THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

CUBS 10, METS 3

CUBS 10, METS 5

PHILLIES 5, NATIONALS 4

GIANTS 2, ATHLETICS 1

GUARDIANS 4, WHITE SOX 3 (10 INNINGS)

BREWERS 6, REDS 5

MARLINS 4, RANGERS 2

DODGERS 4, TWINS 3

YANKEES 4, TIGERS 2

ANGELS 7, ORIOLES 6 (10 INNINGS)

PADRES 5, BRAVES 2

ASTROS 3, BLUE JAYS 1

PIRATES 11, MARINERS 1

ROCKIES 8, RED SOX 6

DIAMONDBACKS 9, CARDINALS 4

RAYS 5, ROYALS 3

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

INDIANAPOLIS 8 SCRANTON 6

FT. WAYNE 7 LAKE COUNTY 6

SOUTH BEND 8 QUAD CITIES 1

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

MERCURY 111 FEVER 109

LYNX 78 MYSTICS 76

SKY 101 FIRE 78

VALKYRIES 77 DREAM 66

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD

WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE 2026

BOSNIA 3 QUTAR 1

SWITZERLAND 2 CANADA 1

MOROCCO 4 HAITI 2

BRAZIL 3 SCOTLAND 0

MEXICO 3 CZECHIA 0

SOUTH AFRICA 1 SOUTH KOREA 0

THURSDAY, 25 JUNE 2026

CURAÇAO V CÔTE D’IVOIRE – GROUP E – PHILADELPHIA STADIUM

ECUADOR V GERMANY – GROUP E – NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM

JAPAN V SWEDEN – GROUP F – DALLAS STADIUM

TUNISIA V NETHERLANDS – GROUP F – KANSAS CITY STADIUM

TÜRKIYE V USA – GROUP D – LOS ANGELES STADIUM

PARAGUAY V AUSTRALIA – GROUP D – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STADIUM

FRIDAY, 26 JUNE 2026

NORWAY V FRANCE – GROUP I – BOSTON STADIUM

SENEGAL V IRAQ – GROUP I – TORONTO STADIUM

EGYPT V IR IRAN – GROUP G – SEATTLE STADIUM

NEW ZEALAND V BELGIUM – GROUP G – BC PLACE VANCOUVER

CABO VERDE V SAUDI ARABIA – GROUP H – HOUSTON STADIUM

URUGUAY V SPAIN – GROUP H – ESTADIO GUADALAJARA

SATURDAY, 27 JUNE 2026

PANAMA V ENGLAND – GROUP L – NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM

CROATIA V GHANA – GROUP L – PHILADELPHIA STADIUM

ALGERIA V AUSTRIA – GROUP J – KANSAS CITY STADIUM

JORDAN V ARGENTINA – GROUP J – DALLAS STADIUM

COLOMBIA V PORTUGAL – GROUP K – MIAMI STADIUM

CONGO DR V UZBEKISTAN – GROUP K – ATLANTA STADIUM

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NFL TRAINING CAMP DATES

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MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES

MLB

MLB ROUNDUP: DANSBY SWANSON’S 11 RBIS SEND CUBS TO DH SWEEP OF METS

Dansby Swanson hit two homers Wednesday afternoon, including a tiebreaking three-run shot and a grand slam, as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 10-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Michael Busch hit a game-tying two-run homer in the fifth for the Cubs. Michael Conforto began Chicago’s comeback from a 3-0 deficit with an RBI double immediately before Busch’s homer.

Swanson went deep in the sixth and the eighth. Cubs starter Javier Assad (6-1) gave up three runs on five hits over five innings.

Mets starter Nolan McLean (4-5) allowed six runs on seven hits in six innings. New York’s Jared Young and Francisco Alvarez socked back-to-back fourth-inning homers.

Cubs 10, Mets 5 (game 2)

Dansby Swanson had the go-ahead RBI for the second time in a matter of hours, when his run-scoring triple in the sixth inning helped visiting Chicago beat New York to complete a doubleheader sweep.

Swanson also had a fourth-inning RBI single in the nightcap and a two-run single in the ninth on his way to finishing 3-for-5. He produced 11 RBIs in the doubleheader, a franchise record. Chicago’s Pedro Ramirez finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs, four runs and two stolen bases. Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (5-6) gave up four runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings.

A.J. Ewing, Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos and Bo Bichette homered for the Mets, who have lost five straight. New York reliever Brooks Raley (2-2) permitted two runs in his lone inning. Juan Soto (back) sat out both games.

Phillies 5, Nationals 4

Derek Hill slugged his first homer with Philadelphia — a pinch-hit, go-ahead, two-run shot in the ninth inning that ignited a road victory over Washington.

One night after Philadelphia used a two-out rally in the ninth to stun Washington, the Phillies did it again when Hill launched an opposite-field blast off Richard Lovelady (2-4). Seth Johnson (1-0) got the win, and Jhoan Duran earned his 19th save.

Curtis Mead, Luis Garcia Jr. and Jorbit Vivas homered for the Nationals, who have lost two of three to begin the four-game set.

Giants 2, Athletics 1

Rafael Devers led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a home run and Victor Bericoto ended it with a two-out walk-off blast as San Francisco rallied for all of its scoring in a home victory over the Athletics.

Trailing 1-0 after Max Muncy had homered in the top of the eighth, the Giants got a key catch in the right field corner by Jung Hoo Lee to prevent further A’s scoring in the ninth. That set up the game-winning uprising against Elvis Alvarado (3-3).

Erik Miller (1-0), who escaped a two-on, two-out threat in the top of the ninth thanks to Lee’s running catch on pinch hitter Jonah Heim’s bid for extra bases, was credited with the win.

Guardians 4, White Sox 3 (10 innings)

Rookie Kahlil Watson went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including the go-ahead run-scoring single in the 10th inning as visiting Cleveland topped Chicago.

The Guardians navigated a wild finish to tie the White Sox atop the American League Central and avoid a three-game series sweep. Cleveland reliever Shawn Armstrong (2-1) recorded the final four outs while stranding five White Sox runners.

Cleveland was one out from victory in the ninth before closer Cade Smith served up back-to-back homers to Braden Montgomery and Randal Grichuk, forcing extra innings. Grant Taylor (2-1) allowed an unearned run in the 10th.

Brewers 6, Reds 5

Andrew Vaughn delivered a pinch-hit, bases-clearing double in the seventh inning, fueling Milwaukee to a road win over Cincinnati and a three-game series sweep.

William Contreras highlighted his three-hit performance by launching a two-run homer in the third inning, and Jake Bauers went deep in the next at-bat. Chad Patrick (5-3) emerged as the winner in relief, and Joel Kuhnel pitched into and out of a ninth-inning jam for his sixth save.

Spencer Steer belted a two-run homer for the Reds. Rhett Lowder (3-5) permitted three runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Marlins 4, Rangers 2

Otto Lopez, who leads the majors in batting average, clubbed a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading host Miami to a win over Texas. The Marlins are 16-5 in June, the most wins in the majors this month.

Lopez, who went 2-for-3, is batting .340. Marlins starter Eury Perez, in his first start back from the injured list, allowed three hits and one run in 4 2/3 innings. John King (5-1) tossed a scoreless inning, and Pete Fairbanks earned the save despite yielding a run in the ninth.

Rangers starter Jacob deGrom (6-5) allowed four hits and two runs in six innings. Wyatt Langford and Joc Pederson led Texas’ offense with solo homers.

Dodgers 4, Twins 3

Shohei Ohtani struck out eight batters on the mound and tallied two hits and an RBI at the plate to lift Los Angeles to a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis, completing a three-game sweep.

Mookie Betts went 3-for-4 with a double and a solo home run for the Dodgers. Max Muncy finished 2-for-4 and an RBI. Ohtani (8-2) limited the Twins to three runs (two earned) on five hits over six innings. Even though he recorded a quality start, his ERA slightly increased to 1.58.

Ryan Kreidler had two RBIs to lead the Twins at the plate. Victor Caratini and Tristan Gray finished with two hits apiece. Minnesota starter Joe Ryan (5-4) gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings.

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Paul Goldschmidt hit a pair of home runs off Detroit ace Tarik Skubal and Jasson Dominguez blasted a go-ahead two-run shot as New York downed the host Tigers.

Goldschmidt, the Yankees’ leadoff hitter, increased his season total to 14, four more than he had all of last season. Dominguez socked just his third long ball of the season. Yankees starter Ryan Weathers (3-5) allowed two runs, one earned, and six hits in six innings.

Skubal (3-3) allowed only one other hit besides the homers and struck out nine without a walk in six innings. Spencer Torkelson scored both Detroit runs.

Angels 7, Orioles 6 (10 innings)

Logan O’Hoppe drove in Nolan Schanuel from third on a check-swing bouncer up the third base line with two outs in the bottom of the 10th as Los Angeles rallied past Baltimore in the rubber game of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.

Jorge Soler hit a home run and Wade Meckler went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run for the Angels, who won a series against the Orioles for the first time since July 2021. Chase Silseth (3-1) picked up the win in relief.

Samuel Basallo hit two home runs and drove in four runs, Pete Alonso went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, two runs and two RBIs, and Taylor Ward doubled and had two hits and a run scored for Baltimore.

