“THE SCOREBOARD” MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD WHITE SOX 3 BLUEJAYS 0 METS 6 PHILLIES 1 BRAVES 8 RANGERS 5 PIRATES 7 GUARDIANS 1 ORIOLES 5 ASTROS 2 PADRES 19 ROYALS 2 BREWERS 3 MARLINS 1 CUBS 10 TWINS 1 REDS 9 ROCKIES 6 NATIONALS 5 ATHLETICS 2 ANGELS 3 TIGERS 2 MARINERS 6 GIANTS 3 DIAMONDBACKS 8 CARDINALS 7 DODGERS 8 YANKEES 2 YANKEES 2 DODGERS 1 ################################ MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD INDIANAPOLIS 13 COLUMBUS 6 LANSING 6 FT. WAYNE 2 SOUTH BEND 7 PEORIA 0 ################################ WNBA SCOREBOARD DREAM 93 SKY 91 WINGS 90 SPARKS 82 MERCURY 72 SUN 63 ################################ NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCOREBOARD NETS 108 THUNDER 90 NUGGETS 96 RAPTORS 89 WARRIORS 94 GRIZZLIES 90 ################################# WORLD CUP SOCCER SCOREBOARD SPAIN 1 ARGENTINA 0 ############################### INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULES https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/teams.htm#load ############################### NFL TRAINING CAMP DATES TEAM SITE LOCATION ROOKIES VETERANS ARIZONA CARDINALS STATE FARM STADIUM GLENDALE, ARIZ. 7/22 7/22 ATLANTA FALCONS ATLANTA FALCONS TRAINING FACILITY FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. 7/24 7/28 BALTIMORE RAVENS UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER OWINGS MILLS, MD. 7/24 7/28 BUFFALO BILLS ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY ROCHESTER, N.Y. 7/21 7/28 CAROLINA PANTHERS BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM CHARLOTTE, N.C. 7/21 7/22 CHICAGO BEARS HALAS HALL LAKE FOREST, ILL. 7/25 7/28 CINCINNATI BENGALS PAYCOR STADIUM CINCINNATI 7/25 7/28 CLEVELAND BROWNS CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE CAMPUS BEREA, OHIO 7/23 7/28 DALLAS COWBOYS MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN OXNARD, CALIF. 7/28 7/28 DENVER BRONCOS BRONCOS PARK POWERED BY COMMONSPIRIT ENGLEWOOD, COLO. 7/22 7/28 DETROIT LIONS MEIJER PERFORMANCE CENTER ALLEN PARK, MICH. 7/25 7/28 GREEN BAY PACKERS LAMBEAU FIELD GREEN BAY, WIS. 7/27 7/28 HOUSTON TEXANS HOUSTON METHODIST TRAINING CENTER HOUSTON 7/21 7/28 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS GRAND PARK WESTFIELD, IND. 7/27 7/28 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS MILLER ELECTRIC CENTER JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 7/25 7/28 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY ST. JOSEPH, MO. 7/24 7/28 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH PERFORMANCE CENTER HENDERSON, NEV. 7/23 7/28 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS THE BOLT EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. 7/23 7/28 LOS ANGELES RAMS LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES 7/25 7/25 MIAMI DOLPHINS BAPTIST HEALTH TRAINING COMPLEX MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. 7/21 7/28 MINNESOTA VIKINGS TCO PERFORMANCE CENTER EAGAN, MINN. 7/26 7/28 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS CENTER FOXBOROUGH, MASS. 7/21 7/24 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OCHSNER SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER METAIRIE, LA. 7/28 7/28 NEW YORK GIANTS QUEST DIAGNOSTICS TRAINING CENTER/THE GREENBRIER EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J./WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.V. 7/23 7/28 NEW YORK JETS ATLANTIC HEALTH JETS TRAINING CENTER FLORHAM PARK, N.J. 7/25 7/28 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES JEFFERSON HEALTH TRAINING COMPLEX PHILADELPHIA 7/28 7/28 PITTSBURGH STEELERS SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE LATROBE, PA. 7/28 7/28 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SAP PERFORMANCE FACILITY SANTA CLARA, CALIF. 7/18 7/25 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS VIRGINIA MASON ATHLETIC CENTER RENTON, WASH. 7/17 7/24 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS ADVENTHEALTH TRAINING CENTER TAMPA, FLA. 7/27 7/28 TENNESSEE TITANS VANDERBILT HEALTH FOOTBALL CENTER NASHVILLE, TENN. 7/23 7/28 WASHINGTON COMMANDERS COMMANDERS PARK ASHBURN, VA. 7/24 7/28 ##### 2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET) WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM) WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM) WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM) ##### 2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING 1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS 2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC 3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS 4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET 5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS 6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX 7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS 8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS 9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX 10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS 11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO 12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX 13 BYE WEEK 14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX 15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS 16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD 17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX 18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD ##################################### NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/RELEASES WORLD CUP SPAIN WINS THE WORLD CUP BY BEATING ARGENTINA 1-0 ON FERRAN TORRES’ GOAL IN EXTRA TIME EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year’s World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world. Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup match, Torres came off the bench and scored in the 106th minute and Spain — in a match it simply dominated — ended Argentina’s reign with a 1-0 win on Sunday. Torres pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a shot just under the crossbar and into the back of the net. “It was a goal scored by 47 million people,” Torres said, referring to Spain’s population. Maybe not by them — but certainly for them. It was Spain’s second title, this trophy getting added to the one claimed in 2010. And there’s no question about the center of the soccer universe now, not after this display. Spain allowed only one goal in eight matches at the tournament, setting a World Cup record for fewest goals allowed by a champion. And this title, combined with the World Cup won by Spain’s women in 2023, makes the European nation the first to hold both the men’s and women’s titles simultaneously. The score indicates this match was close, but only one team was in command. Spain took the game’s first 20 shots on goal before Argentina — desperate for an equalizer — got its first attempt off in the second half of extra time. Spain took nine of the game’s first 10 corner kicks, and only a World Cup final-record 12 saves by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez gave the 2022 champions a shot at going back-to-back. Spain is now unbeaten in its last 38 matches — 29 wins, nine draws — and now is the outright holder of the longest such streak by any European team ever. Italy went 37 matches (28 wins, nine draws) from October 2018 through September 2021, before Spain ended that streak. And for the last two-plus years, nobody has beaten Spain. Not even Messi. An Argentina team that was the kings of the late-game rally in this tournament had no answer this time. Messi took a corner kick with about four minutes left before the final whistle and the ball took a fortunate skip toward reserve Giuliano Simeone — who sent it high and over the crossbar, holding his head in disbelief afterward. The win made Spain coach Luis de la Fuente, at 65, the oldest coach ever to lead a team to the World Cup title. “We are world champions,” de la Fuente said. “It was together we reached this stage.” There was some pushing and shoving after the final whistle, which was quickly cleaned up and Spain commenced its celebration as most Argentina players sat on the turf in disbelief. Cooler heads prevailed, and Spain’s players lined up minutes later to form an honor guard of sorts for Argentina’s squad to walk through on its way to the stage for the runner-up medals. Enzo Fernandez was sent off in second-half stoppage time after getting his second yellow card, meaning Argentina was forced to finish the match with only 10 players. Fernandez was carded for a reckless play that sent Spain defender Pau Cubarsi cartwheeling into the air, and the card came out immediately. It was the 104th and last match of the biggest World Cup ever, a 48-team event that played out over the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Because there were more matches than any previous World Cup, it was no surprise that there were more goals than all other editions. The spectacle was not limited to simply soccer. Celebrities — from all walks of life — were there. Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Will Ferrell, Cillian Murphy, Daniel Craig, Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Hamm, Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker were among the actors at the game. The NBA had enough talent there for a full All-Star Game, with the list of players attending including Stephen Curry, Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Bronny James, Cade Cunningham, Cooper Flagg, Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Draymond Green, Jalen Brunson, Jalen Williams, James Harden, Jaylen Brown, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant and Tyrese Haliburton. Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz were among the tennis royalty watching, the NFL had names like Eli Manning, Patrick Mahomes, Odell Beckham Jr. and Saquon Barkley in attendance, two of the greatest U.S. skiers ever in Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn were at the match — and, of course, there were soccer royalty with the likes of Kaka, David Beckham, Didier Drogba and Zinedine Zidane. They came to see a show. So did 80,000 other people, not to mention perhaps as many as 2 billion watching around the globe. Spain didn’t disappoint. ##################################### MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MLB ROUNDUP: MAX KEPLER COMPLETES COMEBACK AS D-BACKS STUN CARDINALS Max Kepler delivered the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks scored eight unanswered runs in an 8-7 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in Phoenix. Kepler drove in automatic runner Jorge Barrosa with one out against Luis Gastelum (1-1), completing Arizona’s comeback. Juan Morrillo (3-4) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. The Diamondbacks trailed 7-0 entering the bottom of the sixth before scoring three times in the inning. Geraldo Perdomo added a two-run inside-the-park homer in the seventh, and Nolan Arenado tied the game with a two-run shot in the eighth. Blaze Jordan went 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Cardinals, who scored five runs against Eduardo Rodriguez in the third inning. Brewers 3, Marlins 1 William Contreras belted a three-run walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning to give Milwaukee a victory over visiting Miami, completing a sweep of the three-game series. Held to two hits through eight innings, the Brewers rallied against Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks (3-4). Jackson Chourio singled to open the ninth and Brice Turang walked. After a strikeout, Contreras sent a 1-2 cutter 411 feet to center for his 10th home run. Robert Gasser allowed one run on three hits in five innings. Grant Anderson (3-3) pitched a scoreless ninth for Milwaukee to earn the victory. The Marlins wasted a dominating start by Eury Perez, who allowed just one hit over six innings. He struck out nine, walked three and hit one batter in a 93-pitch outing. Esteury Ruiz accounted for the Marlins’ only run with a third-inning homer off Gasser. Padres 19, Royals 2 Jackson Merrill, Ty France and Fernando Tatis Jr. combined for five home runs and 13 RBIs as San Diego avoided a sweep with a drubbing of host Kansas City. Merrill went 4-for-6 with two homers and four RBIs, while Tatis homered once, drove in four and scored three runs. Both of France’s hits were home runs, a grand slam in the eighth inning and a solo shot in the ninth for five RBIs. Royals position player Tyler Tolbert took the mound and allowed six runs in the ninth, including a pair of homers. Jac Caglianone homered and doubled for Kansas City, which had won four straight at home. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0 Sean Burke allowed two hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings as visiting Chicago blanked Toronto. Colson Montgomery went 2-for-4 and hit a solo home run for the White Sox in the rubber match of a three-game series. Grant Taylor allowed Ernie Clement’s infield hit and Nathan Lukes’ bunt single to open the bottom of the ninth. The threat ended on a lineout and a double-play grounder to give Taylor his fifth save of the season. Lukes had two of the Blue Jays’ four hits. Braves 8, Rangers 5 Austin Riley and Drake Baldwin each hit two home runs to lead Atlanta over visiting Texas. Riley was 3-for-4, including his 11th and 12th home runs, with four RBIs and two runs scored. Baldwin went a career-best 5-for-5, including his 17th and 18th homers, with two RBIs and a stolen base. Braves starter Grant Holmes (6-4) threw five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits. Atlanta had 14 hits, including two each from Matt Olson, Michael Harris II and Brewer Hicklen. Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi (9-8) pitched four innings and allowed four runs on six hits – three of them home runs. Wyatt Langford (3-for-5, 2 RBIs, 2 runs) homered and Nicky Lopez matched Langford with three hits. Red Sox 6, Rays 1 Sonny Gray pitched six innings of one-run ball and Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run, leading Boston to a win which completed a four-game series sweep of visiting Tampa Bay. With the victory, the Red Sox are now on a 13-game win streak. Gray (12-1) scattered five hits en route to his ninth straight quality start. The veteran right-hander has now allowed one run or fewer in five consecutive outings. The Rays went 0-for-15 with runners in scoring position on the day. Chandler Simpson (2-for-4) was the lone Tampa Bay batter with multiple hits. Shane McClanahan (8-6) allowed six runs (four earned) on five hits over five innings. Mets 6, Phillies 1 Nolan McLean struck out 10 over six scoreless innings as New York defeated host Philadelphia in the rubber game of their weekend series. Francisco Lindor hit a long homer as part of a 3-for-3 afternoon in which he also walked twice and drove in three runs. That was more than enough support for McLean (7-6), who allowed only two hits and a pair of walks in lowering his ERA to 0.75 over his last four starts. Phillies starter Alan Rangel (0-3) gave up five runs, seven hits and three walks to go with four strikeouts in four innings. Alec Bohm’s homer accounted for the only run for Philadelphia. Dodgers 8, Yankees 2 (Game 1) Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a complete game four-hitter as Los Angeles scored three times off Cam Schlittler and pulled away late for a victory over host New York in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Yamamoto (10-6) allowed two runs in his first career regular-season complete game after throwing consecutive complete games last postseason. He struck out seven and walked none, throwing first-pitch strikes to 21 of 30 hitters. The Dodgers ran away with the game thanks to a five-run eighth against the Yankees bullpen. Trent Grisham homered and Anthony Volpe had an RBI single as the Yankees dropped to 18-21 since losing Aaron Judge to a fractured right rib. Schlittler (9-6) allowed three runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings, striking out eight but needing 98 pitches to record 13 outs. Yankees 2, Dodgers 1 (Game 2) Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer with one out in the eighth inning as New York edged visiting Los Angeles to split a doubleheader in a bullpen game for both teams. After wasting numerous opportunities earlier to expand a 1-0 lead, the Yankees regained the lead when Chisholm lifted a 1-0 fastball off Evan Phillips (0-1) into the lower rows of the left-center field seats. Before Chisholm homered, the Dodgers had two on in the top half of the eighth. David Bednar (4-3) struck out Shohei Ohtani and retired Andy Pages on a full-count pop-up that Chisholm caught in shallow right field. Bednar kept the game tied after Fernando Cruz allowed a tying homer to pinch hitter Tommy Edman on an 0-1 splitter and issued two walks. Bednar opened the ninth by walking Freddie Freeman but ended New York’s second win in its last 11 home games by retiring the next three batters. Pirates 7, Guardians 1 Billy Cook collected three hits and drove in his first two runs of the season, fueling visiting Pittsburgh over Cleveland. Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez provided insurance by belting a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Pirates ace Paul Skenes (9-8) won his third straight start. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner allowed one run on seven hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings. Jared Triolo, Jake Mangum and Nick Gonzales each had two of the team’s 11 hits. The Guardians’ Steven Kwan had two hits, including an RBI bunt single in the third inning. Cleveland’s Joey Cantillo (8-5) was charged with four runs on seven hits in five-plus innings. Orioles 5, Astros 2 Brandon Young twirled seven strong innings, Leody Taveras delivered a critical two-run, two-out single and visiting Baltimore completed a three-game sweep of Houston. The Orioles extended their season-best win streak to seven games and have won 10 of 13. Young (8-2) produced his eighth quality start and allowed one run on five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. Astros right-hander Hunter Brown (1-1) labored throughout his sixth start since his return from a two-plus-month stint on the injured list. Brown allowed four runs on three hits and a career-high six walks over 4 2/3 innings. He has walked 15 batters over his last three starts. Cubs 10, Twins 1 Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs, and Chicago cruised past visiting Minnesota. Alex Bregman added a two-run homer for the Cubs, who won the rubber match of the three-game series. Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs, and Pedro Ramirez finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. Left-hander Shota Imanaga (6-8) limited the Twins to six hits over seven scoreless innings. Minnesota right-hander Zebby Matthews (4-7) gave up 10 runs (eight earned) on nine hits in three-plus innings. Royce Lewis went 1-for-3 with a double — the Twins’ only extra-base hit. Angels 3, Tigers 2 Rookie Ryan Johnson allowed one run on two hits over five innings and Oswald Peraza went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run as Los Angeles salvaged the final game of a three-game series with Detroit in Anaheim, Calif. Nolan Schanuel had three hits and Vaughn Grissom added two hits, including a double, with a run, helping the Angels snap a four-game losing streak. Johnson (2-4) walked three and struck out five before Ryan Zeferjahn picked up the save. Kevin McGonigle and Riley Greene each hit home runs for the Tigers, who took just their fourth loss in the last 15 games. Nationals 5, Athletics 2 Foster Griffin’s seven innings of one-run ball and home runs by CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews led Washington past the host Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif. Griffin (11-2) struck out only two but induced 12 groundball outs. Two of those grounders resulted in double plays as Griffin limited the damage from the eight hits he allowed. Curtis Mead and Harry Ford had the other RBIs for the Nationals. Shea Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a double while Alika Williams hit a pair of two-baggers out of the No. 9 spot for the A’s, who out-hit Washington 11-7 in a losing effort. Teammates Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson each had an RBI. Jacob Lopez (4-4) gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings. Reds 9, Rockies 6 Tyler Stephenson slugged a pair of home runs, Sal Stewart and Nathaniel Lowe each hit three-run homers and Cincinnati overcame Hunter Goodman’s three home runs to beat Colorado in Denver. Hunter Greene (2-1) allowed three runs on four hits with zero walks and seven strikeouts over six innings to help the Reds win the rubber match of a three-game series. Stephenson hit a two-run homer in the first inning, a solo shot in the fifth and a double in the seventh for Cincinnati. Goodman hit three home runs in a game for the second time this season and drove in five runs for the Rockies, who lost for the fourth time in their last five games. Willi Castro added a solo homer in the ninth inning. The Reds scored five runs on four hits in the first inning off Colorado starter Ryan Feltner (3-4). Mariners 6, Giants 3 Pinch hitter Luke Raley hit a tiebreaking home run and Cole Young added a two-run shot as Seattle got back to the .500 mark with a victory against visiting San Francisco in the rubber match of the interleague series. Right-hander Logan Gilbert (8-6) pitched six quality innings for the Mariners, allowing three runs on four hits with 10 strikeouts. Eduard Bazardo, Gabe Speier and Andres Munoz combined for three scoreless innings of one-hit relief with six strikeouts. Josh Naylor and Weston Wilson added RBI singles for Seattle. Bryce Eldridge opened the scoring with a first-inning solo homer for the Giants. Luis Arraez — who struck out twice for the first time this season — gave San Francisco a 3-2 lead with an RBI double in the sixth inning. Giants starter Robbie Ray went four-plus innings and gave up three runs (one earned) on seven hits. Adrian Houser (2-7) gave up the final three runs. ##################################### NFL SAQUON BARKLEY, FAMILY UNHARMED AFTER HOME BREAK-IN Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley and his family were the victims of an attempted burglary of their suburban Philadelphia home early Saturday morning, according to the Tredyffrin Township Police Department. Barkley and his family were unharmed in the incident, which occurred around 5 a.m. Officers were dispatched to Barkley’s home to a burglary-in-progress call, according to Capt. Tyler Moyer. When the officers arrived, the alleged suspects had already fled the scene. At least one of the suspects was inside the house while Barkley and his family were home. Police are looking for at least two suspects and released a photo of a white SUV they believe is connected to the alleged crime. “They were home, and fortunately, as you know, with any situation like this, our main concern is that the residents of that home at the time were unharmed, which they were,” Moyer said. “They were fine afterwards, obviously unsettled, as anyone would be.” Chester County (Pa.) detectives are assisting the Tredyffrin Township PD on the case, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. “We are incredibly grateful that the Barkley family was not injured during this incident,” the D.A.’s office said in a statement posted to social media. “We are asking the public to help us identify those responsible by checking any home security cameras for suspicious activity in the area around 5:00 a.m. If you saw anything unusual or have video that may assist investigators, please contact the Tredyffrin Township Police Department immediately.” With several professional athletes targeted for thefts in recent months, the Tredyffrin Township PD will contact federal authorities to determine if there’s a connection involving Barkley’s home. “We will look at all angles of this because we know, obviously, it’s been all over the news in the past few years about different professional athletes’ homes getting burglarized,” Moyer said. ##### NEXT MANNING ENTERS QUARTERBACK PIPELINE Another Manning has entered the quarterback pipeline, ready to start his odyssey as a high school freshman. Marshall Manning, the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, will enter Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., as a member of the Class of 2030. Head coach Erik Kimrey confirmed this week that the younger Manning will serve as the backup to Keegan Croucher, a four-star recruit who has committed to the Ole Miss 2027 class. The 247Sports composite lists Croucher as the No. 11 quarterback prospect in the class. “We’re excited about him,” Kimrey said. Marshall is 15 and Peyton’s only son. Marshall has a twin sister, Mosley. 