“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
RAYS 12, ATHLETICS 4
REDS 5, WHITE SOX 4 (10 INNINGS)
ROCKIES 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2
TIGERS 6, GUARDIANS 4
BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 3
YANKEES 4, MARINERS 1
BRAVES 4, METS 0
GIANTS 4, ASTROS 1
MARLINS 2, PIRATES 0
CARDINALS 2, PHILLIES 0
CUBS 8, NATIONALS 6
DODGERS 5, ROYALS 4 (10 INNINGS)
ORIOLES 5, TWINS 2
PADRES 11, BREWERS 2
ANGELS 3, RANGERS 2
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
NASHVILLE 6 INDIANAPOLIS 5
GREAT LAKES 6 SOUTH BEND 3
QUAD CITIES 5 FT. WAYNE 4
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
FEVER 106 LIBERTY 92
ACES 86 MYSTICS 76
MERCURY 94 SPARKS 87
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MLS SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/teams.htm#load
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 1
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT FORT WAYNE LUERS 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
ANDREAN AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
ANGOLA AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM
ATTICA AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
AVON AT DECATUR CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BATESVILLE AT TRITON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BELLMONT AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
BOONVILLE AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE 7:30 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
CARROLL (FLORA) AT SEEGER 7:00 PM
CASCADE AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
CASTLE AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
CASTON AT WHITKO 7:00 PM
CENTRAL NOBLE AT CULVER 7:30 PM
CHRISTEL HOUSE AT BOWMAN ACADEMY 7:30 PM
CHURUBUSCO AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT FRANKFORT 7:00 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT FRONTIER 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS NORTH AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT PARK TUDOR 7:00 PM
COVINGTON AT TRI-COUNTY 7:00 PM
CRAWFORDSVILLE AT PARKE HERITAGE 7:00 PM
DELPHI AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
DELTA AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
ELKHART AT CONCORD 7:00 PM
ELWOOD AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT JASPER 7:30 PM
FAIRFIELD AT CALUMET 7:30 PM
FISHERS AT CARMEL 7:00 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTH AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT LEO 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM
FRANKTON AT TIPTON 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:00 PM
GARRETT AT DEKALB 7:00 PM
GARY WEST AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM
GREENSBURG AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
HAGERSTOWN AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
HAMMOND MORTON AT PORTAGE 8:00 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:30 PM
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM
HENRYVILLE AT CLARKSVILLE 7:00 PM
HERITAGE HILLS AT SOUTH SPENCER 8:00 PM
HIGHLAND AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
HOBART AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
HUNTINGTON NORTH AT EASTBROOK 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH AT NOBLESVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT BEN DAVIS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT DANVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT EDINBURGH 7:00 PM
JAY COUNTY AT BLACKFORD 7:00 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT PAOLI 7:00 PM
JOHN GLENN AT BOONE GROVE 7:30 PM
KNOX AT NORTH JUDSON 8:00 PM
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT MITCHELL 7:30 PM
LAPORTE AT NEW PRAIRIE 8:00 PM
LAVILLE AT TRITON 7:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
LOGANSPORT AT PERU 7:00 PM
LOWELL AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM
MARION AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT GUERIN CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
MICHIGAN CITY AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
MILAN AT RUSHVILLE 7:00 PM
MISHAWAKA AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT KOKOMO 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM
MUNSTER AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
NEW CASTLE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:00 PM
NEW HAVEN AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
NORTH DECATUR AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
NORTH HARRISON AT SALEM 7:00 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT WHITING 8:00 PM
NORTH POSEY AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT TAYLOR 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT NORTH MIAMI 7:00 PM
NORTHRIDGE AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT MANCHESTER 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:00 PM
NORWELL AT MISSISSINEWA 7:00 PM
OSCEOLA GRACE AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 8:00 PM
PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT LEBANON 7:00 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT EASTERN GREENE 7:00 PM
PIONEER AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
PLYMOUTH AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT WOODLAN 7:00 PM
PRINCETON AT TECUMSEH 8:00 PM
PROVIDENCE AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM
RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM
RICHMOND AT CONNERSVILLE 7:00 PM
RIVER FOREST AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
RIVERTON PARKE VS. LINTON 7:30 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT MADISON 7:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT GREENWOOD 7:00 PM
SHENANDOAH AT BLUFFTON 7:30 PM
SILVER CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN 7:00 PM
SOUTH ADAMS AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT LAKELAND 7:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
SOUTH NEWTON AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
SOUTHMONT AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
SPEEDWAY AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
SPRINGS VALLEY AT EDGEWOOD 7:00 PM
SULLIVAN AT NORTH KNOX 7:00 PM
SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM
TELL CITY AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
TRI-CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:00 PM
TRINITY LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:00 PM
TWIN LAKES AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
UNION CITY AT TRI 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT MONROE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
VALPARAISO AT PENN 7:30 PM
WABASH AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM
WALNUT HILLS (OHIO) AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
WAWASEE AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT WINAMAC 7:00 PM
WEST VIGO AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
WESTERN AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT TRI-WEST 7:00 PM
WESTFIELD AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
WHEATON ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) AT NEW PALESTINE 7:00 PM
WINCHESTER AT CENTERVILLE 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM
ZIONSVILLE AT PIKE 7:00 PM
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/TV
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
IDAHO AT CAL POLY | 10 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
TCU VS. NORTH CAROLINA (AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
SAN JOSE STATE AT USC | 3 P.M. | NBC
ALABAMA STATE VS. SOUTHERN (LEGION FIELD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPNU
NC STATE AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 5:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HAWAI’I AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NEW MEXICO STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK
EAST TEXAS A&M AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN
HOWARD VS. ALABAMA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT TARLETON STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN2
MEMPHIS AT UNLV | 10 P.M. | FOX
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