Padres 5, Braves 2

Ty France homered and knocked in two runs while JP Sears pitched effectively in his first major league start of the year as host San Diego completed a sweep of Atlanta.

Sears cruised until Joey Bart drilled a two-run homer in the sixth. That knocked Sears out after 5 2/3 innings. He yielded five hits and two runs. David Morgan followed with 1 1/3 scoreless innings before Wandy Peralta pitched the eighth and Jason Adam worked the ninth for his second save.

Martin Perez (6-4) absorbed the loss in the shortest of his 12 starts this year. He yielded four hits and three runs in four-plus innings.

Astros 3, Blue Jays 1

Visiting Houston scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on an errant pickoff attempt to defeat Toronto.

Joey Loperfido tripled and scored on an error by Jeff Hoffman (5-5) on a throw to third, snapping a 1-1 tie in the decisive matchup of a three-game series. Steven Okert (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning to earn the win, and Josh Hader worked around a walk in the ninth for his sixth save.

Nathan Lukes homered for the Blue Jays. Trey Yesavage allowed one run and two hits with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Pirates 11, Mariners 1

Ryan O’Hearn went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs and Braxton Ashcraft struck out 10 in six solid innings as Pittsburgh trounced visiting Seattle.

Endy Rodriguez added a two-run double and an RBI single for the Pirates, who evened the three-game series at a game apiece. Ashcraft (7-3), who won for the sixth time in his past seven decisions, allowed one run on five hits. Carmen Mlodzinski pitched three scoreless innings for his second save.

Seattle starter Bryan Woo (6-6) went four innings and allowed five runs on six hits while losing his fourth straight road start.

Rockies 8, Red Sox 6

Willi Castro produced three hits, Cole Carrigg had two hits and drove in three runs, and Colorado rallied to beat Boston in Denver.

Tyler Freeman, Jake McCarthy and TJ Rumfield also had two hits each for the Rockies. Antonio Senzatela (8-0) pitched two innings of relief for the win, and Jimmy Herget picked up his second save with a perfect ninth inning.

Ceddanne Rafaela finished a home run short of the cycle while Connor Wong and Andruw Monasterio went deep for the Red Sox. Justin Slaten (0-4) yielded two runs in his lone inning.

Diamondbacks 9, Cardinals 4

LuJames Groover and Ketel Marte hit back-to-back home runs as part of a six-run fourth inning, lifting visiting Arizona past St. Louis. Groover belted his first career long ball in his 13th game.

Tommy Troy finished 2-for-5 with two runs, a double and two RBIs, and Ildemaro Vargas and Groover each had two RBIs for the Diamondbacks. Ryan Thompson (3-1) picked up the win after yielding one run in two innings of relief.

Jose Fermin went 2-for-3 with three runs and a solo homer while Blaze Jordan drove in three runs for the Cardinals. Matthew Liberatore (3-5) gave up six runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Rays 5, Royals 3

Yandy Diaz had four hits and an RBI while leading Tampa Bay to a victory over Kansas City in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Jonathan Aranda added two hits and an RBI as the Rays avoided losing the first three of a four-game set. Griffin Jax (3-5) yielded only two unearned runs in five innings, and Bryan Baker handled the ninth inning for his 20th save.

Josh Rojas homered and Michael Massey had two hits for the Royals. Noah Cameron (4-5) allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings.

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NBA

BRUCE THORNTON TAKEN FIRST IN ROUND 2 AS TEAMS LOOK TO FIND GEMS

The second round of the NBA draft is the main time for the afterthoughts and project players to hear their names.

The festivities in New York were tame on Wednesday, one day after the prime picks were celebrated and paraded in front of cameras and the media.

But gems can be panned out on Day 2, and there is an impressive list of past second-round picks.

Current NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks was a second-round selection (33rd overall) by the Dallas Mavericks in 2018, while three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets went 41st overall in 2014. Stellar hard-nosed defender Draymond Green was picked 35th by the Golden State Warriors in 2012.

You can also find San Antonio Spurs great Manu Ginobili (57th in 1999) and rebounding legend Dennis Rodman (27th in 1986 by the Detroit Pistons) in the Naismith Memorial basketball Hall of Fame.

Basketball

Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton would like to become part of that pipeline, and he was the first player taken in the second round on Wednesday at No. 31.

Thornton was picked with a draft choice belonging to the New York Knicks that was known to be en route to the Houston Rockets. The all-time leading scorer for the Buckeyes (2,164 points) would certainly be viewed as an immediate contributor who could develop into a key scorer.

“I’m trying to be a winner, at the end of the day,” Thornton, who averaged 19.9 points last season, said on ESPN’s broadcast. “I’m trying to win games and impact winning each and every night. I know it’s going to be tough, but I’m built for the moment.”

The Knicks chose for real at No. 39 and took German guard Jack Kayil. The 20-year-old committed to Gonzaga before later entering the draft. He chose to stay in after receiving encouraging feedback.

The Grizzlies selected second on Wednesday and made the type of gamble that traditionally occurs in the second round.

Memphis tabbed BYU guard Richie Saunders, who tore his right ACL in February and is in the midst of his rehabilitation. He also turns 25 in September and was a late bloomer after serving a two-year church mission prior to starting his college career.

The versatile Saunders averaged 18.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in 25 games as the sidekick to AJ Dybantsa, who went No. 1 overall on Tuesday to the Washington Wizards.

NCAA all-time career assists leader Braden Smith went 38th overall, with the Chicago Bulls executing the pick and sending him to the Indiana Pacers. The Purdue point guard had 1,103 assists in 149 games over four seasons to pass the longstanding mark held by Duke’s Bobby Hurley (1,076 in 140 games from 1989-93).

There were many project-type selections, one being Virginia Tech forward Tobi Lawal going 48th to the Dallas Mavericks.

The highly athletic 6-foot-8 London native played two seasons at VCU and two campaigns with Virginia Tech. He averaged 1.3 points in his first college season before later developing his scoring and sporting averages of 12.4 and 12.3 in his two seasons with the Hokies. He averaged 8.5 rebounds last season.

“Just being versatile defensively, being a threat on offense and growing at the stuff that I’m not good at yet,” Lawal said of his outlook.

Other notable college players selected Wednesday included Kentucky guard Otega Oweh (No. 41 to Oklahoma City after a trade from the Miami Heat), Houston guard Emanuel Sharp (No. 45 to Sacramento), Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (No. 50 to Toronto) and Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli, the Big Ten scoring leader at 23.0 per game, going No. 55 to the Clippers.

The 60th and final selection of the draft was forward Malique Lewis of Trinidad and Tobago to the Milwaukee Bucks via way of the Wizards. The 6-8 Lewis averaged 6.9 points and 4.3 rebounds for South East Melbourne of the National Basketball League in Australia this season.

The Bucks are in rebuilding mode after agreeing to trade franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Heat earlier this week. The Bucks took Arizona guard Brayden Burries at No. 10 in the first round and Tennessee forward Nate Ament at No. 13 in a pick obtained from the Heat.

Also, the Pistons reportedly traded power forward Isaiah Stewart to the Memphis Grizzlies for three future second-round draft picks. Stewart, 25, averaged 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in 58 appearances (13 starts) last season.

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CELTICS’ BRAD STEVENS: JAYLEN BROWN ‘A BIG PART OF US’

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said All-Star Jaylen Brown remains “a big part of us” following a failed attempt to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Multiple outlets reported that Boston offered Brown as part of a trade package to the Milwaukee Bucks, who instead dealt the two-time MVP to the Miami Heat.

Stevens spoke to reporters at the NBA Draft on Tuesday night in Brooklyn, although he did not specifically address the proposal to send Brown with two first-round picks to Milwaukee.

Brown, 29, was Boston’s first-round pick (third overall) in the 2016 NBA Draft. The five-time All-Star guard averaged a career-high 28.7 points last season as the Celtics finished 56-26 despite playing most of the season without fellow All-Star Jayson Tatum.

“Jaylen Brown is a big part of us,” Stevens said, per ESPN. “I’m never going to predict the future. Every indication, everything I think about, over the last few years, has been building around those guys. You never know. But at the same time, the one thing I want to make very clear is how valued he’s always been. He’s been amazing. He’s been an amazing teammate and a great person to be around.”

Stevens said he has remained in contact with Brown and his agent throughout the offseason.

“With all the rumor mill and all that stuff, and his name being splashed all over the place, that’s not easy,” Stevens said. “We certainly wanted to be as proactive and up-front with that as possible. I thought we had really good, candid conversations. … I’ll always keep our conversations private. I think it’s appropriate regardless of what the content of those conversations is like.

“What I said is really true: I don’t love the fact any time it’s a big, public thing. We try to keep things as close to the vest and as quiet as possible. The rumor mill is the rumor mill, and there’s going to be a lot of noise out there.”

Brown has three seasons remaining on a five-year, $285.4 million extension signed in 2023. He is eligible to sign a two-year, $141.9 million extension on July 26, according to ESPN.

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REPORTS: AUSTIN REAVES TO SIGN 4-YEAR, $185M DEAL WITH LAKERS

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the team, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.

The deal includes a $51.2 million player option for the final season in 2029-30, per reports. Reaves declined his $14.9 million player option for 2026-27 to make it happen.

It is the richest deal in NBA history for an undrafted player, per ESPN.