247Sports lists him at 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, but given his family’s lineage, Marshall likely is due for a huge growth spurt. His dad and his Uncle Eli, both two-time Super Bowl winners, are 6-5. Grandpa Archie, a former NFL quarterback, is 6-3. And his cousin, Arch, is 6-4 and the expected starter at quarterback at Texas in the 2026 season. The Baylor School is a football powerhouse known to produce players who go on to major college programs, like Croucher. Also on the team’s roster and part of the 2027 class is running back David Gabriel Georges, listed as the No. 2 player at his position and No. 10 overall in the nation by the 247Sports composite. He has not chosen a school but is being courted by numerous Power Four schools. The team is No. 12 in the 2026 MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 Rankings. Marshall might not be the end of the Manning quarterback line. While the children of his Uncle Cooper — that includes Arch — are grown, Uncle Eli is a father of three girls and an 8-year-old boy, Charlie. #################################### COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2026 MAC ALL-CONFERENCE PRE-SEASON TEAMS FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE QB BROC LOWRY, WESTERN MICHIGAN RB JORDAN GANT, AKRON RB JALEN BUCKLEY, WESTERN MICHIGAN RB/ALL-PURPOSE RODNEY NELSON, MIAMI (OHIO) WR MARCEL WILLIAMS, AKRON WR LANGSTON LEWIS, CENTRAL MICHIGAN WR NICK DEVEREAUX, EASTERN MICHIGAN WR ADJATAY DABBS, TOLEDO TE JOSHUA LONG, EASTERN MICHIGAN C NICHOLAS GALLEGOS, EASTERN MICHIGAN OL ERIC SMITH, MIAMI (OHIO) OL EVAN MALCORE, MIAMI (OHIO) OL STEPHEN GALES, TOLEDO OL CHAD SCHUSTER, WESTERN MICHIGAN OL HUNTER WHITENACK, WESTERN MICHIGAN ##### FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE DL ANDREW ZOCK, TOLEDO DL BAI JOBE, MIAMI (OHIO) DL SCOOP GARDNER JR., WESTERN MICHIGAN DL CARTER EVANS, EASTERN MICHIGAN LB CJ YOUNG, MIAMI (OHIO) LB TYLER MARTIN, UMASS LB BLAYNE MYRICK, MIAMI (OHIO) LB DORIAN PRINGLE, BOWLING GREEN CB JARVARIUS SIMS, WESTERN MICHIGAN CB JOSH FRANKLIN, WESTERN MICHIGAN CB MYCHAL YHARBROUGH, MIAMI (OHIO) S BRYCE LLEWELLYN, EASTERN MICHIGAN S DJ WALKER, OHIO ##### FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS K REICE GRIFFITH, TOLEDO P PIERSE STAINTON, MIAMI (OHIO) KR DA’REALYST CLARK, KENT STATE PR BRYSON HAMMER, TOLEDO ##### SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE QB DRU DESHIELDS, KENT STATE RB AUSTYN DENDY, BOWLING GREEN RB CJ MILLER, TOLEDO RB/ALL-PURPOSE JAMAR CURTIS, SACRAMENTO STATE WR KEITH REYNOLDS, MIAMI (OHIO) WR JASAIAH GATHINGS, BUFFALO WR RICO BOND, TOLEDO WR WAYNE HARRIS, KENT STATE TE TERIK MULDER, KENT STATE C KRIS MANU, MIAMI (OHIO) OL COLIN LYONS, AKRON OL DUSTYN MORELL, KENT STATE OL ALEX HEININGER, BUFFALO OL JACOB RUSSELL, CENTRAL MICHIGAN OL ERIC SMITH, MIAMI (OHIO) ##### SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE DL XAVIER WILLIAMS, SACRAMENTO STATE DL KORVER DEMMA, CENTRAL MICHIGAN DL ROOSEVELT ANDREWS III, MIAMI (OHIO) DL MYLES BRADLEY, BOWLING GREEN DL CYRUS DURHAM, AKRON LB BARRY MANNING, EASTERN MICHIGAN LB MALCOLM MCCAIN, MIAMI (OHIO) LB ROCCO NICHOLL, KENT STATE LB MICHAEL MOLNAR, OHIO CB JOJO JOHNSON, BOWLING GREEN CB KALEB MARTIN, MIAMI (OHIO) CB JAION JACKSON, CENTRAL MICHIGAN S KAL-EL PASCAL, BOWLING GREEN S MILES GREER, BUFFALO S MICAH DAVIS, WESTERN MICHIGAN ##### SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS K RUDY KESSINGER, EASTERN MICHIGAN P RYAN MILLMORE, WESTERN MICHIGAN KR KEITH REYNOLDS, MIAMI (OHIO) PR WAYNE HARRIS, KENT STATE ##### THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE QB NOAH KIM, EASTERN MICHIGAN RB DUNCAN BRUNE, OHIO RB VAUGHN BLUE, CENTRAL MICHIGAN RB BRAYDON BENNETT, EASTERN MICHIGAN WR BAYLIN BROOKS, WESTERN MICHIGAN WR JOSEPH GRIFFIN JR., UMASS WR KYAN MASON, AKRON WR MATTHEW COLEMAN, SACRAMENTO STATE TE JACOB NEWELL, TOLEDO OL GAVIN DABO, WESTERN MICHIGAN OL TRISTAN COOK, BALL STATE OL JOSHUA ANDERSON, EASTERN MICHIGAN OL CJ DAWSON II, OHIO OL JACOB BOOTH, CENTRAL MICHIGAN OL JONATHAN HARDER, TOLEDO ##### THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE DL ERIQ GEORGE, BOWLING GREEN DL MIKAH COLEMAN, MIAMI (OHIO) DL THOMAS ADEN, KENT STATE DL NEHEMIAH DUKES, OHIO DL JOSHUA NOBLES, UMASS DL RONALD HULL, AKRON LB CHARLIE CHRISTOPHER, OHIO LB JULIAN FOX, TOLEDO LB TIMMY HINSPETER, UMASS LB SANDERS ELLIS, BOWLING GREEN CB KOBI BLACKWELL, BUFFALO CB WILLIZHUAN YATES, BALL STATE CB KALEB HUTCHINSON, TOLEDO DB SAVEON BROWN, BUFFALO S DERRICK JACKSON III, KENT STATE S ZERAUN DANIEL, UMASS S QUENTAVIUS SCANDRETT, BALL STATE ##### THIRD-TEAM SPECIALISTS K PALMER DOMSCHKE, WESTERN MICHIGAN P JOSEPH CASTLE, AKRON KR TJ HORTON, BALL STATE PR LYNEL BILLUPS-WILLIAMS, MIAMI (OHIO) ##### FOURTH-TEAM OFFENSE QB REESE POFFENBARGER, AKRON RB TERRANCE SHELTON JR., BUFFALO RB BROCK TOWNSEND, CENTRAL MICHIGAN WR DONOVAN HAMILTON, BALL STATE WR HAROLD MACK, EASTERN MICHIGAN WR T.Y. HARDING, UMASS WR MALEEK HUGGINS, MIAMI (OHIO) TE JORDAN WILLIAMS, SACRAMENTO STATE TE MAX DOWLING, UMASS OL JEREMY SCHLEICHER, WESTERN MICHIGAN OL ALLEN JONES JR., AKRON OL CHRIS HOOD, BALL STATE OL JAMES THOMAS JR., BOWLING GREEN OL MARTIN KOIVISTO, CENTRAL MICHIGAN OL AHMAD CARWISE, TOLEDO OL AITOR URIONABARRENECHEA, UMASS ##### FOURTH-TEAM DEFENSE DL ZACH JOHNSON, TOLEDO DL QUAVION BIRD, CENTRAL MICHIGAN DL DAKARI FRAZIER, WESTERN MICHIGAN DL CORNELL EVANS, BUFFALO DL JEFFERSON ADAM, EASTERN MICHIGAN LB JACK FRIES, OHIO LB DEREK HOUSTON, SACRAMENTO STATE LB STEVIE BRACEY, BUFFALO LB XAVIER WHITE, CENTRAL MICHIGAN LB DOMANICK MOON, WESTERN MICHIGAN LB LANGSTON LONG, TOLEDO CB CALEB COLEY, EASTERN MICHIGAN CB AMARIYUN KNIGHTEN, MIAMI (OHIO) DB ELI THOMPSON, OHIO S DONOVAN WATKINS, TOLEDO S JASON MARSHALL, EASTERN MICHIGAN S KENDALL BOURNES, UMASS ##### FOURTH-TEAM SPECIALISTS K GRANT MEADORS, SACRAMENTO STATE P DECLAN DULEY, CENTRAL MICHIGAN KR KORDELL GOULDSBY, WESTERN MICHIGAN PR KORDELL GOULDSBY, WESTERN MICHIGAN ##### 2026 ALL-CONFERENCE USA PRE-SEASON TEAMS QB NICK MINICUCCI, DELAWARE RB JO SILVER, DELAWARE RB ANTHONY CARRIE, FIU WR/ALL-PURPOSE JMARIYAE ROBINSON, MISSOURI STATE WR K.D. HUTCHINSON, WESTERN KENTUCKY WR SEAN WILSON, DELAWARE WR DEONDRE JOHNSON, JACKSONVILLE STATE TE JERON ASKREN, MISSOURI STATE C STEVEN DEMBOSKI, DELAWARE OL AARON FENIMORE, LIBERTY OL LUCAS MRACHKOVSKIY, JACKSONVILLE STATE OL D.J. GETH, LIBERTY OL MATEO GUEVARA, KENNESAW STATE ##### FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE DL KENTON SIMMONS, FIU DL MIKE JARVIS, LIBERTY DL MARCUS PATTERSON, KENNESAW STATE DL JAWAUN CAMPBELL, JACKSONVILLE STATE LB MAC SANDERS, JACKSONVILLE STATE LB BARON HOPSON, KENNESAW STATE LB WALKER O’STEEN, JACKSONVILLE STATE LB GAVIN MOUL, DELAWARE LB JOSIAH TAYLOR, FIU CB TRE’QUON FEGANS, JACKSONVILLE STATE S SHAMIR STERLIN, FIU S CALEB NIX, JACKSONVILLE STATE S KT SEAY, DELAWARE S JAYLEN LEWIS, WESTERN KENTUCKY ##### FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS K GARRISON RIPPA, JACKSONVILLE STATE P ASHTON LOGAN, MIDDLE TENNESSEE KR TIM BURNS JR., SAM HOUSTON PR MAGUIRE ANDERSON, FIU ##### SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE QB CADEN CREEL, JACKSONVILLE STATE RB AJAY ALLEN, WESTERN KENTUCKY RB PEYTON JONES, LIBERTY RB/ALL-PURPOSE LANDAN BROWN, SAM HOUSTON WR TK KING, NEW MEXICO STATE WR CAM’RON LACY, MIDDLE TENNESSEE WR MAKAI JACKSON, LIBERTY TE ELIJAH SESSOMS, DELAWARE C ANTONIO TRIPP JR., FIU OL KARSTEN UPCHURCH, WESTERN KENTUCKY OL JOEP ENGBERS, LIBERTY OL MATTHEW GREENE, MISSOURI STATE OL ANTHONY CACCESE, DELAWARE OL JOSIAH CHENAULT, SAM HOUSTON ##### SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE DL NOAH MATTHEWS, DELAWARE DL DYLAN FRAZIER, SAM HOUSTON DL KHURTISS PERRY, JACKSONVILLE STATE DL BRENTON WILLIAMS, LIBERTY DL JAIDEN GRIMES, KENNESAW STATE LB REGGIE JOHNSON, MIDDLE TENNESSEE LB DERRELL FARRAR, LIBERTY LB TORY GETHERS, NEW MEXICO STATE LB SONE AUPIU, NEW MEXICO STATE LB TYWON CHRISTOPHER, KENNESAW STATE LB JARED LLOYD, MISSOURI STATE CB KODY JONES, KENNESAW STATE S KSHAWN COX JR., DELAWARE S ISAAC PAUL, KENNESAW STATE S DAVE HERARD, WESTERN KENTUCKY S BERNOCK IYA, NEW MEXICO STATE ###### SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS K DOMINIC BOURGEOIS, MIDDLE TENNESSEE P STEWART MCDONALD, MISSOURI STATE KR JMARIYAE ROBINSON, MISSOURI STATE PR TK KING, NEW MEXICO STATE ##### THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE QB RODNEY TISDALE JR., WESTERN KENTUCKY RB RAMONE GREEN JR., MISSOURI STATE RB KANYE UDOH, LIBERTY RB JAMES JONES, NEW MEXICO STATE WR JOJO STONE, FIU WR JAMARI PERSON, LIBERTY WR GREG GAINES, FIU WR CHRIS REED, SAM HOUSTON TE JACKSON VERDUGO, FIU C ALEC JOHNSON, WESTERN KENTUCKY OL NOAH ROSAHAC, DELAWARE OL OTTO JANSE VAN RENSBURG, MIDDLE TENNESSEE OL MATEO RODRIGUEZ, NEW MEXICO STATE OL LANCE JOHNSON, JACKSONVILLE STATE OL ZAIRE FLOURNOY, FIU OL RHETT LARSON, WESTERN KENTUCKY ##### THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE DL NATHAN PIROLLI, LIBERTY DL GABE PETERSON, NEW MEXICO STATE DL DANTE ANDERSON, FIU DL DONOVAN WESTMORELAND, KENNESAW STATE LB DEAN FORD, SAM HOUSTON LB BLAKE MATTHEWS, DELAWARE LB KOREY SMITH, MIDDLE TENNESSEE CB JAI-AYVIAUYNN CELESTINE, FIU CB JAMARION KOLAGBODI, DELAWARE DB TYLER HALLUM, KENNESAW STATE S D-ICEY HOPKINS, LIBERTY S DEMETRIUS HILL, FIU S NICK SESSION, NEW MEXICO STATE ##### THIRD-TEAM SPECIALISTS K YOUSEF OBEID, MISSOURI STATE P CONOR DONAGHY, JACKSONVILLE STATE KR DAVIS BRYSON, KENNESAW STATE PR BRYSON GRAVES, DELAWARE ##### FOURTH-TEAM OFFENSE QB ROMAN GAGLIANO, MIDDLE TENNESSEE RB DJ TAYLOR, MIDDLE TENNESSEE RB TRISTON MORGAN, KENNESAW STATE RB ALTON MCCASKILL, SAM HOUSTON WR ZION BOOKER, KENNESAW STATE WR JAVON ROGERS, KENNESAW STATE WR MAKAI COPE, MISSOURI STATE WR NIGEL JOHNSON, WESTERN KENTUCKY TE LAKELSEY JOHNSON, LIBERTY C DAVEION HARLEY, FIU OL NIKOLA MILOVAC, KENNESAW STATE OL JEREMIAH ORR, JACKSONVILLE STATE OL TAI RAY, WESTERN KENTUCKY OL MA’KYI LEE, NEW MEXICO STATE OL ALEX BIRCHMEIER, LIBERTY OL TYLER KEINATH, NEW MEXICO STATE ##### FOURTH-TEAM DEFENSE DL TIM BRANTLEY JR., MISSOURI STATE DL VENSON SNEED, WESTERN KENTUCKY DL MARKUS CLARK, LIBERTY DL ZEION SIMPSON-SMITH, MIDDLE TENNESSEE LB ASHTON TAYLOR, MIDDLE TENNESSEE LB JOSH ANGLIN, KENNESAW STATE LB COLIN GALLAGHER, DELAWARE CB TONY NEWSOME JR., WESTERN KENTUCKY CB DYSON MCCUTCHEON, MIDDLE TENNESSEE DB TAYDEN BARNES, NEW MEXICO STATE S JAYDEN DAVIS, LIBERTY S J.J. O’NEAL, MISSOURI STATE ##### FOURTH-TEAM SPECIALISTS K ILYA UVAYDOV, NEW MEXICO STATE P JOSH