UMASS AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
MERRIMACK AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UALBANY AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
COLORADO AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK
IDAHO AT UTAH | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UAB AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
SAN JOSE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UTEP AT OKLAHOMA | 8 P.M. | SECN+
LIU AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TOLEDO AT MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FS1
MIAMI (FLA.) AT STANFORD | 9 P.M. | ESPN
FRESNO STATE AT USC | 9 P.M. | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
EAST CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 12 P.M. | ABC
OREGON STATE AT HOUSTON | 12 P.M. | ESPN
COASTAL CAROLINA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT/HBO MAX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX
OHIO AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FS1
BRYANT AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
TARLETON STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LIBERTY AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
MIAMI (OHIO) AT PITT | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
BALL STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT KENTUCKY | 1 P.M. | SECN+
SE MISSOURI STATE AT IOWA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT AIR FORCE | 1 P.M. | MW+
RHODE ISLAND AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE STATE AT GEORGIA | 3 P.M. | SECN+
AUBURN VS. BAYLOR (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
FURMAN AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M. | SECN+
TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
BOSTON COLLEGE AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TULANE AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MARSHALL AT PENN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
THE CITADEL AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TOWSON AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
MAINE AT APP STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT COLORADO STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN
AUSTIN PEAY AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | SECN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7 P.M. | FS1
NICHOLLS AT KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARKANSAS STATE AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CLEMSON AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
UL MONROE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
VMI AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTAH TECH AT BYU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT MARYLAND | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
LAMAR AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 9:30 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UNLV AT HAWAI’I | 10 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | FS1
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
UCLA AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
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NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13
DETROIT AT CINCINNATI, 7:00
GREEN BAY AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
INDIANAPOLIS AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:30
L.A. CHARGERS AT HOUSTON, 8:00
ARIZONA AT LAS VEGAS, 8:00
TENNESSEE AT SAN FRANCISCO, 9:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
DENVER AT ATLANTA, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT N.Y. JETS, 7:00
MIAMI AT WASHINGTON, 7:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
CAROLINA AT BUFFALO, 1:00
CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO, 1:00
MINNESOTA AT N.Y. GIANTS, 1:00
L.A. RAMS AT KANSAS CITY, 4:00
JACKSONVILLE AT NEW ORLEANS, 4:00
PHILADELPHIA AT BALTIMORE, 7:00
DALLAS AT SEATTLE, 8:00
WEEK 2
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
LAS VEGAS AT HOUSTON (ESPN), 8:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
N.Y. JETS AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
GREEN BAY AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
WASHINGTON AT DETROIT, NOON
BUFFALO AT CLEVELAND, 1:00
ATLANTA AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA, 1:00
NEW ORLEANS AT L.A. RAMS, 4:00
N.Y. GIANTS AT MIAMI, 4:00
CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI, 7:00
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00
KANSAS CITY AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
DALLAS AT ARIZONA, 10:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE (FOX), 8:00
WEEK 3
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
PITTSBURGH AT BUFFALO, 7:00
NEW ENGLAND AT CLEVELAND (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 8:00
L.A. RAMS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
WASHINGTON AT BALTIMORE, 6:00
HOUSTON AT CAROLINA, 7:00
ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30
NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS, 8:00
ARIZONA AT GREEN BAY, 8:00
SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY, 8:00
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA (CBS), 8:00
MINNESOTA AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
DETROIT AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
CHICAGO AT TENNESSEE, 6:00
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 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)
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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
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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
NFL NEWS
RAMS WR PUKA NACUA EXITS PRACTICE DUE TO GROIN INJURY
Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua left a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys early due to injury on Tuesday, with NFL Network reporting Nacua experienced groin soreness.
Head coach Sean McVay offered little about Nacua’s status afterward other than he was “not able to finish practice.”
Nacua, 25, is a budding star entering his fourth year in the league (all with the Rams), after he led the NFL with 129 receptions last year for 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns.
New acquisition Myles Garrett, meanwhile, sat out Rams practice for the second day in a row due to swelling in his knee. McVay did not reveal which knee was bothering Garrett, but the seven-time Pro Bowl honoree was seen at practice wearing a sleeve on his left leg.
The Rams traded with the Cleveland Browns in the offseason to land Garrett — the two-time and reigning Defensive Player of the Year and new single-season sack record-holder with 23.
“He’s still got a little swelling in that knee, but he said, ‘I’m feeling about 85%,’” McVay said. “I don’t know what 100% is going to look like, but it must be pretty good if that’s 85%. … We’re getting to learn him. He’s so tough. He wanted to be able to be out there, but listening to (the Rams’ head of sports medicine) and just kind of erring on the side of caution.
“When he’s been out there, he has certainly made his impact felt, but we want to make sure that when he returns to play, he’s able to return to full performance and feel like himself.”
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REPORT: VIKINGS NAME KYLER MURRAY STARTING WEEK 1 QUARTERBACK FOR 2026 SEASON
The Minnesota Vikings have named veteran Kyler Murray the Week 1 starting QB for the 2026 season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday.
Murray had been in an offseason QB competition with third-year pro J.J. McCarthy, who the Vikings selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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SAINTS DE CAMERON JORDAN (HAMSTRING) TO MISS ‘A LITTLE’ TIME
New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan will “miss a little bit of time” with a hamstring injury, head coach Kellen Moore confirmed Tuesday.
Jordan, who turned 37 last month, signed a one-year deal in June to play his 16th and what he called his “final season” with the Saints in 2026.
He sustained the injury last week and Moore said there is a possibility it could linger into the regular season, which begins on Sept. 13 against the host Detroit Lions.