Reaves will earn $41.3 million next season, $44.6 million in 2027-28 and $47.9 million in 2028-29, according to Spotrac.

Reaves, 28, averaged a career-high 23.3 points with 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 51 games (45 starts) during the 2025-26 season, his fifth with the Lakers. He missed time with calf and oblique injuries.

Undrafted in 2021, Reaves boasts career clips of 15.8 points, 4.5 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 331 games (216 starts). He is a 36.8% shooter from 3-point range, including a career-high 200 3-pointers in 2024-25.

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INDIANA SPORTS NEWS AND HEADLINES

INDIANA FEVER

Kelsey Mitchell’s 30 points and six assists in Wednesday’s matchup was historic. The Fever fell to the Mercury, 111-109, but Mitchell and the Fever battled until the final buzzer.

Just one player has recorded more games with seven or more made 3-pointers than Mitchell – Diana Taurasi recorded 16 such games in her 20-year career. Mitchell knocked down seven of her nine attempts from deep on Wednesday, marking the seventh such game in her career. That mark ties her with Las Vegas’ Jewell Loyd for second in WNBA history behind Taurasi.

Mitchell’s 30 points on Wednesday marks her second 30-point performance of the season, and her fifth game scoring 25 points or more.

Mitchell was top-nine in the WNBA’s most recent fan voting returns for the upcoming All-Star game. Should she earn another All-Star selection, it would be her fourth consecutive selection.

Along with her hot shooting night, Mitchell recorded a season-high six assists. After Caitlin Clark exited the game early with a back injury, Mitchell shouldered the playmaking load down the stretch.

“I want everybody to eat around me,” Mitchell said postgame. “…I just think that’s how we’re gonna be our best selves.”

Indiana’s offense was outstanding – the Fever scored 109 points on 59 percent shooting, including 48 percent shooting from deep. It was their third highest-scoring game of the season despite the loss. The defensive side of the ball is where the Fever faltered.

Phoenix recorded 111 points and shot 59 percent from the field in Wednesday’s game – 34 more points than the Fever allowed the Mercury to score on Monday.

“I think we can get better. We have to get better,” Myisha Hines-Allen said. “We’re capable of doing it. We have everyone in the locker room that can defend, so we’ve just got to take accountability.”

Indiana allowed Phoenix to score 29 points in three of four quarters on Wednesday after limiting the Mercury to 77 points on Monday. The Mercury shot 33 free throws – a number that coach Stephanie White notes frequently.

“It’s discipline,” White said. “I thought Phoenix, in that fourth quarter, did a really good job of just attacking downhill and coming straight at us…We’ve got to be more disciplined in those situations.”

The Fever’s loss in their much-anticipated rematch with the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday brought Indiana’s season record to 10-8, and an even 1-1 in their regular season series with Phoenix. The two teams are slated to meet for a third and final time in Phoenix on July 9.

Indiana looks ahead to Saturday when the Fever return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the Los Angeles Sparks in the final game of their three-game homestand at 8:00 PM ET.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

The Indianapolis Indians snatched a comeback victory from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 8-6, in a contest that saw four lead changes on Wednesday afternoon at Victory Field.

RailRiders’ (1-1, 38-38) Garrett Martin started the scoring for the second day in a row, shooting an RBI double off the left field wall.

Derek Diamond opened the game for the Indians (1-1, 32-45) on the mound, followed by Khristian Curtis in the second inning. But Curtis, making his third career Triple-A outing, exited far earlier than expected after being struck by a line drive by the second batter he faced. Thomas Harrington took over for Curtis, but faced the same luck one inning later and was also removed from the game.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tacked on another run in the second inning, but a throwing error from the RailRiders second baseman Cole Gabrielson allowed Indianapolis to plate two and tie the game, 2-2.

From there, the two clubs played tug of war for the lead. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre snatched it back with an RBI single in the third, but Nick Cimillo grabbed a 5-3 Indianapolis lead in the bottom of the inning with a 456-foot three-run blast. Martin pushed the RailRiders ahead again, 6-5, in the fourth with a three-run dinger of his own.

Indianapolis pulled away for good in the sixth inning. Keiner Delgado knotted the contest up, 6-6, with an RBI single off Rafael Montero (L, 0-4). Three batters later, the RailRiders’ fifth error of the game allowed two Indians runners to score and take an 8-6 lead.

Beau Burrows (W, 3-1) quieted down the chaos with 3.0 scoreless innings for Indianapolis and Hunter Stratton (S, 2) pitched a perfect ninth inning for the save.

The two teams meet again on Thursday night at 7:05 PM. RHP Dom Hamel (2-8, 7.23) will take the mound for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre while Indianapolis has not yet named a starting pitcher at this time.

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PURDUE BASKETBALL

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The storybook career of Purdue point guard Braden Smith reached another milestone on Wednesday night when the Chicago Bulls selected him with the 38th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The Bulls then traded Smith to the Indiana Pacers, keeping the star in his home state.

Smith, who entered Purdue as the No. 216-ranked recruit in the country in the Class of 2022, becomes Purdue’s first point guard chosen in the NBA Draft since Everette Stephens in 1988. He is the third Purdue guard selected since 2019, joining Carsen Edwards (2019) and Jaden Ivey (2022).

Since the 2016 NBA Draft, Purdue has now had six players ranked No. 75 or lower in the high school recruiting rankings selected, the second most in the country (A.J. Hammons, Vince Edwards, Carsen Edwards, Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey, Braden Smith).

One of the most statistically-dominating players in NCAA history, Smith heard his name early in Wednesday’s second round, becoming the XXth selection of the Matt Painter era and Purdue’s seventh selection since 2016.

“We are thrilled for Braden to be selected by the Pacers in the NBA Draft. It’s a great spot for him and the Pacers are an outstanding organization that know him very well,” head coach Matt Painter said. “From day one, Braden has showed the resolve, determination and attitude to get to the next level and this is the first step toward achieving that dream. He has a lot of work ahead of him obviously, but he has the drive to compete in the best basketball league in the world.”

Smith is the 11th draft pick under Painter joining Carl Landry (2007), JaJuan Johnson and E’Twaun Moore (2011), Robbie Hummel (2012), A.J. Hammons (2016), Caleb Swanigan (2017), Vince Edwards (2018), Carsen Edwards (2019), Jaden Ivey (2022) and Zach Edey (2024). Seven of the picks have come in the last 11 drafts.

The three-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree just capped off one of the greatest careers for a point guard in NCAA history. In addition to being a two-time first-team All-American, Smith was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree, the 2025 Cousy Award winner and 2026 Big Ten Tournament MVP and West Regional All-Tournament team member.

Smith ended his career as the fourth player in school history to be named a consensus first-team All-American twice, joining legends Terry Dischinger (1961, 1962), Rick Mount (1969, 1970) and Zach Edey (2023, 2024) as two-time first-team All-Americans.

As a senior, Smith ended the season averaging 14.3 points, 8.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals, shooting 44.0 percent from the field and 82.5 percent from the free throw line. He finished the season with 345 assists, leading the country and ranking fifth all-time on the NCAA single-season assists list, recording the second-most assists in a season in the last 35 years (351 by Kendall Marshall, North Carolina; 2012). Smith became just the second player in NCAA history to have at least 550 points (557), 325 assists (345) and 125 rebounds (138) in a single, joining Murray State standout Ja Morant (2018-19 season) on the list.

Smith became the NCAA’s all-time leader in career assists in the NCAA Tournament first-round victory over Queens, ending his career with 1,103 assists, 27 more than Duke’s Bobby Hurley (1991-94).

Smith is the only player in NCAA history to have at least 1,500 points, 1,000 assists and 500 rebounds and he blew away those marks with 1,932 career points, 1,103 career assists and 673 career rebounds. He is one of two players in NCAA history to have at least 300 assists in two different seasons (Southern’s Avery Johnson; 1987 and 1988) and is the only player in NCAA history to have three seasons of at least 450 points, 250 assists and 125 rebounds.

In addition to being the NCAA’s all-time leader in career assists, Smith is also the NCAA leader in career minutes played by a four-year player with 5,067 minutes.

On the Purdue career record board, Smith is the all-time leader in minutes played (5,067), games played (149), games started (149) and assists (1,103), while ranking eighth in points (1,932), third in steals (249), 16th in rebounds (673), sixth in 3-pointers made (241), ninth in free throw percentage (.832), 13th in double-doubles (27) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.79).

Smith was named the 2025 Cousy Award winner, given to the nation’s top point guard.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After spending five seasons at Purdue, including a redshirt year in 2021-22, Trey Kaufman-Renn’s goal of being selected in the NBA Draft came to fruition on Wednesday night when the Minnesota Timberwolves chose him with the 59th overall pick.

“This is the culmination of an outstanding career at Purdue for Trey and we are excited for him as his basketball journey takes the next step forward,” said head coach Matt Painter. “Trey has worked very hard to put himself in this position, and he will continue to work hard to succeed in the NBA. His effort has always been a positive and he will do whatever it takes to play professionally.”

Kaufman-Renn had another strong season in 2025-26 for the Boilermakers, averaging 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 57.8 percent from the field. He was one of five players nationally (including Duke’s Cameron Boozer and North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson) to average at least 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 55 percent from the field.

His 1,247 points over his final two seasons ranked 13th nationally, after averaging 20.1 points as a junior.

