 15 feet or 18 feet. Getting used to those small things.”
HOCKEY NEWS
PANTHERS, D ADAM BOQVIST AGREE TO 1-YEAR CONTRACT
The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with defenseman Adam Boqvist on a one-year contract Tuesday.
The 23-year-old Swede will join his older brother, forward Jesper Boqvist, with the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
Adam Boqvist recorded one goal and nine assists in 35 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2023-24.
A first-round pick (eighth overall) by Chicago in 2018, he has 85 points (23 goals, 62 assists) in 209 games with the Blackhawks (2019-21) and Blue Jackets.
Jesper Boqvist, 25, agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Panthers on July 1.
TENNIS NEWS
JANNIK SINNER LOSES TO DANIIL MEDVEDEV AT WIMBLEDON AFTER GETTING TREATMENT FROM A TRAINER
LONDON (AP) — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court during the third set, seemingly surged in the fourth and then faltered again in the fifth, eventually losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Tuesday.
“It’s always tricky, because you want to play more points to make him suffer a little bit more — in a good way — and at the same time, you know that he at one point is going to say, ‘OK, I cannot run anymore so I’m going to go full power,’” the fifth-seeded Medvedev said. “And that’s what he did.”
It was not immediately clear what was wrong with Sinner, who had his heart rate checked while sitting on the sideline before heading to the locker room. The 22-year-old from Italy returned after about 10 minutes and resumed playing, but lost the first game back at love.
After getting broken by 2021 U.S. Open champion Medvedev to fall behind 2-1 in the third, Sinner requested medical attention and leaned back in his chair at Centre Court. He rested his head in a hand at one point while speaking with the trainer before they headed toward the locker room.
During a later changeover, Sinner draped a towel over his head. While he did regain his usual verve, particularly on his booming forehand, and pushed the match to a fifth set — the 36th this fortnight and the most at any Grand Slam tournament in the Open era, which dates to 1968 — Sinner could not get over the line.
“He was not feeling that good … and then he started playing better,” Medvedev said.
Medvedev began finding the space to deliver more winners, compiling 13 in the closing set alone, and broke for a 3-1 lead, then held for 4-1 and was on his way back to the semifinals at the All England Club for the second consecutive year.
The Russian lost to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz at that stage in 2023 and could meet him again: Alcaraz faced Tommy Paul on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.
In the women’s quarterfinals, Donna Vekic reached the final four at a major for the first time in her 43rd Slam, defeating qualifier Lulu Sun 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Vekic, a 28-year-old from Croatia, pondered quitting the sport on multiple occasions — including as recently as right before the French Open began in May.
“I didn’t have any energy, any motivation to keep practicing, keep pushing, because I felt like the last couple months I’ve given everything for tennis, and I wasn’t getting the results that I kind of expected,” Vekic said.
“Now I’m the semifinals,” Vekic said. “Not just in tennis, (but) in life, things can turn pretty fast.”
She now faces No. 7 Jasmine Paolini or No. 19 Emma Navarro, who were scheduled to play each other later Tuesday.
Sinner was a Wimbledon semifinalist a year ago and carried a nine-match winning streak into Tuesday, including a grass-court title at Halle, Germany, last month. He moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings, replacing Novak Djokovic there, on June 10 after getting to the semifinals at the French Open.
His exit follows that of the No. 1 women’s seed, Iga Swiatek, in the third round. It is the first time since 2018 that both the top woman and top man are gone from Wimbledon before the semifinals. That year, Roger Federer lost in the quarterfinals, and Simona Halep in the third round.
Medvedev had lost his five most recent matches against Sinner, including in the final of the Australian Open in January. That day, Medvedev took the first two sets, before Sinner clawed all the way back to win in five for his first Grand Slam title.
That result dropped Medvedev’s career record in major finals to 1-5. Now he’s one victory from a seventh such appearance.
SOCCER NEWS
ARGENTINA ENDS CANADA’S RUN TO REACH COPA AMERICA FINAL AGAIN
Argentina ended Canada’s impressive Copa America run with a 2-0 win in Tuesday’s semifinal to book its place in the showpiece match once again.
Just as he did in the tournament-opening meeting between these two teams last month – another Argentina victory by the same scoreline – Julian Alvarez broke the deadlock, getting clean through on goal and capitalizing in the 22nd minute. Lionel Messi finally notched his first goal of the tournament, and the 109th in his storied international career, to seal the result in the 51st minute.
Argentina, looking to defend its title and claim the Copa America crown for a record 16th time, will play either Colombia or Uruguay in Sunday’s final. Canada, meanwhile, will have to regroup and look to finish its Copa debut on a high in Saturday’s third-place game.
Compared to some of the other matches in the competition thus far – particularly Canada’s frenetic quarterfinal win over Venezuela – Tuesday’s fixture was played, for the most part, at a much more methodical pace on the slow, heavy pitch at MetLife Stadium that seemed to have been watered too much and looked uneven in various places.
Canada head coach Jesse Marsch said his team needed an almost perfect match to beat the defending world and South American champion. Through the early exchanges in front of the capacity crowd of over 80,000 people, the Canadians more than held their own, looking compact defensively and threatening on the counterattack.
And then Argentina struck.
A brief defensive lapse left Alvarez in too much space just outside the penalty area, and Rodrigo De Paul, under no pressure, picked him out perfectly before the Manchester City forward evaded a last-ditch tackle from Moise Bombito and slid the ball under an onrushing Maxime Crepeau.
Marsch was incensed as the halftime whistle sounded, seemingly upset both that a foul wasn’t called prior to Argentina’s goal and with his team’s lack of concentration at the decisive moment.
Any hope of a comeback, and stunning upset, was all but extinguished just six minutes into the second stanza. Messi, who’s battled a lingering leg injury, got the slightest touch on a weak shot from Enzo Fernandez, redirecting it just enough to beat Crepeau from close range.
Messi has now scored in six different editions of the tournament and has 14 Copa America goals in his career. Only Cristiano Ronaldo (130) has more men’s international goals than the 37-year-old Inter Miami star, who is looking to lead the Albiceleste to a third consecutive major tournament triumph.
“It’s insane what this team has done, what the Argentina national team is doing,” Messi said, according to Ronald Blum of The Associated Press. “For those who remain from the old guard, it’s beyond impressive that the national team is in another final.”
Argentina largely sat deep after doubling its lead, allowing Canada to have possession in search of a goal that could incite some doubt in Lionel Scaloni’s side. Substitute Tani Oluwaseyi came closest to getting Canada on the board, getting two excellent chances in the final minutes. His first effort was saved by Emiliano Martinez, and his second, a point-blank header, went just wide.
“The tournament caught up with us a little bit,” Marsch told reporters during his post-match press conference, citing Argentina’s ability to rotate its squad throughout the competition and admitting that Canada must expand its player pool to compete with the top national teams.
Marsch, who said he was “very proud” of his side for exceeding all expectations this summer, added: “We’ve put together some incredible performances. We’re just starting our process.”