“We’ll see,” Moore said, per NOLA.com. “It could possibly get into the season, but you never know. So these things, you’ve just got to have some patience with it, let it take its course and we’ll collect more and more information as we go.”
Jordan is one of the most durable players in NFL history, having missed only two games — one with an injury and one due to COVID — since New Orleans drafted him in the first round in 2011.
Jordan had 10.5 sacks last year and ranks 17th on the NFL’s all-time list with 132 sacks in 243 career games. The eight-time Pro Bowl selection became the franchise leader in sacks in 2025.
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JETS CB QWAN’TEZ STIGGERS ‘GOOD’ AFTER LEAVING PRACTICE IN AMBULANCE
New York Jets cornerback Qwan’tez Stiggers left Tuesday’s joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an ambulance after collapsing on the sideline.
“He came to the sideline after a play and he actually fell out,” Jets coach Aaron Glenn told reporters. “The good thing is he was conscious. … He was able to talk. … For the most part, he’s good.”
Glenn said he planned to visit Stiggers in the hospital this afternoon. He also praised the team’s medical staff for a prompt response to the situation.
“Our guys did a hell of a job. … They took the necessary steps just to make sure that we do everything we can to be on board when it comes to those situations,” Glenn said.
Observers said concerned players gathered around Stiggers, 24, as he received treatment, which included IV fluids.
The joint practice reportedly featured multiple fights between the two teams. The Jets host the Buccaneers for the preseason opener on Friday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
A fifth-round draft pick by the Jets in 2024, Stiggers has recorded 35 tackles, three passes defensed and two fumble recoveries in 29 career games (five starts). He has played 297 snaps on defense and 503 on special teams.
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MATT LAFLEUR: PACKERS RB JOSH JACOBS OUT ‘AT LEAST THIS WEEK’
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs remains sidelined with a groin injury and won’t be a full participant in training camp workouts any time soon.
Head coach Matt LaFleur gave a general timeline of “at least this week” when asked how long Jacobs could be limited. He participated in a training group on a side field on Tuesday.
MarShawn Lloyd has been a bright spot in training camp, LaFleur said, and is likely to work with the No. 1 offense in the preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday. LaFleur said starting quarterback Jordan Love also would be available for the game.
Limited by injuries, the 28-year-old Lloyd has only six regular-season carries for 15 yards since being selected in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Jacobs dealt with numerous injuries last season, finishing with 929 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns in 15 games (all starts). He also had 36 receptions for 282 yards and a score.
Signed to a four-year, $48 million deal in 2024, Jacobs is a three-time Pro Bowl selection (2020, 2022, 2024). He also was a first-team All Pro in 2022, when he led the NFL in rushing yards with 1,653 yards as a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Jacobs, 28, has rushed for 7,803 yards on 1,840 attempts with 74 touchdowns in 105 career games (104 starts) with the Raiders and Packers. He has 269 catches for 2,072 yards and two scores.
The Raiders selected him in the first round of the 2019 draft.
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RAVENS CB NATE WIGGINS INJURES LEG, CARTED OFF PRACTICE FIELD
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins was carted off the field after sustaining a left leg injury during Tuesday’s practice.
Wiggins got his feet tangled with rookie wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane during one-on-one drills. The former was in visible pain and struggled to put weight on his injured leg while heading into the team facility.
Ravens head coach Jesse Minter told reporters that Wiggins was undergoing tests to determine the severity of the injury.
“I don’t have a ton of information yet,” Minter said. “… I think there’s optimism.”
Wiggins, 22, started all 17 games last season, recording 76 tackles and three interceptions.
He has 109 tackles, four interceptions — including one returned for a touchdown — and one forced fumble in 32 career games (23 starts). He was selected by Baltimore with the 30th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Clemson.
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SEAHAWKS S NICK EMMANWORI PASSES PHYSICAL
The Seattle Seahawks announced Tuesday that safety Nick Emmanwori passed his physical, a notable step forward after he underwent ankle surgery last month and began training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
Emmanwori sustained the injury prior to Super Bowl LX, however he was able to play in the Seahawks’ 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots.
“I think the best way to describe it is something that he’s been dealing with since the Super Bowl, he was able to perform, like able to train, do some things in the offseason program, but just got to the point where it was the best for him for the long term, just to go ahead and get it fixed,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said at the beginning of training camp. “And so that’s what we all decided to do. It’s really the best thing for him, for now and the foreseeable future, for the rest of his career.”
Emmanwori, 22, missed the majority of his first four games of his rookie season after sustaining an ankle injury in the opener.
He fared well in his return, finishing with 81 tackles — nine for loss — 2.5 sacks and one interception in 14 games (11 starts) since being selected by the Seahawks in the second round out of South Carolina. He finished second in voting for the Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
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REPORT: CHIEFS BRINGING BACK DE EMMANUEL OGBAH
The Kansas City Chiefs are signing veteran defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah to a one-year deal, ESPN reported on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old free agent previously played for the Chiefs during the 2019 season that ended with a win in Super Bowl LIV.
Ogbah recorded 15 tackles in 13 games (three starts) during his lone season with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2025.
He has 48 sacks, 116 quarterback hits, 332 tackles, nine forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and two interceptions in 136 career games (90 starts) with the Cleveland Browns (2016-18), Chiefs, Miami Dolphins (2020-24) and Jaguars.
The Browns selected Ogbah with the first pick of the second round in the 2016 NFL Draft.
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CHIEFS WR RASHEE RICE: 30 DAYS IN A TEXAS JAIL A ‘LEARNING EXPERIENCE’ AFTER PROBATION VIOLATION
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice called the 30 days he spent in a Texas jail over the summer a “learning experience” and a “reality check,” one that he got through by rehabbing from knee surgery and watching plenty of comedian Kevin Hart on TV to keep his spirits up.