CUPITT, DELAWARE KR PEYTON JONES, LIBERTY PR ZION BOOKER, KENNESAW STATE ################################## NBA DORT GOING FROM THUNDER TO HAWKS, RISACHER GOING TO MAVERICKS IN 3-TEAM TRADE, AP SOURCE SAYS Oklahoma City is trading starting forward and defensive standout Lu Dort to Atlanta as part of a three-team deal that also has the Hawks sending former No. 1 draft pick Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Sunday. Atlanta also will receive Ryan Nembhard from Dallas and the Thunder will be getting three heavily protected second-round draft picks, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal has yet to receive the necessary approvals from the NBA. The trade allows the Thunder to shed the salary needed to get below the second apron, gives the Hawks another top defender in Dort and gives the Mavericks a third No. 1 overall pick — the most currently on one roster in the NBA. Risacher will be joining 2011 top pick Kyrie Irving and 2025 top pick Cooper Flagg in Dallas. Dort averaged 11.6 points over his first seven seasons, all with the Thunder. Risacher — a runner-up for rookie of the year in 2024-25 — averaged 11.1 points in two seasons with Atlanta and Nembhard averaged 6.6 points for Dallas as a rookie this past season. ESPN, The Stein Line and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution were among those to initially report the trade terms. ####################################### GOLF NEWS RYAN FOX BIRDIES NO. 18 TO CAP COMEBACK WIN AT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Ryan Fox plays fast, but he was slow to bloom as a professional golfer. The 39-year-old did not win a PGA Tour event until last year. Fox collected wins in far-off places like Fiji and Tahiti, along with France, Northern Ireland and his native New Zealand as he built his career. Then, on Sunday afternoon at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, everything suddenly came together for him. Fox emerged from the pack on the back nine and sank an 11 1/2-foot birdie putt at No. 18 to win the 154th Open Championship in Southport, England. Fox captured his first major title by birdieing four of the final six holes thanks to a series of terrific approach shots and clutch putts. His 2-under-par 68 put him at 10-under 270 for the championship. “You dream of being a major champion. You want to do it whether you think it’s a reality or not,” Fox said. “I guess I probably didn’t until the last couple of years. I wasn’t in the major championships consistently until the last couple of years. “Yeah, to be sitting in front of you guys now as the Champion Golfer of the Year is a bit crazy. As I said earlier, it’s surreal. I don’t have the vocabulary to explain it.” Cameron Young set the clubhouse lead at 9-under 271 with a 64, the low round of the day, and was left to watch the action for the next 2 1/2 hours. The No. 4-ranked player in the world will rue his only bogey of the day at the par-4 18th: Young’s attempt at a second shot out of the sand smashed into the face of the bunker. He put his third shot into another bunker right of the green, and his attempt to save par from there rolled just over the right edge of the cup. “It’s just one of those like — one of the times you just wonder what you’ve just done a little bit (differently),” said Young, who played the front nine in 5-under 29. “But I was trying to hit it on the green, to be honest. I felt like I could. I really felt like 10 had a good chance to win the golf tournament. It was just trying to win the golf tournament. … It just felt worth the risk.” Sam Burns, the 54-hole leader, recorded three bogeys at Nos. 4-6 and followed that with 12 straight pars as he posted a 2-over 72 to place third at 8 under. Fox entered the day at 8 under, two off Burns’ lead, and played with him in the final pairing after a remarkable Saturday round of 62. He was 1 over for his round after 12 holes but sank a 12-footer for birdie at No. 13 and tapped in another at the par-4 14th. He had an unlucky break off the tee at the par-3 15th, a difficult lie in a bunker that forced him to lay up and play for bogey. But he got the stroke right back at No. 16 with a 10-foot birdie roll, bringing him back level with Young before the big finish. Fox hit a 9-iron into the 18th green and liked what he saw. “I hit it exactly how I wanted to,” Fox said. “To see it land and get relatively close there was pretty cool. Yeah, that’s one of the shots you dream of hitting, to execute like that under pressure. Yeah, very proud of myself to do that.” Then came the winning putt. Fox wasted almost no time after Burns had finished up. “I was always that way as a kid. I see things fast,” he said. “I was the same when I was playing cricket growing up. I played almost every sport growing up, and tennis I wanted to hit the ball hard, and cricket I wanted to hit the ball hard. Everything just happened fast. I was never methodical at anything, to be honest, and it just carried over into golf.” Fox is the second native of New Zealand to win The Open, following Bob Charles in 1963. He made sure to point out the other names on the short list of Kiwi major champions: Lydia Ko in the women’s game and Michael Campbell at the 2005 U.S. Open. “So to be able to join them is amazing,” Fox said. “To have my own little piece of history, too, it’s — I don’t know if it’s something I’ve dreamed of. I don’t know if it’s something I ever thought was possible, but we’re here now.” Fox had never previously finished in the top 10 of a major. He joins an enviable list of Open winners at Royal Birkdale that includes Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson and Jordan Spieth. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (67) and hometown favorite Tommy Fleetwood (68) tied for fourth at 7 under. Scheffler, who was the defending champion, finished 2026 without a major title. Fleetwood grew up in Southport, just down the road from Royal Birkdale; he was undone by three straight bogeys at Nos. 9-11, but an improbable 73-foot birdie at the first hole and closing birdies at Nos. 17-18 electrified the pro-Fleetwood crowd. “This disappointment that I didn’t win today or I couldn’t get it done when I was in a really good position, of course there’s only one person that gets to win it, and like my dream of winning The Open will carry on and I’ll continue to chase it,” Fleetwood explained. “But stuff like that, walking down 18 and the atmosphere out there, that was beyond stuff that I’ve dreamt of. That was just stuff that I never imagined. The crowds were amazing, and they made it the most special week ever for me, and I can’t thank them enough.” South Korea’s Si Woo Kim briefly held the solo lead at 10 under halfway through his round, after Young had signed his scorecard. But he came apart with bogeys at Nos. 11, 12, 16 and 18 to post a 72 and fall back to 6 under, where he tied Australian Lucas Herbert (71) and South African Casey Jarvis (66) for sixth place. Bryson DeChambeau opened with eight straight pars before bogeying No. 9, losing a ball at No. 11 and making a triple bogey there en route to a 72. He was part of a tie for 14th at 4 under — two days after he received a two-stroke penalty for improving the path of his swing and, as confirmed by his agent, threatened not to play the weekend. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (71) tied for 40th at 1 under. ###### RORY MCILROY ‘STUCK IN NEUTRAL,’ LOOKING FORWARD TO TIME OFF If the Open Championship had been decided by which golfer wielded his driver the best, then Rory McIlroy could have laid claim to his seventh career major Sunday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. The Northern Ireland native led The Open in strokes gained off the tee with 7.98 and in driving distance at 339.3 yards. Alas, the rest of his game did not live up to his TaylorMade Qi4D. McIlroy posted a 1-over-par 71 in the final round to finish at 1-under 279 — nine shots behind champion Ryan Fox of New Zealand. “I just sort of stuck in neutral for most of the week,” McIlroy said after his three-birdie, four-bogey round. “Obviously shot a good one on Friday to get myself in for the weekend and back in it. Yeah, even par over the weekend is not going to get it done. Yeah, I just felt like any time I got a little bit of momentum out there, I seemed to make a bogey.” McIlroy said he went back to a driver setup that he was more comfortable playing, one with a little more heft. “I went into it at — I think it was Memorial, maybe,” he said. “I started to use the heavier driver again. Then I think I led — might have led the field in driving in Shinnecock (at the U.S. Open). Certainly led it last week in Scotland, and I’m up there again this week. “That’s a huge positive going forward, especially accuracy-wise. The length is the length, and I’m always going to have that, but just getting the ball in play a little bit more with the driver was a struggle at the start of the year, and I figured that out. It’s just trying to get the rest of the game to match up to it.” Before McIlroy puts in extensive work to get the rest of his game in shape, he’s going on holiday with his wife and daughter. Then he’ll split his time between pursuing the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup and the DP World Tour’s riches and titles. He’s also looking forward to the Irish Open in mid-September. “I’ve really enjoyed my stretches of golf in Europe and heading into — like going back to India again, the Middle East, Australia — really enjoyed that part of the year last year, and looking forward to that again, for sure,” McIlroy said. As for his week at Royal Birkdale, he’ll file away the knowledge that the course changed significantly from when he shared fourth at The Open in 2017. “I feel like with a lot of the changes they made, the greens were raised up and a lot of the fall-offs and stuff, it didn’t play like a traditional links course,” McIlroy said. “I didn’t feel like you could run the ball up to a lot of greens. There was a lot of stuff where you still had to fly the ball on. “I’m not saying that’s the reason I didn’t play well this week, just it wasn’t — it didn’t feel like it was sort of your typical links test or certainly wasn’t the links test that Birkdale presented in 2017.” ##### STEFANO MAZZOLI EARNS DRAMATIC 1ST PGA TOUR WIN AT PUNTACANA Italian Stefano Mazzoli drained a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday and earned a dramatic win at the Corales Puntacana Championship by one stroke in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Mazzoli closed with his second consecutive day 6-under-par 66, finishing at 20-under 268 at Puntacana Resort and Club. The 29-year-old began the final round four shots off the lead before earning his first PGA Tour victory in just his third career start. “I’m just grateful and honored to win on tour,” Mazzoli said after the victory. “That was a dream since I was a kid.” Mazzoli earned $720,000 from the $4 million purse and an exemption on the PGA Tour through 2027. Mazzoli reached the turn in 4-under 32 with five birdies on the front nine, then added a birdie at the par-5 12th before moving into contention as third-round leader Todd Clements of England stumbled on the back nine. After Mazzoli birdied the par-5 14th, he remained one behind heading to the closing hole. “I took a look (at the leaderboard) obviously during the round, but since I was back behind, for me it was always about making one more birdie, one more birdie, one more birdie and see how it was going to look like going in the last couple of holes,” Mazzoli said. His approach at the par-4 18th left him well outside the hole, but Mazzoli converted the lengthy putt to reach 20 under for the first time all week and force the final groups to chase him. “Obviously we had a good read and I had my caddie double-check the