THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2026

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

CUBS 23, PADRES 3

RAYS 4, ROYALS 0

TWINS 8, ASTROS 3

ORIOLES 6, WHITE SOX 1

PHILLIES 10, PIRATES 6

NATIONALS 10, RED SOX 2

TIGERS 6, YANKEES 2 (11 INNINGS)

BLUE JAYS 9, METS 3

BRAVES 5, CARDINALS 1

GUARDIANS 9, RANGERS 4

BREWERS 4, REDS 2

ROCKIES 6, MARLINS 3

GIANTS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4

ATHLETICS 7, DODGERS 1

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREOBARD

OMAHA 4 INDIANAPOLIS 2

GREAT LAKES 8 FT. WAYNE 7

BELOIT 9 SOUTH BEND 8

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD

USA 2 BOSNIA 0

ENGLAND 2 DR CONGO 1

FRANCE 3 SWEDEN 0

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

TRI-EASTERN CONFERENCE

Friday, Aug. 21

HAGERSTOWN AT KNIGHTSTOWN ©, 7 PM

INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL AT LINCOLN, 7 PM

UNION CITY AT TRI ©, 7 PM

UNION COUNTY AT MONROE CENTRAL, 7:30 PM

WINCHESTER AT CENTERVILLE, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

LINCOLN AT UNION COUNTY ©, 7 PM

HAGERSTOWN AT CENTERVILLE, 7 PM

MONROE CENTRAL AT UNION CITY, 7 PM

WINCHESTER AT KNIGHTSTOWN ©, 7 PM

SATURDAY, AUG. 29

RIVERTON PARKE AT TRI, 3 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

KNIGHTSTOWN AT UNION COUNTY ©, 7 PM

TRI AT LINCOLN ©, 7 PM

UNION CITY AT HAGERSTOWN ©, 7 PM

WINCHESTER AT MONROE CENTRAL, 7:30 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

LINCOLN AT CHRISTEL HOUSE, 7 PM

KNIGHTSTOWN AT UNION CITY ©, 7 PM

NORTHEASTERN AT WINCHESTER, 7 PM

TRI AT MONROE CENTRAL, 7:30 PM

UNION COUNTY AT HAGERSTOWN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

EASTERN HANCOCK AT KNIGHTSTOWN, 7 PM

HAGERSTOWN AT LINCOLN ©, 7 PM

PARK TUDOR AT UNION CITY, 7 PM

TRI AT SHENANDOAH, 7 PM

UNION COUNTY AT WINCHESTER ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

LINCOLN AT KNIGHTSTOWN ©, 7 PM

SHENANDOAH AT HAGERSTOWN, 7 PM

TRI AT WINCHESTER ©, 7 PM

UNION CITY AT UNION COUNTY ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

KNIGHTSTOWN AT TRI ©, 7 PM

UNION CITY AT LINCOLN ©, 7 PM

UNION COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR, 7 PM

WINCHESTER AT HAGERSTOWN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

HAGERSTOWN AT TRI ©, 7 PM

SHORTRIDGE AT UNION CITY, 7 PM

KNIGHTSTOWN AT NORTH CENTRAL, 7 PM

WES-DEL AT UNION COUNTY, 7 PM

WINCHESTER AT LINCOLN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

LINCOLN AT WES-DEL, 7 PM

MONROE CENTRAL AT KNIGHTSTOWN, 7 PM

NORTHEASTERN AT HAGERSTOWN, 7 PM

TRI AT UNION COUNTY ©, 7 PM

UNION CITY AT WINCHESTER ©, 7 PM

©CONFERENCE GAME

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HOOSIER HEARTLAND CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

CARROLL AT SEEGER, 7 PM

CLINTON CENTRAL AT FRANKFORT, 7 PM

CLINTON PRAIRIE AT FRONTIER, 7 PM

DELPHI AT BENTON CENTRAL, 7 PM

EASTERN AT OAK HILL, 7 PM

GCA AT SHERIDAN, 7 PM

NORTH WHITE AT TAYLOR, 7 PM

TRI-CENTRAL AT WES-DEL, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

DELPHI AT TWIN LAKES, 7 PM

ELWOOD AT TRI-CENTRAL, 7 PM

FAITH CHRISTIAN AT CLINTON CENTRAL, 7 PM

FRANKFORT AT CLINTON PRAIRIE, 7 PM

MACONAQUAH AT CARROLL, 7 PM

NORTHWESTERN AT EASTERN, 7 PM

SHERIDAN AT ALEXANDRIA, 7 PM

TAYLOR AT GCA, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

CARROLL AT TAYLOR ©, 7 PM

CLINTON CENTRAL AT CLINTON PRAIRIE ©, 7 PM

DELPHI AT EASTERN ©, 7 PM

TRI-CENTRAL AT SHERIDAN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

CARROLL AT DELPHI ©, 7 PM

CLINTON PRAIRIE AT TRI-CENTRAL ©, 7 PM

EASTERN AT TAYLOR ©, 7 PM

SHERIDAN AT CLINTON CENTRAL ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

DELPHI AT TRI-CENTRAL ©, 7 PM

EASTERN AT CARROLL ©, 7 PM

SHERIDAN AT CLINTON PRAIRIE ©, 7 PM

TAYLOR AT CLINTON CENTRAL ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

CARROLL AT TRI-CENTRAL ©, 7 PM

CLINTON CENTRAL AT EASTERN ©, 7 PM

CLINTON PRAIRIE AT DELPHI ©, 7 PM

TAYLOR AT SHERIDAN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

CARROLL AT CLINTON CENTRAL ©, 7 PM

SHERIDAN AT DELPHI ©, 7 PM

TAYLOR AT CLINTON PRAIRIE ©, 7 PM

TRI-CENTRAL AT EASTERN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

CLINTON CENTRAL AT DELPHI ©, 7 PM

CLINTON PRAIRIE AT CARROLL ©, 7 PM

EASTERN AT SHERIDAN ©, 7 PM

TRI-CENTRAL AT TAYLOR ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

CLINTON CENTRAL AT TRI-CENTRAL ©, 7 PM

CLINTON PRAIRIE AT EASTERN ©, 7 PM

DELPHI AT TAYLOR ©, 7 PM

SHERIDAN AT CARROLL ©, 7 PM

©CONFERENCE GAME

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SUMMIT CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

ADAMS CENTRAL AT BISHOP LUERS, 7 PM

NORTH SIDE AT EAST NOBLE, 7 PM

SNIDER AT WARSAW, 7 PM

WAYNE AT LEO, 7 PM

WEST SIDE AT NORTHROP, 7:30 PM

HAMILTON SE AT CARROLL, 7:30 PM

RONCALLI AT BISHOP DWENGER, 7 PM

SCECINA AT CONCORDIA, 7 PM

MARION AT SOUTH SIDE, 7 PM

WESTFIELD AT HOMESTEAD, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

ANDREAN AT BISHOP LUERS, 7:30 PM

CARROLL AT CENTER GROVE, 7:30 PM

DECATUR CENTRAL AT WAYNE, 7 PM

EAST NOBLE AT SNIDER, 7 PM

CONCORDIA AT EASTBROOK, 7 PM

BISHOP DWENGER AT ST. FRANCIS DE SALES (OHIO), 7 PM

NORTH SIDE AT NEW HAVEN, 7 PM

NORTHROP AT WARSAW, 7 PM

SOUTH SIDE AT ST. JOSEPH, 7:30 PM

NOBLESVILLE AT HOMESTEAD, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

CONCORDIA AT CARROLL ©, 7 PM

BISHOP LUERS AT SNIDER ©, 7 PM

NORTHROP AT NORTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

SOUTH SIDE AT HOMESTEAD ©, 7 PM

WAYNE AT BISHOP DWENGER ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

CARROLL AT BISHOP DWENGER ©, 7 PM

NORTH SIDE AT CONCORDIA ©, 7 PM

SNIDER AT WAYNE ©, 7 PM

SOUTH SIDE AT BISHOP LUERS ©, 7 PM

HOMESTEAD AT NORTHROP ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

CONCORDIA AT NORTHROP ©, 7 PM

BISHOP DWENGER AT HOMESTEAD ©, 7 PM

BISHOP LUERS AT NORTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

SNIDER AT CARROLL ©, 7 PM

WAYNE AT SOUTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

CARROLL AT SOUTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

CONCORDIA AT BISHOP LUERS ©, 7 PM

NORTH SIDE AT WAYNE ©, 7 PM

NORTHROP AT BISHOP DWENGER ©, 7 PM

HOMESTEAD AT SNIDER ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

CARROLL AT HOMESTEAD ©, 7 PM

BISHOP LUERS AT BISHOP DWENGER ©, 7 PM

SNIDER AT NORTHROP ©, 7 PM

SOUTH SIDE AT NORTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

WAYNE AT CONCORDIA ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

CONCORDIA AT SOUTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

BISHOP DWENGER AT SNIDER ©, 7 PM

BISHOP LUERS AT WAYNE ©, 7 PM

NORTHROP AT CARROLL ©, 7 PM

HOMESTEAD AT NORTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

CALUMET AT CONCORDIA, 7:30 PM

CARROLL AT BISHOP LUERS ©, 7 PM

BISHOP DWENGER AT SOUTH SIDE ©, 7 PM

NORTH SIDE AT SNIDER ©, 7 PM

NORTHROP AT WAYNE ©, 7 PM

HOMESTEAD AT WARREN CENTRAL, 7 PM

©CONFERENCE GAME

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MONON CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

CASCADE AT MONROVIA, 7 PM

CLINTON CENTRAL AT FRANKFORT, 7 PM

CRAWFORDSVILLE AT PARKE HERITAGE, 7 PM

GREENCASTLE AT CLOVERDALE, 7 PM

NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTH PUTNAM, 7 PM

SOUTHMONT AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, 7 PM

TWIN LAKES AT NORTH MONTGOMERY, 7 PM

WESTERN BOONE AT TRI-WEST, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

CLOVERDALE AT NORTH PUTNAM, 7 PM

DANVILLE AT CASCADE, 7 PM

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT CRAWFORDSVILLE, 7 PM

FRANKFORT AT CLINTON PRAIRIE, 7 PM

LEBANON AT WESTERN BOONE, 7 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT WESTERN, 7 PM

OWEN VALLEY AT SOUTHMONT, 7 PM

SOUTH PUTNAM AT GREENCASTLE, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

FRANKFORT AT GREENCASTLE ©, 7 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT SOUTHMONT ©, 7 PM

NORTH PUTNAM AT CASCADE ©, 7 PM

WESTERN BOONE AT CRAWFORDSVILLE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

CASCADE AT NORTH MONTGOMERY ©, 7 PM

CRAWFORDSVILLE AT NORTH PUTNAM ©, 7 PM

SOUTHMONT AT FRANKFORT ©, 7 PM

WESTERN BOONE AT GREENCASTLE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

FRANKFORT AT CASCADE ©, 7 PM

GREENCASTLE AT NORTH PUTNAM ©, 7 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT WESTERN BOONE ©, 7 PM

SOUTHMONT AT CRAWFORDSVILLE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

CASCADE AT CRAWFORDSVILLE ©, 7 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT GREENCASTLE ©, 7 PM

NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTHMONT ©, 7 PM

WESTERN BOONE AT FRANKFORT ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

CRAWFORDSVILLE AT NORTH MONTGOMERY ©, 7 PM

FRANKFORT AT NORTH PUTNAM ©, 7 PM

GREENCASTLE AT CASCADE ©, 7 PM

SOUTHMONT AT WESTERN BOONE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

CASCADE AT SOUTHMONT ©, 7 PM

FRANKFORT AT NORTH MONTGOMERY ©, 7 PM

GREENCASTLE AT CRAWFORDSVILLE ©, 7 PM

NORTH PUTNAM AT WESTERN BOONE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

CRAWFORDSVILLE AT FRANKFORT ©, 7 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT NORTH PUTNAM ©, 7 PM

SOUTHMONT AT GREENCASTLE ©, 7 PM

WESTERN BOONE AT CASCADE ©, 7 PM

©CONFERENCE GAME

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NFL TRAINING CAMP DATES

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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

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MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES

WORLD CUP SOCCER

MATURING U.S. LOOK CAPABLE OF SURVIVING WITHOUT FOLARIN BALOGUN

As the U.S. go deeper into the World Cup, they are confronting rising levels of adversity.

After the United States breezed through Paraguay and Australia by a combined 6-1 score, the critics wondered how the players would respond when the pressure mounted.