For his career, Kaufman-Renn ended his career 19th on Purdue’s career scoring list (1,655 points) and he is one of four players in Purdue history with 1,600 points, 750 rebounds and 225 assists in their careers (Walter Jordan, Robbie Hummel, Vince Edwards, Trey Kaufman-Renn).

Kaufman-Renn was a 2026 finalist for the Karl Malone Award, given to the nation’s top power forward.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1888 – Jumbo Davis makes five errors in a 10 – 3 loss. The Kansas City Blues player will commit 100 errors in 628 chances during the season.

1902:

A federal court judge rules that Brooklyn has no claim on C Deacon McGuire, who jumped to Detroit. Two weeks later, another U.S. judge denies jurisdiction to stop Nap Lajoie from playing for Cleveland, thus ending the Phillies’ chances of regaining him legally.

The Phillies beat New York and Christy Mathewson, 3 – 1. The Quakers SS Rudy Hulswitt kills a New York rally in the 8th inning by picking off Steve Brodie with a hidden ball trick.

1903:

Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt becomes the only 20th century pitcher to lose two complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh, 1 – 0 and 5 – 3. Piatt allows 14 hits in the two games while striking out 12. Pirate player-manager Fred Clarke takes a pitch in the stomach, and will take a couple more hits tomorrow. Pittsburgh now leads the National League by 2 1/2 games.

At Chicago, the White Sox bat first against the Highlanders and the two teams battle to an 18-inning tie at six apiece. The two teams total 30 hits, but neither score in the overtime.

1904:

In Boston, the Highlanders’ Jack Chesbro wins his twelfth straight, besting Cy Young, 5 – 3. Patsy Dougherty has three hits against his former teammates.

In a New England League game, Lowell edges visiting Concord, 5 – 4. When Concord 2B Win Clark is ejected in the 6th inning after their only reserve player has already been used, Concord is left with eight players. The club then puts 9-year-old mascot George Diggins in the game.

1908 – The Cincinnati Reds debut two college twirlers, Jean Dubuc of Notre Dame and Bert Sincock from Michigan. Dubuc starts and Sincock relieves him. Unimpressed by the degrees, the Cubs trounce the pair by the score of 7 – 0.

1909 – The Giants sweep their third doubleheader in a row, beating Brooklyn, 4 – 2 and 9 – 1. Hooks Wiltse wins the opener and Christy Mathewson takes the nightcap, leaving after five innings with a 7 – 0 lead.

1912:

New York’s Rube Marquard runs his win streak to 17 games by edging the Phillies, 2 – 1.

The Cardinals walk the plank against the Pirates, losing 10 – 4 and 19 – 3 to Pittsburgh.

1913:

At Washington Park, the Superbas bang reliever Pete Alexander, scoring seven runs in six innings, but the Phillies outslug Brooklyn to win, 11 – 8.

In Washington, Frank Baker, a nemesis for Walter Johnson, cracks a three-run homer in the 3rd inning to key a 14 – 2 A’s victory over the Washington ace.

1915 – In Boston, Babe Ruth blasts his third homer of the year, off Ray Caldwell, and is the second player to hit a ball into the right field seats at Fenway Park. Ruth strikes out eight in pitching a complete game, 9 – 5, win, and adds a single off reliever Bill Donovan, Yankee skipper and his former manager.

1917 – The Reds salvage a split with the Cards by pounding out 25 hits in the second game of a doubleheader to win 15 – 4. The Cards win the opener, 4 – 2, with SS Rogers Hornsby making 10 assists.

1924 – Pittsburgh relief hurler Emil Yde doubles in the 9th inning against Chicago to tie the game, then triples in the 14th to win it.

1928 – The Giants’ Freddie Lindstrom strokes nine hits in a doubleheader against Philadelphia to tie the major-league mark.

1933:

At the Polo Grounds, 25,000 see the Giants win twice over the Reds and increase their National League lead to three games. Hal Schumacher, the June graduate of St. Lawrence, wins the opener, 7 – 1, giving up a run on an error. New York scores five runs in two innings to knock out Ray Kolp. The Giants take the second game, 6 – 3, as Johnny Vergez drives in four runs. Fred Fitzsimmons is the winner over Larry Benton, in relief of Benny Frey.

The Senators win twice over the Indians, 9 – 0 and 10 – 1, to widen their lead in the American League to 1 1/2 games over New York. Washington has now won 14 of 15. Earl Whitehill pitches the shutout and Bobby Burke, making his first start of the season, almost matches him in the second game. Ossie Bluege has five of the Nats’ 29-hit total. For the host Indians, Milt Galatzer, recently of the Toledo Mud Hens, debuts with four walks in the opener and no official at bats. He’s 2 for 5 in the nightcap.

1934:

The Reds waive Dazzy Vance to the Cards.

Johnny Broaca, Yankee P, fans five times in a row while beating the White Sox, 13 – 2. This will not be matched until Bernie Williams does it on August 21, 1991. Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle for the first time in his career, and the Yankees regain first place from the Tigers, losers 13 – 11 in Philadelphia.

1935 – Billy Herman cracks a 1st-inning home run off Carl Hubbell and the Cubs score seven runs in the first three innings to beat the first-place Giants, 10 – 5. Herman adds another three hits and Augie Galan has three hits, including two triples. Dick Bartell has four hits for the Giants. Al Smith takes the loss for New York, while Fabian Kowalik pitches the last inning for the win.

1936 – Brooklyn’s Van Mungo ties the major-league record with seven consecutive strikeouts, but loses to the Reds, 5 – 4.

1937 – Cubs switch-hitter Augie Galan becomes the first National League player to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game as Chicago beats Brooklyn, 11 – 2.

1938 – The Reds’ Lonny Frey collects eight hits in a doubleheader split with the Phillies. Frey has three hits in the 10 – 3 Phils win in the lidlifter, then adds five in the nightcap, an 8 – 5 win. All told, Lonny has five singles, a double, and two triples.

1939 – Cleveland batters Ben Chapman, Hal Trosky and Jeff Heath homer in the 7th inning to tie a major-league record, while beating Philadelphia, 8 – 4.

1940 – The Cubs score five times in the 13th to beat the Dodgers, 8 – 3. Claude Passeau pitches four innings of relief for the win. It’s the Dodgers’ seventh loss in nine games.

1950:

Hank Sauer’s two home runs and two doubles helps the Cubs defeat the Phillies, 11 – 8.

Ralph Kiner leads the Pirates to a 16 – 11 win at Brooklyn by hitting for the cycle, adding a second home run, and driving in eight runs.

The A’s Paul Lehner ties an American League record with 11 putouts in LF in a 13 – 5 win against the White Sox.

1951 – The Phillies gain a measure of revenge for their 2 – 1 City Series loss to the A’s two months ago, by beating their rivals today, 5 – 1. A pre-game show features Lisa Kirk, star of the musical Kiss Me Kate.

1953 – White Sox manager Paul Richards uses five first basemen in beating the Yankees, 4 – 2. He brings in Harry Dorish to face two batters, moving Billy Pierce to 1B. The Sox three-game sweep still leaves New York nine games up on the Indians and 9 1/2 on Chicago.

1954:

White Sox 1B Ferris Fain injures his knee in a collision at home plate and is lost for the season.

The Dodgers hold the Cardinals’ hottest hitter, Rip Repulski, to a solitary single, snapping his dual hit streak at ten. He will hit in five more consecutive games before going hitless. Over the ten games, Repulski, in 44 ABs, had 22 hits, half for extra bases.

1955 – Miseries plague the Dodger pitching staff. Russ Meyer goes on the disabled list with a broken collarbone, and Carl Erskine has arm trouble.

1959 – In the first NPB game ever attended by the Japanese emperor, Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima hit home runs in the same contest for the first of many times. Nagashima ties it in the 5th with a home run and wins it in the bottom of the 9th with another blast. It is one of the most famous NPB games ever.

1961:

Vic Power is the baserunner on first base in the bottom of the 9th, when Chuck Essegian pinch-hits a single. Power, thinking it is a home run, waits to shake hands with Essegian, and is forced out at second base. Detroit and Jim Bunning win, 6 – 3, then Cleveland takes the nightcap, 4 – 3.

The Orioles and the Angels set a major league record by using 16 pitchers, eight by each side, as Ron Hansen’s 14th-inning homer gives Baltimore the victory, 9 – 8.

1962 – The Tigers trade Charlie Maxwell to the White Sox for OF Bob Farley.

1964 – Steve Barber’s three-hit 3 – 1 win gives the Orioles a three-game sweep of the Yankees and first place in the American League.

1966 – Houston 2B Joe Morgan, batting .315, suffers a broken kneecap when hit by a line drive during batting practice. He will miss 40 games, and Houston, in fourth place, will lose 28 of their next 31 games.

1967:

Heavyweight contender Joe Frazier wants to hold a clinic to teach baseball players how to fight. “All they do is hurt themselves instead of the other guy,” he said from his training camp. “Look at Joe Pepitone. He banged up his hands without getting a punch across. Baseball players should know about combinations as well as double plays.” Frazier said he would hold a clinic on a day when the Yankees are off.