Canada, looking ahead to Saturday’s match, will await an update on the status of captain Alphonso Davies, who left the contest in the 71st minute with an apparent ankle injury after a forceful tackle from Gonzalo Montiel that saw Davies’ leg get trapped underneath the sliding Argentine right-back.
Davies went for X-rays after the game, with Canada Soccer saying those initial scans came back “all good,” according to Matthew Scianitti of TSN.
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INDIANA FEVER
CAITLIN CLARK, FEVER LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WIN OVER MYSTICS
One question entering Wednesday afternoon’s game between the Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever is what’s next on Caitlin Clark’s to-do list?
The Fever guard will try to build on the first triple-double by a WNBA rookie when the teams meet for a matinee in Indianapolis.
“I take a lot of pride in being able to do a lot of different things for this team,” said Clark, who’s just a few months removed from a standout college career for Iowa.
The Fever (9-13) rode Clark’s big production — 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds — in Saturday’s 83-78 victory against the New York Liberty in the opener of a three-game homestand.
Clark has led the Fever in scoring in only three of the past nine games, but Indiana is 6-3 in those outings.
“This team is just learning along the way, growing every day,” Fever coach Christie Sides said. “The resiliency that they show. The chemistry that we have on the court, that just keeps getting better. That just takes time.”
The Mystics (5-17) will be wrapping up a four-game road stretch, trying to snap a two-game skid after Saturday’s 74-67 loss at Minnesota.
“I think the execution can definitely get better and more consistent over the course of 40 minutes,” Mystics coach Eric Thibault said.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough has led Washington in scoring in all three games of the road swing.
Clark’s 16.1 points per game are second on the Fever behind Kelsey Mitchell (16.5). Clark also ranks second in the league with 7.4 assists per game.
“My teammates have been finishing the ball,” Clark said. “… My assist numbers, that’s because of them.”
Sides said the timing among the Fever players is improving. That has made Clark’s teammates better prepared for some of her passes in recent games.
The Mystics came out of their most recent game with a long injury report. That included Emily Engstler sitting out with an illness along with Shakira Austin (hip), Brittney Sykes (foot) and Karlie Samuelson (hand) all missing the game.
Indiana has defeated the Mystics twice this season, aided by Clark’s 30 points in a June 7 road victory and then benefiting from forward Aliyah Boston’s 22 points in winning 88-81 in the June 19 rematch at home.
The teams will meet again in the regular-season finale in September.
INDY ELEVEN
U.S. OPEN CUP RECAP – ATL 1:2 IND
KENNESAW, Georgia (Tuesday, July 9, 2024) — Indy Eleven made history Tuesday night, defeating Atlanta United, 2-1, to advance to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals for the first time since opening play in the tournament in 2014. The victory was also the first for the Boys in Blue over an MLS opponent in its fourth match-up.
Indy is now 8-7-1 all-time in U.S. Open Cup action and picked up its second road victory in tournament history, with the first coming in this season’s Third Round at Chicago Fire II. The Boys in Blue have outscored opponents, 8-1, in this season’s edition.
Indy’s leading goal scorer in U.S. Open Cup action, Augi Williams, opened the scoring in the 31st minute off an assist from Douglas Martinez, his second helper of the tournament. The tally was the third for Williams in the Cup, scoring in the third consecutive match, while the goal was the first Atlanta had given up after opening the tournament with a pair of shutouts.
The insurance goal, and what proved to be the match winner for Indy, was another product of Williams, who played a dangerous cross into the Atlanta box intended for Elliot Collier, but was errantly touched in for an own goal.
Atlanta’s goal came from Nick Firmino in the 83rd minute.
Offensively, Josh O’Brien led the Boys in Blue with three shots, while Sebastian Guenzatti had a pair on frame. On defense, Benjamin Ofeimu had a match-high seven clearances and Hunter Sulte registered two saves.
Tuesday night was the second appearance in the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals for Atlanta, who went on to win the tournament in 2019.
The Boys in Blue await the winner of tomorrow’s quarterfinal match between Sporting KC and FC Dallas. Game information will be announced at a later date.
Indy steps back into USL Championship play Saturday, hosting Loudoun United in a 7 p.m. kick. Single-game tickets for home matches are available for all matches via Ticketmaster. For more information on all ticket options click here. For questions, please email tickets@indyeleven.com or give us a call at 317.685.1100.
Indy Eleven All-Time U.S. Open Cup Records
Overall Record: 8W-7L-1D (21 GF/16 GA)
Home Record: 6W-2L-0D (16 GF/8 GA)
Away Record: 2W-5L-1D (5 GF/8 GA)
2024
Third Round | April 17, 2024 | Chicago Fire FC II (MLS NEXT Pro) 0:1 Indy Eleven (USLC)
Round of 32 | May 8, 2024 | Indy Eleven 2:0 San Antonio FC (USLC)
Round of 16 | May 22, 2024 | Indy Eleven (USLC) 3:0 Detroit City FC (USLC)
Quarterfinals | July 9, 2024 | Atlanta United (MLS) 1:2 Indy Eleven (USLC)
Remaining U.S. Open Cup Schedule
Semifinal | Tuesday, Aug. 27 – Wednesday, Aug. 28
Final | Wednesday, Sept. 25
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals
Atlanta United (MLS) 1:2 Indy Eleven (USLC)
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – 7 p.m. ET
Fifth Third Bank Stadium | Kennesaw, Georgia
Scoring Summary
IND – Augi Williams (Douglas Martinez) 31’
IND – Own goal 83’
ATL – Nick Firmino (Daniel Rios) 90+2’
Discipline Summary
ATL – Caleb Wiley (caution) 48’
IND – Douglas Martinez (caution) 52’
Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, Josh O’Brien, Callum Chapman-Page, Benjamin Ofeimu, Aedan Stanley, Laurence Wootton, Sebastian Guenzatti (Tyler Gibson 74’), Cam Lindley (captain) (Max Schneider 85’), Ben Mines, Augi Williams (Adrian Diz Pe 85’), Douglas Martinez (Elliot Collier 68’)
Indy Subs: Yannik Oettl, Logan Neidlinger, Karsen Henderlong
Atlanta United FC line-up: Josh Cohen, Luis Abra, Stian Gregersen (Noah Cobb 85’), Efrain Morales, Caleb Wiley (Matt Edwards 57’), Tristan Muyumba (Dax McCarty 57’), Ajani Fortune, Ronald Hernandez, Tyler Wolff (Luke Brennan 57’), Nick Firmino, Saba Lobjanidze (Daniel Rios 72’)
Atlanta Subs: Bartosz Slisz, Quentin Westberg
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL UNVEILS NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men’s basketball program will host an eight-game non-conference home slate, highlighted by a matchup with South Carolina.
“My staff and I put together a non-conference schedule that will lead to long-term success this season,” said head coach Mike Woodson. “We have a new team this year that we are excited to showcase in front of the sold-out crowds in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
“We will be tested by some veteran, well-coached ball clubs early in the season that will prepare us for a 20-game conference schedule. We are looking forward to playing in one of the best in-season tournaments in our game in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The matchups, no matter how they fall, will create a great test for our team.”