The 26-year-old Rice was booked into a Dallas County jail on May 19 for violating the terms of his probation, which stemmed from his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured on a Texas highway. He’d had surgery about a week before the sentence to clean up debris in his right knee, which had been causing inflammation throughout much of last season.
Rice was released in June, and he resumed his rehab work alongside Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who was rehabbing after his own surgery to repair torn knee ligaments — at their training facility in Kansas City leading into the start of training camp.
“It was tough. It was mentally tough,” Rice said of the jail stint Tuesday, the first time the wide receiver has spoken publicly about his offseason. “They gave me ways to communicate with my teammates as well as my athletic trainer. Besides the hard times in there, just tried to keep positive — as much Kevin Hart as I could to laugh, and communicating with my teammates on the outside.”
Rice has been brilliant for Kansas City when he’s been available, catching 156 passes for 1,797 yards and 14 touchdowns, and helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl after the 2023 season. But he also missed games to a suspension following the car crash, and several injuries have kept him off the field, resulting in just 28 games played over his first three seasons in the league.
The upcoming season is without question his most important yet.
Not only does Rice has much to prove to a growing chorus of doubters, he’s also entering the final year of his rookie contract. If he wants to land a lucrative, long-term deal in Kansas City or elsewhere, Rice has to not only prove that he can stay on the field but also show that he can consistently be productive for an offense that desperately needs him to be.
“I mean, it’s motivating,” Rice said of impending free agency. “Honestly, just being back on the field with my brothers right now is motivating. That’s in the future. And I’m just focusing on what’s happening right now, and that’s getting better for the team.”
The Chiefs are coming off a 6-11 season in which Mahomes hurt his knee, several others went down with injuries, and what was once one of the NFL’s premier offenses looked like a shadow of itself — even before all those players were sidelined.
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach spent most of his draft capital upgrading the defense, though, including both of his first-round picks, and the biggest move to help the offense was to sign Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to be their lead running back.
Otherwise, the Chiefs are banking on Rice and fellow wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Tyquan Thornton to take big steps forward in their development, all while hoping that 36-year-old tight end Travis Kelce can still be a reliable and effective pass-catcher.
“We’re going to do some amazing things,” Rice predicted, “not only because we’re great receivers but we have a great coaching staff around us, and a great quarterback and foundation in general.”
Mahomes has certainly looked like his normal self in camp, moving around on his reconstructed knee as if nothing ever happened. That bodes well for Rice, the passing game and the Chiefs in general as they prepare for the upcoming season.
“He was my motivation every morning,” Rice said.
Rice was asked whether he had anything to say to fans who felt let down by his off-the-field problems, or to young players who might be looking up to him. He went back to Mahomes and the teammates that have been with him through thick and thin.
“Find someone that you can lean on. Find someone you can talk to,” Rice said, “and basically don’t be scared to vocalize yourself, or say exactly what’s on your mind, because someone is going through the same thing. There’s too many people in the world for there not to be someone going through the same thing.”
Notes: The Chiefs are signing DE Emmanuel Ogbah, who appeared in 10 games for them during the 2019 season. The veteran spent last season with Jacksonville. “It was disappointing the year we had him. I thought he was coming on and he got hurt, and we didn’t have him at the end of the year,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said. “If he’s part of our group, I’ll be excited.”
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BEARS SAFETY COBY BRYANT TO MISS FOUR TO SIX MONTHS AFTER KNEE SURGERY
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss four to six months after he had surgery on his injured left knee, coach Ben Johnson said Tuesday.
Bryant, signed to a $40 million, three-year deal as a free agent this offseason, was expected to be an important part of a revamped Chicago secondary.
Johnson said Bryant had surgery Friday without disclosing details of the injury. He did not rule out the possibility that Bryant would return this season.
“I got to see him today,” Johnson said. “He’s going to be in a hurry to get back to help us out there at the end of the year.”
Bryant was hurt at practice on Aug. 3. ESPN initially reported that he could miss eight to 10 weeks, but the team never confirmed that timeline.
Chicago let All-Pro safety Kevin Byard leave for Buffalo in free agency and signed Bryant, who spent four years with the Seattle Seahawks. He was the starting free safety for last year’s Super Bowl-winning squad.
“Coby is the template for how we all want our team to play,” Johnson said. “He was a big part of offense, defense and special teams, the mentality, the mindset, his approach. We loved everything about him.
“It certainly takes us back a little bit but it also provides opportunity for other guys to fill that void and it might be guys we hope to prod along a little bit.”
Former Dallas and Tennessee safety Xavier Woods was signed last week and immediately went in as a replacement for Bryant. He intercepted quarterback Caleb Williams in his first full practice.
“He’s a veteran player, he’s played a lot of football, been in a few different schemes,” defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said. “He’s been a productive player.”
Woods played for Bears defensive backs coach Al Harris in Dallas at the start of his career.
“So there’s some familiarity there with him,” Allen said. “And, I just think, right now, we needed another veteran piece back there in the back end, specifically at the safety position.”
Several other Bears players are banged up
The news about Bryant comes as the Bears deal with several less serious injuries. Chicago is preparing to host Cleveland on Saturday in its first preseason game.
Wide receiver Luther Burden suffered a groin injury last week and Johnson said he’ll miss the rest of training camp and the preseason, but will return for the start of the regular season.
Johnson also updated the injury status of starting left tackle Ozzy Trapilo, who suffered a patellar tendon injury last January in a playoff victory over Green Bay. Trapilo is progressing well, and Johnson wouldn’t rule out his return to practice by the end of preseason.