The team got its first challenge in the group-stage finale when a makeshift lineup devoid of most of the starters fell behind 2-1 to Turkey, the first time the U.S. trailed. The Americans responded by scoring the equalizer, only to lose in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time.

That was nothing compared to what happened Wednesday in the round of 32 at Santa Clara, Calif.

The U.S. went down a player, more specifically leading scorer Folarin Balogun, who was sent off in the 64th minute for his challenge gone awry that resulted in his right foot landing on the right ankle of Bosnian defender Tarik Muharemovic.

The hosts were ahead at the time on Balogun’s goal, but the way they finished the 2-0 victory bodes well before they face Belgium in the round of 16 on Monday in Seattle — even though Balogun will be suspended for that match.

When given opportunities to attack, the 10-man U.S. didn’t go conservative, and they were able to turn a negative into a positive when Malik Tillman iced the match with a free kick in the 82nd minute.

It was a riveting moment, but it doesn’t hide the fact that the best U.S. threat won’t be in uniform Monday against a Belgium side that overcame their own hardship to rally for a 3-2 extra-time win against Senegal on Wednesday.

Balogun not only has three goals, but he has had two more called back for being offside, an indication that he finds the pockets of space and can score from anywhere at any time. In other words, there is no one else like him on the U.S. squad.

So, how does coach Mauricio Pochettino try to replace him? He could simply insert Ricardo Pepi or Haji Wright and keep the same formation and approach or maybe tinker with pushing midfielder Weston McKennie higher and bringing in an offensive-minded midfielder such as Gio Reyna.

Whatever he does, Pochettino can take comfort in the fact that Christian Pulisic went 87 minutes and is fully recovered (?) from a left calf injury that limited him to 77 minutes in the group stage.

Pulisic’s freedom to roam the left flank is due in part to Balogun attracting attention with his runs through the center of the pitch. Without Balogun’s presence, the U.S. will need to be creative in getting touches for Pulisic.

That aside, the match could come down to a battle of wills. Belgium pulled off a miraculous comeback after trailing by two in the 86th minute.

“We respect every opponent we come up against, but we all have full belief in what each of us is capable of and the fight that we can show and talent we have, the work we put in and that we’re prepared for the situation,” U.S. defender Antonee Robinson said. “So hopefully everyone else has that belief in us, and we can keep going and make it a special summer.”

Belgium will not wilt, so it’s up to the U.S. to exceed their willpower. Fortunately, Pochettino has created a culture of belief, and the motto “Why not us?” may be stamped on the head of every 8-year-old soccer player if the team keeps on winning.

It won’t be easy, and sure, Balogun’s absence may be the difference that gives Belgium the edge, but the players are confident that they can do wondrous things as a group. It’s the Pochettino way.

“I think that’s been the message from the start, really, is, ‘Why not us?’” Robinson said. “I mean, we’ve seen time and time again in this tournament now that there’s big upsets out there. There’s teams who people thought would still be in who have gone home already, and we don’t take anything for granted.”

Insightful words exemplifying a maturing team.

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NBA NEWS

REPORTS: CELTICS TRADE JAYLEN BROWN TO 76ERS FOR PAUL GEORGE, 4 PICKS

The Boston Celtics have agreed to a blockbuster trade which sends All-NBA forward Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for former All-NBA veteran forward Paul George and four draft picks, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday.

The draft compensation, according to ESPN, will send two first-round picks (2028, which could be a swap that is more favorable for Boston, and unprotected 2031 pick) and two second-round picks (2028 and 2030) to Boston for Brown, who finished sixth in NBA MVP voting this past season when he averaged a career-high 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

Brown’s future with the Celtics has been uncertain since he was reportedly used as the main piece in Boston’s failed trade offer to acquire Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. He has three years left on the five-year, $285 million supermax contract extension he signed in July 2023.

Brown, 29, has averaged 20.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in 674 games (547 starts) over 10 seasons with the Celtics since they selected him eighth overall in the 2016 NBA Draft. The five-time All-Star and two-time second-team All-NBA standout was named NBA Finals MVP when Boston beat the Dallas Mavericks to win the 2024 championship.

In Philadelphia, he’ll be paired with former MVP Joel Embiid and rising star guards Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe on a team which suddenly could be an Eastern Conference contender.

George, 36, has spent the last two seasons in Philadelphia after previous stops with the Indiana Pacers (2010-17), Oklahoma City Thunder (2017-19) and Los Angeles Clippers (2019-24).

He battled knee, adductor and finger injuries during his time with the Sixers, limited to 78 games over the last two seasons. The nine-time All-Star has averaged 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists over 945 games (897 starts) across 16 NBA seasons.

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REPORT: SPURS ADD VETERAN TOBIAS HARRIS ON 2-YEAR DEAL

The San Antonio Spurs signed free-agent veteran forward Tobias Harris to a two-year, $31 million contract on Wednesday, according to an ESPN report.

Harris, 33, is entering his 16th NBA season. He spent the last two seasons in a second stint with the Detroit Pistons, contributing to their first two playoff appearances since 2019, including the Eastern Conference’s top seed this past season.

He averaged 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 63 regular-season games (all starts) last season before ramping up his play in the postseason with 18.1 points and 7.2 boards per game.

Harris has career averages of 15.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists over 1,033 games (913 starts) with the Milwaukee Bucks (2011-13), Orlando Magic (2013-16), Pistons (2016-18, 24-26), Los Angeles Clippers (2018-19) and Philadelphia 76ers (2019-24).

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NBA FREE AGENCY: NORMAN POWELL TO CHICAGO IN ANOTHER ALL-STAR MOVE AS TEAMS CONTINUE SHAPING ROSTERS

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MIAMI (AP) — Add Norman Powell to the list of this past season’s All-Stars who are changing addresses this summer in NBA free agency.Powell has agreed to a two-year deal that could be worth up to $45 million with the Chicago Bulls, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday. Powell also had received some interest from the Detroit Pistons, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract cannot be finalized until July 6 at the earliest. ESPN and Chicago Sports Network were among those who first reported the agreement between Powell and the Bulls, who will hold a team option for 2027-28. Powell spent this past season in Miami, where he became an All-Star for the first time and averaged 21.7 points in 58 games with the Heat. Miami will have a very different look this coming season, after the acquisition of Giannis Antetokounmpo in a trade that sent Tyler Herro and others to Milwaukee. Powell will be joining his fifth team, after past stints with Portland, the Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto and the Heat.

All-Stars on the move

Powell is among five — and there likely will be more — All-Star selections from 2026 alone to be on the move this offseason. He joins Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee to Miami), Kawhi Leonard and Brandon Ingram (the headliners of a trade that brings Leonard back to Toronto and sends Ingram to the Los Angeles Clippers), and LeBron James (who is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers for a yet-to-be-decided team). Of the 62 players with at least one All-Star selection in the last five years, just over half — 32 of them — have changed teams at least once in that span.

Nikola Vucevic returns to Orlando

Nikola Vucevic is headed back to the Orlando Magic, agreeing on a one-year deal for just under $4 million, a person with knowledge of those talks confirmed. Vucevic is second all-time on the Magic list in rebounds, third in points and fourth in games played. The 35-year-old center has been in the league for 15 seasons, nine of those with Orlando — and now joins a young core led by Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Orlando needed another post option after losing Moritz Wagner in free agency to Brooklyn — and Vucevic, who still has a home in central Florida, was the natural fit. Moritz Wagner, the brother of Franz Wagner, is signing a two-year deal with the Nets. Vucevic averaged 15.1 points this past season for Chicago and Boston.

Marcus Smart to Houston

Marcus Smart, the NBA’s defensive player of the year in 2022, is about to join his fourth team in a span of 17 months after agreeing with the Houston Rockets on a two-year deal worth about $12.7 million, a person with knowledge of those talks told the AP. Smart was with Memphis as recently as February 2025, then was sent to Washington to complete that season and spent this past season with the Lakers. He averaged 9.3 points and started 54 games for the Lakers in 2025-26.

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John Collins to Detroit

Forward John Collins is changing teams again, after agreeing to a three-year contract with the Pistons, a person with knowledge of those negotiations told the AP. ESPN reported the deal is worth $51 million. The Pistons will be Collins’ third team in as many seasons. He started his career in Atlanta, then spent two seasons in Utah (until 2024-25) and played for the Clippers last season.

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MITCHELL ROBINSON AGREES TO A 3-YEAR, $47.4 MILLION DEAL WITH THE CELTICS, AP SOURCE SAYS

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have agreed to a $47.4 million, three-year deal with veteran center Mitchell Robinson, who is fresh off winning an NBA title with the New York Knicks, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be signed until July 6. The deal also includes a third-year player option. The 7-foot Robinson has spent his entire eight-year career with the Knicks since being selected by them in the second round of the 2018 draft. Boston, which was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs after winning 56 games and earning the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, entered the offseason looking for help protecting the rim. Robinson played a big role for New York during its championship run, averaging 4.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in 13.9 minutes per game. In the regular season, he averaged 5.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 19.6 minutes per game in 60 apIt’s unclear if Robinson is being brought in to move into a starting role for the Celtics or to back up Neemias Queta, who started 75 games for Boston this past season. But Robinson’s addition is a signal that the Celtics are prioritizing frontcourt depth. The move comes after Nikola Vucevic re-signed with Orlando following his trade from Chicago to Boston last season that was stunted by injury.

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REPORT: PG MIKE CONLEY JOINING CELTICS FOR 20TH SEASON

Free agent point guard Mike Conley is signing with the Boston Celtics to play his 20th NBA season in 2026-27, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Conley, who turns 39 in October, has agreed to join his fourth team on a one-year deal, per the report. Terms were not disclosed. A four-time winner of the NBA’s Sportsmanship Award and two-time Teammate of the Year, Conley will become only the 14th player in NBA history to reach 20 seasons. The former All-Star averaged career lows in points (4.5) and minutes (18.4) in 54 games (15 starts) last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Conley has averaged 13.6 points, 5.5 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 1,226 career games (1,143 starts) with the Memphis Grizzlies (2007-19), Utah Jazz (2019-23) and Timberwolves. Memphis drafted him with the No. 4 overall pick in 2007.

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Lakers land Walker Kessler in sign-and-trade deal with Jazz

Walker Kessler is ticketed for the Lakers in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Utah Jazz that includes a new four-year, $130 million deal in Los Angeles, according to multiple reports.

Kessler is a restricted free agent but was in Los Angeles to meet with team president Rob Pelinka as the league free agent moratorium opened on Wednesday.

ESPN reported the trade sends draft picks back to Utah, where CEO Danny Ainge has long coveted the assets. The Jazz are expected to receive two unprotected first-round picks (2031, 2033) and first-round pick swaps in 2028 and 2030, according to the report.

Limited to five games last season due to a shoulder injury, Kessler played in 58 games in 2024-25 and averaged 11.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks.

Kessler, 24, is an athletic 7-footer and runs the floor well with agility as a defender and pick-and-roll option. He’s a career 68.1% shooter from the field and averaged 2.4 blocks per game with Utah after being acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis selected Kessler with the No. 22 pick in the 2022 draft out of Auburn.

The Lakers also reportedly reached agreements with big man Sandro Mamukelashvili and guards Quentin Grimes and Collin Sexton.

Mamukelashvili, 27, agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal with a player option for the fourth season, per ESPN. He averaged 11.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in 80 games (13 starts) with the Toronto Raptors in 2025-26.

Grimes, 26, reached a four-year, $60 million deal with the Lakers that includes a player option, ESPN reported. He posted 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 75 games (19 starts for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2025-26.

Sexton, 27, agreed to a two-year, $19 million contract, according to multiple reports. He split last season with the Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls and averaged 15.4 points and 3.3 assists in 68 games (22 starts).

===agency: Norman Powell to Chicago in another All-Star move as teams continue shaping rosters

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NFL NEWS

NFL PLAYER CALAIS CAMPBELL’S BROTHER IS CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER MOTHER FOUND DEAD

ATLANTA (AP) — A brother of NFL player Calais Campbell has been charged with murder after police found their 71-year-old mother dead at her home in Atlanta during a welfare check.

Arrest warrants say Nateal Campbell’s throat was cut and Ciarre Campbell was found in possession of a knife. Officers found her unresponsive when they arrived at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police statement.

Ciarre Campbell, 41, was booked into the Fulton County Jail, where he was being held without bond, and waived his initial court hearing Wednesday on charges including aggravated assault and murder. A lawyer listed for him in online court records did not immediately return an email and voicemail seeking comment on the charges.