The Hoosiers will open the season against SIU-Edwardsville (Nov. 6), Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10), and South Carolina (Nov. 16) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
For the first time in program history, Indiana will compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Indiana will be joined by Arizona, Davidson, Gonzaga, Louisville, Oklahoma, Providence, and West Virginia in the three-day event played at the Imperial Arena, a grand ballroom transformed into a truly unique basketball venue. Games are televised on ESPN networks throughout the tournament. All games will be played between Nov. 27-29.
The Hoosiers will return to Bloomington for games against Sam Houston State (Dec. 3), Miami (Ohio) (Dec. 6), UT-Chattanooga (Dec. 21), and Winthrop (Dec. 28) to close non-conference play.
The Big Ten schedule, tip times, and television designations will be announced at a later date.
INDIANA SWIMMING
DIPRIMIO: LILLY KING SEEKS FINAL SHOT AT OLYMPIC GLORY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – There will be no 2028 Olympics, or any after that, for Lilly King. She is adamant. The Paris Games are the end of it. Three U.S. Olympic Teams as a swimming superstar that include countless hours of training and grinding are enough.
“No. I’m good,” King says about racing after the upcoming Olympics in Paris. “I’m at the point in my life where I’ve accomplished everything I’ve ever wanted to do in the sport. I don’t think many people can say that. I’m very fortunate.”
King speaks from a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall press conference setting. Top-two performances in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke events during June’s U.S. Olympic Trials at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium have propelled the former Indiana University standout to a final shot at international glory. She aims to take full advantage.
“I had a great week (at the Trials), but 11 months out of the year, I’m pretty tired and exhausted. I don’t want to stay miserable all the time.”
Misery has had its rewards. No female Hoosier athlete has ever won as many Olympic medals (two golds, two silvers and a bronze); no other IU female swimmer has ever participated in three Olympics. She has set multiple world records and became the first woman in history to win eight NCAA breaststroke titles.
“She’s one of the greatest breaststrokers the U.S. and the world has ever seen in accomplishment and longevity,” IU swim coach Ray Looze says.
Longevity is not forever. A decade in the international spotlight has taken a toll.
“It’s hard being on this grind for as long as I have,” the 27-year-old King says.
Sports history, of course, is full of athletes who retired and then unretired. Basketball player Michael Jordan, boxer Muhammad Ali and even swimmer Michael Phelps are prime examples.
Phelps retired after the 2012 Olympics only to return to the sport in 2014 and swim in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro before retiring for good with a record 28 Olympic medals, 23 of them gold.
King insists that won’t be her. Her post-Olympic plans include a wedding. Fiancé and fellow IU swimming alum James Wells’ proposal followed her winning 200 breaststroke U.S. Trials effort and made world-wide headlines that included an NBC Today Show segment.
“I’m doing the basic engagement stuff like looking at (wedding) venues,” she says, “but we won’t do the main wedding things until after the Games.”
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Olympic rivals take notice – the fiercely competitive King remains determined to go out on top. The Games run July 26 through Aug. 11. Swimming pool competition goes from July 27 to Aug. 4.
“I don’t want to lose,” King says when asked what drives her. “It’s not that deep. I don’t want the person next to me to beat me. That’s all it is.”
Blake Pieroni has seen that drive up close. Like King, he is a former Hoosier swimming standout and a three-time Olympian. He has a pair of gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle relay, and another gold in the 400 medley relay.
Pieroni did retire for seven months in 2022 (working in private equity at a real estate company while recovering from knee surgery) but came back to make the Paris Olympic team as a member of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
“Lilly will be remembered more as a racer,” he says. “It doesn’t matter what the meet is, how she feels, what the times are or who’s doing what. She will put 100 percent maximum effort into that. That is a good thing for younger kids to realize.”
Pieroni understands how hard that is to sustain.
“You’re tired all the time in college. People are like, I didn’t do well because I didn’t feel good. Really, it doesn’t matter. We don’t care. It’s all excuses. Lilly will be remembered for racing every time no matter what the meet or the occasion is. That’s a great thing.”
Looze has seen plenty of greatness during his 22-years as IU head swimming coach, plus two opportunities as a U.S. Olympic assistant coach. That includes a combined 13 Big Ten team titles for the women’s and men’s programs.
“Lilly has transformed us,” he says. “She made us a popular brand in collegiate swimming and worldwide.
“Listen to the crowd when she walked out at every race (during the U.S. Trials). She loved that. We talked about that was going to be important to her. That feeds her flame.”
Beyond racing, King has been an invaluable mentor for teammates over the years, including fellow Team USA members and Hoosiers Anna Peplowski (4×200-meter freestyle relay), Mariah Denigan (open water 10K) and Josh Matheny (200-meter breaststroke).
“With Lilly being a breaststroke legend,” Denigan says, “and having her around every day and being to talk to her when you’re having a rough practice is so valuable.”
Matheny says value includes showing what it means to be elite every day.
“When you do have a bad practice, you can ask Lilly, ‘What’s up with this?’ She says, ‘I’ve been there. This is how to bring yourself back.'”
Looze saw this potential while recruiting her out of Evansville, Indiana, and has reaped the benefits ever since.
“She’s been such a leader,” he says. “An icon. The breaststroke for women can be very fleeting. It’s a boom-bust thing. Her ability to make three Olympic Games and be so consistent is tremendous. It shows exceptional leadership to the state of Indiana and to all the little girls and boys who want to be like her.”
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As far as King’s Olympic prospects, these Games lack the drama of the 2016 Rio Games, when King’s rivalry with Soviet swimmer Yuliya Efimova, who had been suspended for 16 months for doping, made world-wide headlines, or the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, delayed a year because of the pandemic.
“No matter how many Olympics you go to,” King says, “it’s going to be new. In 2016, we were overwhelmed with the process. I forgot a lot of what happened in 2016. Then, 2021 was just weird. You can’t count that as a normal Olympic experience.
“This will be my first all-in Olympic experience. It’s cool to be my third. World championships happen every year, so they can get old, but the Olympics don’t.”
King understands the challenge will be formidable with strong breaststrokers from China (Tang Qianting), the Netherlands (Tes Schouten) and South Africa (Tatjana Schoenmaker, Lara van Niekerk) leading the way.
Qianting set an Asian record with a 1:04.39 100 breaststroke time at the Chinese Olympic Trials, just off King’s record of 1:04.13 set in 2017.
“There are some very competitive girls,” King says. “One of the Chinese breaststrokers is two tenths of a second off my record. That is concerning for me. We’ll see how I race and how she races. The South Africans also have two very good racers. We’ll see who’s on.”
After that, with swimming in her rearview mirror, comes new worlds to conquer.
“I’m ready to move on with life. Do new things, see new places and not have to worry about going to practice.”
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
COLE BRADLEY NAMED ASSISTANT COACH OF MEN’S GOLF TEAM
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue men’s golf head coach Andrew Sapp has announced that former Boilermaker All-American Cole Bradley has been named assistant coach.