The Bears have been practicing without defensive end Montez Sweat, left tackle Braxton Jones, backup safety/cornerback Cam Lewis and backup safety Elijah Hicks. All of those injuries except for Hicks are considered day-to-day. Starting slot cornerback Kyler Gordon remains on the physically unable to perform list after a calf injury before training camp.
The Bears turned to rookie fourth-round pick Malik Muhammad in the slot last week and he continues to work with the starters in that role.
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2026 NFL PREVIEW: ATLANTA FALCONS
Changes ::
Offense: The Falcons cleaned house with head coach Raheem Morris as well as his offensive staff. This year Kevin Stefanski was brought in from Cleveland and he brought offensive coordinator Tommy Rees with him.
Defense: After a solid debut season as the Falcons defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich was spared in the coaching overhaul. Atlanta should have continuity on that side of the ball despite a change at the top.
Personnel Changes ::
The Falcons brought in former first round pick QB Tua Tagovailoa from the Dolphins after they made the choice to move on and take the path of a rebuild. Incumbent QB Michael Penix Jr. is recovering from a November ACL tear. The team and Penix are targeting a Week 1 return, but that is far from guaranteed. One interesting note about this is that these two quarterbacks are very similar players—left handed, moderate arm strength, limited mobility, rely more on scheme and playmakers than creating things themselves. Neither is a world beater, but the strategy of the backup’s playing style mirroring the starter’s is wise on the surface.
Bijan Robinson is probably the best running back in the world right now and was fully unleashed in 2025. He will be the engine of this offense, without question. Atlanta let Tyler Allgeier leave in free agency and signed Brian Robinson Jr. as Bijan’s backup.
Drake London is once again clearly the top receiver for the Falcons and TE Kyle Pitts is coming off a career year that ended with several huge games. These two will be the clear top options in the passing game.
Atlanta let Darnell Mooney go this offseason and brought in several options to fight for the scraps behind London. Wide receivers Jahan Dotson and Olamide Zaccheaus were signed in free agency, while the team then added Zachariah Branch in the third round of the NFL Draft.
Schedule ::
Divisional Games (6) ::
ATL x2, NO x2, TB x2
NFC North (4)::
vs. CHI, vs. DET, @ GB, @ MIN
AFC North (4)::
vs. BAL, vs. CIN, @ CLE, @ PIT
vs. KC, vs. SF, @ WAS
Atlanta has a dynamic trio of young offensive playmakers in Bijan Robinson, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts—all of which are 24 or 25 years old and squarely in their prime. London was dominant for the first half of 2025 before suffering an injury that held him out of five games and not regaining form at the end of the season (clearly below full strength). He went over 100 receiving yards in five of nine games prior to the injury and at one point had a five game stretch where he scored six touchdowns. London is without question one of the top-10 wide receivers in the game and has the ability to handle short and intermediate routes to rack up volume, while also being dominant in the red zone and capable of big plays. Meanwhile, Pitts emerged while London was out and showed the ability to be the unicorn he was drafted to be. A physical specimen and matchup nightmare. Finally, the center of it all is Bijan. The ultimate offensive weapon who can do everything, Robinson accounted for over 2,300 yards in 2025. Those three complement each other well and a new coaching staff and ideas might be able to meld everything together perfectly.
The Falcons of course play their six divisional games, with none of their divisional opponents having imposing defenses, and then have matchups with the NFC North and AFC North. We know most of the offenses in those divisions are capable of putting up big numbers and could easily pull the Falcons into fun game scripts. The likely concentration of their usage among their “Big 3” should be fantasy gold in games with higher scoring and/or extreme play volume. Whoever the QB is, it won’t be someone who takes off running a lot and steals volume. These are QBs who rely on scheme and the talent around them to make things work, and usage will be funneled in a very predictable direction—which is gold for our purposes.
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2026 NFL PREVIEW: CAROLINA PANTHERS
Changes ::
Offense: Panthers head coach Dave Canales returns for his third season and handles almost all of the offensive decision-making.
Defense: Ejiro Evero enters his fourth season as the Panthers’ defensive coordinator after leading them to a drastic turnaround on that side of the ball in 2025.
Personnel Changes ::
Bryce Young enters his fourth season as the Panthers starting QB and the team exercised his fifth-year option at the end of April, securing his spot as their starter for the foreseeable future. The team added Kenny Pickett as his primary backup.
Carolina let RB Rico Dowdle leave in free agency, leaving Chuba Hubbard as their primary ball carrier entering 2026. Former second-round pick Jonathon Brooks returns after missing all of 2025 due to a nasty knee injury and is expected to be the primary backup for Hubbard, while potentially working into a timeshare if his health allows.
Carolina’s receiving corps is largely unchanged, with Tetairoa McMillan returning as their top threat after a great rookie season and third-year receivers Jalen Coker and Xavier Legette working in complementary roles. They did add Chris Brazzell II in the third round of the NFL Draft.
Likewise, the Panthers return their top two tight ends from 2025 in Tommy Tremble and Ja’Tavion Sanders and have not made any significant additions.