line,” Mazzoli said. “Then I just tried to hit a putt as committed as possible and it went in perfectly with the last roll, so really pleased.” Gordon Sargent shot a 67 and tied Clements for second at 19-under 269. Sargent had an opportunity to join Mazzoli with a birdie at No. 18 but could not convert from 42 feet out. Clements carried a two-stroke lead into the round and remained in control before making a double bogey at the par-4 13th. He dropped another shot at No. 16 and entered the final hole needing a birdie to force a playoff, but his attempt stopped short. A 71 left him tied with Sargent. “Look, it’s pretty gutting, but it’s one of those things. And golf doesn’t define me,” Clements said. “I think I gave it everything out there. I dealt with the emotions really well, I stayed in my lane.” Will Gordon matched Mazzoli’s 66 to climb into a tie for fourth at 18 under. Ben James, who began the day alone in second, carded a 70 and joined Gordon after producing only one birdie over his final 11 holes. ################################## INDYCAR ################################## NASCAR ################################## INDIANA SPORTS NEWS/RELEASES INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS COLUMBUS, Ohio – Duce Gourson hit his first Triple-A home run in the second inning, Shawn Ross hit a solo shot later in the frame and Enmanuel Valdez hit a grand slam in the fifth as the Indianapolis Indians swept the three-game weekend series over the Columbus Clippers with a 13-6 win on Sunday afternoon at Huntington Park. It marked Indy’s first sweep of three-plus games at Columbus since taking all four contests to begin the season from April 4-6, 2014. Valdez’s 13th home run of the season broke open the dam for a 13-0 Indianapolis (14-7, 44-51) lead in the fifth inning, as the Indians put up eight runs on the Clippers (9-12, 50-45) in the frame. It marked the third time this season Indy has scored eight runs in a stanza, also doing so in the seventh inning on April 3 at Columbus and in the fourth inning on July 4 at Omaha. Prior to this season, Indianapolis had not scored eight in a frame since the eighth inning on Sept. 10, 2024, vs. Rochester. Gourson put Indy on the board in the second inning with a towering two-run blast, traveling 404 feet to right center field. Later in the inning, Ross laced his third homer of the season to left for a 3-0 lead. The Indians tacked on two more runs in the fourth with an RBI single from Termarr Johnson and a sacrifice fly from Ronny Simon for a 5-0 advantage. Columbus scored a pair of runs in the fifth, eighth and ninth innings for their six tallies. Antwone Kelly tossed 4.0 scoreless innings to begin the ballgame. Brandan Bidois pitched the fifth and Nick Dombkowski (W, 4-4) tossed 3.0 innings of two-run ball to follow. Derek Diamond recorded the final three outs to seal the sweep. Yorman Gómez (L, 0-2) started for the Clippers and allowed seven runs in 4.1 innings. Indianapolis has an off day on Monday before beginning a six-game homestand with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:05 PM. 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The spectators spend fifty cents to watch New York defeat Brooklyn, 22 – 18. 1904 – The Highlanders trade pitchers Long Tom Hughes (7-11) and Barney Wolfe (0-3) to the Senators for Al Orth (3-4). Orth will regain his form in New York, going 11-6 this year and will win 27 games in 1906. 1905 – SS Phil Lewis has a busy afternoon at Washington Park in Brooklyn’s 2 – 1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Lewis has 18 chances and comes up with seven assists, six putouts and five errors, the latter tying the National League record. 1906 – Brooklyn righthander Mal Eason, the victim of Johnny Lush’s no-hitter in May, no-hits the Cardinals, 2 – 0, at St. Louis. Eason walks three and strikes out five. This will be Eason’s last season as an active player: he will become a National League umpire. 1907 – Chicago’s Carl Lundgren and New York’s Christy Mathewson are stingy today with the Cubs twirler allowing just four hits while the Cubs scratch three off Matty. The Giants score in the 4th when Cy Seymour parks a drive in the bleachers with two on. Prevailing rules make the hit a single, with just one run scoring: it is enough as Matty wins, 1 – 0. Joe Tinker is hitless against Matty, the only time this year that Mathewson shuts down his nemesis. 1909 – New York suffers two losses against the Cards. The first is a line drive in the 7th off the bat of Joe Delahanty that breaks a finger on the left hand of Christy Mathewson. Matty leaves the game and the Cards win, 4 – 3, in 11 innings. The Giants load the bases in the 11th with no outs but fail to score. Matty’s broken finger turns out to be “mashed.” 1911 – Frank Schulte hits for the cycle to help the Cubs tip the Phils, 4 – 3. “Wildfire” will end the year as the first player ever to top the 20 mark in doubles, triples, homers, and stolen bases. Only Willie Mays in 1957 will match him this century; the feat will be matched twice in 2007, by Curtis Granderson and Jimmy Rollins. 1912: P Ray Caldwell of the Highlanders, inserted as a pinch runner, steals home for the tying run in an eventual 4 – 3 win over Cleveland. He then pitches a 4 – 0 victory in the second game. In Chicago, the Phils pound the Cubs, 14 – 2. Sherry Magee leads the way with two steals of home, tying a major league record. On August 1st, Joe Jackson will swipe home twice to set a American League record. 1913 – The Tigers ship 38-year-old George Mullin (1-6), five times a 20-game winner, to Washington. Mullin pitched a no-hitter a year ago on his birthday. 1914 – Lefty Tyler and Bill James combine to hold the Pirates to four hits and the Braves score a run in the 9th to win, 1 – 0. Boston (37-43) now moves into sixth place past the Robins. 1916: The Reds acquire three future Hall of Famers when Christy Mathewson is traded to Cincinnati with Giants CF Edd Roush and 3B Bill McKechnie for former Giants Buck Herzog and Red Killefer. McKechnie will make it to Cooperstown as a manager, not as a player, but the 23-year-old Roush is a steal for the Reds. A longtime nemesis of the Reds, Mathewson will pitch one game and then manage, and a new team nickname will be coined: “Matties.” The Reds lose today, managing just two hits off Pete Alexander, who contributes two doubles himself to the Phils offense. The Tigers beat the second-place Red Sox, 3 – 2, in 13 innings when Ty Cobb scores on a Ralph Young single. Cobb reaches on an infield chop and a throwing error by Babe Ruth, who takes over for Rube Foster in the 9th with the score tied, 2 – 2. 1922 – At Sportsman’s Park, Rogers Hornsby belts a two-out 9th inning home run with two men on the give the Cards a 7 – 6 win over Boston. It is the Rajah’s 25th home run of the year, breaking Gavvy Cravath’s National League home run mark (post-1900). In two weeks, Hornsby will break the record of 27 homers set in 1884 by Chicago’s Ned Williamson. 1925: Washington veteran Stan Coveleski wins his 12th straight to keep the Senators near the top. He will have his finest year at 20-5 and the American League’s best ERA, 2.84. Dazzy Vance fans 17 in a ten-inning, 4 – 3, Robins win over the Cubs. 1936 – In an exhibition game in Pittsburgh, former Yankee Waite Hoyt stops his old teammates, 7 – 2. Lou Gehrig’s 6th-inning homer is the first score for New York. Ted Kleinhans is cuffed in his eight innings. While Hoyt wins, another old pitcher loses as the Pirates hand Guy Bush his release. The Bees will sign him. 1938: Johnny Mize of the Cardinals has three home runs in a game for the second time this season, in a game against the Giants. Catcher Gabby Hartnett replaces Charlie Grimm as manager of the third-place Cubs. 1944 – The Browns’ Nels Potter becomes the first pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs. He is banished for ten days for allegedly “putting an illegal substance on the ball.” Potter will return and win 19 games for St. Louis. 1947: Hank Thompson plays 2B and Willard Brown CF for the St. Louis Browns against the Red Sox. It marks the first time that two black players appear in the same major league lineup. The choice rhubarb of the year occurs when umpire Beans Reardon signals that Ron Northey’s long fly has gone into the stands. Northey jogs around the bases only to discover C Bruce Edwards awaiting him with the ball. The Cardinals’ protest is upheld, but the Dodgers will win the replay. 1948 – An unprecedented ten-game suspension and $500 fine of an umpire, the veteran Bill McGowan, is announced by American League President Will Harridge following a confrontation in the Washington-Cleveland game. Tired of Senator pitcher Ray Scarborough continually complaining about strike calls, McGowan threw a ball-and-strike indicator at him. After that, he ejected Nats manager Joe Kuhel and several coaches. Kuhel also lodged a protest after yesterday’s 11th-inning loss when Ed Stewart was thrown out at home in the 10th. When Stewart argued the call with plate ump Joe Paparella, McGowan threw a ball at Stewart. 1950 – The Giants beat St. Louis, 13 – 3, with an eight-run 3rd inning. Roy “Stormy” Weatherly has a double and triple in the inning. 1951 – In a move that will aid their pennant drive, the Giants put OF Bobby Thomson at 3B to replace the slumping Hank Thompson, out with a spike injury. Thomson, who’s been riding the bench since losing his starting job to the rookie Willie Mays, will hit .357 for the rest of the season. 1952 – League Presidents Will Harridge and Warren Giles become directors of the Hall of Fame. 1958 – Jim Bunning of the Tigers pitches a 3 – 0 no-hitter over the Red Sox and fans 12. Only two walks and a hit batsman mar Bunning’s performance as he wins his sixth game in seven decisions (8-6). In the second game, Ike Delock wins his tenth straight for Boston, 5 – 2. 1960 – At Municipal Stadium, with Cleveland in the lead, 8 – 2, Mickey Mantle golfs a Gary Bell pitch over the auxiliary scoreboard into the distant upper deck in right field, matching Luke Easter as the only players to reach that spot. Cleveland holds on for an 8 – 6 win. 1962 – Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Co. overpower Roberto Clemente’s Pirates with a devastating aerial assault and an assist from the Pirates’ very own fifth column, “Dr. Strangeglove”, Dick Stuart. “Vern Law was not around long,” writes Bob Stevens of the San Francisco Chronicle. “Chuck Hiller led off with a single and Jim Davenport forced him. Mays then hit a line drive, 420-foot home run for 2 – 0. With two down in the 3rd, McCovey belted a memorable shot over the left-field scoreboard. It was one of the few ever ripped into that area by a lefthander in the more than half a century existence of ivy-cloaked Forbes Field. The McCovey smash stood up for the victory, as Jack Lamabe, Tom Sturdivant and Earl Francis shut out the Giants on four hits until Stuart goofed in the 8th. The Bucs started to move in the 4th, when Bill Mazeroski singled home Clemente, who also contributed a dazzling throw from right field to cut down the sliding McCovey at the plate in the 6th.” 1965: Mel Stottlemyre of the Yankees becomes the first pitcher to hit an inside-the-park grand slam since Deacon Phillippe did it for the Pirates in 1910. Stottlemyre’s bases-loaded drive in the 5th off Bill Monbouquette assures him a 6 – 3 victory over the Red Sox. Seven is a lucky number for the Braves as they score seven runs in the 7th to beat the Mets, 7 – 1. Hank Aaron’s two-run homer, off Larry Miller, is the capper on the scoring. 1968 – At San Francisco, aging speedster Willie Mays scores from first base on a Jim Ray Hart single. It’s the only tally as the Giants beat Houston, 1 – 0. 