Ernie Banks slams two two-run homers to back rookie Joe Niekro’s three-hitter, and the Cubs win 8 – 0 over the Astros to sweep. Bill Hands hurls a five-hitter in the opener to win, 4 – 1. Banks’ first blast breaks up a pitching duel with Bo Belinsky and his second caps a five-run 7th.

1968 – San Francisco rookie Bobby Bonds becomes the second player to hit a grand slam in his first major league game, as Ray Sadecki blanks the Dodgers, 9 – 0. Bonds does it on his third at-bat, facing John Purdin. The only other player to hit a grand slam in his first major league game was Bill Duggleby of the Philadelphia Phillies, who achieved the feat in 1898.

1969 – The Mets (14) and Phillies (13) set a National League record for ineptitude by striking out 27 times in the first nine innings of a ten-inning game. The Phils win, 6 – 5, when rookie Dave Watkins triples and scores in the 10th. Watkins, who replaces Cookie Rojas when he was thumbed in the 5th, hits his first major league homer as well. Lowell Palmer strikes out nine in 4 1/3 innings for Philadelphia, while Nolan Ryan K’s ten in 6 1/3 innings.

1970 – Behind the Red Sox, 7 – 0, after five innings, the Orioles tie the game in the 9th on a Merv Rettenmund home run and a double by Andy Etchebarren. The Orioles finally win it when they score six runs in the 14th inning.

1971:

Cleon Jones ties a National League record by drawing six walks, helping the Mets to a doubleheader sweep of the Expos, 4 – 1 and 4 – 2. Jerry Grote has three doubles in the opener, and Bud Harrelson knocks in three runs in the nightcap. Nolan Ryan (7-4) and Danny Frisella (4-1) are winners.

Actor Kurt Russell makes his pro baseball debut for Bend (Northwest League), getting a single, double, and two stolen bases. Russell’s baseball career will be ended by injury two years from now.

The Expos trade Ron Swoboda back to New York – the Yankees, that is. The Expos receive OF Ron Woods.

1972:

The Reds take over first place in the National League West for good with a 5 – 4, ten-inning win over the Astros. Denis Menke’s double in the 10th against his old team wins it.

The A’s take a pair from the Angels to move 4 games clear of the White Sox atop the AL West standings. In the second game, Oakland gets to Angel starter Rickey Clark early with a 3-run shot by Gene Tenace in the 2nd inning and a 2-run blast by Sal Bando in the 3rd. In the 70th and last start of his career, Clark allows more than four earned runs for the first time, ending his modern era record streak of 69 starts to begin a career allowing 4 ER or less.

1975:

Rick Reuschel is the hard-luck loser to Dennis Blair in the Cubs’ 12 – 2 loss to the Expos. Montreal scores ten unearned runs.

George Scott booms two solo home runs to lead the Brewers to a 7 – 6 win over the Tigers. Pete Broberg wins his eighth of the year.

Boston C Carlton Fisk, injured last June 23rd, returns to action for the first time in a year in an 8 – 5 loss to Cleveland.

1976:

In the Mets’ 7 – 4 win over the Cubs, Mike Phillips hits for the cycle to back Jon Matlack’s pitching.

Ranger Toby Harrah becomes the only shortstop in major league history to go through an entire doubleheader without a fielding chance. At the plate, Harrah makes up for the inactivity, collecting six hits, including a grand slam in the opener and another round-tripper in the second game. The Rangers beat the White Sox in the first game 8 – 4, but lose the nightcap, 14 – 9.

1977:

At Old-Timers Day in Chicago, the Cubs score four in the 9th inning to edge the Mets, 5 – 4. Larry Biittner doubles in two runs, and Bill Buckner’s wind-blown fly eludes two outfielders for a third double in the frame. With the sacks full, Manny Trillo hits a grounder to third base and beats out the attempted double play for the winner.

Mike Torrez outduels Luis Tiant to give the Yankees a 5 – 1 win over the Red Sox. Graig Nettles’ three-run homer is the big blow. New York now trails the Sox by three games.

1980 – Five Cleveland pitchers issue 14 walks, including five with the bases loaded, in a 13 – 3 loss to Detroit.

1983 – After eight straight losses, Rene Lachemann is fired as manager of the Mariners and replaced by Del Crandall.

1984:

Dodger infielder Bill Russell plays his 1,953rd game to become the team’s leader in games played.

At Yankee Stadium, Dave Winfield hits five singles and drives in four runs to lead New York to a 7 – 3 win over Detroit. Ron Guidry (6-5) is the beneficiary of Winfield’s hitting. Dave is now hitting .750 against Detroit this year. Winfield has three five-hit games this month, tying a record set by Ty Cobb.

1985 – Due to a bat boy being hit by Butch Wynegar’s line drive foul ball, Yankees officials enact a new rule mandating the team’s bat boys wear protective helmets during all games.

1986:

Kirk McCaskill one-hits the Rangers, 7 – 1, vaulting California past Texas into first place in the American League West. The Rangers’ only hit is Steve Buechele’s 3rd-inning home run.

Mark Langston sets a Mariners record with 15 strikeouts in a 6 – 1 three-hitter against the White Sox.

The Phillies give 41-year-old Steve Carlton his unconditional release and call up Bruce Ruffin to take his place in the starting rotation.

1987 – Dwight Gooden (4-1) and the Mets top the Cubs, 8 – 2. For Doc, it is his tenth straight win over Chicago. He’ll lose his next decision to them on August 9th, then roll off another 12 straight wins.

1988:

Expos P Floyd Youmans, who underwent alcohol rehabilitation last fall, is suspended indefinitely by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth for failing to comply with his drug-testing program.

California opens today’s game with just two outfielders – CF Devon White is in the clubhouse finishing a phone call when the game starts. RF Chili Davis tries to alert the umps but no one notices him. California still wins over Milwaukee, 7 – 3.

Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game, a 10 – 3 loss to Boston. Ripken’s streak is already the sixth longest in major league history at that point, but is just getting started.

1989 – In a first in the National League, the Mets’ defense does not record a single assist in a 5 – 1 win over Philadelphia, tying the major-league record set by the Yanks on July 4, 1945. New York pitchers retire the Phillies on 13 strikeouts, 12 fly outs, and two ground balls to 1B. Sid Fernandez is the winner, with Rick Aguilera tossing an inning of relief.

1992 – Chicago’s Greg Maddux and New York’s Vince Coleman almost get into a fight, but Maddux takes it out on the Mets by striking out ten in a 3 – 1 Chicago win.

1995:

Florida P David Weathers loses a chance at a no-hitter when he is hit on his pitching hand by a Tim Pugh fastball and has to leave the game against the Reds. He had held Cincinnati hitless over the first five innings. Terry Mathews replaces him and allows three hits in preserving the Marlins’ 5 – 1 win.

Colorado 1B Andres Galarraga hits home runs in the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings against the Padres to tie the major league record: he’s the fourth major leaguer to clout four-baggers in three consecutive innings. Galarraga’s seven RBIs lead the Rockies to an 11 – 3 win.

The Astros pound out 19 hits in scoring a 19 – 6 win over the Cubs. 1B Jeff Bagwell leads the way for Houston with five RBIs.

1996 – In Oakland, A’s first baseman Mark McGwire hits his 300th career home run off Tiger hurler Omar Olivares. The A’s outslug the Tigers, 12 – 8. Bobby Higginson and Jason Giambi each drive in five runs while Cecil Fielder also homers.

1997 – Seattle beats Oakland, 9 – 4, with the help of homers by Paul Sorrento, Edgar Martinez and backup C John Marzano, his first since 1989.

1998 – Chicago’s Sammy Sosa hits a home run in the Cubs’ 6 – 4 loss to the Tigers, breaking Rudy York’s 1937 major league record for home runs in a month with 19. He will end the month with 20 roundtrippers.

1999:

Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez each hit two homers and drive home five runs to lead Texas to a 14 – 4 win over Seattle.

The Dodgers lose two Cuban prospects – Juan Carlos Diaz and Josue Perez – to free agency when Major League Baseball decides they were signed in violation of its rules.

The Devil Rays beat Toronto, 11 – 4, and stop their streak of allowing seven or more runs. They tie the American League record (the 1930 White Sox and 1938 Browns) by allowing seven or more runs in nine consecutive home games.

Entering the game with an ERA above 6.00, Jose Jimenez faces only 28 batters and no-hits the Diamondbacks, 1 – 0. The Cardinal hurler is the first National League rookie since 1972 and the first Cardinal since 1983 to throw a hitless game. It is the first no-hitter of the season. The Cards score the lone run on a broken bat single with two outs in the 9th. Jimenez strikes out eight in the contest, while losing P Randy Johnson fans 14, including the 2,500th of his career. Jimenez walks two and hits a batter in becoming the first rookie to toss a no-no since Wilson Alvarez in 1991.

In Baltimore’s 9 – 8 loss to the Yankees, the O’s Jesse Orosco makes his 1,051th relief appearance to break Kent Tekulve’s major league record. He is succeeded by Mike Timlin, who takes the loss when he serves up a 9th-inning home run to Shane Spencer. Harold Baines has a pair of homers for the O’s, while Tino Martinez has four hits for New York.

2000 – Darin Erstad hits a home run leading off the home first inning and adds a second blast for a walk-off win as the Angels edge the Twins 7-6 in Anaheim. He is the first player to hit lead-off and walk-off home runs in the same game since Vic Power on May 7th, 1957.