Schedule ::
Divisional Games (6) ::
ATL x2, NO x2, TB x2
NFC North (4) ::
vs. CHI, vs. DET, @ GB, @ MIN
AFC North (4) ::
vs. BAL, vs. CIN, @ CLE, @ PIT
vs. DEN, vs. SEA, @ PHI
Quarterback is the most important position in sports and Bryce Young has taken huge steps forward in his two seasons under Dave Canales. He has also shown the ability to be more than a game manager and found himself up to the challenge in multiple shootout-type situations against tough opponents in 2025. The schedule for the Panthers is very tough this season (as we will discuss repeatedly), but that could actually be a boon for fantasy football purposes. While Carolina won on the margins in close games and against soft competition last year, that allowed them to lean on their backfield and play close to the vest often. There is a strong chance they will be pushed and prodded into shootouts this season at a much higher rate than last year. It could be a recipe for success having a team whose offense is maturing and coming into its own right at the same time that their level of competition spikes. Additionally, this is a Panthers team who, in the aforementioned circumstances, could find themselves condensing in a big way. They have worked in a backfield committee in the past, but with Dowdle gone and Brooks health questions it wouldn’t be shocking for Chuba Hubbard to be a workhorse. Likewise, Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker are both very talented and there is a huge gap between them and the next guys on the WR/TE depth charts. Young is a QB who has some mobility, but is not reliant on that to the point where it hurts his teammates. This all creates a situation where assumptions that they will operate in 2026 in exactly the same manner as they did in 2025 could quickly and drastically be proven wrong.
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2026 NFL PREVIEW: NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Changes ::
Offense: Kellen Moore returns for his second season as the Saints head coach following a strong end to the 2025 season offensively. Moore has a good history of leading NFL offenses and is set up well to continue the upward trajectory.
Defense: Former Chargers head coach Brandon Staley is also back for his second year as the Saints defensive coordinator. New Orleans had a top-10 defense that was very strong, especially against the pass, after struggling in 2024.
Personnel Changes ::
After a very strong finish to 2025, last year’s second round pick returns as the Saints starting quarterback. The team also retains Spencer Rattler, who will compete with newly acquired Zach Wilson to be Shough’s primary backup.
New Orleans signed running back Travis Etienne Jr. to a huge contract in free agency, and he should slide right in as the team’s primary ball carrier. Alvin Kamara is still on the team as of mid-May, but it is far from a guarantee he will be on the roster Week 1 due to his contract. If Kamara stays, he will be used in a complementary passing down role that actually suits him well at this point in his career.
Behind Kamara, the Saints have young former day three picks in Devin Neal and Kendre Miller. If Kamara stays, one of those two will be cut. If Kamara leaves, both have a good chance of making the team.
New Orleans addressed their lack of depth at wide receiver behind Chris Olave quickly and drastically with the selection of dynamic rookie Jordan Tyson with the eighth overall pick in the NFL Draft. He should immediately play a full-time role next to Olave, with Devaughn Vele operating as the third receiver. Mason Tipton and fourth round pick Bryce Lance are likely to be the primary backups.
Tight end Juwan Johnson enters his age-30 season coming off a career year and should be the primary tight end this year. The Saints also signed former first round pick Noah Fant in free agency for depth and to complement Johnson. Fant is talented and it wouldn’t be shocking to see Johnson and Fant on the field together often as NFL teams continue to trend towards heavier personnel.
Schedule ::
Divisional Games (6) ::
ATL x2, NO x2, TB x2
NFC North (4)::
@ CHI, @ DET, vs. GB, vs. MIN
AFC North (4)::
@ BAL, @ CIN, vs. CLE, vs. PIT
vs. LVR, vs. ARI, @ Giants
The Saints struggled early in the first season under Kellen Moore with Spencer Rattler as their quarterback as they adjusted to a new offense and tried to figure out the right personnel. They continued to have issues due to injuries and lack of depth/talent at times throughout the season, but ended 2025 on a major upswing with Tyler Shough under center. That offensive improvement late in the season happened despite significant and extended injuries that left them very shorthanded, which is an extremely bullish sign for head coach Kellen Moore and quarterback Tyler Shough.
This year, the Saints have upgrades at every position. New addition Travis Etienne Jr. had very strong showings in two of the last three seasons and should stabilize the backfield and give them more consistency in their ability to move the football. Jordan Tyson’s dynamic ability is something that was sorely lacking last year for the Saints receivers, especially after the trade of Rashid Shaheed. Tyson is by far the most talented receiver that Olave has played with in his NFL career and the duo should open things up for each other nicely, while Tyson’s acquisition also slides Devaughn Vele and Mason Tipton into ancillary roles that better fit their skill sets. Finally, the tight end room has an underrated amount of talent and Moore should be able to use them effectively as complements to the primary weapons.
The Bull Case for New Orleans is very straightforward, as they had positive momentum when we last saw them and they made meaningful additions to their skill group. Also, their division is once again exceedingly mediocre and their schedule is relatively soft elsewhere with three of the five worst teams from 2025 on the slate. As explored previously with other NFC South teams, their schedule also matches them up with all of the NFC North and AFC North which could lend itself to a plethora of games where the Saints are pushed into faster game scripts.
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2026 NFL PREVIEW: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Changes ::
Offense: Tampa Bay will have their fifth offensive coordinator in five years after firing Josh Grizzard just one season into his tenure. He is replaced by Zac Robinson, the former offensive coordinator of the Falcons.
Defense: Bucs head coach Todd Bowles oversees the defense, as he has since 2022.
Personnel Changes ::
Baker Mayfield returns as the Bucs quarterback for the fourth consecutive season following his worst statistical season with the team. Mayfield has not missed a game in his three seasons with Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay has a crowded backfield once again as Rachaad White left in free agency, but the team signed Kenneth Gainwell after his career year in Pittsburgh. He joins starting running back Bucky Irving and backup Sean Tucker in the Bucs backfield rotation.
Mike Evans left in free agency, leaving 2025 rookie sensation Emeka Egbuka and veteran Chris Godwin Jr. as Tampa’s primary receiving options. Third year WR Jalen McMillan is the favorite for WR3 duties, with diminutive speedster Tez Johnson and third round rookie Ted Hurst the next men up as the Bucs head into training camp.
The Bucs tight end room remains relatively unchanged with Cade Otton their every down option.