Bradley is a 2022 graduate of Purdue who has spent the last two years playing professionally.
“I am excited to welcome Cole back to Purdue as an assistant coach,” Sapp said. “He brings a great deal of experience, knowledge and understanding of the game and knows what we are looking for in future Boilermakers. He is well-respected in the collegiate golf community and obviously comes from a great golf family. We are thrilled to have him on staff and I can’t wait to get to work with him.”
“I am thrilled to return to Purdue to start my coaching career with Coach Sapp,” Bradley said. “The culture at Purdue has played a big role in my career and the chance to keep developing this program to reach the highest level is very exciting for me. Coach Sapp is an incredible person and coach, we have the best facilities in America and our players are ready to take it to the next level. I can’t wait to get going.”
Bradley had an outstanding career at Purdue, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2022 after placing in the top 40 at the NCAA Championships – the highest finish for a Boilermaker since 2004. He earned a spot in the National Championships after winning his lone collegiate tournament, the NCAA Noblesville Regional at the Sagamore Country Club, posting the third-lowest, 54-hole NCAA Tournament score in Purdue history.
Bradley’s name is littered throughout the Purdue record books, ranking seventh in school history in career stroke average (73.21) and 10th (2022), 14th (2021) and 15th (2019) on the single-season stroke average list, the lowest being a 72.23 average during the 2021-22 season. He played 149 career rounds, the second most in school history and his 10,915 strokes played were also second.
He is one of two players in Purdue history with three tournament rounds of 205 or lower, joining only Herman Sekne on that list. His 7-under par 64 in the 2022 Boilermaker Invitational is tied for the fourth-best, 18-hole score in Purdue history.
Bradley was a two-time All-Big Ten and PING All-Region honoree and a four-time member of the Big Ten All-Academic Team.
PURDUE SOFTBALL
FREZZOTTI SIGNS MARYLAND TRANSFER DELANEY REEFE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue softball head coach Magali Frezzotti signed transfer catcher Delaney Reef. Reefe will join the Boilermakers this fall after spending her freshman year at Maryland.
“Delaney adds talent, personality, high game IQ and straight up toughness to our roster,” Frezzotti said. “She is an athletic catcher with the ability to hit for power- I am excited to strengthen our bullpen and our lineup with Delaney’s skillset. I look forward to seeing Delaney push herself and her teammates every day and watching her win in Black and Gold.”
Reefe, a native of Frederick, Maryland, started behind the plate in 51 of Maryland’s 54 games played, posting a .986 fielding % with 396 catches, 371 putouts and 7 assists. Offensively, she batted in 20 runs, including a walk-off double versus Boston College (3/8) and recorded a grand slam versus LMU (2/11/23) for her first home run of her collegiate career. Helping her team to a Big Ten Quarterfinals appearance in May. Prior to starting her collegiate career, she was named the 2022 Maryland Gatorade Softball Player of the Year.
She will wear the #11 uniform.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES THREE NON-SCHOLARSHIP ADDITIONS FOR 2024-25
INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis head basketball coach Paul Corsaro announced three non-scholarship roster additions for the upcoming 2024-2025 campaign, rounding out his group heading into the season. Junior Ajay Holubar joins the program as a transfer from UIndy while true freshmen Drew Kegerreis and Luke Peters joined the program from nearby high schools. Kegerreis prepped at Roncalli High School on the city’s Southside while Peters starred at Heritage Christian on the Northside.
“Having good walk-ons is vital to our success and there’s no doubt that these three young men add to our program,” Corsaro said. “Obviously, really familiar with all three of them and excited to have them as Jaguars. They’re guys that bring energy and intensity every day and they’re going to make us better, no doubt. They’re tremendous young men from really great families and I’m excited to see them have an immediate impact on our program.
Holubar, a 6-foot-3 guard, played for Corsaro at UIndy the past two seasons, making 11 appearances in a Greyhound uniform. He scored his first collegiate points against Ohio Christian as a freshman in 2022 and averaged better than a point per game last season. He played high school basketball at Center Grove, helping the Trojans to three county, two sectional and a regional title during his career.
Kegerreis, also a 6-foot-3 guard, comes from Roncalli High School and was committed to the Jaguars prior to the coaching change. He averaged 16.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a senior, making a school record 77 threes at a 37 percent clip. He averaged 13.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game his junior year, shooting 44 percent from three-point range.
Peters, a 6-foot-8 forward, earned All-City honors following his senior year at Heritage Christian after averaging 10.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He shot 53 percent from the floor and was named to The Indianapolis Star Super Team.
BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL HIRES JUSTIN BROWN AS ASSISTANT COACH
The Ball State men’s basketball team has added Justin Brown as an assistant coach, head coach Michael Lewis announced Tuesday.
Brown comes to Muncie after serving three seasons at Pacific as an assistant and before that on the Eastern Illinois staff for a trio of seasons (2018-21). Overall, the Chicago native has 14 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level.
“I’m really excited to be able to add somebody of Justin’s caliber to our program,” Lewis said. “I think he’s going to add value in several different areas, and I’m really looking forward to getting him and his family here to Muncie.”
A guard on NCAA Division II Southwest Baptist University who played on back-to-back Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association championship teams in 2008 and 2009, Brown joined the coaching staff at his alma mater for the 2009-10 campaign. He returned to his hometown in 2010-11 to be the boys basketball coach at Perspective Charter High School.
Brown has also spent four seasons on the coaching staff at South Plains Junior College and three at Utah State University-East Utah in his time on the sidelines.
Justin Brown Coaching Timeline
2024-Present – Ball State
2021-24 – Pacific
2018-21 – Eastern Illinois
2016-18 – South Plains
2013-16 – Utah State (East Utah)
2011-13 – South Plains
2010-11 – Perspective Charter High School
2009-10 – Southwest Baptist
INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
BLEDSON SIGNS TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL IN FINLAND
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball former player Xavier Bledson signed to play professional basketball overseas in Tampere, Finland with Tampereen Pyrintö.
Bledson spent three seasons with Indiana State Basketball after spending three at Division II’s Lincoln Memorial. In his time at Indiana State, Bledson scored 699 points in 96 games, adding on 249 rebounds and 260 assists. He was a career 45.5% (230-505) shooter as a Sycamore, knocking down 86% of his free throws (154-179).
In his final collegiate season, the redshirt senior scored 263 points for a 6.7 points-per-game average, dishing out 2.8 assists per game and grabbing 2.8 rebounds per game. Bledson recorded a career-high 11 assists in the season opener. Later in the season through a span of five games (Dec. 16 to Jan. 3), he shot 12-for-20 from deep helping ISU to a 4-1 record; the Sycamores’ lone loss was at Big Ten’s Michigan State. Bledson played in each of the team’s 39 games in the season, finishing 48.4% from the field, 35.7% from three, and 85.7% from the charity stripe.
Bledson will be the eighth active Sycamore playing professional basketball (Jordan Barnes, Trenton Gibson, Tyreke Key, Cam Henry, Courvoisier McCauley, Cade McKnight, Jake LaRavia).