In a 911 call released by police, an unidentified man can be heard asking for a wellness check. He tells the dispatcher that he is trying to get inside his mother’s house with his brother and sister-in-law. He says they can see another brother, who is “mentally ill” and lives with their mom, inside the home. The caller says the brother inside had said their mother left but a neighbor’s camera footage shows she didn’t.

Police records show that before Tuesday, officers had received nine calls for service to that address since September for a variety of reasons, including a fight in progress, a suspicious person and an earlier welfare check.

The Campbell family issued a statement asking for privacy while they deal with “overwhelming grief.”

“We are devastated to share that the Campbell Family has lost its matriarch, Mrs. Nateal Campbell,” the family statement said. “While the details of her passing are still being investigated, we take comfort in knowing she is reunited with our father, her beloved Chuck, and in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

A defensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, Calais Campbell is entering his 19th NFL season after signing a one-year, $5.5 million contract in April. He is the oldest active defensive player in the NFL going into the 2026 season. He will be 40 on Sept. 1.

The 2017 first-team AP All-Pro selection has been voted to the Pro Bowl six times in a career that started as a second-round pick in 2008 with the Arizona Cardinals.

The former Miami Hurricane spent 10 seasons with the Cardinals and also played in Jacksonville, Atlanta and Miami.

Campbell has 117 career sacks in 278 games, including 259 starts.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS

MLB ROUNDUP: CUBS BELT 8 HOMERS, POUND PADRES 23-3

Dansby Swanson hit three home runs and Michael Conforto hit two as the host Chicago Cubs hammered the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.

The Cubs, who had not hit more than three homers in a game all season heading into the series, hit five on Tuesday in a 9-7 win and eight on Wednesday to sweep the series and win their fifth straight contest. Seiya Suzuki, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch also homered for the Cubs, who tied a franchise record for long balls in a game.

Swanson, who had a career-high eight RBIs, has five homers in the past two games and nine home runs in his last 13 games. Colin Rea (6-5) was the beneficiary of all the Cubs’ power, giving up two runs and six hits in five innings.

The Padres lost their fifth straight game while sustaining the worst defeat in franchise history. They previously lost by 19 runs on three occasions (twice in 1969, once in 2005). Walker Buehler (5-4) gave up a career-high nine runs on seven hits in four innings.

Rays 4, Royals 0

Junior Caminero became the youngest player in major league history to homer in six consecutive games, socking a two-run shot in the first, and Shane McClanahan allowed three hits over six strong innings as visiting Tampa Bay beat Kansas City for its seventh straight win.

At 22 years, 361 days old, Caminero topped a mark set by then-23-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. with his ninth home run in the past eight games. Cedric Mullins added a solo shot and an RBI single while Taylor Walls had three hits for the Rays, who matched their longest winning streak of 2026. McClanahan (7-5) yielded three singles, did not walk a batter and struck out four.

The Royals have lost six of seven, including four straight against the Rays. Jac Caglianone had two of the Royals’ six hits. Seth Lugo gave up three runs on nine hits in six innings.

Twins 8, Astros 3

Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall belted home runs while Taj Bradley matched his career high for strikeouts as visiting Minnesota claimed the rubber match of its three-game series against Houston.

Bell extended his career-best road hitting streak to 16 games with a two-run blast in the first inning before Clemens socked a three-run homer an inning later. Bradley (7-3) worked five innings and allowed four hits and one run. He fanned 11.

Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai (5-4) allowed five runs on four hits and five walks over 1 1/3 innings, marking his third start of fewer than two innings.

Orioles 6, White Sox 1

Dean Kremer pitched six strong innings in his return from the injured list, and Baltimore avoided a three-game sweep by defeating visiting Chicago.

Tyler O’Neill and Leody Taveras each homered as the Orioles made good use of seven hits to snap a four-game losing streak. Blaze Alexander had two hits, including a run-scoring triple. Kremer (1-1), who hadn’t pitched in the big leagues since April 18 as he recovered from a quadriceps injury, held the White Sox to one run on four hits.

Sam Antonacci homered for one of Chicago’s four hits. He also had a single, but the White Sox lost for just the third time in their last nine games. Starter Noah Schultz, also fresh off the injured list, went 4 1/3 innings and was charged with three runs on two hits.

Phillies 10, Pirates 6

Trea Turner homered for the third straight game as Philadelphia hammered Paul Skenes and the visiting Pirates.

Brandon Marsh and Alec Bohm also hit home runs for the Phillies, who tagged Skenes (6-8) for eight runs, seven earned, in four innings. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner had never allowed more than five runs in any of his first 72 major league starts.

Jared Triolo drove in three runs, and Nick Gonzales had three hits and an RBI for the Pirates. Henry Davis homered in a losing effort.

Nationals 10, Red Sox 2

Andres Chaparro and Nasim Nunez hit their first home runs of the season and James Wood added a three-run shot as visiting Washington rolled past Boston.

Chaparro’s two-run shot in the first inning and Nunez’s fourth-inning solo shot were all that Washington needed to claim the series. Four Nationals had multi-hit games, while Wood, Chaparro and Luis Garcia Jr. each drove in multiple runs. Andrew Alvarez (2-1) allowed two hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.

Washington had a 13-9 hits advantage. Three Red Sox players had multi-hit games, but Boston pitchers issued a combined 10 walks.

Tigers 6, Yankees 2 (11 innings)

Zach McKinstry ripped a bases-loaded two-run single off Camilo Doval to highlight a four-run 11th inning for Detroit, which completed a three-game sweep with a victory at New York.

The Tigers completed their first road sweep of the Yankees since 2008 after Detroit reliever Drew Anderson blew a two-run lead in the ninth. Spencer Torkelson gave the Tigers the lead in the 11th by working a walk before McKinstry delivered on a 1-1 cutter from Doval (3-1).

The Yankees, who totaled seven hits, are on their first seven-game skid since losing nine straight from Aug. 12-22, 2023. New York fell to 4-10 in its past 14 meetings with the Tigers.

Blue Jays 9, Mets 3

Sean Keys hit a three-run blast for his first career major league home run and Toronto defeated visiting New York in the decisive match of the three-game series played on Canada Day.

The Blue Jays finished a disappointing 3-7 homestand. The Mets were outhit 12-5 to start 1-2 on their seven-game road trip.

Carson Benge hit a two-run homer for the Mets and Francisco Lindor had a solo shot. Starter Freddy Peralta allowed five runs on seven hits in four innings.

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Ozzie Albies hit a home run and Atlanta pitchers retired the final 20 batters as the Braves beat visiting St. Louis.

Atlanta ended a three-game losing streak and evened the three-game series at one game apiece. Albies went 2-for-4, scored two runs and had two RBIs. Braves starter Reynaldo Lopez (4-1) threw five innings and allowed one run on two hits, all coming in the first inning.

St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy (3-7) tossed six innings and allowed two runs on three hits. The Cardinals’ offense managed just the two hits.

Guardians 9, Rangers 4

David Fry belted a three-run homer to highlight a five-run second inning, fueling host Cleveland to a victory over Texas.

Austin Hedges launched a two-run homer and Chase DeLauter had an RBI single among his three hits to help the Guardians salvage the finale of their three-game series. Joey Cantillo (7-3) allowed two runs on three hits in five innings to improve to 3-0 in his past four starts.

Elias Diaz launched a solo homer, Nicky Lopez ripped a two-run double and Ezequiel Duran collected three hits for the Rangers, who saw their six-game winning streak end. MacKenzie Gore (5-7) permitted five runs on seven hits in five innings.

Brewers 4, Reds 2

Garrett Mitchell capped a 4-for-4 game with a tiebreaking RBI triple in the seventh inning, leading host Milwaukee past Cincinnati.

Mitchell’s two-out triple into the left-center-field gap gave the Brewers a 3-2 lead. Mitchell then scored on a wild pitch from Brock Burke (3-4). Milwaukee reliever Aaron Ashby (12-1) increased his major-league-leading win total as he tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Trevor Megill pitched around a double in the ninth for his 12th save.

Noelvi Marte hit a two-run homer for the Reds, who took their fourth loss in a row. Reds starter Andrew Abbott allowed two runs and five hits in five innings with five walks.

Rockies 6, Marlins 3

Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled and homered for Colorado in a win over Miami at Denver.

Hunter Goodman and Kyle Karros also homered for the Rockies, who had lost three in a row. Kyle Freeland (2-7) earned his first win since April 7 by limiting the Marlins to two runs and six hits over five innings.

Joe Mack hit an inside-the-park home run and Liam Hicks had two hits and scored a run for Miami, which had won two in a row and six of seven. Max Meyer’s bid to win his first 10 decisions this season was derailed by four unearned runs in the fourth. Meyer (9-1) allowed five runs (one earned) and six hits over six innings.

Giants 6, Diamondbacks 4

San Francisco finally broke through against Arizona, riding home runs from Heliot Ramos and Victor Bericoto to a victory in Phoenix.

Trevor McDonald (3-6) threw six shutout innings for the Giants, who had dropped their first eight matchups with the Diamondbacks this season. Caleb Kilian breezed through a 1-2-3 ninth for his seventh save.

Despite seeing his run of four straight games with a homer end, Ketel Marte had an RBI double and a single for the Diamondbacks. Zac Gallen (3-8) permitted six runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Athletics 7, Dodgers 1

Jonah Heim, Shea Langeliers and Alika Williams hit homers and J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings to help the Athletics cruise past Los Angeles in West Sacramento, Calif.

Heim drove in two runs, and he, Langeliers, Nick Kurtz, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and Henry Bolte each had two hits for the Athletics, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Ginn (7-4) gave up one run and three hits.

Freddie Freeman homered and Miguel Rojas had two hits for the Dodgers, who finished a 7-2 road trip. Los Angeles had just five hits after totaling 18 runs and 31 hits while winning the first two games of the three-game series. Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.

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NHL NEWS

NHL FREE AGENCY OPENS WITH STUART SKINNER HEADING TO WINNIPEG AS GOALIE CAROUSEL STARTS SPINNING

Stuart Skinner is heading to Winnipeg as the carousel of goaltenders moving around the NHL picked up steam Wednesday with the start of free agency.

Skinner agreed to terms on a two-year contract worth $7.5 million with the Jets, who have been listening to trade offers for three-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck. Skinner helped Edmonton reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 and ’25 before losing to Florida each time, and spent the end of last season in Pittsburgh.

The goalie who beat Skinner and the Oilers, Sergei Bobrovsky, is arguably the top free agent on the market, regardless of position. The Panthers earlier this week traded for goalies Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid to solve their needs in the crease coming off missing the playoffs.

They also signed rugged defenseman Radko Gudas, who just turned 36, to a six-year deal worth $1.5 million annually for a total of $9 million. The 36-year-old Gudas played in Florida for three seasons from 2020-23 and spent last season with Anaheim.

The Los Angeles Kings landed forwards Erik Haula (Nashville) and Mats Zuccarello (Minnesota). Haula agreed to a two-year, $7.2 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Zuccarello’s contract is worth $1 million in base salary plus bonuses, according to another person with knowledge of that agreement.

Chicago got veteran defenseman Ian Cole (Utah) for next season at $4.75 million, according to a third person, also with knowledge of the deal. Division rival Colorado is bringing in winger Jaden Schwartz (Seattle) on a three-year, $9.75 million deal, according to a fourth person familiar with the contract. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contracts had not been announced.

Trades

With a shallow pool of free agents available, many teams are going the trade route to try to improve this summer. The New York Rangers got their backup goalie that way, sending minor leaguer Kalle Vaisanen and a 2028 fourth-round pick to Boston for Joonas Korpisalo.

Nashville acquired pending restricted free agent forward Mavrik Bourque from Dallas. The Predators sent a 2027 second- and a 2028 third-round pick to the Stars for Bourque and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin.

“Mavrik Bourque is a quality, two-way player who will fit perfectly with what we are trying to build here in Nashville,” general manager Chris MacFarland said. “At just 24 years old, his age and style of play fits in with the type of players we are looking to bring in to help make us better.”

Dallas clearing salary cap space could allow the team to sign Jason Robertson, another restricted free agent who’s ticketed for a long-term, lucrative contract. Robertson turns 27 this month and led the Stars in scoring with 96 points on 45 goals and 51 assists last season.

His younger brother, Nick, is going to Pittsburgh after the Penguins got him from Toronto for a fourth-rounder in ’28.