Schedule ::
Divisional Games (6) ::
ATL x2, NO x2, TB x2
NFC North (4) ::
@ CHI, @ DET, vs. GB, vs. MIN
AFC North (4) ::
@ BAL, @ CIN, vs. CLE, vs. PIT
vs. LAC, vs. LAR, @ DAL
Baker Mayfield has had a career revival in Tampa Bay and was off to an incredible start to the 2025 season as he carried an injury riddled Bucs offense during the first half of the year to a 6-2 start, with wins over three eventual playoff teams including the Super Bowl champion Seahawks. After the team’s Week 9 bye, however, the wheels fell off. Tampa Bay went 2-7 over the second half of the season as the injuries took their toll and the offense sputtered. The Bucs scored over 20 points only once in their last seven games. The result was a change in offensive coordinator for the fifth consecutive season, although this time was different than the others when their OC’s were getting poached for head coaching jobs.
Heading into the 2026 season, the strengths of this Bucs offense are the depth of their backfield and the versatility and speed of their receiving corps. Tampa has Chris Godwin Jr. as a steady veteran wide receiver presence who never quite looked like himself last season as he returned from a gruesome ankle injury. Godwin is dependable and can line up all over the field, with his short and intermediate area prowess being the staple of his game. Emeka Egbuka should be the “alpha” of this offense, however, and is also capable of running a diverse route tree and moving around formations. The two of them at full strength should be the backbone of this passing game. While Godwin’s fastest days are behind him, the rest of the receivers have some serious wheels. Egbuka and the next three receivers on the depth chart all have 40-yard dash times in the 4.4’s.
The upside case for the Bucs relies primarily on their offensive scheme returning to the high level they operated at in past seasons, something that up and coming OC Zac Robinson may be able to alleviate. While Robinson’s offenses with the Falcons were not dominant statistically, they were well designed and featured his best players – highlighting their strengths and putting them in position to succeed. That is the mark of a promising coach, when they fit their scheme to what they have. Robinson is also only 39 years old and likely has his best days ahead of him. A disciple of the McVay coaching tree, Robinson knows what he is doing and this scheme should have a lot more clarity and quality than the Bucs dealt with last season. Mayfield is also a significant QB upgrade for Robinson over what he was handed in Atlanta with shaky youngster Michael Penix Jr. and immobile Kirk Cousins.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
SOME OF THE TOP TRANSFERS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL INCLUDES PLENTY OF GUYS WHO FOLLOWED THEIR COACHES
Some of this season’s top college football transfers simply followed their coaches from one school to another.
For instance, former North Texas coach Eric Morris took over Oklahoma State’s program and now has 21 of his former Mean Green players, including 18 who were with him last season. That list includes Drew Mestemaker, who threw for a Bowl Subdivision-leading 4,379 yards a year ago.
“I knew the whole time, Coach Morris was going to be a huge factor,” Mestemaker told reporters regarding the choice of his new school. “Wherever he went, that was probably going to be where I was going.”
Mestemaker’s process wasn’t unusual.
John Henry Daley, who recorded 11 ½ sacks at Utah last season, accompanied coach Kyle Whittingham to Michigan. New Penn State coach Matt Campbell’s roster features about two dozen of his former Iowa State players, including quarterback Rocco Becht.
“At the end of the day, I think my main decision was just to come in to play for Matt Campbell my final year, just because I had built relationships with a bunchy of the guys here already,” Becht said. “I didn’t want to ruin any of those. A great coaching staff was brought here, and I wanted to be a part of that at a great university.”
Becht arrives at Penn State after throwing for 9,274 yards and 64 touchdowns with 27 interceptions at Iowa State as a three-year starter.
It’s no surprise that so many transfers are making this type of choice. They only need to look at Indiana’s remarkable turnaround for evidence this can work.
Curt Cignetti brought 13 of his former James Madison players with him after taking over at Indiana. They helped set the tone for Indiana’s extraordinary turnaround that included earning a College Football Playoff berth in 2024 and winning a national title last season.
These transfers believe familiarity with their longtime coaches will help them in their new situations.
“You know what you get with Coach Whittingham,” Daley said. “You know that you get discipline. You know that you get hard work. We expect to win games. That’s something that I love. He’s got a very old-school mindset in that, we’re going to come in, we’re going to attack every single day and we’re going to be tough. It’s not always going to be easy, but it’s going to be worth it. That’s something I love that you don’t find everywhere. And that’s something I wanted to be a part of.”
Here’s a rundown of some other transfers who should make a major impact this season (former schools in parentheses).
TEXAS WR CAM COLEMAN (AUBURN)
Coleman was rated as the nation’s No. 3 overall prospect in his high school class by 247Sports. He caught 93 passes for 1,306 yards and 13 touchdowns in two seasons at Auburn without getting the chance to play for a quarterback the caliber of Texas’ Arch Manning. Coleman gained attention on social media last weekend when Texas posted a video of him making a phenomenal catch in practice.
INDIANA QB JOSH HOOVER (TCU)
Hoover takes over for Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, who led Indiana to a national title before going to the Las Vegas Raiders with the first overall pick in the draft. Hoover, a three-year starter at TCU, has thrown for 9,629 yards and 71 touchdowns with 33 interceptions. Hoover headlines a noteworthy Indiana transfer portal class, as he will be throwing to former Michigan State receiver Nick Marsh and will be handing the ball off to ex-Boston College running back Turbo Richard.
LSU QB SAM LEAVITT (ARIZONA STATE)
Leavitt helped Arizona State earn a playoff berth in 2024 before a foot injury limited him to seven games last season. Leavitt, who began his career at Michigan State, has completed 61.4% of his career passes for 4,652 yards with 36 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He also has rushed for 816 yards and 10 touchdowns. Leavitt will be working behind a line that includes Jordan Seaton, a former five-star recruit who started 22 games at left tackle for Colorado the last two seasons.