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
UE VOLLEYBALL UNVEILS 2024 SEASON SCHEDULE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the return of 12 players including reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Giulia Cardona, the 2024 season is shaping up to be a memorable one for the University of Evansville volleyball team.
Led by Cardona and former MVC All-Conference honoree Melanie Feliciano, the Purple Aces look to rise up the league standings and replicate the success of the past handful of seasons including the 2021 campaign that saw the team win 21 matches on their way to a berth in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
In what will be a special trip to multiple reasons, the Aces open the season in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico where they will take part in a tournament inside Mario Morales Coliseum. With the number of ties to Puerto Rico within the UE program, it will be a homecoming for many while presenting others with the opportunity to experience the heritage of their teammates. The event runs from August 30 through September 1 with UE facing Akron, University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras, and Providence.
Making its return in 2024 is the Dunn Hospitality Tournament. Taking place on Sept. 6-7, the tournament will see Evansville play host to Chicago State, Samford and Miami Ohio inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Samford highlights the field as they went 16-15 last season and 13-9 in the Southern Conference.
The third non-conference tournament of the season will see the Aces head to Morehead, Ky. for the Comfort Inn-Vitational. Set for Sept. 13-14, UE will take on Eastern Michigan, Duquesne, and Morehead State. The Eagles are coming off an 18-13 campaign last year while winning 11 Ohio Valley Conference matches.
On Sept. 17, the Aces welcome crosstown squad USI to Meeks Family Fieldhouse. The Screaming Eagles won 15 matches in 2023, a 14-win improvement over 2022. Later that week, UE will face USI in a rematch across town at Screaming Eagles Arena. That match will take place on Friday, Sept. 20. On the 22nd, Evansville faces IU Indianapolis across town on the USI campus.
Missouri Valley Conference play opens with home matches on the 27th and 28th with Valparaiso and UIC coming to town. The Beacons won 18 matches last season on their way to a spot in the NIVC while the Flames had an even more impressive season, going 21-12 and 11-7 in the Valley. October begins with four league road matches. After opening the month with the Belmont/Murray State (Oct. 4-5) trip, UE heads to Bradley and Illinois State on the 11th and 12th.
UE is back home on the 18th and 19th to face Southern Illinois and Missouri State. SIU won 20 contests in 2023 and played in the NIVC. The Bears were an even 16-16 overall and 9-9 in the league. Following a road match at Indiana State on Oct. 21, UE makes the weekend swing through Iowa on the 25th and 26th. The Aces open the weekend at Northern Iowa, who went 26-7 last year and a perfect 18-0 in the MVC on their way to the league championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Drake is coming off a second-place finish in the league as they won 24 matches on the season while going 14-4 in the MVC.
Four home matches follow, beginning on Nov. 1-2 with Illinois State and Bradley coming to Meeks Family Fieldhouse. One week later, Evansville welcomes Murray State and Belmont. The final road trip will see the Aces head to UIC and Valparaiso before returning home to close out the regular season against Indiana State on Nov. 20.
UNI is slated to hose the 2024 MVC Volleyball Championship from Nov. 23-26.
VINCENNES VOLLEYBALL
VUVB ADDS OFFENSIVE POWER WITH SIGNING OF TIARA SANDS
VINCENNES, Ind. – The three time defending Region 24 Champion Vincennes University Volleyball program picked up another big addition last week with the signing of outside hitter Tiara Sands.
Sands comes to Vincennes University from Zephyrhills High School in Zephyrhills, Fla., northeast of Tampa.
Sands is coming off a stellar high school career where she earned All-Sunshine Athletic Conference honors three times and earned All-Region honors as a senior.
Tiara is the daughter of Loretta Forrest and plans to study Culinary Arts at Vincennes University.
“I am extremely excited to see Tiara continue her volleyball career at the next level,” Tiara’s Former Assistant High School Coach Antrine Wicks said. “I’m looking forward to seeing her skills grow and compete against the best.”
Tiara is stepping into a tough competition for playing time as the Trailblazers are looking to replace nearly 50-percent of their kills output from last year.
“Tiara is a very explosive, dynamic type player,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “She’s a former middle, so she comes in with quite a bit of blocking skills. We need hitters out there, especially in the left front that are familiar with that position and ready to swing at anything. I feel like Tiara has a really good opportunity to come in here and do well. She has a chance to show what she can do.”
“As soon as we contacted her, she was very interested and enthusiastic about VU,” Sien added. “Tiara was also looking for a school that would offer Culinary Arts, which is something that not a lot of other schools offer. For any collegiate program to advance and grow, the recruiting options have to expand as well. If it’s not, you are going to be stuck at a certain level.”
“We want to compete at the National level,” Sien said. “There are some pretty good programs down in Florida, not just at the NJCAA level but the Division II schools as well and of course the Division I teams. For us to be able to expand out and recruit in Florida is going to be huge. To have someone who is a high caliber player decide to leave the state of Florida and choose to come to school at Vincennes, Indiana is great to see.”
“Bringing in Tiara, along with the other hitters that we have already brought in this year, they will have an opportunity to compete for our two open spots in the front row and there is going to be a great competition for those two spots,” Sien added. “We’ve got three or four players that we are considering for those two spots and those positions could remain in flux, which would be good because it gives us different options and lots of competition for playing time.”
“As for how this year’s team is beginning to take shape, it always goes back to passing,” Sien said. “We typically have a nice offense here but the difference is can you pass. The 2023 team had that, which allowed us for most of the year to hit over .260 as a team. We will have new passers this year. We had our three main passers from last year graduate, so this year we are going to have three new passers. So that is going to be a determining factor for our success this year.”
The Vincennes University Athletic Department is excited to welcome Tiara Sands to the 2024 Trailblazer recruiting class.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
11 – 3 – 4 – 7
July 10, 1938 – After producing 11 straight hits, Cleveland Indians outfielder, Tris Speaker and his torrid pace was halted by Tom Zachary of Washington. Speaker, also known as the “Grey Eagle” produced this record, which would not be broken until 1938 when Red Sox third baseman Pinky Higgins hit safely in 12 at bats in a row.
July 10, 1929 – Here is an interesting development to remember. In game between Pirates and Phillies there were a total of 9 Home Runs hit in the contest, 1 in each inning. Pittsburgh’s George Grantham had two circuit smashers as the Phillies produced 4 base cleaning hits themselves. The Pirates got the better of the Phils on the scoreboard 15-9.
July 10, 1934 – Talk about taking on the big boys single-handily! National League New York Giants pitcher Number 11, Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth (Number 3 Yankees), Lou Gehrig (Number 4 Yankees), Jimmie Foxx (Number 3 Phil. A’s), Al Simmons (Number 7 White Sox) and Joe Cronin (Number 4 Senators) for an MLB All Star game record for consecutive strikeouts. Hubbel could only do his part as the American League and their fire power still overcame and won, 9-7.