2001:

In the first professional baseball game in Brooklyn after a 44-year absence, the short-season Class A minor league Brooklyn Cyclones win their home opener at KeySpan Park defeating the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 3 – 2, in ten innings.

The Orioles claim 3B Tony Batista off the waiver list when the Blue Jays attempt to send the struggling slugger to the minors.

2002:

The Dodgers beat the Rockies, 4 – 0, as Odalis Perez hurls his second one-hitter of the season. A leadoff single in the 6th inning by Bobby Estalella is the only Colorado hit.

The Blue Jays trounce the Devil Rays, 20 – 11, scoring 20 runs in a game for the first time since 1978.

In game which is broadcast throughout Latin America, skippers Luis Pujols of the Tigers and Tony Pena of the Royals become the first major league managers born in the Dominican Republic to oppose each other in a game. The president of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia, is on hand to watch Raul Ibanez’s double, triple and home run and four RBIs lead the hometown Royals to an 8 – 6 comeback victory over Detroit.

2005 – In a game against the Orioles, the Mariners battery consists of a pair of 42-year-olds as Jamie Moyer throws to backstop Pat Borders. It marks the first time in major league history that two players 42 years or older have been the starting pitcher and catcher for a team.

2006 – Joe Mikulik, a long-time minor league manager, throws a tantrum for the ages during an Asheville Tourists game to protest an umpire’s call. The incident will get national media attention. He will be suspended seven days.

2007:

Manny Parra of the Nashville Sounds throws a perfect game against the Round Rock Express. He strikes out 11. Amazingly, it is Parra’s first win and second game in AAA. The contest marks the eighth perfect game in the history of the Pacific Coast League, but only the third to go the full nine innings. On another odd note, all three have come in the 21st Century though the league was formed in 1903: John Halama threw a perfecto in 2001 and John Wasdin in 2003.

The Republicans win their seventh straight congressional baseball contest. A 5 – 2 affair, it is much closer than the prior year’s contest, as the Democrats add nine freshmen players. Jason Altimore (PA) is sidelined by a torn hamstring, while Heath Shuler (NC), a former NFL player, disappoints with an oh-fer game. Joe Baca (CA) tosses a solid game but five errors and four runs in the 3rd give this one to the Republicans, whose rally begins with a triple by Bill Shuster (PA). Mike Doyle (PA) coaches the Democrats for a second straight year; he is a former two-time MVP of the event for the Dems. The event raises between $75,000 and $100,000 for the Washington Literacy Council and Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington.

2008:

Fresno State pulls off the most improbable College World Series title ever, beating the University of Georgia, 6 – 1, behind two homers and six RBI from Steve Detwiler and an excellent start by Justin Wilson. Fresno State is the lowest-ranked team (#4 in their regional) to make a CWS, let alone win one, and their 31 losses are the most ever by a CWS champion (eight more than the old high). They top a Georgia team that became the first school to go from a losing record one year to the CWS finals the next. Tommy Mendonca is named MVP.

41-year-old Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox top 44-year-old Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks, 5 – 0, with Wakefield allowing two hits and no runs in seven innings. It had been 43 years since two pitchers with a higher cumulative age faced off in the majors; in the earlier contest, the hurlers were 59-year-old Satchel Paige and 29-year-old Bill Monbouquette.

The Astros suspend pitcher Shawn Chacon after he grabs GM Ed Wade by the neck and throws him to the ground in a dispute prior to today’s game. The Astros will void Chacon’s contract.

2009:

In his first game after being activated from the disabled list because of an inner-ear infection, Denard Span triples, walks three times, and scores three runs as Minnesota defeats Milwaukee, 6 – 4. Mike Burns is charged with the loss in his first career start.

In his 21st season, John Smoltz makes his first start in over a year and plays his first game for a team other than the Atlanta Braves, as the Red Sox lose, 9 – 3, to Washington. Smoltz settles down after giving up four runs in the 1st, but still allows five runs in as many innings to take the loss. Willie Harris has three hits, including a homer off Takashi Saito, and scores two and drives in two for the Nats.

2010:

Edwin Jackson throws the fourth no-hitter of the season as the Diamondbacks defeat their brethren from the 1998 expansion, the Tampa Bay Rays, 1 – 0. Jackson needs 149 pitches to complete the game, after struggling with his control early on and walking seven in the first three innings, but manager A.J. Hinch decides to leave him in the game to grab his chance at history. It is the second time the Rays are no-hit this year, having been the victims of Dallas Braden’s perfect game six weeks ago.

Roy Halladay faces his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, for the first time since being traded to the Phillies in the off-season, and rolls to an easy 9 – 0 victory. The game was moved to Philadelphia, PA from Toronto, ON because of exceptional security measures being put on in the Canadian city that is hosting the G20 Summit of world leaders this week-end. As a result of the belated move, the Blue Jays wear their home uniforms and bat last in the contest. DH Ross Gload has a career-high four RBI and Shane Victorino homers for the Phils.

The Cubs suspend pitcher Carlos Zambrano indefinitely after he throws a tantrum in the dugout after giving up four runs in the 1st inning of a 6 – 0 loss to the White Sox. “Big Z” blames first baseman Derrek Lee for letting a Juan Pierre ground ball past him for a double that starts the rally, although the hard-hit ball was hardly catchable. Tom Gorzelanny replaces Zambrano who is removed from the game by manager Lou Piniella.

2011:

Both leagues get their first ten-game winners of the season today. CC Sabathia reaches the magic number with the Yankees in an 8 – 3 win over the Rockies, and is joined by the Tigers’ Justin Verlander, who strikes out a career-best 14 over eight innings in beating Arizona, 6 – 0, while the Braves’ Jair Jurrjens is a 10 – 1 winner over the Padres.

The Giants may not score a ton of runs, but they have a knack for winnin’ ugly. Today, they score the game’s lone run in the 7th on a bases-loaded balk by Cleveland’s Tony Sipp. The inning begins poorly for San Francisco, with Nate Schierholtz hitting a lead-off double, then slipping between second and third base in trying to stretch it to a triple and being tagged out easily; Miguel Tejada then reaches on a throwing error by 2B Cord Phelps, who later commits a second error on a ground ball by pitcher Matt Cain, before reliever Sipp commits the fateful mistake. Cain is the winner over Justin Masterson, who deserved a better fate.

2012:

The University of Arizona wins the 2012 College World Series, beating the University of South Carolina in the final game of the tournament, 4 – 1. Rob Refsnyder, who is named MVP, starts a three-run push in the top of the 9th inning with a single; he bats .476 in the Series. South Carolina fails in its bid to win a third straight title.

A week after having been released by the Red Sox, OF Marlon Byrd is handed a 50-game suspension for testing positive for tamoxifen, a banned substance usually taken to attenuate some of the side effects of steroids. Byrd is a former client of Victor Conte, infamous for his role in the BALCO case.

The Cardinals win a wild game over the Marlins, 8 – 7, thanks to a two-run rally in the top of the 10th. Things start to take a turn for the bizarre in the 9th after the Cards stage a four-run rally against closer Heath Bell to tie the game at 6-all. Manager Mike Matheny makes a flurry of moves before his team takes the field in the bottom of the inning, but the information about who has replaced whom gets confused before it reaches home plate umpire Bob Davidson. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is upset when he sees that 3B David Freese is not on the field although his name is still in the lineup card, and protests to Davidson, who upholds his side. Matheny is forced to remove Allen Craig from the game, because his spot is now occupied by new pitcher Victor Marte, while Tony Cruz, the last position player remaining on the bench, comes in to play first base. As a result of the confusion, Matheny needs to use rookie pitcher Joe Kelly to bat for Marte in the 10th, but he surprises everyone by beating out a bases-loaded infield single to put the Cardinals up, 8 – 6. Miami manages to claw back one run off Jason Motte in the bottom of the 10th, but still comes up short.

2013:

The White Sox hold a 4 – 3 lead over the Mets with two outs in the 9th inning, but manage to blow it in the most embarrassing fashion, after Daniel Murphy hits a routine pop-up in front of the mound. 2B Gordon Beckham comes charging in, trips on P Addison Reed’s foot and falls to the ground, in the process bowling over 3B Conor Gillaspie, who is positioned under the ball. The ball drops to the ground and rolls away from Reed while David Wright takes advantage of the confusion to score all the way from second base and tie the game. Luckily, the Sox manage to score a run off LaTroy Hawkins in the bottom of the inning to escape with a 5 – 4 win and save a little face.

UCLA wins its first College World Series, topping Mississippi State, 8 – 0, in the finale. Nick Vander Tuig tosses eight innings for the win and David Berg gets the save, while Eric Filia paces the offense with five RBI. Adam Plutko is named Series MVP.

2014:

Vanderbilt University wins its first College World Series title by defeating the University of Virginia, 3 – 2, in the third game of the finals.

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants no-hits the San Diego Padres for the second time of his career, 4 – 0. He had already turned the trick against the Friars on July 13, 2013. He is the second pitcher following Hall of Famer Addie Joss to no-hit the same team twice.

2015 – By pitching seven scoreless innings in a 7 – 0 win over the Braves, Doug Fister extends Washington’s streak of scoreless innings by its starting pitchers to a team record 41 1/3. It has been a group effort, with Joe Ross, Max Scherzer, Gio Gonzalez, Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann also making starts during the streak, which began in the 2nd inning of Ross’s start on June 19th, and included Scherzer’s no-hitter against the Pirates the next day.