Staying put

New Jersey locked up captain Nico Hischier long term, signing the Swiss center to a five-year extension worth $58.5 million with an annual cap hit of $11.7 million from 2027 through 2032.

“When I took this job, I knew that Nico was one of the core pieces that I definitely wanted as part of our future,” new Devils GM Sunny Mehta said. “The way he plays the game, his leadership, and selflessness are qualities we value for this team.”

— Montreal agreed to re-sign Ivan Demidov to an eight-year, $73 million contract after the 20-year-old Russian forward led all NHL rookies with 62 points (19 goals, 43 assists) last season.

— Philadelphia got two extensions done, signing young forward Tyson Foerster to an eight-year, $56.8 million contract (2027-28 through 2035). The Flyers extended goalie Dan Vladar for five years at $27.5 million.

— The Buffalo Sabres signed newly acquired defenseman Olen Zellweger to a three-year, $9.3 million contract. Zellweger was a pending restricted free agent and acquired in a trade with Anaheim.

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INDIANA SPORTS NEWS

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

Termarr Johnson hit a leadoff home run and Jack Brannigan hit his first Triple-A home run in the ninth inning, but that was all the Indianapolis Indians mustered as they were defeated by the Omaha Storm Chasers, 4-2, on Wednesday night at Werner Park.

The Indians (4-4, 35-48) struck on the third pitch of the game as Johnson launched his fifth homer of the season 411 feet into deep right center field. Omaha (4-4, 37-45) quickly answered back as Abraham Toro homered in the bottom of the first to knot the score.

A three-run fourth frame from the Storm Chasers put the game away, capped by a two-run long ball from Luca Tresh. Jack Brannigan left the yard with the Indians down to their final strike.

Connor Wietgrefe (L, 0-2) worked 6.0 frames for Indy, allowing all four Omaha runs. Ethan Bosacker allowed just one run across 4.0 innings for the Storm Chasers and Oscar Rayo (W, 1-0) followed with 3.0 shutout stanzas. Eli Morgan (S, 3) recorded the final three outs.

Indy and Omaha continue the six-game series on Thursday at 8:05 PM ET. RHP Noah Davis (1-7, 4.67) will take the mound for the Indians, and he will be opposed by Storm Chasers RHP Mitch Spence (1-4, 6.47).

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PURDUE MEN’S GOLF

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Purdue men’s golf head coach Andrew Sapp has finished preparations for the 46th U.S. Senior Open held at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.

Sapp will be making his second straight appearance in the U.S. Senior Open after grabbing one of six spots in final qualifying, finishing tied for fourth in qualifying in Rockville, Maryland.

Sapp will tee off round one on Thursday (July 2) off hole 10 at 12:56 p.m. ET, and round two on Friday (July 3) at 7:21 a.m. ET, off hole one.

A year ago, Sapp finished tied for 50th at the Senior Open held at the Broadmoor in Colorado Sports, Colorado, after being in the top 15 after 54 holes.

This marks Sapp’s third appearance in the U.S. Senior Open, also competing in 2022 and 2025. He is the only collegiate coach competing in this year’s field.

Since his arrival, Purdue golf has cemented itself among the top teams in the Big Ten Conference, registering four tournament victories and advancing to the NCAA Championships in both seasons. Sapp became the first Big Ten head coach since Illinois’ Mike Small (2001, 2002) to make the NCAA Championships in his first two seasons.

All told, Purdue has reached the NCAA Championships in all three years that Sapp has been on staff, the ninth-longest streak in the country and the longest active streak in the Big Ten Conference.

During the 2025-26 season, the Boilermakers won the Purdue Fall Invitational, placed in the top five in seven tournaments and posted the lowest stroke average in school history. In addition, Purdue’s finish at the NCAA Championships was its best finish since the 2004 event.

In addition, Purdue had a player (Sam Easterbrook) competing in the NCAA Championships fourth round for the second straight season for the first time since the NCAA implemented the Match Play feature. Easterbrook, who will return next season, narrowly missed out on a spot on the NCAA-All Championships Team with a 16th-place finish.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame women’s basketball’s non-conference schedule is starting to come together, as the program announced Wednesday it will head to the Bahamas in November for the 2026 Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. It will be the fifth iteration of the women’s tournament, which began in 2021.

The Irish will play on November 24 and 26, with the latter being Thanksgiving Day. It will be Notre Dame’s second international trip of the season, as the program opens the 2026-27 campaign in Rome against Villanova on Nov. 1.

This year’s Battle 4 Atlantis field will also feature Davidson, Florida and West Virginia. Notre Dame will learn its opponents, game times and television designations at a later date.

A matchup against West Virginia would be a Big East rivalry renewed, as the Irish and Mountaineers played every year from 1996 to 2010 and twice again in 2012 before Notre Dame joined the ACC. The Irish are 19-3 all-time against West Virginia.

The Mountaineers have made the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons and won the Big 12 Tournament last year en route to a No. 5 seed. The group is ranked 25th in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25. Leading scorer Gia Cooke returns, and West Virginia added two-time Big East first teamer Skylar Forbes from Marquette through the transfer portal.

The other two potential opponents are far less familiar to Notre Dame. The Irish have never faced Florida and have played Davison just once in 1981, winning the contest 85-37.

Florida will be under the tutelage of first-year head coach Tammi Reiss, who spent the last seven seasons at Rhode Island and led the group to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996. Of Florida’s 13 players, 10 are new transfers. Jade Weathersby is the only returner, and she made zero starts last season.

Davidson returns 10 players from last year’s roster, but the Wildcats lost their best player in Charlise Dunn. Drafted 36th overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft, Dunn became the program’s first WNBA Draft selection after leading Davison with 15.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game last year.

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BUTLER SWIMMING

Butler Head Coach Maurice Stewart released the 2026-27 Bulldog swim schedule today. Highlighting the slate will be the 18th Annual Butler Invitational on Jan. 31 and the BIG EAST Championships Meet on Feb. 17.

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The Bulldogs will be in Fishers to host their invitational for the 18th-straight year. Ball State, Bellarmine, Green Bay, Marquette, Valparaiso, and Xavier will be in attendance for an event that will also serve as BU’s Senior Day.

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The BIG EAST Championships will be held in Ocala, Fla., this year. The four-day event will start on Feb. 17 and end on Feb. 20.

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Building up to that point, BU will officially open the 2026-27 season with a “Swim Across America” event in Crawfordsville, Ind. 

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While technically listed as an away event, Butler’s first real competition will keep the team in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs will participate in the IU Indy Double Dual on Oct. 3. The Indiana Intercollegiate meet is the following weekend in Lafayette and the team will shoot over to Evansville at the end of October to compete against Bellarmine and Southern Indiana.

BU will then compete in the House of Champions Invite, which gets underway on Nov. 19. Butler will then travel to Valparaiso to square off with Valpo, Lewis and Marquette. The Dawgs’ will be off until January after that meet and will begin to prep for the 2027 slate with a Winter Training Trip just four days into the New Year.

UIndy will host the Bulldogs and Northern Kentucky on Jan. 16 and IU Indy will give BU one more chance to compete on Jan. 23 before the Butler Invitational and the conference championship meet.

Coach Stewart saw the Bulldogs record 581.5 points at the BIG EAST meet just one year ago, their highest-ever total at the conference championship. BU also had its best finish in program history finishing fifth overall at BIG EAST.

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BALL STATE BASEBALL

Ball State baseball alumnus Michael Hallquist has signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs and will report to the High-A South Bend Cubs.

The 2024 Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-MAC selection is in his third season playing in the American Association of Professional Baseball. In 2026 in his first year with the Milwaukee Milkmen, Hallquist has produced a .312/.399/.605 slash line in 184 plate appearances with 13 doubles, 11 homers, 27 RBI, 35 runs scored and 15 stolen bases.

Hallquist played for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in 2024 and 2025 and has accumulated a career .285/.361/.498 slash line, 35 doubles, eight triples, 18 homers, 63 RBI, 91 runs scored, and 40 steals in 134 games (494 at bats) as a professional.

A finalist for the 2024 Brooks Wallace Award as one of the nation’s top collegiate shortstops, Hallquist was also a Second Team All-Region selection after hitting for 18 doubles, 21 home runs, 56 RBI and a .331 batting average in his lone season at Ball State. The Fargo, N.D., native’s 21 homers tied for second in a season in school history, while his 163 total bases ranked third in the Ball State record book.

“So happy that Michael has realized a dream by getting signed to a professional contract with the Cubs organization,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “Michael has a tremendous skillset, strong arm, plus glove and big league power. I felt in the one year we had the privilege of coaching him that Michael was a pro prospect. The Ball State Baseball Family couldn’t be more happy to see him get this well-deserved opportunity.”

Hallquist joins 13 other Ball State alumni currently playing in affiliated baseball including six (Alex Call, Zach Cole, Drey Jameson, Chayce McDermott, Kyle Nicolas, and Tyler Schweitzer) who have played in Major League Baseball games this season.

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head women’s basketball coach Marc Mitchell announced the addition of Donchez Graham to the Sycamore staff as associate head coach Wednesday afternoon.

Graham brings more than 25 years of coaching experience to the Sycamore staff and was most recently assistant coach and recruiting at Delaware State. He also has collegiate experience at Morgan State, College of Charleston and West Virginia, and high school head coaching experience at multiple schools in Maryland.

“I’ve known Donchez to be a hard-working coach with integrity,” Mitchell said. “He has a history of working with forwards and getting them to play at a high level. Indiana State Women’s Basketball is getting a coach who is dedicated to growing the women’s game.”

Graham was at Delaware State for the 2025-26 season, where he helped the Hornets to a three-win improvement in conference play and a two-win improvement overall. Delaware State’s scoring defense with Graham on staff improved by nearly seven points per game compared to the previous season, while the Hornets’ scoring margin improved by eight points. In addition, Delaware State’s field goal and 3-point percentages both saw improvement during Graham’s lone season with the Hornets. Liliana Harrison was named to the MEAC All-Rookie Team under Graham’s watch, while he was also the academic coordinator for a team which maintained a 3.2 cumulative GPA.

Prior to spending the 2025-26 season at Delaware State, Graham spent nine seasons on the staff at Morgan State, first as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator and later as associate head coach from 2021-25. The eight-year tenure was his second stint with the Lady Bears, where he also coached from 2005-09. Morgan State won 120 games with Graham on staff from 2016-25, including a WNIT appearance in 2022, while finishing in the top three of the MEAC on four occasions. The Lady Bears claimed a share of the MEAC regular season title in 2022, the first in program history.

Morgan State was one of the top defensive teams in the nation during Graham’s second stint with the Lady Bears. Under Graham, Morgan State ranked in the top 40 nationally in steals in seven of his last eight seasons, including multiple seasons where the Lady Bears ranked in the top 15 nationally in steals. Morgan State also ranked in the top 50 nationally in scoring defense three times during that span. With Graham on staff, the Lady Bears also emphasized crashing the glass, ranking in the top 30 nationally in offensive rebounds per game in eight of his nine seasons during his final stint. 14 Lady Bears earned All-MEAC recognition during Graham’s second stint, while five earned MEAC All-Rookie Team accolades

Graham spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston, helping lead the Cougars to 35 wins and a pair of postseason appearances in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. Charleston won three postseason games across their two WBI appearances in Graham’s tenure, reaching the semifinals in 2014. Two Cougars earned All-CAA honors during Graham’s tenure on staff, with Afreyea Tolbert being a first team selection and Alyssa Frye earning second team honors. The 2013-14 College of Charleston team under Graham’s watch ranked among the best in the CAA in scoring offense, averaging nearly 70 points per game.

Graham was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at West Virginia for the 2009-10 season, helping the Mountaineers sign a top-50 recruiting class in his lone season in Morgantown. West Virginia went 29-6 during Graham’s tenure on staff, finishing second in the Big East and reaching the conference championship game while reaching as high as No. 7 nationally in the AP Poll. The Mountaineers also secured an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament, where they reached the second round. West Virginia was one of the premier defensive teams in the nation in Graham’s tenure, ranking fourth nationally in scoring defense and inside the top 20 in both field goal defense and 3-point defense. Two Mountaineers earned All-Big East accolades, with Liz Repella being a first team selection and Sarah Miles earning second team honors. In addition, Asya Bussie was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team.