July 10, 1936 – Philadelphia Phillies slugger Chuck Klein, wearing the Number 4 uniform, became the fourth player in the MLB to have hit four Home Runs in a single game. The others that did so before Klein were:
Bobby Lowe was the first to hit four home runs in a single game, doing so on May 30, 1894 for the Boston Beaneaters
Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies became the second player on July 13, 1896
Lou Gehrig for the Yankees on June 3, 1932 against the Philadelphia A’s.
There have been 14 additional occurrences of a player having 4 wall clearances in a game since 1936 including the two most recent times in 2017 with:
Scooter Gennett on June 6, 2017 as he and the Cincinnati Reds pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1
J. D. Martinez had his day on September 4, 2017 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and he slugged his way through the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
PRO GRID STARS SIGNED BY BUTLER
July 10, 1926 – The Brooklyn Lions franchise formed in the NFL. The article talks of Brooklyn Lions President and Manager Eddie Butler signing up players to his recently founded Lions team. The team was put together there with support from the League offices so as to counter the first AFL’s deployment of their team the Brooklyn Horsemen.
July 10, 1926 – Hartford Blues franchise is accepted into the NFL and survives only during the inaugural season in the League. According to the ConnecticutHistory.org website the Blues were the only NFL team to have called the State of Connecticut their home, that is except for the New York Giants who played at the New Haven Yale Bowl in 1973 and 1974 awaiting their new Meadowlands stadium to be completed. The Blues team actually started in Waterbury, Connecticut according to writer Andy Piaskic in the article. George Mulligan a local sports promoter started the Waterbury Blues in 1924 as an independent pro football team. Mulligan in 1926 moved the team to Hartford and paid the NFL entry fee and they became a member in the League. It was a rough year as they played against some great players including Ernie Nevers and Johnny Blood of Duluth, Guy Chamberlin of the Frankford Yellow Jackets, Harry Stuhldreher (one of the famed Four Horsemen of Notre Dame) who played for Brooklyn in 1926, Steve Owen of the Giants, and Pete Henry of Canton. They were supposed to also face Jim Thorpe when playing against the Bulldogs but he was injured for that game and did not participate. The Blues only manage to finish the season with a 3-7 record despite playing all home games save two. The NFL in 1927 wanted to shed some of its numbers thus after a vote Hartford was dropped from its ranks. The Blues did play as an independent team one more season though posting a 7-1 record as the Hartford Giants and then shortly after the season, disbanded. It is interesting to note that according to an ad in the Hartford Courant on September 25, 1926 a person could buy a season ticket for the Blues home games for $17.25! Isn’t that about the cost of a beer and a hotdog at an NFL game now?
July 10, 2017 – According to the NFL.com website the Kansas City Chiefs promoted co-director of player personnel Brett Veach to the position of General manager. Since that move the Chiefs have made at least the conference title game every season since 2018 & have appeared in the last 2 Super Bowls of course winning Super Bowl LIV. The NFL.com article goes on to note that both Andy Reid and Brett Veach were signed to 6-year contract extensions in 2020. SOme of the highlight Chiefs Transactions that Veach helped orchestrate were the trade of QB Alex Smith to Washington in 2018 that made Patrick Mahomes starter in just his second season. The KC signing of safety Tyrann Mathieu to a 3-year, $42M deal in 2019. The unprecedented contract extensions of Patrick Mahomes for 10 years, $450M, tight end Travis Kelce at 4 years, $57.3M and defensive tackle Chris Jones with an signing of 4 years, $80 million in 2020.
Hall of Fame Birthday for July 10
July 10, 1960 – Cleveland, Ohio – Darryl Talley the West Virginia linebacker from 1979 to 1982 was born. The National Football Foundation tells us that Darryl was such a versatile athlete at linebacker that he could play either at the line of scrimmage or on the outside. Talley registered 484 career tackles which was a school record that stood for 21 years. Darryl also posted 28 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and five interceptions in his four seasons in Morgantown. Talley was a unanimous All-America and was named the WVU team’s Most Valuable Player in 1982 as a senior. Darryl Talley was selected to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011. After college he was a second round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1983 NFL Draft. He enjoyed 12 seasons in the NFL with the Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings, starting 187-of-216 career games he was on the roster for. The two-time Pro Bowler played in four Super Bowls with Buffalo and was named First Team All-Pro by the Sporting News in 1990 and 1993. Talley logged 38.5 career sacks and forced 17 fumbles for his brilliant pro career.
Other notable July 10 Football Birthdays
July 10, 1960 – Roger Craig was a 4 time Pro Bowl running back for the San Francisco 49ers. He was a part of 3 Super Bowl Winning teams for the Niners and in 1988 won the Offensive Player of the Year. He played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders and Minnesota Vikings. Interesting fact is that Roger was the first NFL player to have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. Marshall Faulk and Christian McCaffrey are the only other players to have accomplished that feat.
July 10, 1988 – Antonio Brown is a Pro -Bowl wide receiver that played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders (sort of), New England Patriots, and won a Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
July 10, 1989 – Cameron Jordan the defensive lineman that played for the New Orleans Saints.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
July 10
1917 — Ray Caldwell of New York pitched 9 2-3 innings of no-hit relief as the Yankees beat the Browns 7-5 in 17 innings in St. Louis.
1932 — The Philadelphia A’s defeated Cleveland 18-17 in an 18-inning game in which John Burnett of the Indians had a record nine hits. Jimmie Foxx collected 16 total bases, and Eddie Rommell of the A’s pitched 17 innings in relief for the win, despite giving up 29 hits and 14 runs.
1934 — Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession, but the AL came back to win the All-Star game 9-7 at the Polo Grounds as Mel Harder gave up one hit in the last five innings.
1936 — Philadelphia’s Chuck Klein hit four home runs in a 9-6 10-inning victory over the Pirates, and it wasn’t in the cozy Baker Bowl. He hit them in Pittsburgh’s spacious Forbes Field, including the game-winning three-run shot in the 10th off Bill Swift. Klein almost homered in the second inning when he sent Pirates outfielder Paul Waner to the wall in right to haul in a long fly ball.
1947 — Don Black of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 3-0 no-hitter over the Philadelphia A’s in the first game of a twin bill.
1951 — The NL hit four homers en route to an 8-3 triumph at Detroit, giving the league consecutive All-Star victories for the first time.
1968 — The American League and National League agreed to split into two divisions in 1969. The twelve teams in each league will be divided and play a best-of-five games League Championship Series to determine the pennant winner.
1982 — Larry Parrish of the Texas Rangers hit his third grand slam in seven days, off Milt Wilcox in the first game of a doubleheader against Detroit. The Rangers beat the Tigers 6-5. Parrish had hit his first on July 4 and his second on July 7.
2001 — Cal Ripken upstaged every big name in the ballpark, hitting a home run and winning the MVP award in his final All-Star appearance to lead the American League over the Nationals 4-1. Derek Jeter and Magglio Ordonez connected for consecutive home runs as the AL won its fifth in a row.
2007 — Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-3 with an inside-the-park home run to lead the American League to a 5-4 victory over the National League in the All-Star game.