1969: San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry connects for his first hit of the year, and his first major league homer, to beat the Dodgers, 7 – 3. The victim of Perry’s dinger is Claude Osteen. Last year, Alvin Dark had remarked to sportswriter Harry Jupiter about Perry’s hitting, “They’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.” Perry’s homer comes about 20 minutes after the clubhouse receives word that Neil Armstrong has set foot on the moon. Jim Perry does his brother one better by winning two games today in Minnesota’s sweep of the Pilots. Playing two more innings to complete yesterday’s suspended game, the Twins score four runs in the 18th to win, 11 – 7, then follow with a 4 – 0 win. Perry tosses 11 innings of shutout ball to win the pair. The loser in both games is John Gelnar. In the extra-inning game, the two teams strand a major-league record 44 runners, with the Twins contributing 23. The Mets and Cards will leave 45 runners on during a September 11, 1974 marathon. The two wins means the Twins go into the All-Star break with a four-game lead over the A’s in the American League West. Atlanta blanks San Diego, 10 – 0, to grab a one-game lead over Los Angeles and San Francisco in the National League West. 1970: With the score tied 1 – 1 in the 9th, Chicago’s Ken Holtzman walks Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron homers for a 3 – 1 Braves victory. In St. Louis, the Reds’ Lee May breaks a scoreless tie with a 10th-inning grand slam to account for all the scoring as the Reds win, 4 – 0, in the second game. The Reds also take the opener, 4 – 3. The Dodgers’ Bill Singer, who a month ago lost a no-hitter to Atlanta with two outs in the 9th, no-hits the Phillies, 5 – 0, giving up no walks. He strikes out ten and makes two miscues, one a controversial throwing error that pulls 1B Wes Parker off the base. The Phillies’ players argue, contending the soft chopper by Don Money should be a hit. Singer had spent three weeks in the hospital in June for hepatitis. 1973 – Chicago’s Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with the Yankees, 12 – 2 and 7 – 0. 1976 – Hank Aaron hits the 755th, and last, home run of his career, connecting off Dick Drago of the California Angels. Jerry Augustine wins for the Brewers, 6 – 2. 1978 – Chris Speier hits for the cycle and drives in six runs to lead Montreal to a 7 – 3 win over Atlanta. 1979: Rusty Staub, a spring holdout who got off to a slow start, is traded by Detroit to his former team Montreal for a minor league player to be named later. At Los Angeles, Steve Garvey saves the Dodgers from a defeat by belting a two-run homer in the 10th to tie, and another two-run homer in the 11th by Bill Russell wins it, 6 – 5, over the Expos. Montreal takes the lead in the 11th when Rodney Scott drives in a run with his fifth straight hit. Dave Patterson wins his first major league game, while Manny Mota has a single for the 139th pinch hit of his career. 1982 – In the 3rd inning of a 3 – 1 loss to the Pirates at Riverfront Stadium, a 21-year-old woman jumps from the red seats landing 35 feet below. Her death is ruled a suicide. 1983: Two outs away from a no-hitter against the Astros, Phillies P Charles Hudson gives up a bloop single to Craig Reynolds and back-to-back home runs to Denny Walling and Dickie Thon before settling down for a 10 – 3 victory. Steve Sax’s errant throw on a double play ball helps the Pirates’ cause, as they beat the Dodgers, 7 – 3. For Sax, it his 26th error of the season. He’ll reach 30, then go the last 57 games without a miscue. 1984 – Trailing 3 – 1 entering the 9th inning, Toronto scores 11 times and hangs on to beat Seattle, 12 – 7. 1985: LaMarr Hoyt gives up five hits in eight innings to record his 11th straight win as the Padres beat the Pirates, 4 – 2. Driving in seven runs on two homers, Darryl Strawberry leads the Mets to a 16 – 4 drubbing of the visiting Braves. Straw’s first home run is a grand slam in the 1st inning and his next is a three-run home run in the 4th. The Mets also get homers from Howard Johnson, Danny Heep and Clint Hurdle. Scattering seven hits, Ron Guidry wins his 12th straight, beating the Twins, 8 – 3. Don Mattingly has a two-run homer and a two-run double for the Yanks. 1987 – Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly ties a major league mark as he is credited with 22 putouts in one game. The feat was last accomplished in the American League by Hal Chase in 1906. 1990 – Kevin Appier fires a shutout for the last-place Royals, beating Roger Clemens and the Red Sox, 5 – 0. The Sox take the nitecap, 3 – 1, scoring a pair on Mike Greenwell’s two-run homer off starter Luis Aquino. 1993 – Baltimore P Ben McDonald hurls a one-hit shutout to beat the Royals, 7 – 0. Gary Gaetti’s single is the only hit. 1995 – Mets OF Brett Butler strokes four hits, but it is not enough to prevent an 8 – 6 New York loss to the Cardinals. The hits give Butler 15 for his last four games, one shy of the record of 16 set by Brooklyn’s Milt Stock in 1925. 1996: The Indians defeat the Twins, 6 – 5, on Alvaro Espinoza’s 11th-inning homer. OF Kenny Lofton leads the way for the Tribe with five hits. Albert Belle rings his 226th homer as an Indian to tie Earl Averill’s club mark. In the first day of action at the Olympics, the U.S. team tops Nicaragua, 4 – 1, behind pitcher Kris Benson. The Cuban national team routs the Australian national team, 19 – 8; Jose Contreras gets the win and Micheal Nakamura the loss. Antonio Pacheco scores four and drives in seven and Orestes Kindelan scores four and drives in six. 1997 – OF Luis Gonzalez bashes a double and two home runs, and drives in six, as he leads Houston to a 9 – 0 white-washing of the Expos. The victory moves Houston two games ahead of Pittsburgh in the National League Central. 1998: Mark McGwire hits his 43rd homer in the Cards’ 13 – 1 drubbing of the Padres. His homer ties the club record set by Johnny Mize in 1940. The Tigers take the first game of a doubleheader against the Yankees by a 4 – 3 score in 17 innings. The New Yorkers bounce back to take the nightcap by the identical score. The 26 innings take nearly nine hours to play. The Dodgers shut out the Reds, 2 – 0, on a combined one-hitter by Darren Dreifort (8 innings) and Jeff Shaw (1 inning). A Willie Greene double is the only hit for Cincinnati. 2000: The Astros defeat the Reds, 6 – 2. Cincinnati pinch-hitter Mike Bell strikes out in his major league debut, making history by becoming part of the first third-generation family to play for the same major league team. His grandfather, Gus Bell, and father, Buddy Bell, also played for the Reds. Red Sox OF Carl Everett receives a ten-game suspension for twice bumping an umpire in a game with the Mets last week. A defiant Everett places most of the blame for the suspension on the media. Major League Baseball offers to rehire ten of the 22 umpires let go last September. The offer stands only as part of a new labor contract, and only if the umpires’ old union agrees to settle its grievance with baseball. 2001: The Cincinnati Reds send OF Michael Tucker to the Cubs. In return, they get minor league pitchers Chris Booker and Ben Shaffar. The Reds also recall 1B D.T. Cromer. The train fire of two days ago forces another postponement of Anaheim’s game at Baltimore. 2002: Leading 4 – 1, the Blue Jays score seven runs in the 5th inning to take an 11 – 1 lead over the Devil Rays. Tampa Bay, however, comes back with seven runs of their own in the next inning. Toronto holds on for a 12 – 10 win. Pittsburgh defeats St. Louis, 15 – 6. Pirates outfielder Adam Hyzdu drives home seven runs with four hits, including a pair of home runs. 2004 – At Wrigley Field, Albert Pujols goes 5 for 5, including three home runs and five RBIs, as the Cardinals beat Central Division rivals the Cubs, 11 – 8. The Redbird first baseman’s first career three-homer game helps St. Louis to erase a six-run deficit. 2005 – The first pages of the BR Bullpen are created. 2007: The first Nippon Pro Baseball All-Star Game of 2007 ends with a 4 – 0 Central League win. Tyrone Woods doubles in the 7th of a scoreless game and is pinch-run for by Kosuke Fukudome. Alex Ramirez and Tomonori Maeda then both hit homers to put the game away. Ramirez is named MVP. Koji Uehara, Shingo Takatsu, Masanori Hayashi, Atsushi Kizuka, Hitoki Iwase, Hiroki Kuroda, Tomoyuki Kubota, Marc Kroon and Kyuji Fujikawa combine on a one-hitter against the Pacific League; Kubota gets the win. The Cuban national team wins the finale of the 2007 Pan American Games, 3 – 1, over the USA. DH Osmani Urrutia goes 4 for 4 and Adiel Palma and Pedro Luis Lazo shine on the mound. It is the tenth straight Gold for the Cubans and third straight Silver for the USA. Rain forces the cancellation of the Bronze Medal game, meaning Mexico and Nicaragua both win the Bronze. It is the first time in the history of the Pan American Games that the Bronze is split between two teams. 2008 – The Giants send veteran 2B Ray Durham (.293/.385/.414, 2,024 career hits) to the Brewers for two non-prospects, Steve Hammond (0-4 in his first four AAA games) and OF Darren Ford (.230/.322/.303, 48 SB in 49 tries in A ball). 2009: Matt Holliday drives in six runs to propel the A’s to a 14 – 13 comeback win over Minnesota, the biggest in team history. Oakland trails by ten runs at one point, but Holliday’s grand slam in the 7th ties the score; Jack Cust follows with a solo blast that provides the winning margin. Justin Morneau drives in seven runs in a losing cause, including a grand slam of his own, in a wild game that features eight homers and ends when Michael Cuddyer is thrown out at home trying to score on Michael Wuertz’s wild pitch. The A’s become the first team in 55 years to win after their starter (in this case Gio Gonzalez) gives up 11 earned runs. Jason Schmidt makes his first start since 2007 for Los Angeles, only his seventh since signing a three-year, $47 million contract in December 2006. Back from two shoulder surgeries, Schmidt allows three 1st-inning runs but nothing else over the next four frames to take credit for a 7 – 5 win over the Reds. 2010 – Today’s game between the Dodgers and Giants is decided through unusual events. Dodger Coach Don Mattingly is acting for manager Joe Torre, ejected earlier in the game along with P Clayton Kershaw and bench coach Bob Schaefer, when he calls a conference on the mound with the bases loaded and closer Jonathan Broxton trying to protect a 5 – 4 lead. As he walks away from the mound, Mattingly hears a question from 1B James Loney and walks back to the mound to answer him. Opposing manager Bruce Bochy contends successfully that this constitutes a second visit to the mound, and that Mattingly should be forced to remove Broxton from the game. He replaces him with the struggling (and unprepared) George Sherrill, who promptly gives up a bases-clearing double to Andres Torres. However, the umpires, led by Adrian Johnson, are wrong on the play, as Mattingly should have been ejected and Broxton forced to complete the at-bat before being removed, during which time Sherrill could have warmed up more properly. In any case, the play is allowed to stand, with San Francisco getting a 7 – 5 win. 2011: Milwaukee’s 5 – 2 win over the Diamondbacks is marred by serious injuries suffered by a player on each team in the 4th inning. First, D-Backs SS Stephen Drew breaks his ankle when he is tagged out sliding at home plate and will be out for the remainder of the season. On the next play, Brewers CF Carlos Gomez makes a terrific diving catch on Ryan Roberts’ short fly ball to end the inning, but breaks his collarbone and will also be out a long stretch. Ryan Braun hits a 1st-inning homer for the Brewers, but an apparent second long ball in the 8th is taken away when instant replay shows it was a foul ball. The game then goes into extra innings and Milwaukee scores three runs in the top of the 10th to break the 2 – 2 tie. Arizona reliever Ryan Cook, making his debut, receives a rough welcome to the majors, allowing all four batters he faces to reach base and ending up with the loss. After 12 straight wins, the Rangers take an early 8 – 3 lead, but the Angels rally for six runs in the 6th to win, 9 – 8. Howie Kendrick drives in four runs for the Halos. The Tigers send a couple of Class A players to Kansas City in return for 3B Wilson Betemit, who has become redundant since top prospect Mike Moustakas was called up last month. Brandon Inge, Detroit’s starter at 3B, is hitting only .177. 