2016:

The White Sox hit seven solo homers but still lose to the Blue Jays, 10 – 8. It is just the third time a team has given up that many home runs and still won a game. Brett Lawrie hits both an inside-the-park homer and a regular one for Chicago, and five teammates join him to tie the team record for long balls, but it’s not enough to overcome four RBIs by Edwin Encarnacion and a lone homer by Toronto, hit by Devon Travis with a man on base.

In a 4 – 2 loss to the Hiroshima Carp, Hanshin Tigers cleanup man Kosuke Fukudome singles off Akitake Okada for his 2,000th hit between Nippon Pro Baseball and Major League Baseball. That earns him entry into the meikyukai, the sixth Japanese hitter to do so with combined MLB/NPB performance. He follows Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Kazuo Matsui, Norihiro Nakamura and Tadahito Iguchi. The hit puts Fukudome over .300 on the season, a mark he has not finished at for a decade as the 39-year-old shows no signs of slowing after his career had bottomed out in 2012-2013.

2017 – The Dodgers win their tenth straight game, 12 – 6 over the Rockies, after falling behind 5 – 0 in the early innings. Rookie Cody Bellinger hits two more homers, increasing his league-leading total to 24, while the Dodgers score five runs on four wild pitches by reliever Adam Ottavino. For Los Angeles, closer Kenley Jansen issues his first walk of the season, after a record 51 strikeouts and also hits an RBI double – the first RBI and extra-base hit of his career.

2018 – The Cardinals record the 10,000th win in team history in defeating the Indians, 4 – 0, behind seven one-hit innings by John Gant. They are the sixth major league team to hit the mark, all of them in the National League.

2019 – The Yankees set a new major league record by homering in their 28th consecutive game. They don’t waste any time, either, as the first two batters in the bottom of the 1st, D.J. LeMahieu and Aaron Judge, both go deep against Clayton Richard of the Blue Jays. The Yankees hit two more solo homers on the night, courtesy of Gleyber Torres and Edwin Encarnacion, and hang on for a 4 – 3 win.

2021:

Aaron Nola ties a record set by Tom Seaver on April 22, 1970 by striking out ten consecutive batters in a start against the Mets. Unfortunately, his bullpen is unable to hold a 1 – 0 lead after he departs and he ends up with a no-decision in a 2 – 1 Phillies loss.

Venezuela moves to the finals of the Final Olympic Qualifier with a 10 – 0, mercy rule rout of the Dutch national team. Robinson Chirinos, Engelb Vielma and Hernán Pérez all hit multi-run homers, while Henry Centeno allows only two hits in seven innings to beat former All-Star Jair Jurrjens, who struggles. Lars Huijer is a bright spot for the Netherlands with 3 1/3 innings of one-hit, shutout ball.

2022 – Three Astros pitchers combine to no-hit the Yankees, 3 – 0. Cristian Javier handles the first seven innings and strikes out 13 against just one walk, but needs 115 pitches to do so. Héctor Neris and Ryan Pressly then pitch one inning each, and although Neris walks a pair in the 8th, they bring the masterpiece home. The Astros score one run in each of the last three innings against the owners of the best record in baseball, who were last victim of a no-hitter back on June 11, 2003 – also a combined effort by Houston, but that one needing six pitchers.

2023 – George Springer leads off the bottom of the 1st for the Blue Jays against the Athletics with a homer off Luis Medina. The 55th leadoff home run of his career gives him sole possession of second place on the all-time list, behind only Rickey Henderson. The Blue Jays win handily, 12 – 1.

2024 – DH Hogan Windish does it all by himself as Arkansas defeats Springfield, 9 – 4, in a Texas League game. Windish homers four times and drives in all nine runs in the game. There is no record of another minor league player ever driving in all nine of his team’s run in a game, although it has been done once in the majors, by Mike Greenwell on September 2, 1996.

Births[edit]

1853 – Charlie Mason, outfielder, manager (d. 1936)

1868 – Harry Hempstead, executive (d. 1938)

1870 – Bill Quarles, pitcher (d. 1897)

1874 – John T. Powers, minor league executive (d. 1947)

1875 – Bill Phyle, pitcher (d. 1953)

1879 – John Deering, pitcher (d. 1943)

1885 – Ed Foster, pitcher (d. 1929)

1887 – Bob Meinke, infielder (d. 1952)

1890 – Fred Walden, catcher (d. 1955)

1891 – Pete Lapan, catcher (d. 1953)

1893 – Earl Howard, pitcher (d. 1937)

1895 – Bill Webb, infielder (d. 1943)

1897 – Camp Skinner, outfielder (d. 1944)

1899 – Julius Green, outfielder (d. ????)

1899 – June Greene, pitcher (d. 1974)

1900 – Tack Summers, outfielder (d. ????)

1902 – Ralph Erickson, pitcher (d. 2002)

1903 – Pete Washington, outfielder (d. 1962)

1905 – Johnny Pasek, catcher (d. 1976)

1906 – Gene Karst, writer (d. 2004)

1906 – Joe Kuhel, infielder, manager (d. 1984)

1908 – Joe Becker, catcher (d. 1998)

1911 – Len Kahny, minor league infielder (d. 2014)

1911 – Tony Parisse, catcher (d. 1956)

1921 – Tomoyuki Ohashi, NPB catcher (d. ????)

1922 – Alex Garbowski, pinch runner (d. 2008)

1923 – Barney White, infielder (d. 2002)

1925 – Guillermo López, minor league pitcher; Salon de la Fama (d. 2004)

1926 – Mel Didier, scout (d. 2017)

1927 – Santo Luberto, minor league infielder (d. 1981)

1928 – Ray Faust, minor league pitcher (d. 1993)

1928 – Gloria Ruiz, AAGPBL outfielder

1929 – Hisao Irube, NPB outfielder

1929 – Takeshi Maruoka, NPB player

1930 – Memo Luna, pitcher (d. 2021)

1930 – Humberto Robinson, pitcher (d. 2009)

1933 – Ron Fraser, college coach (d. 2013)

1934 – Jean Geissinger, AAGPBL player (d. 2014)

1934 – Takao Yato, NPB outfielder and manager (d. 2003)

1935 – Don Demeter, outfielder (d. 2021)

1939 – Shuji Maeda, NPB pitcher

1941 – Takeaki Yamasaki, NPB pitcher (d. 1995)

1943 – John Gelnar, pitcher

1945 – Dick Drago, pitcher (d. 2023)

1945 – Makoto Kobayashi, NPB infielder

1945 – Katsutoshi Sano, NPB infielder (d. 2024)

1946 – Vincenzo Luciani, Serie A1 infielder and manager; Italian Baseball Hall of Fame

1947 – Jose Ortiz, outfielder (d. 2011)

1948 – Clay Kirby, pitcher (d. 1991)