2009 — Jonathan Sanchez pitched the majors’ first no-hitter of the season, recording a career-high 11 strikeouts in San Francisco’s 8-0 win over the San Diego Padres. The only runner the Padres managed came on an error by third baseman Juan Uribe in the eighth.
2012 — San Francisco’s Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval keyed a five-run blitz against Justin Verlander in the first inning that powered the NL to an 8-0 romp over the American League in the All-Star game.
2013 — David Ortiz doubled in his first at-bat to become baseball’s career leader in hits as a designated hitter and hit a two-run homer an inning later, leading Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 victory over Seattle. Ortiz entered the night tied with Harold Baines for the most hits as a DH.
2014 — Derek Jeter, playing his final regular-season game in Cleveland, went 2 for 4 in the 1,000th multi-hit game of his career. Cleveland scored nine runs in its last two innings at bat to rally past New York with a 9-3 win.
2019 — The independent Atlantic League introduces a “robot umpire” to call balls and strikes at its annual all-star game in York, PA.
2022 — In the 8th inning of their game against the White Sox, Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman drops a routine fly ball hit by Luis Robert and is charged with his first error since June 13, 2018, ending the longest errorless streak by any player at any position in major league history after 440 games. Worse, the error proves costly as Robert later comes around to score the winning run in a 4 – 2 ChiSox win.
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July 11
1914 — Babe Ruth made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox and received credit for a 4-3 victory over Cleveland. He was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh, and Duffy Lewis’ single led to the winning run.
1944 — Phil Cavaretta set an All-Star game record by reaching base safely five straight times — triple, single, three walks — to lead the NL to a 7-1 victory over the AL at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
1950 — The All-Star game returned to Comiskey Park, the site of the first game, and was won by the NL 4-3 on Red Schoendienst’s 14th-inning home run off Ted Gray. It was the first extra-inning All-Star game, the first time the NL won at an AL park and the first All-Star game shown on network television.
1961 — Despite a record seven errors and pitcher Stu Miller getting blown off the Candlestick Park mound by a gale wind, the NL edged the AL 5-4 in the first of two All-Star games played that year.
1967 — Tony Perez’s home run off Catfish Hunter in the 15th inning gave the NL a 2-1 win in the longest game in All-Star history. The game was played in California’s Anaheim Stadium.
1973 — Jim Northrup of Detroit hit two grand slams, batting in the leadoff spot, to lead the Tigers to a 14-3 romp over the Texas Rangers. Northrup became the sixth major leaguer to hit two bases-loaded home runs in a game.
1978 — Steve Garvey keyed the NL’s 7-3 All-Star victory at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium with a game-tying, two-run single and a triple that sparked a four-run eighth inning.
1985 — Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first pitcher in major league history to reach the 4,000-strikeout mark when he fanned New York’s Danny Heep leading off the sixth inning. The Astros beat the Mets 4-3 in 12 innings on Bill Doran’s fifth hit of the game.
1995 — Jeff Conine’s solo shot in the eighth inning gave the NL a 3-2 victory in the All-Star game. Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza also homered for the NL.
2000 — Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored as the AL defeated the NL 6-3 in the All-Star game. Jeter became the first Yankee to win the All-Star game MVP.
2006 — With the American League down to its final strike, Michael Young hit a two-run triple off Trevor Hoffman for a 3-2 victory that kept the Americans unbeaten in Major League Baseball’s All-Star game for the past decade. The NL took a 2-1 lead into the ninth behind David Wright’s homer and some daring, old-style baserunning.
2009 — Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats and the Nationals set season highs for hits and runs in a 13-2 win at Houston.
2015 — The Marlins set a team record with 9 consecutive hits in the 7th inning of a 14-3 win over the Reds.
2023 — Having lost the last nine editions of the All-Star Game since 2012, the National League is victorious in the 2023 All-Star Game played at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, 3 – 2, over the American League. The key blow is a two-run homer by Elias Díaz off Félix Bautista in the 8th inning which puts the senior circuit ahead after a sacrifice fly by Bo Bichette had given the AL a 2 – 1 lead in the 6th. Díaz is named the winner of the Ted Williams Award as the game’s MVP.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
July 10
1926 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open golf tournament for the second time with a 293 total.
1934 — Carl Hubbell strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession, but the American League comes back to win the All-Star game 9-7 at the Polo Grounds.
1936 — Philadelphia’s Chuck Klein hits four home runs in a 9-6 10-inning victory over the Pirates at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field.
1951 — Britain’s Randy Turpin defeats Sugar Ray Robinson in 15 rounds to win the world middleweight title and give Robinson his second loss in 135 bouts.
1960 — UEFA European Championship Final, Parc des Princes, Paris, France: Viktor Ponedelnik scores in extra time as Soviet Union beats Yugoslavia, 2-1.
1971 — Lee Trevino rebounds from a double-bogey on the next to last hole with a birdie on the final hole to win the 100th British Open by one stroke over Lu Liang-Huan. Trevino, who won the U.S. Open a month earlier, is the fourth golfer to win both championships in the same year, joining Bobby Jones (1926, 1930), Gene Sarazen (1932), and Ben Hogan (1953).
1976 — Johnny Miller shoots a 66 in the final round to beat 19-year-old Spaniard Seve Ballesteros by six strokes to take the British Open. Ballesteros, who starts the final round two strokes ahead of Miller, shoots a 74 and ends tied for second place with Jack Nicklaus.
1992 — The Major Soccer League, the only major nationwide professional soccer competition in the United States, folds after 14 seasons.
1999 — Team USA wins the Women’s World Cup over China in sudden death. The Americans win 5-4 in penalty kicks, with defender Brandi Chastain kicking in the game winner.
2010 — Paula Creamer wins her first major tournament, never giving up the lead during a steady final round of the U.S. Women’s Open. Creamer shoots a final-round 2-under 69 for a 3-under 281 for the tournament.
2010 — Spain wins soccer’s World Cup after an exhausting 1-0 victory in extra time over the Netherlands. In the end, it’s Andres Iniesta breaking free and scoring a right-footed shot from 8 yards just past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.
2011 — The United States advances to the semifinals after one of the most exciting games ever at the Women’s World Cup in Dresden, Germany. The U.S. beat Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie. Abby Wambach scores a thrilling goal to tie it in the 122nd minute, and goalkeeper Hope Solo denies the Brazilians again.
2016 — Andy Murray wins his second Wimbledon title by beating Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) on Centre Court.
2016 — Brittany Lang wins her first career major at the U.S. Women’s Open when Anna Nordqvist touches the sand with her club in a bunker for a two-stroke penalty in the three-hole aggregate playoff. The penalty occurs on the second hole of the playoff and is not delivered to the players until they were on the final hole after officials review replays in the latest controversy at a USGA event. Lang seals the win with a short par putt on the final playoff hole, while Nordqvist makes bogey to lose by three shots.