During his first stint at Morgan State, Graham helped lead the Lady Bears to 58 victories in four seasons. Morgan State set a program Division I single-season record with 19 wins and reached the WNIT in 2008, the program’s first postseason invitation. The Lady Bears also reached the 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title game during his first stint. Morgan State had three Top 100 recruiting classes while Graham was with the Lady Bears (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 by Blue Star Report, All-Star Girl’s Report and Girls Collegiate Basketball Report). The Lady Bears ranked seventh in the nation in 2006-07 in field goal percentage defense and third in the nation in team steals in 2007-08. Three players earned all-conference recognition during Graham’s first foray at Morgan State.

Prior to coming to Morgan State for the 2005-06 campaign, Graham spent three years as the head coach at Western High School. While at Western, he guided the team to a 46-6 record, a city title, two regional titles and two state final four appearances. His squads ended the season ranked in the top five by The Baltimore Sun on three occasions. He had a team GPA of 3.25 and a graduation rate of 100 percent.

Graham also served four years as assistant coach at Dunbar High prior to his stint at Western, where the Poets tallied a 101-8 mark and were three-time Maryland State Class 2A/1A champions. The team also won two Baltimore City League titles and finished ranked No. 1 by The Baltimore Sun in 2001-02. Graham was also the athletic director and head coach for both the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams at Gwynn Lake Preparatory School for four seasons, finishing with a combined record of 200-35. Both programs won a pair of regional titles and earned top-20 rankings in the Baltimore Sun final polls.

Graham also has experience on the AAU circuit, guiding multiple Baltimore-area teams to national tournament appearances. His most recent stop at the AAU level was a two-year stint from 2014-16 as the head basketball trainer at Project Rising and the head coach of Team Adidas Shooting Stars. Graham also has experience with the Team Maryland Shooting Stars (2010-12) and Baltimore Cougars (1996-05) programs across multiple age divisions.

Graham obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morgan State in 1991, and earned his master’s degree in school improvement leadership from Goucher in 2003.

Graham joins assistant coaches Kietta Saunders and Mollie Williams, who are both entering their second season with the Sycamores, second-year graduate assistant Tyranny Brown and first-year graduate assistant Rebekah Atilano on Mitchell’s staff.

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INDIANA STATE BASEBALL

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head baseball coach Tracy Archuleta announced the addition of Andy Lasher to the Sycamore baseball coaching staff in July 2026.

Lasher joins the Sycamores by way of Oakland City University where he has served as the program’s head coach since April 2020. He will serve as the Sycamores’ hitting coach while also working with the outfielders.

“We’re excited to welcome Andy Lasher to our coaching staff,” Archuleta said. “He brings a tremendous amount of experience, knowledge, and passion for the game, and we’re thrilled to add someone on his caliber to our program. I look forward to working alongside him as we continue to help our student-athletes grow and develop both on and off the field. Lash will work with our hitters and outfielders while playing an important role in recruiting.”

“I’m just ready to roll,” Lasher said. “I’m excited to be here, be around good people, and be around a program that I have a lot of respect for. I would like to thank Coach Archuleta and the rest of the Indiana State baseball staff for bringing me in for this opportunity.”

Lasher posted a 207-124 overall record over his time at Oakland City with the program breaking the school record for wins in three consecutive seasons (31, 2022; 34, 2023; 45, 2024). The Mighty Oaks continued their success over his final two years with the program, winning the River States Conference regular season and tournament championships, while adding an at-large bid to the 2026 NAIA Baseball Tournament opening round.

Prior to his time at Oakland City, Lasher coached at the University of Southern Indiana in the 2020 COVID-shortened season where he worked with the hitters, outfielders, and catchers. His collegiate coaching path also includes stops at Eastern Illinois (2018-19) and Olney Central College (2013-18)

He also served as the manager of the Dubois County Bombers in the Ohio Valley League from 2015-18. In his four years in the collegiate summer ball ranks, Lasher posted a 122-63 overall record, winning two OVL Championships along with the 2018 Blue Grass World Series.

Lasher is a former starter at both Olney Central College and the University of Evansville during his collegiate playing days. In his two seasons at OCC, Lasher compiled 66 walks, ranking third on the school’s all-time list. During his two years at UE, he made 41 starts in 45 appearances, collecting 20 RBI, six multi-hit games, with a .315 on-base percentage.

In all of his coaching stops Lasher has coached several MLB draft picks over his tenure, along with multiple other players who have signed professional contracts.

Lasher earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Evansville in 2013.

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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1901 – With Boston leading 5 – 2 over the Orioles in the 6th inning, the O’s score two runs off starter George Cuppy, and he leaves with two runners on base. Reliever Ted Lewis allows the runs to score, and Baltimore goes on to win, 7 – 5. Lewis is charged with the loss under the existing rules.

1903:

Seeing that George Davis is playing for the Giants, Ed Delahanty decides to jump to New York too. Leaving the Nationals in Detroit, he boards an eastbound train. He is put off the train for rowdy, and possibly drunken, behavior at Niagara Falls. When he tries to walk across the railroad bridge over the Niagara River, he falls to his death. He had a 16-year career with a .346 batting average.

Pitcher Jack Doscher, making his debut with the Chicago Cubs, is the first son of a former major league player to also play in the majors. Father Herm Doscher was a third baseman before the turn of the century. Jack loses today at Philadelphia, 7 – 2, and will end the season with the Brooklyn Superbas.

1904:

The Boston Americans send infielder Bill O’Neill and cash to Washington for 11-year veteran Kip Selbach. Selbach almost went to the Highlanders in early May, but the deal was nixed by then-new Washington manager Patsy Donovan.

Highly-touted rookie Walter Clarkson, the top college (Harvard) pitcher and brother of two major leaguers, makes his major league debut. He limits the Senators to eight hits, but the Highlanders manage just four hits and lose, 3 – 2, in the first of two.

1909 – The White Sox steal 12 bases in the course of a 15 – 3 win over St. Louis. Three are steals of home, including one by P Ed Walsh in the 6th inning, for a modern major league record.

1911 – Detroit pounds out a 14 – 6 victory over Cleveland as Ty Cobb, hitting in his 40th straight game, has three hits and three runs.

1912 – At New York, Boston’s Larry Gardner legs out two inside-the-park homers but the Red Sox still lose, 9 – 7, to New York.

1913 – Christy Mathewson allows 13 hits but the Giants continue to pummel the Phils, winning 8 – 4. Matty gives up no walks to run his streak to 34 innings.

1915:

For the first time since the 1911 World Series, Jack Coombs pitches against Christy Mathewson. Now with the Robins, Coombs wins the duel, shutting out the Giants, 3 – 0. Two singles and a Zack Wheat triple in the 8th are the difference.

The last-place A’s continue to dismantle, selling Jack Barry, part of the “$100,000 infield”, for $8,000 to Boston.

1922:

A’s OF Tilly Walker hits two home runs, giving him four in two days, as the A’s lose to New York, 9 – 3. He will finish with 37 for the year, two ahead of Babe Ruth. The Athletics, with the American League’s winningest pitcher in Eddie Rommel (27-13) and losingest in Slim Harriss (9-20) will lead the league with 114 home runs and climb out of the cellar.

Cardinals second baseman Rogers Hornsby, speaking with Billy Evans in today’s issue of the Pittsburgh Press, all but predicts that he will set a new National League single-season home run record this season: “When the season started, I didn’t give the matter of home runs a thought, even though I made 21 last year. However, they started to come my way rather easily and now I have the home run fever. With the season less than half over, I have 18 to my credit. Back in 1884, so the records say, Ed Williamson, playing with Chicago, made 27 home runs. That record has stood the test of all the great hitters of the National League for 38 years. I would like to break that record, and feel that I am well on the way to set a new home-run mark for a season in the National League.” In fact, Hornsby is as good as his word; he’ll catch Williamson within the month, passing him on August 5th and, in the end, he’ll leave the long-dead NL single-season leader far behind with his final total of 42.

1927 – The Senators complete a sweep of four games over the A’s and climb into second place on a nine-game winning streak.

1930 – Carl Reynolds of the White Sox hits three consecutive home runs in the second game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Two of them are hit inside-the-park. The feat is second-billed, as headlines tell of Babe Ruth tearing a nail off his finger on the outfield screen.

1931 – Babe Ruth homers to drive in a run for the 11th consecutive game as the Yankees drub Detroit, 12 – 1. Ruth has 18 RBI in the string.

1933 – Carl Hubbell pitches an entire 18-inning shutout for the Giants over the Cardinals to tie a record for the longest 1 – 0 game. He strikes out 12 and walks none, allowing only six hits in a duel with Tex Carleton, who goes the first 16 innings. In the second game, played in semi-darkness, Roy Parmelee wins 1 – 0, on a Johnny Vergez home run. The notoriously wild Giants pitcher does not issue a walk and strikes out 13.

1934 – At Wrigley Field, veteran ump Bill Klem’s delayed call of the infield fly rule leads the Cardinals to protest their game with the Cubs. The game is suspended with two out in the bottom of the 7th inning with the Cubs ahead, 5 – 1, and will be completed on the last day of the month with St. Louis losing with the final score of 7 – 4.

1936 – Cleveland OF Bruce Campbell, recently returned from a bout with spinal meningitis, goes 6 for 6 in the first game of a doubleheader. He singles in his first at bat in the nightcap. The Indians sweep two, winning 14 – 6 and 4 – 2.

1937 – Rollie Hemsley is suspended by the Browns for violation of training rules.

1939 – In a doubleheader with the Dodgers before 51,435 at the Polo Grounds, the fireworks start two days early. The Dodgers take a uneventful opener, 3 – 2, but in the 4th inning of the nitecap, Dodger player-manager Leo Durocher ends the inning by grounding into a double play and spikes 1B Zeke Bonura as he crosses the bag. Bonura takes off after Durocher, chases him down the right field line, and throws his mitt at him. He finally wrestles him to the ground. Both players are ejected, and the Giants go on to win, 6 – 4. To Bonura’s charge of intentional spiking, the Lip retorts, “If that big clown hadn’t got his foot in my way, I wouldn’t have been close to him.”

1941 – On a sweltering day in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio breaks Wee Willie Keeler’s 1897 major league record hitting streak of 45 with a three-run homer off Red Sox hurler Dick Newsome.

1946 – The Yankees nip the Red Sox, 2 – 1, before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 69,107. Spud Chandler walks nine in the first four innings but takes a no-hitter into the 9th before Bobby Doerr hits a one-out single.

1948 – The Senators beat the Yankees, 2 – 1, in 12 innings as Walt Masterson allows three hits and goes all the way for the win. Tom McBride makes 12 putouts to set the American League record for a left fielder in extra innings. The Yanks drop two games behind first-place Cleveland and 1 1/2 games behind the A’s.

1950:

Indian great Bob Feller wins his 200th major league game, 5 – 3, over Detroit in the second game of a doubleheader split. Detroit wins the opener, 8 – 5, for their only win in the four-game series.

At Crosley Field, Monk Dubiel makes his four-hitter hold up as the Cubs win 16 – 0 over the Reds. Andy Pafko drives in five runs with a double, triple and home run, Bill Serena adds a three-run homer, and Hank Edwards has three RBIs on four hits.

The Yankees gain a split of their four-game series in Boston by trouncing the Red Sox, 15 – 9. Big John Mize plays first base and contributes a home run and a single.

1951 – Bill Veeck gets the necessary 75 percent of outstanding stock on the last day of his option to buy the St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt.

1954:

3B George Kell of the White Sox wrenches his knee and is out for five weeks.

Mac Smith of the Hagerstown Packets collapses shortly after hitting a RBI single. He dies on the way to the hospital; doctors diagnose it as being due to malaria he had contracted while serving in the Korean War.

1956 – NBC pays $16.25 million for the television and radio rights to the All-Star Game and the World Series. The players’ pension fund will get 60 percent of the revenues.

1957 – The Women’s Christian Temperance Union charges that baseball has become “beerball,” since so many broadcasts are sponsored by breweries.

1958:

Major League Baseball reinstates 1B Ed Bouchee of the Phils, who was suspended on a morals charge.

The Dodgers split a doubleheader with St. Louis, winning, 3 – 2, before dropping the nightcap, 6 – 4. A crowd of 66,485 see the game at the Coliseum. This puts the Dodgers over the one million mark in just 35 home dates.

1959 – Gene Freese hits his second grand slam of the season, off the Redlegs’ Jim Brosnan, as the Phils win, 7 – 6. Don Newcombe wins the nitecap for the Redlegs, 8 – 4.

1961:

The Yankees hit five homers – number 28 by Mickey Mantle and numbers 29 and 30 by Roger Maris – to easily beat the Senators, 13 – 4.