1951 – Toshiyuki Nakayama, NPB pitcher

1954 – Bob Shirley, pitcher

1955 – Kunihiko Ishii, NPB pitcher

1956 – Sueki Harada, NPB pitcher

1957 – Katsushi Osada, NPB infielder

1959 – Alejandro Pena, pitcher

1963 – Jose Dominguez, minor league pitcher

1963 – Mike Stanley, catcher; All-Star

1964 – Dell Curry, minor league pitcher

1965 – Tatsunori Matsui, NPB outfielder

1966 – Marcus Adler, minor league infielder

1966 – Lorenzo Icban, Philippines national team infielder

1968 – Shunzo Arakawa, NPB outfielder

1968 – Cody Cain, Bundesliga pitcher

1968 – William Love, minor league pitcher

1969 – Yu-jin Kim, KBO pitcher

1969 – Mike Tosar, coach

1969 – Brad Woodall, pitcher

1970 – Aaron Sele, pitcher; All-Star

1971 – Chris Roberts, minor league pitcher

1971 – Michael Tucker, outfielder

1972 – Carlos Delgado, infielder; All-Star

1973 – James Johnson, minor league player

1975 – Kane Davis, pitcher

1975 – Jeff Sziksai, college coach

1976 – Rusty Puffinbarger, minor league player

1976 – Brian Ralph, minor league outfielder

1977 – Ryan Kohlmeier, pitcher

1978 – Delvis Pacheco, minor league pitcher

1978 – Aramis Ramirez, infielder; All-Star

1978 – Luke Scott, outfielder

1979 – Shih-Pin Chen, CPBL pitcher

1979 – Michihisa Sawai, NPB infielder

1980 – Jonathan Schuerholz, minor league infielder

1981 – Kevin Howard, coach

1981 – Mi-hui Kim, South Korean womens’ national team pitcher

1981 – Mairobis Odelin, Cuban womens’ national team outfielder

1982 – Jessen Grant, minor league pitcher

1982 – Paul Maholm, pitcher

1983 – Todd Martin, minor league player

1983 – Pedro Viola, pitcher

1983 – Chia-Wei Wu, CPBL umpire

1984 – Randy Daal, Hoofdklasse infielder

1984 – Javis Diaz, minor league outfielder

1984 – Wade Lamont, minor league infielder

1984 – Yuhei Takai, NPB outfielder

1985 – Daniel Bard, pitcher

1985 – Aaron Reza, minor league infielder

1986 – Julien Brelle-Andrade, Division Elite outfielder

1986 – Bobby LaFromboise, pitcher

1986 – Yong-muk Won, KBO pitcher

1987 – Jang-ho Bae, KBO pitcher

1987 – Daryl Jones, minor league outfielder

1989 – Rubi Silva, minor league outfielder

1989 – Guillermo Valdez, Guatemalan national team pitcher

1990 – Yuki Jibiki, Japanese national team infielder

1992 – John Leonard Jr., minor league infielder

1992 – Madison Shipman, broadcaster

1993 – Hyun-hee Han, KBO pitcher

1994 – Wilfredo Rodríguez, minor league catcher

1995 – James Prockish, minor league infielder and manager

1995 – Franklyn Kilomé, pitcher

1997 – Pablo Cabrera, coach

1997 – Koki Sugiyama, NPB pitcher

1997 – Alonso Tenya, Peruvian national team pitcher/outfielder

1998 – Hunter Bishop, minor league outfielder

1998 – Shoki Murakami, NPB pitcher

1999 – Shuto Sakurai, NPB pitcher

2000 – Ren Kakigi, NPB pitcher

2000 – Fabian Kovacs, French Division I catcher

2001 – Eddy Yean, minor league pitcher

2002 – Domagoj Capar, Croatian national team player

2002 – Dayan Frías, minor league infielder

2002 – Tobias Werner, Austrian national team catcher

2003 – Carson Williams, infielder

2006 – Haruto Tanaka, NPB infielder

Deaths[edit]

1912 – A.N. Nichols, umpire (d. 1841)

1918 – Jake Beckley, infielder; Hall of Famer (b. 1867)

1927 – C. C. Johnson, college coach (b. 1891)

1931 – Con Lucid, pitcher (b. 1874)

1932 – Pop Tate, catcher (b. 1860)

1938 – Bumpus Jones, pitcher (b. 1870)

1939 – Heinie Smith, infielder, manager (b. 1871)

1943 – Henry Milton, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1912)

1944 – Smylie Anderson, minor league player (b. 1878)

1945 – Jack Mercer, pitcher (b. 1889)

1949 – Buck Freeman, outfielder (b. 1871)

1959 – Bill Klepper, minor league owner (b. 1878)

1960 – Tommy Corcoran, infielder (b. 1869)

1963 – George Trautman, minor league executive (b. 1890)

1966 – Mose Solomon, outfielder (b. 1900)

1968 – Grant Bowler, pitcher (b. 1907)

1968 – Dan Dugan, pitcher (b. 1907)

1980 – Yoshiaki Inoue, NPB pitcher (b. 1932)

1980 – Joe Muir, pitcher (b. 1922)

1985 – Claude Joyner, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1896)

1986 – A.J. Lockhart, infielder (b. 1898)

1994 – Paul Schoendienst, minor league infielder and manager (b. 1916)

1999 – Charlie English, infielder (b. 1910)

1999 – Sukehiro Moroki, NPB outfielder (b. 1934)

2000 – Al Barillari, minor league pitcher and manager (b. 1917)

2001 – John Leroy, pitcher (b. 1975)

2002 – Joe Antolick, catcher (b. 1916)

2006 – Paul DeJaynes, minor league pitcher (b. 1965)

2006 – George Eyrich, pitcher (b. 1925)

2007 – Toshio Kawanishi, NPB outfielder and infielder (b. 1920)

2008 – Gar Ganoe, minor league infielder (b. 1916)

2009 – Gene Patton, pinch runner (b. 1926)

2009 – Ciscero Warren, pitcher (b. 1919)

2012 – Lucella MacLean, AAGPBL catcher (b. 1921)

2013 – Adam Elliot, minor league pitcher (b. 1984)

2016 – Jim Hickman, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1937)

2017 – Maurice Peatros, infielder (b. 1927)

2018 – Yosh Kawano, clubhouse manager (b. 1921)

2023 – Richard Ravitch, labor negotiator (b. 1933)

2025 – Bob Heffner, pitcher (b. 1938)

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TV SPORTS TODAY

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Thursday, June 25

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia, First Round, Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy

11 .m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, First Round, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.

3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Travelers Championship, First Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

MLB BASEBALL

Noon

MLBN — Kansas City at Tampa Bay (12:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Boston (7:10 p.m.) OR Texas at Toronto (7:07 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Ecuador vs. Germany, Group E, East Rutherford, N.J.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Curacao vs. Ivory Coast, Group E, Philadelphia

7 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Tunisia vs. Netherlands, Group F, Kansas City, Mo.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Japan vs. Sweden, Group F, Arlington, Texas

10 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Turkey vs. U.S., Group D, Inglewood, Calif.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Paraguay vs. Australia, Group D, Santa Clara, Calif.

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Athletes Unlimited: Talons at Blaze

WNBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Los Angeles at Toronto

10 p.m.

NBATV — Dallas at Las Vegas

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Friday, June 26

AUTO RACING

7:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

11 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

6:30 a.m. (Saturday)

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia, Second Round, Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy

11 .m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Second Round, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.

3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Travelers Championship, Second Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

9 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: DICK’S Open, First Round, En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, N.Y. (taped)

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

MLBN — Seattle at Cleveland (7:10 p.m.)

7:40 p.m.

APPLE TV — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee

9:40 p.m.

APPLE TV — L.A. Dodgers at San Diego

10 p.m.

MLBN — Atlanta at San Francisco (10:15 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Norway vs. France, Group I, Foxborough, Mass.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Senegal vs. Iraq, Group I, Toronto

8 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Uruguay vs. Spain, Group H, Guadalajara, Mexico

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, Group H, Houston

11 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: New Zealand vs. Belgium, Group G, Vancouver, British Columbia

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Egypt vs. Iran, Group G, Seattle

SOFTBALL

6 p.m.

CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Talons at Blaze

8 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Volts

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ION — TBA

10 p.m.

ION — Atlanta at Golden State

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Saturday, June 27

AUTO RACING

6:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

10 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

5:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

BIG3 BASKETBALL

4 p.m.

CBS — Week 2: LA Riot vs. Dallas Power, Detroit Amps vs. Miami 305, Houston Rig Hands vs. Boston Ball Hogs, DMV Trilogy vs. Chicago Triplets, Detroit

GOLF

7:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia, Third Round, Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy

10 a.m.

NBCSN — LPGA Tour: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Third Round, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.

Noon

NBC — LPGA Tour: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Third Round, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Travelers Championship, Third Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

3 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Third Round, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.

NBC — PGA Tour: Travelers Championship, Third Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

5 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: DICK’S Open, Second Round, En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, N.Y.

6 a.m. (Sunday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia, Final Round, Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

ESPN — PLL: TBA, San Diego

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

10 p.m.

ESPN2 — PFL: Main Card, San Diego

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

ABC — N.Y. Yankees at Boston (1:10 p.m.)

4 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets (4:10 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Chicago White Sox (4:10 p.m.)

8:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at San Diego (8:40 p.m.) OR Atlanta at San Francisco (9:05 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

5 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Panama vs. England, Group L, East Rutherford, N.J.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Croatia vs. Ghana, Group L, Philadelphia

7:30 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Colombia vs. Portugal, Group K, Miami Gardens, Fla.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Congo DR vs. Uzbekistan, Group K, Atlanta

10 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Jordan vs. Argentina, Group J, Arlington, Texas

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Algeria vs. Austria, Group J, Kansas City, Mo.

SOFTBALL

2 p.m.

ESPN — Athletes Unlimited: Talons at Blaze

5 p.m.

CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits at Spark

WNBA BASKETBALL

2 p.m.

CBS — Phoenix at Toronto

8 p.m.

CBS — Los Angeles at Indiana

X GAMES

4 p.m.

ABC — X Games Sacramento 2026: Day 2, From Sacramento, Calif.

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Sunday, June 28

AUTO RACING

9 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Lenova Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

3:30 p.m.

TNT — NASCAR Cup Series: Toyota / Save Mart 350, In-Season Challenge – Round 1, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

5:30 p.m.

FOX — NHRA: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio

GOLF

6 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: DS Automobiles 83° Open d’Italia, Final Round, Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy

9 a.m.

NBCSN — LPGA Tour: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Final Round, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.

11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: DICK’S Open, Final Round, En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, N.Y.

1 p.m.

NBC — LPGA Tour: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Final Round, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Travelers Championship, Final Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

4 p.m.

NBC — PGA Tour: Travelers Championship, Final Round, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m.) OR Arizona at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m.)

3 p.m.

NBCSN — Athletics at L.A. Angels (3:15 p.m.)

PEACOCK — Athletics at L.A. Angels (3:15 p.m.)

7 p.m.

NBC — N.Y. Yankees at Boston (7:20 p.m.)

PEACOCK — N.Y. Yankees at Boston (7:20 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Inglewood, Calif.

SOFTBALL

1 p.m.

ESPN — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Volts

8 p.m.

MLBN — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits at Spark

WNBA BASKETBALL

2 p.m.

CBS — Minnesota at Dallas

4 p.m.

CBS — Las Vegas at Chicago

7 p.m.

ESPN — New York at Golden State

X GAMES

4 p.m.

ABC — X Games Sacramento 2026: Day 2, From Sacramento, Calif.

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