2012: The United States Postal Service issues a set of four commemorative stamps depicting Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Larry Doby, Joe DiMaggio and Willie Stargell. The issuance ceremonies are held in Cooperstown, NY as part of the Hall’s annual induction week-end. The Blue Jays and Astros swing a big trade, with ten players changing teams. Looking for pitching after a rash of injuries, the Jays receive hurlers J.A. Happ, Brandon Lyon and David Carpenter, while the Astros add veterans Francisco Cordero and Ben Francisco, in addition to prospects Asher Wojciechowski, Joe Musgrove, David Rollins and Carlos Perez, and a player to be named. The Braves, trailing 9 – 0 against the Nationals and ace Stephen Strasburg after five innings, mount a tremendous comeback to take a 10 – 9 lead with two runs in the top of the 9th. Washington manages to tie the game when Danny Espinosa homers against closer Craig Kimbrel in the bottom of the inning. Atlanta completes its improbable comeback with a run in the 11th for an 11 – 10 win. In the game, Chipper Jones becomes the all-time leader for RBIs by a player who was primarily a third baseman with a two-run single in the 8th inning; he was tied with George Brett at 1,598; Mike Schmidt continues to hold the record for RBI collected when actually playing at the hot corner. 2013 – The Mariners manage only one hit against the Astros but still win, 4 – 2. The lone hit is a two-run double by Michael Saunders off Jose Cisnero in the 7th. Starter Erik Bedard gives up no hits and strikes out ten, but allows five walks. Things unravel for him with a 2 – 0 lead in the 6th, when he issues back-to-back walks to Saunders and Brad Miller after one out, then a pair of passed balls and a sacrifice fly allow the M’s to tie the game without a hit. Bedard then allows another two walks in the 7th before leaving with two outs, having reached his pitch count limit, setting the table for Saunders’ double. Travis Blackley and Jose Veras toss a hitless inning each to complete the one-hitter, but it’s little consolation for the Astros. 2014 – In his fifth major league start, Odrisamer Despaigne comes within four outs of throwing the first no-hitter in the history of the San Diego Padres. The Mets’ Daniel Murphy breaks his bid with a two-out double in the 8th, and David Wright follows with a single that ties the score at 1 – 1, ending Despaigne’s day. Joaquin Benoit is the winner after the Padres score in the bottom of the 9th for a 2- 1 win. 2015: Women’s baseball is played in the Pan American Games for the first time. In the first women’s game at the 2015 Pan American Games, the USA beats Venezuela, 10 – 6. Malaika Underwood drives in Jade Gortarez with the first run, off Kerlys Pérez. Sarah Hudek gets the win over Pérez. Michelle Snyder drives in three for the US, Astrid Rodríguez three for Venezuela. In the second game, host Canada routs Cuba, 13 – 1, behind the pitching of Vanessa Riopel and Heidi Northcott while Bradi Wall drives in four. The Angels host their first doubleheader since 2003, caused by a rare rainout the day before, and sweep the Red Sox, 11 – 1 and 7 – 3. Albert Pujols hits three homers to lead the offensive barrage. 2016 – All eyes are on P Drew Pomeranz, the All-Star who is making his first start for the Red Sox against the Giants, but it is 1B Hanley Ramirez who steals the show, hitting three homers and driving in six runs to lead Boston to an 11 – 7 win. Pomeranz pitches three scoreless innings, but loses it completely in the 4th as he allows the first seven Giants batters to reach base, including a three-run homer by Mac Williamson; his opponent, Matt Cain, in his return from the disabled list, does even worse, giving up three homers in 2 1/3 innings. Matt Barnes is awarded the win on a rare occasion where the final decision is left up to the official scorer. 2017 – The Pirates defeat the Brewers, 4 – 2, to complete a four-game sweep at PNC Park. Gregory Polanco homers and Chris Stewart has three hits to back Jameson Taillon’s strong pitching. Milwaukee’s seemingly comfortable 5 1/2 games lead atop the NL Central at the All-Star break has suddenly shrunk to only one game over Chicago and the Pirates are also back in the thick of the race after winning 11 of 13 to move within three games of the Brew Crew. 2018 – Matt Carpenter hits three homers and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 17 – 5 win over the Cubs. He is just the second hitter to achieve that particular combination of extra-base hits, after Kris Bryant, and ties the club record for total bases in a game, with 16. 2021: The Oakland, CA City Council votes to approve a non-binding term sheet for the Oakland Athletics’ ballpark project at Howard Terminal. A negative vote would have almost certainly meant the departure in short order of the team from what has been its home city for over half a century, but even with the positive vote, relocation could still happen, team President Dave Kaval having stated earlier that the A’s were not satisfied with the terms proposed for the vote. At issue is the A’s wish to see the city invest up to $855 million in public funds for land development around the project, something that may prove impossible in the current pandemic environment. Indeed, the proposal will fall through in short order. For the first time ever, a broadcast team composed entirely of women works today’s game between the Rays and Orioles at Tropicana Field on YouTube. Play-by-play is provided by Melanie Newman, with Sarah Langs as the analyst, Alanna Rizzo as the on-field reporter, and Heidi Watney and Lauren Gardner as hosts of the pre-game and post-game shows. All five are veteran broadcasters and journalists, and women have filled all of these roles in the past, but the big breakthrough today is that they all work together on the same program. 2023: The Pacific League sweeps the two 2023 NPB All-Star Games, with a 6 – 1 rout of the Central League following yesterday’s 8 – 1 win. Chusei Mannami becomes the first first-year All-Star to homer in consecutive games when he takes Trevor Bauer deep; Mannami is named MVP, while Kotaro Kurebayashi has three hits for the PL. The Orioles move past the Rays into first place in the AL East with a 4 – 3 win at Tropicana Field. The Rays had got off to a historically strong start, but the Orioles, who had the worst record in the majors only two years ago, have chased them down by playing flawless baseball all year. It is the first time they are in first place this late in a season since 2016. Rookie Colton Cowser drives in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th, after a sacrifice bunt by Adam Frazier, and Félix Bautista, who had pitched a scoreless 9th, keeps the Rays from replying by getting Brandon Lowe to ground into a game-ending double play. Births[edit] 1847 – John Hatfield, infielder, manager (d. 1909) 1855 – Sam Weaver, pitcher (d. 1914) 1872 – Joseph Langden, umpire (d. 1953) 1877 – Red Kleinow, catcher (d. 1929) 1878 – Oscar Graham, pitcher (d. 1931) 1880 – Harry Cassady, outfielder (d. 1969) 1880 – Eddie Kolb, pitcher (d. 1949) 1885 – Si Pauxtis, catcher (d. 1961) 1888 – Dave Callahan, outfielder (d. 1969) 1890 – Red McKee, catcher (d. 1972) 1896 – Ollie Fuhrman, catcher (d. 1969) 1896 – Mutt Wilson, pitcher (d. 1962) 1897 – Happy Foreman, pitcher (d. 1953) 1900 – Hunter Lane, infielder (d. 1994) 1901 – Heinie Manush, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 1971) 1903 – Howard Maple, catcher (d. 1970) 1906 – Charlie Smith, minor league player and manager, college coach (d. 1969) 1904 – Anthony Cooper, infielder (d. 1979) 1908 – Ed Madjeski, catcher (d. 1994) 1909 – Otto Bluege, infielder (d. 1977) 1912 – Bob Allaire, minor league infielder (d. 2003) 1912 – Heinie Mueller, infielder (d. 1986) 1914 – Kiyoshi Sugiura, NPB infielder and manager (d. 1987) 1915 – Gene Hasson, infielder (d. 2003) 1915 – Masaru Kageura, NPB player; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1945) 1916 – Don Black, pitcher (d. 1959) 1917 – Bob Short, owner (d. 1982) 1918 – Booker Robinson, outfielder (d. 1998) 1920 – Maje McDonnell, coach (d. 2010) 1922 – Dan Daniels, announcer (d. 2012) 1924 – Leonel Aldama, minor league infielder and manager (d. 2019) 1924 – Claude Crocker, pitcher (d. 2002) 1925 – Manny Cartledge, Negro League pitcher 1926 – Shigeaki Kuroo, NPB pitcher (d. 1974) 1929 – Mike Ilitch, owner (d. 2017) 1932 – Noboru Matsuyama, NPB pitcher 1932 – Takeo Yoshinari, NPB catcher (d. 1960) 1933 – Nelson Doubleday, owner (d. 2015) 1934 – Yoshio Hatanaka, NPB infielder 1934 – Dick Stello, umpire (d. 1987) 1936 – Jim McManus, infielder (d. 2023) 1938 – Tony Oliva, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Fame 1938 – Yasuyuki Tsuge, NPB infielder 1942 – Mickey Stanley, outfielder 1943 – Frank Ujcich, minor league pitcher (d. 2014) 1944 – Akira Tanaka, NPB pitcher 1946 – Osamu Inoue, NPB infielder 1946 – John Lamb, pitcher 1946 – Alfie Payne, Canadian national team infielder (d. 2012) 1952 – Akira Kuramochi, NPB pitcher 1952 – Misao Takaura, NPB catcher 1953 – Masumitsu Moriguchi, NPB pitcher 1953 – Dan Shaughnessy, writer 1953 – Gary Woods, outfielder (d. 2015) 1958 – Takayoshi Kiminami, NPB catcher 1960 – Mike Witt, pitcher; All-Star 1962 – Masamitsu Genoka, NPB outfielder 1963 – Kenichi Yamazaki, NPB outfielder 1963 – Ryoji Moriyama, NPB pitcher 1964 – Mark Lee, pitcher 1964 – Jim Lewis, pitcher 1965 – Ricky Carriger, minor league pitcher 1967 – Nasusel Cabrera, coach 1967 – Dae-yeon Hwang, KBO infielder 1968 – Shigeo Kajita, Japanese national team outfielder 1968 – Kanenori Tarumi, minor league pitcher 1969 – Gino Caruso, minor league pitcher 1969 – Ken Kawashima, NPB pitcher 1969 – Hidenori Taniguchi, Japanese national team outfielder 1969 – Kip Yaughn, minor league pitcher 1970 – Brent Woodall, minor league pitcher (d. 2001) 1971 – Ed Henry, author 1971 – Charles Johnson, catcher; All-Star 1971 – Ray McDavid, outfielder 1971 – Akiyoshi Sasaki, NPB infielder 1972 – Ivan Arteaga, minor league pitcher 1972 – Matt Bragga, college coach 1973 – Mark Hindy, minor league pitcher (d. 2001) 1974 – Bengie Molina, catcher 1975 – Jason Sekany, minor league pitcher 1977 – Matt Davis, minor league pitcher (d. 2017) 1977 – Lee Evans, minor league catcher 1978 – Takashi Saitoh, Japanese national team pitcher 1980 – Takeshi Tsutsumiuchi, NPB pitcher 1981 – Dustin Glant, coach 1981 – Joon Heo, KBO catcher 1981 – Shintaro Yoshida, NPB outfielder 1982 – Jake Fox, outfielder 1982 – Jason Miller, pitcher 1982 – Jae-sang Park, KBO outfielder 1982 – Yuichi Tabata, Japanese national team infielder 1983 – Leslie Nacar, minor league pitcher 1984 – Alexi Casilla, infielder 1984 – Danny Dorn, outfielder 1985 – Chun-Nan Lai, CPBL pitcher 1986 – Drew Hedman, coach 1986 – Jorge Padrón, Cuban league outfielder 1987 – Toshihiro Iwao, NPB pitcher 1987 – Dan Merzel, umpire 1988 – Ty Kelly, infielder 1988 – Stephen Strasburg, pitcher; All-Star 1989 – Mike Marjama, catcher 1989 – Tyler Saladino, infielder 1989 – Steve Selsky, outfielder 1989 – Kevin Siegrist, pitcher 1989 – Matt Szczur, outfielder 1990 – Mitchell Lambson, minor league pitcher 1990 – Arthur Paradinas, Division Elite player 1990 – Ivo Vukosav, Croatian national team catcher 1990 – Tyler Webb, pitcher 1991 – Jorge Ariza, minor league catcher 1991 – Luke Foley, Great Britain national team infielder 1991 – Blair Johnstone, New Zealand national team pitcher 1992 – Jared Gaynor, minor league pitcher and coach 1992 – Tyrell Jenkins, pitcher 1992 – Yasuaki Ojima, Japan national team pitcher 1992 – Arthur Paturel, French Division I infielder 1992 – Chi Tseng, Taiwan women’s national team outfielder-pitcher 1993 – Pedro Severino, catcher 1994 – Anthony Alford, outfielder 1994 – Taylor Kohlwey, outfielder 1994 – Duane Underwood, pitcher 1995 – Ryo Ishikawa, NPB catcher 1995 – Carlos Martínez, Guatemalan national team pitcher 1995 – Yoshiki Sunada, NPB pitcher 1995 – Jake Walsh, pitcher 1997 – Shoki Katsumata, NPB outfielder 1997 – Francisco Perez, pitcher 1998 – Chris Rodriguez, pitcher 1998 – Keibert Ruiz, catcher 1999 – Ethan Smith, minor league pitcher 2005 – Colt Emerson, infielder Deaths[edit] 1920 – John O’Neill, outfielder (b. 1880) 1922 – Dick Pierson, infielder (b. 1857) 1929 – Rupert Mills, infielder (b. 1892) 1939 – Jack Reis, pitcher (b. 1890) 1941 – Ralph Kreitz, catcher (b. 1885) 1944 – Rap Dixon, outfielder, manager; All-Star (b. 1902) 1955 – Joe Shannon, outfielder (b. 1897) 1959 – Morrie Arnovich, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1910) 1962 – Donald Barnes, owner (b. 1894) 1964 – Bill Schardt, pitcher (b. 1886) 1971 – Amanda Clement, amateur umpire (b. 1888) 1972 – José María Fernández, catcher, manager (b. 1896) 1977 – James Lemon, owner (b. 1903) 1977 – Red Longley, utility player (b. 1909) 1982 – Grover Froese, umpire (b. 1916) 1983 – Chick Sorrells, infielder (b. 1896) 1983 – Nobuhiko Tomimatsu, NPB outfielder (b. 1917) 1986 – Bill Steinecke, catcher (b. 1907) 1987 – Tom Winsett, outfielder (b. 1909) 1988 – John Galbreath, owner (b. 1897) 1993 – Tsunemi Tsuda, NPB pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1960) 2000 – Jim Suchecki, pitcher (b. 1927) 2003 – Dick McGowen, college coach (b. 1919) 2010 – Jimmy McMath, outfielder (b. 1949) 2011 – Toshio Ito, NPB outfielder (b. 1922) 2015 – Greg LaFever, minor league pitcher (b. 1963) 2022 – Bill Burbach, pitcher (b. 1947) 2024 – Mike Ferraro, infielder; manager (b. 1944) 2024 – Mel Held, pitcher (b. 1929) 2024 – Virgilio Veras, Dominican national team catcher (b. 1950) ============================================= TV SPORTS TODAY (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 20 MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia 10 p.m. ESPN — St. Louis at L.A. Angels SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Spark at Blaze WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. NBCSN — Las Vegas at Toronto PEACOCK — Las Vegas at Toronto 10 p.m. USA — Minnesota at Seattle _____ Tuesday, July 21 CYCLING 6:30 a.m. NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 16 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 3:45 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 5:30 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. TBS — L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia (6:40 p.m.) 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Cincinnati at Seattle (9:40 p.m.) _____ Wednesday, July 22 CYCLING 6:30 a.m. NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 17 GOLF 4:30 a.m. (Thursday) GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, First Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL 10 a.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional Noon ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 1:45 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 3:30 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 5:15 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 8:45 p.m. ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional MLB BASEBALL 1:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.) OR San Francisco at Kansas City (2:10 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: St. Louis at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (4:07 p.m.) OR San Francisco at Kansas City (joined in progress) (2:10 p.m.) 8 p.m. ESPN — Detroit at Chicago Cubs WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. USA — Connecticut at Indiana 10 p.m. CNBC — Dallas at Portland USA — Dallas at Portland _____ Thursday, July 23 CYCLING 6 a.m. NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 18 GOLF 4:30 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, First Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland 8 a.m. FS2 — LIV Golf League: First Round, JCB Golf & Country Club, Rocester, England 8:30 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: ISPS HANDA Senior Open, First Round, Gleneagles Hotel (Kings Course), Auchterarder, Scotland 4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: 3M Open, First Round, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn. 4:30 a.m. (Friday) GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, Second Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL Noon ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 1:45 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 3:30 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional 5:15 p.m. ESPN — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Regional MLB BASEBALL Noon MLBN — San Diego at Atlanta (12:15 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. MLBN — Kansas City at Detroit (6:40 p.m.) SOFTBALL 9 p.m. ESPN — Athletes Unlimited Postseason: TBD, Play-In, College Station, Texas _____ Friday, July 24 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 11 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 8 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at IRP, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis 6:30 a.m. (Saturday) APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary CYCLING 7 a.m. NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 19 GOLF 4:30 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, Second Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland 8 a.m. FS2 — LIV Golf League: Second Round, JCB Golf & Country Club, Rocester, England 8:30 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: ISPS HANDA Senior Open, Second Round, Gleneagles Hotel (Kings Course), Auchterarder, Scotland 4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: 3M Open, Second Round, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn. 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, Third Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland MLB BASEBALL 4 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Colorado at Milwaukee (4:10 p.m.) OR Arizona at Washington (6:45 p.m.) 6:40 p.m. APPLE TV — N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia 7 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m.) OR Arizona at Washington (joined in progress) (6:45 p.m.) 7:10 p.m. APPLE TV — Toronto at Boston WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — WNBA 3-Point Contest & Skills Challenge: From Chicago X GAMES 9 p.m. ESPN — MoonPay X Games New Orleans 2026: Day 1, New Orleans _____ Saturday, July 25 AUTO RACING 6:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 10 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 7:30 p.m. CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Ind. CYCLING 6 a.m. NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 20 8 a.m. NBC — UCI: Tour de France, Stage 20 GOLF 5:30 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, Third Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland 8 a.m. FOX — LIV Golf League: Third Round, JCB Golf & Country Club, Rocester, England 8:30 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: ISPS HANDA Senior Open, Third Round, Gleneagles Hotel (Kings Course), Auchterarder, Scotland Noon NBC — PGA Tour Champions: ISPS HANDA Senior Open, Third Round, Gleneagles Hotel (Kings Course), Auchterarder, Scotland 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: 3M Open, Third Round, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn. 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: 3M Open, Third Round, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn. 4:30 a.m. (Sunday) GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, Final Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland LACROSSE (MEN’S) 9 p.m. ESPN2 — PLL: Philadelphia at Denver MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 10 p.m. ESPN — PFL: Main Card, Washington MLB BASEBALL 4 p.m. FS1 — San Diego at Miami (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets (7:15 p.m.) OR Seattle at Texas (7:15 p.m.) SOCCER (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPN2 — USL Championship: Las Vegas at Detroit SOFTBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Athletes Unlimited Postseason: TBD, Championship – Game 1, College Station, Texas TRACK AND FIELD 2 p.m. NBC — USATF: 2026 Toyota USATF Outdoor & Para National Championships, New York WNBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — 2026 WNBA All-Star Game: Team Cooper vs. Team Weatherspoon, Chicago X GAMES 3 p.m. ABC — MoonPay X Games New Orleans 2026: Day 2, New Orleans 7 p.m. ESPN — MoonPay X Games New Orleans 2026: Day 2, New Orleans _____ Sunday, July 26 AUTO RACING 9 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: AWS Hungarian Grand Prix 2026, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 2 p.m. TNT — NASCAR Cup Series: Brickyard 400, In-Season Challenge – Challenge, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Ind. TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Brickyard 400, In-Season Challenge – Challenge, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Ind. 4 p.m. FOX — NHRA: Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. BIG3 BASKETBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Week 6: DMV Trilogy vs. Miami 305, Houston Rig Hands at Dallas Power, Houston CYCLING 9:30 a.m. NBCSN — UCI: Tour de France, Final Stage 2 p.m. NBC — UCI: Tour de France, Final Stage (taped) GOLF 4:30 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open, Final Round, Dundonald Links, Gailes, North Ayrshire, Scotland 8 a.m. FS1 — LIV Golf League: Final Round, JCB Golf & Country Club, Rocester, England 8:30 a.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: ISPS HANDA Senior Open, Final Round, Gleneagles Hotel (Kings Course), Auchterarder, Scotland Noon NBC — PGA Tour Champions: ISPS HANDA Senior Open, Final Round, Gleneagles Hotel (Kings Course), Auchterarder, Scotland 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: 3M Open, Final Round, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn. 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: 3M Open, Final Round, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn. MLB BASEBALL Noon NBCSN — Cleveland at Tampa Bay (12:15 p.m.) PEACOCK — Cleveland at Tampa Bay (12:15 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. MLBN — 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: From Cooperstown, Pa. 4:30 p.m. MLBN — L.A. Angels at San Francisco (joined in progress) (4:05 p.m.) 7 p.m. NBC — N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia (7:20 p.m.) PEACOCK — N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia (7:20 p.m.) SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 9 p.m. ESPN — NWSL: Louisville at Angel City SOFTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Athletes Unlimited Postseason: TBD, Championship – Game 2, College Station, Texas TRACK AND FIELD 2 p.m. NBC — USATF: 2026 Toyota USATF Outdoor & Para National Championships, New York X GAMES 2 p.m. ABC — MoonPay X Games New Orleans 2026: Day 3, New Orleans 6 p.m. ESPN — MoonPay X Games New Orleans 2026: Day 3, New Orleans About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY JULY 19, 2026 THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JULY 21, 2026