The Pirates sweep a pair from the Giants, winning 7 – 6 and 9 – 0. Sore-armed Vern Law, making his first start in more than three weeks, is lifted in the 6th and Harvey Haddix wins in relief. Bobby Shantz pitches a five-hitter to win the nitecap as the Bucs score six unearned runs off Juan Marichal. The Giants, 2 1/2 games back yesterday, will be nine out on the evening of July 8th. The Giants’ Orlando Cepeda flexes his muscles, as does Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente. The Baby Bull powers a two-run, tape measure blast over the centerfield bricks. Shortly thereafter, the rival stars trade 425-footers. Crashing against Forbes Field’s right center exit gate, Cepeda’s blast goes for two bases. Clemente’s clout comes in the nightcap, good for a bases-clearing triple which puts Pittsburgh’s up, 8 – 0.

Pitcher Glen Hobbie and Sammy Taylor each hit a pair of homers for the Cubs in a 10-9 win over the Cardinals, but it is pinch-hitter Richie Ashburn’s bases-loaded single in the 8th that brings home the deciding run .

1962:

At Cincinnati, Reds 1B Gordy Coleman hits a two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Cubs, 4 – 3.

In the first game of a doubleheader, P Johnny Podres of the Dodgers ties the modern National League record with eight consecutive strikeouts in a 5 – 1 win. Stan Williams also wins 4 – 0, as the Dodgers sweep Philadelphia and move into first place.

1963:

In one of baseball’s most memorable pitching duels, the Giants’ Juan Marichal and the Braves’ Warren Spahn both hurl 15 scoreless innings before Willie Mays ends the marathon with a homer off Spahnie in the bottom of the 16th, giving San Francisco a 1- 0 win.

Nipping Curt Simmons and St. Louis 1 – 0, Don Drysdale puts the Dodgers into first place for good.

1966 – Frank Howard, Don Lock and Ken McMullen hit consecutive home runs with two outs in the 6th inning, and Mike McCormick pitches a complete game, as Washington defeats a winless Whitey Ford and the Yankees, 10 – 4. McCormick gives up five hits including a Mickey Mantle homer, his 14th, in the 9th.

1967 – In front of a crowd of 40,000, Ferguson Jenkins (11-5) pitches the Cubs into a first-place tie with St. Louis by defeating Cincinnati, 4 – 1. The Cubs have won 17 of 19 games.

1969 – Reds hurler Gerry Arrigo ties a National League record by hitting three Braves in the 2nd inning of a 9 – 4 Atlanta win. Reds hurlers plunk two more and the Braves set a post-19th century major-league record of five hit batters in one game. It won’t be matched till April 19, 2000.

1970:

Cleveland edges the Orioles, 10 – 9, helped by Tony Horton, who hits for the cycle. Dennis Higgins is the winning pitcher.

Montreal’s John Bateman drives in a team-record seven runs to pace the Expos to a 13 – 10 win over the Cards. Bateman’s first hit is a grand slam in the Expos’ six-run 1st inning.

The Reds hand the Braves their ninth loss in ten games, as Cincy wins, 2 – 1. Jim Merritt becomes the National League’s first 13-game winner and his batterymate Johnny Bench drives in both runs.

Detroit’s Joe Niekro no-hits the Yankees until Horace Clarke singles in the 9th inning. The Tigers win, 5 – 0. This is the third time in a month in which Clarke has broken up a no-hitter, having spoiled bids by Kansas City’s Jim Rooker (June 4th) and Boston’s Sonny Siebert (June 19th).

At Connie Mack Stadium, the Phils break their scoreless streak of 53 innings and sweep two from the Mets, 6 – 1 and 3 – 2. With successive pinch hits by Tony Taylor, Ron Stone and Byron Browne, the Phils score six in the 8th inning to win the opener for Jim Bunning, then again come from behind to win the nitecap for Chris Short. The opener is the 6,000th game played at the ancient stadium.

1972:

At Montreal, rookie P Bob Rauch walks four batters in the 9th to enable the Expos to defeat the Mets, 4 – 3. For Rauch, it’s his only major league decision. Mike Marshall wins for the Expos.

Reggie Smith homers from both sides of the plate as Boston beats Milwaukee, 15 – 4.

Willie McCovey hits his 14th career grand slam to pace the Giants’ 9 – 3 win over the Dodgers. Randy Moffitt wins his first major league game and receives a congratulatory telegram from his sister, tennis star Billie Jean King, who is playing at Wimbledon.

The Reds score eight runs in the 8th to defeat the Dodgers, 12 – 2, at Riverfront Stadium. Tony Perez’s three-run homer is the big blow.

Minnesota’s Jim Kaat, sporting a 10-2 record and a 2.07 ERA, breaks his pitching hand while sliding. He will miss the remainder of the season. Kaat is relieved in the 8th by Wayne Granger, but gets credit for the 6 – 4 win over the White Sox. Tom Bradley wins his tenth in the nitecap, 2 – 1, for Chicago.

1973 – The Reds continue to roll as Tony Perez hits a two-run homer in the 9th to beat the Dodgers, 4 – 2.

1975:

In a 13 – 5 win over Detroit, Baltimore’s Don Baylor homers his first three times up, giving him four consecutive home runs over two games to tie the major league record.

Jim Rice, installed today as the Red Sox regular LF, belts two homers in the first game, including one that is the longest ever hit at County Stadium. In the second game, Fred Lynn is kept off the bases, ending his streak of 38 straight games. Boston’s Rick Wise wins the opener, 6 – 3, not giving up a hit until two are out in the 9th. George Scott then clouts a two-run homer, and Bobby Darwin follows with another dinger for the Brewers.

1976 – The Astros outslug the Reds, 10 – 9, in 14 innings, collecting 25 hits for the second time in five weeks. Pete Rose has five hits for the Reds.

1977 – For the second time this season, Jim Spencer has an eight-RBI day. The White Sox first baseman’s two home runs helps to beat the Twins.

1978 – Ron Guidry wins his 13th consecutive game, the best start in Yankee history, in beating Detroit, 3 – 2. With the Yankees down 2 – 0, Mickey Rivers’ long drive to right is caught by a fan reaching down to take it away from Detroit’s Mickey Stanley. The fan drops the ball and Stanley, arguing for an interference call, fails to retrieve it. Rivers motors for an inside-the-park homer and New York ties the game, 2 – 2, eventually winning it.

1979 – Indians manager Jeff Torborg announces his resignation effective at the end of the season. In three weeks he will be fired and replaced by Dave Garcia.

1980 – Chicago’s Ross Baumgarten allows only a 7th-inning single to Rod Carew en route to a one-hit 1 – 0 shutout of the Angels. Baumgarten will finish the season 2-12.

1982 – Boston’s Tony Perez singles off Milwaukee’s Bob McClure (7-2) for his 2,500th career hit, but that’s a lone bright spot as the Brewers clobber the Red Sox, 14 – 5. Gorman Thomas has a pair of homers as six are hit.

1983 – For the second game in a row, the Reds’ Gary Redus hits a leadoff home run. And for the second game in a row the Reds lose to the Braves. Today it is 4 – 2; yesterday, it was 5 – 2.

1985 – Astros hurler Joe Niekro notches his 200th career victory. The Niekro brothers (Joe & Phil) join the Perrys (Jim & Gaylord) as the only brothers to win at least 200 games per pitcher.

1986 – The Blue Jays scores three runs in the 8th inning to beat the Red Sox and Roger Clemens, 4 – 2. Clemens was one game short of the American League record for consecutive wins at the start of a season.

1987:

Jim Eisenreich, making a comeback after being forced out of the major leagues by a nervous disorder in 1984, hits his first major league home run since 1982 to lead the Royals to a 10 – 3 win over his former club, the Twins.

Houston’s Glenn Davis ends Steve Bedrosian’s record-setting streak of 13 consecutive saves by belting a three-run home run in the top of the 9th inning to give the Astros a 7 – 6 win over the Phillies.

1989

Brewers OF Robin Yount, 33, collects his 2,500th hit in a 10 – 2 win over the Yankees. Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Hank Aaron and Mel Ott were the only players to reach that milestone at a younger age.

The Braves send OF Dion James to the Indians for OF Oddibe McDowell, and P Zane Smith to Montreal for three minor leaguers. The Braves will move Dale Murphy back to RF.

1990 – Nolan Ryan strikes out seven batters in a 3 – 2 loss to the Red Sox. This gives him a record 22 seasons with at least 100 strikeouts. He had shared the record of 21 with Don Sutton.

1991 – After grounding out in a 4 – 1 loss to the Dodgers, Padres C Benito Santiago throws his batting helmet in disgust. The helmet bounces into the dugout, where it strikes pitching coach Mike Roarke in the head before ricocheting over to bean coach Greg Riddoch, giving him a concussion. Santiago is fined $300.

1993:

In honor of the team’s owner, Royals Stadium is renamed Kauffman Stadium.

At Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, the latest game in major league history ends at 4:40 am as relief pitcher Mitch Williams, in his first at-bat of the season, singles home the winning run in the 10th inning, giving the Phillies a 6 – 5 victory over the Padres. The game, which started at 1:26 am due to three rain delays in the first game of the twin bill, eclipses the 3:35 mark established in Atlanta on July 4, 1985 in a game which ended with fireworks after the Mets beat the Braves in 19 innings, 16 – 13.

Chicago OF Sammy Sosa gets six hits, one short of the National League record, in the Cubs’ 11 – 8 win over the Rockies.

1994 – Seattle OF Ken Griffey Jr. leads the Mariners to a 12 – 6 win over the Yankees by getting five singles.

1995 – Dodger righthander Hideo Nomo, who is leading the National League in strikeouts, becomes the first player from Japan to be selected for the major league All-Star Game.

1996:

The Marlins sign Ricardo Aramboles, 16-year-old Dominican pitcher, to a contract, giving him a $5,500 signing bonus. Aramboles produces a birth certificate showing he’s 16, but later on it is discovered that he is only 14, and the Commissioner’s office will nullify the contract. His 1.71 minor league ERA will earn him a big bonus when he signs again in 1998. Josephang Bernhardt, another Latin ballplayer who will produce a phony birth certificate, will be taken away from Tampa Bay and sign with Toronto for $750,000.

An MRI on Tony Gwynn shows fraying of the tendon in his right heel. The Padres star will be out for at least four weeks and miss the All-Star Game.

The Reds put P Pete Schourek on the 15-day disabled list, but he’ll undergo elbow surgery on July 17th and miss the rest of the season. The Reds’ other ace, Jose Rijo, recovering from surgery last August, has yet to pitch off the mound for Birmingham.

Oakland breaks a 6 – 6 tie by scoring five runs in the 9th inning to defeat Seattle, 11 – 6. 1B Jason Giambi leads the way with five hits.

1998 – The Red Sox and Pedro Martinez pile on Pedro’s former team, the Expos, defeating them 15 – 0 at Fenway Park. The Sox collect 20 hits for Pedro.

1999:

Houston defeats Cincinnati, 7 – 5, ending the Reds’ ten-game winning streak. Cincinnati’s streak consisted of an unprecedented ten straight victories over division-leading clubs.

Umpire Tom Hallion is suspended for three games for his actions during an argument with Colorado catcher Jeff Reed and coach Milt May on June 26th. The dispute began when Rockies pitcher Mike DeJean complained to third base umpire Terry Tata about a check swing call while walking to his dugout, and home plate ump Hallion told him to get in the dugout. Hallion bumped Reed and May during the ensuing dispute. Officials cannot recall another suspension of an umpire for an on-field dispute. In 1990, National League president Bill White was prepared to suspend umpire Joe West for slamming Philadelphia pitcher Dennis Cook to the field, but commissioner Fay Vincent intervened and no discipline was imposed.

Phil Nevin and Carlos Baerga hit back-to-back pinch home runs in the 9th inning, as San Diego defeats Colorado, 15 – 3.

In the Cards’ 9 – 5 loss to the Diamondbacks, Mark McGwire belts a pair of homers, his 56th multi-homer game, which moves him into fourth place on this list ahead of Jimmie Foxx.

Hey Mom! Texas righty pitcher Jeff Zimmerman defeats his brother Jordan Zimmerman, a lefty for Seattle, 7 – 6.

2000:

At Shea Stadium, Mets fan Gregory Sweeney is arrested and charged with reckless endangerment after he throws a ball back onto the field which John Rocker had tossed into the stands. A few day later, the 26-year-old Brooklyn man will be exonerated as Queens District Attorney Richard Brown concludes he had no criminal intent and was doing nothing more than following a baseball tradition of returning an unsolicited and unwanted souvenir.