2017 — An independent review of the scoring in Manny Pacquiao’s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn confirms the outcome in favor of the Australian. A Philippines government department asked the WBO to review the refereeing and the judging of the so-called “Battle of Brisbane” in Australia on July 2 after Horn, fighting for his first world title, won a unanimous points decision against Pacquiao, an 11-time world champion. The WBO said three of the five independent judges who reviewed the bout awarded it to Horn, one awarded it to Pacquiao and one scored a draw.
2021 — Ashleigh Barty of Australia wins Wimbledon defeating Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
2022 — Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković wins 4th straight and record equaling 7th Wimbledon singles title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 win over Nick Kyrgios of Australia; Đoković 21 Grand Slam titles.
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July 11
1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the Indians.
1950 — Red Schoendienst hits a home run in the 14th inning to give the NL a 4-3 victory in the All-Star game.
1967 — Tony Perez homers in the 15th inning off Catfish Hunter to give the National League a 2-1 win in the longest game in All-Star history.
1979 — Renaldo Nehemiah of the United States sets a Pan American Games record in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.20 seconds.
1981 — Britain’s Sebastian Coe breaks his own world record in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:12.18 in a meet in Oslo, Norway. Seven runners shatter the 3-minute, 51-second barrier in the mile led by Steve Ovett at 3:49.25. Steve Scott finishes third and sets an American record in 3:49.68.
1982 — FIFA World Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Italy beats West Germany, 3-1 in front of 90,000.
1985 — Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros becomes the first pitcher in major league history to reach 4,000 strikeouts when he fans New York’s Danny Heep in the sixth inning.
1992 — Treboh Joe, a 9-year-old gelding, makes harness racing history by losing his 162nd consecutive race. Treboh Joe finishes fourth to break the North American record of 161 straight losses held by Shiaway Moses.
1993 — Alain Prost gets his 50th Formula One victory by taking the British Grand Prix.
1995 — Maryland quarterback Scott Milanovich, the most prolific passer in school history, is suspended for eight games by the NCAA for gambling on college sports.
2008 — Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran tests positive for the performance-enhancer EPO and is immediately kicked out of the Tour de France and suspended by his team, Liquigas.
2010 — FIFA World Cup Final, Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa: Andrés Iniesta scores an extra time winner as Spain beats the Netherlands, 1-0 for first World Cup title.
2011 — So Yeon Ryu wins the U.S. Women’s Open, defeating Hee Kyung Seo by three shots in a three-hole playoff. Ryu becomes the fifth South Korean to win the Open and the fourth in the last seven years.
2012 — Future Basketball Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash is traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers.
2015 — Serena Williams wins her sixth title at the All England Club, beating Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-4, 6-4 in the women’s final. For Williams, it’s her second “Serena Slam” — holding all four major titles at the same time. Overall, it’s the 21st major title for Williams, one shy of Graf’s Open era record.
2017 — Venus Williams reaches the semifinals at Wimbledon for the 10th time. The five-time champion at the All England Club advances by beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 7-5 under a closed roof on Centre Court.
2021 — Novak Dokovic beats Matteo Berrettini of Italy, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, to win the Wimbledon Title. The win is Dokovic’s 20th Grand Slam title.
2021 — UEFA European Championship Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Italy wins first Euro title since 1968, 3-2 on penalties over England after scores locked at 1-1 AET.
2021 — Copa América Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: Argentina beats Brazil, 1-0; Lionel Messi named player of the tournament in his first major international title victory.
TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Twins at White Sox | 2:10pm | Bally Sports North NBC Sports Chicago |
| Cubs at Orioles | 6:35pm | MARQ MASN2 |
| Guardians at Tigers | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Detroit |
| Mariners at Padres | 6:40pm | ROOT Padres.TV |
| Yankees at Rays | 6:50pm | Prime Bally Sports Sun |
| Dodgers at Phillies | 7:05pm | ESPN |
| Athletics at Red Sox | 7:10pm | NBC Sports California NESN |
| Nationals at Mets | 7:10pm | MASN SNY |
| Rockies at Reds | 7:10pm | Rockies.TV Bally Sports Ohio |
| Royals at Cardinals | 7:45pm | Bally Sports Kansas City Bally Sports Midwest |
| Marlins at Astros | 8:10pm | Bally Sports Florida SCHN |
| Pirates at Brewers | 8:10pm | ATTSN-PIT Bally Sports West |
| Rangers at Angels | 9:38pm | Bally Sports Southwest Bally Sports West |
| Braves at Diamondbacks | 9:40pm | Bally Sports South YurView |
| Blue Jays at Giants | 9:45pm | Sportsnet NBC Sports Bay |
| NBA SUMMER LEAGUE | TIME ET | TV |
| Memphis vs Oklahoma City | 7:00pm | NBATV ESPN+ |
| Miami vs LA Lakers | 7:00pm | ESPN2 ESPN+ |
| Philadelphia vs Utah | 9:00pm | ESPN2 ESPN+ |
| Sacramento vs Golden State | 10:00pm | NBATV ESPN+ |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Euro Semifinals | 3:00pm | FOX |
| Canadian Championship: Forge vs Toronto FC | 7:00pm | FS2 |
| Copa América Semifinals | 8:00pm | FS1 |
| US Open Cup: Sporting KC vs Dallas | 9:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Canadian Championship: Pacific vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 10:00pm | FS2 |
| US Open Cup: Los Angeles FC vs New Mexico United | 11:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| New York vs Connecticut | 11:00am | My9 NBC Sports Boston |
| Washington vs Indiana | 12:00pm | MNMT WTHR |
| Atlanta vs Chicago | 12:00pm | MARQ PeachtreeTV |
| Las Vegas vs Seattle | 3:00pm | MARQ PeachtreeTV |
| Dallas vs Phoenix | 3:30pm | AFSN Bally Sports Southwest |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Wimbledon | 8:00am | ESPN |
TV SPORTS THURSDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Guardians at Tigers | 1:10pm | Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Detroit |
| Nationals at Mets | 1:10pm | MASN SNY |
| Rockies at Reds | 1:10pm | Rockies.TV Bally Sports Ohio |
| Pirates at Brewers | 2:10pm | ATTSN-PIT Bally Sports West |
| Blue Jays at Giants | 3:45pm | Sportsnet NBC Sports Bay |
| Dodgers at Phillies | 6:05pm | SNLA NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Cubs at Orioles | 6:35pm | MARQ MASN |
| Yankees at Rays | 6:50pm | YES Bally Sports Sun |
| Athletics at Red Sox | 7:10pm | NBC Sports California NESN |
| Marlins at Astros | 8:10pm | Bally Sports Florida SCHN |
| Mariners at Angels | 9:38pm | ROOT Bally Sports West |
| Braves at Diamondbacks | 9:40pm | Bally Sports South YurView |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| LPGA Tour: Evian Championship | 6:00am | GOLF |
| DP World Tour: Scottish Open | 10:30am | GOLF |
| Champions Tour: Kaulig Companies Championship | 2:00pm | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: ISCO Championship | 4:30pm | GOLF |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Chicago vs New York | 1:00pm | Prime The U FOX 5 New York |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Wimbledon | 8:00am | ESPN |
| Wimbledon | 1:00pm | ESPN |