After hitting two home runs in a 2 – 1 victory over the Expos, Marlins outfielder Mark Smith becomes a hero for the second time this day when he pulls a man from a smoke-filled car minutes before the car explodes.

2001 – At the SkyDome, Manny Ramirez belts a three-run homer in the 1st and the Red Sox roll to a 16 – 4 clipping of the Blue Jays. Manny’s blast travels 491 feet, the longest homer in Dome history; it is his seventh of the year against the Jays, the most an opponent has hit in a season, and his fifth at the Dome, which also ties an opponents record. Chris Stynes has three hits, three runs, and three errors in the hitfest. Hideo Nomo is the winner.

2002:

The Yankees obtain OF Raul Mondesi from the Blue Jays in exchange for minor league P Scott Wiggins.

53 major league players hit a record 62 home runs, breaking the mark of 57 established on April 7, 2000. A record nine players have multiple home run games, breaking the previous mark of eight. The barrage includes a record-tying dozen hit at Chicago’s New Comiskey Park by the White Sox and the Tigers, the same two teams that set the major league record for homers in a game with 12 at Tiger Stadium in May 1995.

At Cincinnati, the Astros and Reds play the 1st inning with non-regulation baseballs, the result of a mix-up by an attendant in the umpires’ locker room. The attendant did not notice the word “practice” stenciled on the 144 balls he rubbed up for the game; the practice balls generally have defects such as irregular stitching or weight deviations. Astros pitcher Wade Miller notices the practice ball when warming up and informs ump Mark Hirschbeck, who rules that the practice balls must be used in the bottom of the 1st before switching. The Astros win in the 10th, 6 – 5. Austin Kearns has four hits, and Adam Dunn a homer for the Reds. Lance Berkman drives in five for Houston.

The Giants score eight runs in the 1st inning on their way to an 18 – 5 rout of the Rockies. OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo gets five hits for San Francisco, including a double and two home runs. Damon Minor, Shinjo, and Reggie Sanders each homer twice to tie a major league record. The Giants become the 16th team to have three players with multiple home runs in the same game.

2004 – Suffering through their worst season since their inception in 1998, the Diamondbacks replace manager Bob Brenly with third-base coach Al Pedrique. The former skipper of Arizona’s Triple-A Tucson Sidewinders becomes the second Venezuelan to manage in the big leagues.

2005 – In one of the most severe penalties ever imposed by the commissioner’s office for on-field behavior, Kenny Rogers is suspended for 20 games and fined $50,000 for actions which sent a cameraman to the hospital and launched a police investigation. The veteran southpaw, who will appeal the decision, is selected by his peers to be a member of the American League All-Star squad scheduled to play next week in Detroit.

2007 – Roger Clemens allows two hits in eight innings against the Twins en route to his 350th win in the major leagues. The last pitcher to reach 350 victories was Warren Spahn in 1963.

2008 – The Oakland Athletics sign Dominican amateur Michael Ynoa for a $4.25 million bonus, nearly $2 million than Wily Mo Pena’s nine-year-old record for an international amateur free agent. Ynoa will only win one game over the next four minor league seasons due to injuries and wildness, and will only reach the majors in 2016.

2009:

In the competition for most unusual reason for a delay, today’s game between Houston and San Diego stakes a bold claim for first place. In the top of the 9th, a swarm of bees invades part of the left field area of Petco Park, forcing an emergency call to a beekeeper and evacuation of part of the stands. After a 52-minute delay, the game resumes and the Astros prevail, 7 – 2.

Derrek Lee collects a career-high seven RBI, thanks to a grand slam and a three-run homer, leading Chicago to a 9 – 5 win over Milwaukee.

A source reveals that Major League Baseball has loaned around $15 million to Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks to help him meet payroll. The multi-millionaire’s financial position has been shaken by the recent economic meltdown and he is reportedly seeking to sell the franchise.

2010:

Bidding for his American League-leading 12th win of the season, David Price of the Rays pitches no-hit ball into the 5th inning against the Twins, before being done in by rookie Danny Valencia, who gets the game’s first hit in the 5th, then drives the go-ahead run in the 7th. The Twins prevail, 2 – 1, behind Scott Baker, to stay atop the AL Central.

Chris Young drives in five runs to give newly-appointed manager Kirk Gibson his first victory with the Diamondbacks, 12 – 5 over Los Angeles. Edwin Jackson is the winner in his first start since pitching a no-hitter, while Hiroki Kuroda takes the loss.

More injury woes for the Red Sox: after Dustin Pedroia, Victor Martinez and Jason Varitek landed on the disabled list earlier this week, joining four other regulars already in the infirmary, reliever Manny Delcarmen is now out of action with a strained right forearm. The Sox call up Robert Manuel from AAA Pawtucket to take his place, but they would probably be better advised to call a witch doctor to end the curse that’s been stinging them.

2011:

The Mets’ Jose Reyes, leading the major leagues with a .354 batting average, injures his hamstring in the 2nd inning of today’s game with the Yankees and is headed for the disabled list at a time when trade rumors are swirling around the soon-to-be free agent. The Mets also lose the game, 5 – 2, as Bartolo Colon wins in his first start since returning from a hamstring injury of his own. Curtis Granderson homers for the Yanks.

Entering the 9th inning with a 7 – 4 lead, Twins closer Matt Capps collapses completely, giving up four runs to the Brewers to lose, 8 – 7. Capps starts off the inning by giving up a run on three straight singles, then after two outs Nyjer Morgan belts a two-run double off the right-field wall to tie the game at 7. Pinch-hitter George Kottaras follows with an RBI single. The Twins build an early 7 – 0 lead in the first four innings against Chris Narveson before the Brewers get their bats going. John Axford shows Capps how it’s done in the bottom of the 9th, setting down the Twins in order to earn his 21st save.

FC Barcelona wins its fourth Spanish baseball title, but the first in 55 years. They rout the Sevilla Red Sox, 15 – 0, with four home runs while their pitchers fan 12. FC Barcelona improves to 28-3 to clinch the pennant. It is a bittersweet event, as in June the club announced it was dropping baseball and many other sports as a cost-cutting move.

2012 – SS Billy Hamilton of the Bakersfield Blaze of the California League steals his 100th base of the season in his team’s 78th game, setting his sights on Vince Coleman’s all-time minor league record of 135 stolen bases set in 1983. The speedster in batting .327 with an OBP of .412 while scoring just a little under a run per game.

2013:

Homer Bailey of the Reds throws the first no-hitter of the season, defeating the Giants, 3 – 0; Bailey also pitched the last no-hitter of 2012. He strikes out nine while only a 7th-inning walk to Gregor Blanco keeps him from a perfect game. 1B Joey Votto makes a heads-up play to save the bid, however: one batter after Blanco’s walk, he fields a soft liner off the bat of Buster Posey, but realizes he has no play at first base, as Bailey is late in coming to cover; instead he throws to third base, where Todd Frazier tags out Blanco, turning Posey’s potential hit into a fielder’s choice.

The Orioles acquire P Scott Feldman from the Cubs in return for Ps Pedro Strop and Jake Arrieta in the first significant trade since the start of the season.

16-year-old Italian shortstop Marten Gasparini signs with the Kansas City Royals, with a $1.3 million bonus. It marks a new record for a European amateur player, topping the $800,000 German outfielder Max Kepler got from the Minnesota Twins.

2016 – The Angels crush the Red Sox, 21 – 2, behind the combined hitting of C.J. Cron and Carlos Perez. Cron goes 6 for 6 with two homers and five RBIs while Perez has five hits in six at-bats, with six RBIs, making them the first pair of teammates to amass five hits and RBIs in a game since Gene Moore and Buck Jordan did so for the 1936 Boston Bees. Most of the damage comes during an 11-run 7th inning.

2017:

Mookie Betts homers twice and drives in eight runs to lead the Red Sox to a 15 – 1 win over the Blue Jays, completing a three-game sweep at the Rogers Centre. It’s only the fourth time in history that a lead-off hitter drives in that many runs.

The rosters for the 2017 All-Star Game, which will take place at Marlins Park in Miami, FL, are announced. Not surprisingly, the teams who are leading in the standings dominate these rosters, with the Nationals and Astros providing three starters each for their respective teams. Bryce Harper of the Nats is the top vote-getter.

2018 – In an interleague meeting between top postseason contenders and former Cy Young Award winners, Rick Porcello of the Red Sox gets the better of former teammate Max Scherzer of the Nationals when he surprises him with a bases-clearing double in the 2nd, the first extra-base hit of his career. Those three runs are the only ones Scherzer allows in six innings, but they are enough to saddle him with a 4 – 3 loss.

2019 – The Yankees’ record streak of consecutive games with at least one home run ends at 31 in a 4 – 2 loss to the Mets that coincides with 1B Luke Voit, one of the major contributors to the streak, going on the injured list with an abdominal strain. Michael Conforto is the hero for the Mets, with a go-ahead two-run double off Zack Britton in the 8th.

2022 – The Cardinals become the first team to hit four consecutive homers in the 1st inning when Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carlson all go deep against Kyle Gibson of the Phillies. Gibson retires the first two batters before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, followed by the homer barrage. Lars Nootbaar then hits a ball that is caught at the warning track to end the inning. It is the 11th time time this has been done in any inning, but the Cards need another homer by Arenado, this one in the 9th, to end up as 7 – 6 winners.

2023 – Reserves and pitchers for the 2023 All-Star Game are announced. Clayton Kershaw and Salvador Perez are among those who are habitués of the mid-summer classic, with their tenth and eighth appearances respectively. The Braves will have their entire starting infield represented, while the Blue Jays, who went 0 for 5 in the run-off voting earlier this week, get four players nominated. There are 26 first-time All-Stars, not counting anyone who may be named as an injury replacement in the coming days. Eight different birth countries are represented, including a record eight players born in Cuba.

2025 – Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers becomes the 20th pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters in his career. Entering today’s start three shy of the mark, he fans Vinny Capra for the final out of the 6th inning to reach the historic number.

Births[edit]

1859 – Ed Beecher, outfielder (d. 1935)

1864 – Fred Carroll, catcher (d. 1904)

1864 – Bob Gilks, outfielder (d. 1944)

1869 – Walter Plock, outfielder (d. 1900)

1888 – Grover Hartley, catcher (d. 1964)

1888 – Pat McGehee, pitcher (d. 1946)

1890 – Len Madden, pitcher (d. 1949)

1891 – Gus Dorais, college coach (d. 1954)

1895 – Frank Thompson, infielder (d. 1940)

1896 – Cliff Bell, pitcher (d. 1952)

1896 – Gacho Torres, infielder/outfielder (d. 1963)

1900 – Joe Bennett, infielder (d. 1987)

1900 – Ernie Vick, catcher (d. 1980)

1904 – Pete Susko, infielder (d. 1978)

1909 – Gil English, infielder (d. 1996)

1910 – Albert Clark, outfielder (d. 1988)

1912 – John Rudisill, minor league player (d. 1974)

1913 – Herb Barnhill, catcher (d. 2004)

1914 – Earl Allen, pitcher (d. 2005)

1915 – Hal Wagner, catcher; All-Star (d. 1979)

1916 – Ben Hill, pitcher/infielder (d. ????)

1920 – Sam Woods, pitcher (d. 1983)

1921 – Pro Boim, minor league pitcher (d. 2013)

1923 – Hirokazu Nozaki, NPB pitcher and manager (d. 2009)

1925 – Dick Greco, minor league outfielder and manager (d. 2012)

1925 – Isiah Harris, Negro League pitcher (d. 2001)

1927 – Red Rush, announcer (d. 2009)

1929 – Chuck Stobbs, pitcher (d. 2008)

1930 – Pete Burnside, pitcher (d. 2022)

1936 – Keiichi Asagoe, NPB infielder (d. 2011)

1937 – Dick Berardino, coach

1937 – Ron Debus, minor league infielder (d. 2018)

1937 – Takashi Yoshida, NPB outfielder

1938 – Don Choate, pitcher (d. 2018)

1938 – Hal Reniff, pitcher (d. 2004)

1939 – Tsutomu Takahashi, NPB outfielder

1940 – James Westervelt, USA national team player (d. 2017)

1942 – Yogo Miyashita, NPB pitcher

1945 – Larry Abbott, minor league pitcher

1945 – Ron Slocum, infielder (d. 1988)

1946 – Masaaki Tasaka, NPB infielder (d. 1993)

1949 – Mike Reilly, umpire

1949 – Dong-kyun Yun, KBO outfielder and manager

1950 – Koji Kagitani, NPB infielder

1951 – Jim Hughes, pitcher

1951 – Enrique Licon, Mexican national team pitcher

1951 – Keith Marshall, outfielder

1953 – Tony Armas, outfielder; All-Star

1953 – Shiro Fujise, NPB outfielder

1954 – Dom Scala, scout

1955 – Dick Thompson, author (d. 2008)

1955 – Tom Tornincasa, minor league infielder

1962 – Tom Gilles, pitcher

1963 – Shih-Hsien Wu, CPBL infielder and manager

1964 – Jose Canseco, outfielder; All-Star

1964 – Ozzie Canseco, outfielder

1964 – Joe Magrane, pitcher

1964 – Steve Sparks, pitcher

1966 – Larry Lamphere, minor league infielder

1966 – Tim Spehr, catcher

1968 – Il-soo Chun, KBO pitcher

1968 – Ki-duk Kim, South Korea national team coach

1968 – Geno Spriggs, minor league infielder (d. 1988)

1969 – Tsutomu Kameyama, NPB outfielder

1969 – So Taguchi, outfielder

1969 – Katsuhiko Yamada, NPB catcher

1971 – Joel Adamson, pitcher

1971 – Manuel Martinez, Spanish national team infielder

1971 – Takayuki Onishi, NPB outfielder

1971 – Koichi Takahashi, NPB pitcher

1972 – Earl Byrne, minor league pitcher

1972 – Derek Gauthier, minor league infielder

1973 – Makoto Kosaka, NPB infielder

1974 – Sean Casey, infielder; All-Star

1975 – Gabriel Luckert, minor league pitcher and manager

1976 – Danel Castro, Cuban league infielder

1977 – Clint Johnston, minor league pitcher

1977 – Chenhao Li, Chinese national team pitcher

1978 – Greg Dobbs, infielder

1978 – Kosuke Kato, NPB pitcher

1978 – Frank Moore, minor league infielder

1979 – Ramon Flores, minor league infielder

1979 – Felipe Valle, Ecuadorian national team infielder

1980 – Angelo Burrows, minor league pitcher

1980 – Jason Mackintosh, minor league pitcher

1980 – Nyjer Morgan, outfielder

1980 – Jermaine Van Buren, pitcher

1981 – Angel Pagan, outfielder

1982 – Fumitoshi Murakami, Japanese national team coach

1982 – Ivan Ramirez, minor league pitcher

1982 – San Song, KBO catcher

1983 – Brandon Camardese, minor league pitcher

1983 – Samuel Deduno, pitcher

1983 – Jonny Tucker, coach

1984 – Wladimir Balentien, outfielder

1984 – Kyron Bibis, South African national team outfielder

1984 – Anukul Sudsawad, Thai national team infielder

1984 – Brett Willemburg, minor league infielder

1985 – Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, Pakistani national team catcher

1986 – Brett Cecil, pitcher; All-Star

1986 – Dimitrios Gazis, Greek national team catcher

1986 – Oliver Marmol, coach

1986 – Reynaldo Rodríguez, minor league infielder

1986 – James Selefen, French Division I outfielder

1986 – Rigoberto Silverio, minor league infielder and manager

1986 – Rene Tosoni, outfielder

1987 – Dan Black, minor league infielder

1987 – A. J. Pinera, minor league pitcher

1988 – Chris Marrero, infielder

1989 – Kosuke Tanaka, NPB infielder

1990 – Chi-hong An, KBO infielder

1990 – Jerad Eickhoff, pitcher

1991 – Parker Morin, minor league catcher

1991 – Troy Scribner, pitcher

1992 – Shih-Ying Peng, CPBL pitcher

1993 – Pedro Araujo, pitcher

1994 – Brock Dykxhoorn, minor league pitcher

1994 – Kevin Lachance, minor league infielder

1996 – Caleb Ferguson, pitcher

1996 – Daulton Varsho, catcher

1997 – Lucius Fox, infielder

1997 – Po-Jui Huang, CPBL pitcher

1997 – Luis Quiñones, minor league pitcher

1997 – Bryan Torres, outfielder

1998 – Luis Montealto, Nicaraguan national team outfielder

1998 – Nathan Wiles, pitcher

1999 – Yuji Akahoshi, NPB pitcher

1999 – Edilberto Mendoza, minor league catcher

1999 – Ibrahim Shalabi, Palestinian national team pitcher

1999 – Wataru Takamatsu, NPB infielder

2000 – Hikaru Kimura, NPB pitcher

2000 – Daniel Padyšák, Extraliga pitcher

2003 – Kane Edokpolo, NPB outfielder

2003 – Itai Spinoza, Israeli national team pitcher

2003 – Jun-Yu Yu, CPBL pitcher

2004 – Kai-Yu Chen, CPBL infielder

2004 – Julian Takeda, Brazilian national team catcher

Deaths[edit]

1891 – John Cassidy, outfielder (b. 1857)

1901 – Al Johnson, owner (b. 1860)

1903 – Ed Delahanty, outfielder; Hall of Famer (b. 1867)

1908 – Frank Monroe, outfielder (b. 1855)

1912 – Tom McGinty, umpire (b. 1874)

1917 – Harry McLean, umpire (b. 1850)

1921 – Shang Sherman, umpire (b. 1867)

1928 – Pete Hotaling, outfielder (b. 1856)

1929 – Buck Hooker, pitcher (b. 1880)

1933 – Tommy Dowd, outfielder, manager (b. 1869)

1934 – Eugene McGreevy, minor league pitcher; umpire (b. 1872)

1935 – Hank O’Day, pitcher, manager, umpire; Hall of Fame (b. 1859)

1937 – Joe Yeager, infielder (b. 1875)

1945 – Frank Grube, catcher (b. 1905)

1950 – Joe Gormley, pitcher (b. 1866)

1954 – Mac Smith, minor league catcher (b. 1930)

1956 – Roy Wilkinson, pitcher (b. 1893)

1958 – Carlos Moore, pitcher (b. 1906)

1958 – Frank Owens, catcher (b. 1886)

1962 – Tom Baird, Negro Leagues owner (b. 1885)

1962 – Josh Clarke, outfielder (b. 1879)

1966 – Ormond Sampson, infielder (b. 1910)

1969 – Art Scharein, infielder (b. 1905)

1969 – Clarence Woods, pitcher (b. 1892)

1971 – Chester Emerson, outfielder (b. 1889)

1971 – Frank Mack, pitcher (b. 1900)

1972 – Rankin Johnson, pitcher (b. 1888)

1973 – Chick Hafey, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1903)

1973 – George McBride, infielder, manager (b. 1880)

1974 – Paul Strand, outfielder (b. 1893)

1978 – Ash Hillin, minor league player (b. 1904)

1978 – Luis Rodolfo Machado, Venezuelan League owner (b. 1918)

1979 – Ed Stauffer, pitcher (b. 1898)

1985 – Guy Bush, pitcher (b. 1901)

1986 – Peanuts Lowrey, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1917)

1988 – Tom Drake, pitcher (b. 1912)

1991 – Al Glossop, infielder (b. 1914)

1993 – Joe Muich, pitcher (b. 1903)

1997 – Dee Moore, catcher (b. 1914)

1998 – Leon Brinkopf, infielder (b. 1926)

2002 – Bob Boston, infielder (b. 1918)

2008 – Jin-woo Kim, KBO catcher (b. 1958)

2008 – Bruce McKelvey, minor league catcher (b. 1924)

2009 – Lázaro Rivero, minor league pitcher (b. 1936)

2011 – Mason Bowes, minor league pitcher (b. 1927)

2011 – Ray Petrzelka, minor league pitcher (b. 1927)

2011 – Francis Seastrand, minor league infielder (b. 1929)

2012 – Ed Stroud, outfielder (b. 1939)

2014 – Yasuo Kawauchi, NPB pitcher (b. 1945)

2017 – Bob Perry, outfielder (b. 1934)

2017 – David W. Vincent, author (b. 1949)

2021 – Tony Gonzalez, outfielder (b. 1936)

2021 – Oscar Zamora, pitcher (b. 1943)

2023 – Mario Guerrero, infielder (b. 1949)

2025 – Kwang-hwan Lee, KBO manager (b. 1948)

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Thursday, July 2

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, First Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, First Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

4 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, First Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

5:30 p.m.

NBCSN — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, First Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

6:30 a.m. (Friday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Second Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

MLB BASEBALL

12:30 p.m.

MLBN — Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (12:35 p.m.)

3:30 p.m.

MLBN — Miami at Colorado (joined in progress) (3:10 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Inglewood, Calif.

7 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Toronto

9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — USL League One: Knoxville at Boise

11 p.m.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Vancouver, British Columbia

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Bandits

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Second Round, London

6 a.m. (Friday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Connecticut

_____

Friday, July 3

AUTO RACING

7:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

11:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

2 p.m.

FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Practice, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

3 p.m.

FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Second Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Second Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

4 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Second Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

5:30 p.m.

NBCSN — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Second Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

MLB BASEBALL

4 p.m.

MLBN — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (7:10 p.m.)

8:10 p.m.

APPLE TV — Tampa Bay at Houston

9:40 p.m.

APPLE TV — Milwaukee at Arizona

10 p.m.

MLBN — Toronto at Seattle (10:10 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: TBA

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: TBA

SOCCER (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Arlington, Texas

6 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Miami Gardens, Fla.

9:30 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Kansas City, Mo.

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

6 a.m. (Saturday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ION — Minnesota at New York

10 p.m.

ION — Chicago at Las Vegas

_____

Saturday, July 4

AUTO RACING

7 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

10 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

11 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

1 p.m.

FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio – Race 2, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

2 p.m.

NBCSN — SuperMotocross World Championship: RedBud – Round 22, Buchanan, Mich.

2:30 p.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

5:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Chicagoland, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.

EATING COMPETITION

Noon

ESPN2 — Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: From Coney Island, N.Y.

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Third Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Third Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

2 p.m.

NBC — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Third Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Third Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

MLB BASEBALL

11 a.m.

MLBN — Pittsburgh at Washington (11:05 a.m.)

4 p.m.

MLBN — Toronto at Seattle (4:10 p.m.)

8 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (8:08 p.m.) OR St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (8:08 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — Milwaukee at Arizona (9:40 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: TBA

9 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: TBA

SOCCER (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, Houston

5 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, Philadelphia

SOFTBALL

4:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Volts at Bandits

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Spark

9 p.m.

CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Blaze at Talons

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

6 a.m. (Sunday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Round of 16, London

TRACK AND FIELD

Noon

NBCSN — USATF: Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League), Eugene, Ore.

WNBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Golden State at Atlanta

_____

Sunday, July 5

AUTO RACING

9 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

10 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Pirelli British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio – Race 2, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

12:30 p.m.

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

6 p.m.

TNT — NASCAR Cup Series: eero 400, In-Season Challenge – Round 2, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.

BIG3 BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Week 3: LA Riot vs. Boston Ball Hogs, Miami 305 vs. Chicago Triplets, DMV Trilogy vs. Houston Rig Hands, Dallas Power vs. Detroit Amps, Miami

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Final Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Final Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Final Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

NBC — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Final Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Noon

ESPNU — NHSI: TBD, Semifinal, Cary, N.C.

8:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NHSI: TBD, Championship, Cary, N.C.

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

ESPN — PLL All-Star Game: West vs. East, Anapolis, Md.

LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)

5:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — WLL All-Star Game: West vs. East, Anapolis, Md.

MLB BASEBALL

Noon

NBC — N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (12:30 p.m.)

PEACOCK — N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (12:30 p.m.)

1:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.)

PEACOCK — Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.)

5 p.m.

NBCSN — Toronto at Seattle

PEACOCK — Toronto at Seattle

7 p.m.

NBC — San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (7:20 p.m.)

PEACOCK — San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (7:20 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Boston at L.A. Angels

PEACOCK — Boston at L.A. Angels

NBA BASKETBALL

9 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: TBA

SOCCER (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, East Rutherford, N.J.

8 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, Mexico City

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ESPN — NWSL: Bay FC at Boston

SOFTBALL

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Spark

8 p.m.

MLBN — Athletes Unlimited: Volts at Bandits

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Round of 16, London

Noon

ABC — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Round of 16, London

TRACK AND FIELD

Noon

NBCSN — USATF: Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League), Eugene, Ore.

WNBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Indiana at Las Vegas

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