MIAMI QB DARIAN MENSAH (DUKE)
After leading Duke to an Atlantic Coast Conference title, Mensah entered the portal and joined a conference rival that played for the national championship last season. This is Mensah’s third school in as many years, as he played for Tulane in 2024. Mensah has been productive at each of his stops and has completed 66.5% of his career passes. He threw for 3,973 yards with 34 touchdowns and just six interceptions at Duke after accumulating 2,723 yards passing with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions at Tulane.
OREGON S KOI PERICH (MINNESOTA)
Perich was an Associated Press first-team all-Big Ten selection in 2024 and a second-team pick last season. He had 82 tackles for Minnesota a year ago. He’s also versatile enough to contribute on offense and special teams. During the 2024 season, Perich became the first Bowl Subdivision freshman since 1976 to intercept five passes while also collecting over 100 punt return yards and 100 kick return yards.
BYU LB CADE ULUAVE (CAL)
Uluave comes to BYU after compiling 100 tackles – 12 for loss – at Cal last season. He earned second-team AP all-ACC honors and was a first-team selection on the all-ACC team put together by the league itself. Uluave totaled 237 tackles – 21 ½ for loss – to go along with six sacks and three interceptions in three seasons at Cal.
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2026 BIG 12 TOP 4 CONTENDERS
#4 TCU HORNED FROGS
In 2024 TCU went 9-4 with a pair of league losses by a combined four points that could have vaulted them back to Dallas for a title shot. With their gunslinger quarterback surrounded by a veteran roster, that remained the target for 2025. They certainly looked the part in the season opener, a Labor Day national spotlight game with all the coverage focused on Bill Belichick’s UNC program. TCU flattened them. The 48 points were the most ever allowed by a Belichick defense. TCU knocked off both rivals, too. Eric McAlister posted 254 yards and three touchdowns on eight catches as TCU won the final scheduled Iron Skillet over SMU. Then the defense picked off the nation’s passing leader Sawyer Robertson three times in the 42-36 win over Baylor. A knock on the 2024 team was their schedule strength and lack of a ranked win. TCU ended the drought by beating #23 Houston and then #16 USC in the Alamo Bowl. But like 2024, two close losses leave behind a mixed legacy for the season. TCU blew a 17-0 lead, and then later a 24-17 fourth-quarter lead to defending league champs Arizona State. Then after dominating the stat sheet, a crazy rambling punt return touchdown in the final minutes flipped the Iowa State game to a loss. Another year, the same 9-4 record, and two winnable games that blocked potential runs to the league title game. Turnovers were a constant theme in the losses, with Josh Hoover tossing eight picks in the four losses, with a 4-8 touchdown-to-pick ratio in losses compared to the 25-5 split in wins. Hoover holds
the TCU single-season passing record and was eligible to return for a fourth season as the starter, but he shockingly transferred out to Indiana. When asked about it, head coach Sonny Dykes noted “Josh started 31 games here, and turned the ball over 42 times.” Hoover’s departure was shocking, but otherwise TCU excelled in player retention this offseason cycle. In fact he appears to be the only guy from the two-deep to transfer away. It was a smaller transfer haul, but TCU placed #1, #2, and #1 in Big 12 high school recruiting 2023- 2025 and doubled-down on retaining and developing that talent.
OFFENSE
Offensive coordinator Kendal Briles left for South Carolina after some mixed results here: strong passing attack, but an ineffective run game. Dykes hired UConn’s coordinator Gordon Sammis who posted #15 and #35 scoring offenses in his two years at the helm there. Sammis will implement a pro-style offense with more tight end usage and more under-center snaps – a move away from Briles’ spread, Air Raid, veer-
and-shoot scheme. With Hoover leaving for Indiana, the staff pulled their next starter from the FCS level. Jaden Craig was a three-year starter for Harvard, holds their career touchdowns record, and took care of the ball with a 52-12 TD-INT ratio. Craig is a 6’3, 230-pounder who brings mobility to the position and showed off straight-
line speed on scrambles. In spring, Craig impressed with big arm strength, looks to improve on accuracy in fall camp, but is the unquestioned starter heading into the season. Craig was ranked as the #22 transfer quarterback this cycle, and is a rare FCS to Power 4 starter. Adam Schobel was a Top200 prospect in the 2025 class and is the heir apparent for 2027. Original starter Kevorian Barnes was injured halfway into the season and Jeremy Payne thrived with the opportunity. Payne surged in the final few games – 174 yards vs. Cincinnati, 103 vs. Houston – and then scored the overtime game-winner by breaking four USC tackles. He ended with 623 rushing yards (5.7 per carry) and should hit 1,000 with Sammis’ tilting the play selection more towards the run.
Eric McAlister was a dominant force all season. He finished with 1,190 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and was named a third-team All-American and Biletnikoff semifinalist. He and starting slot receiver Joseph Manjack are both gone, but TCU did retain Jordan Dwyer (730 yards and 7 touchdowns) who takes over as the new #1 target. TCU has recruited well here with three former four-stars batting for starting spots: slot Ed Small, 6’4 spring hero Terry Shelton, and former Notre Dame transfer Braylon James. The staff also signed South Alabama starter Jeremy Scott. Both tight ends DJ Rogers and Chase Curtis graduated, but a potential All-Big 12 star is emerging. Former Top100 recruit, 6’6 Ka’Morreun Pimpton exploded in spring and looks like a third-down favorite for
Craig. Kari Ashley was ranked the #2 JUCO tight end. The offensive line has been disappointing in the run game the past two years, ranking #103 and #97 in my OL Run Push metric. This is Sammis’ area of expertise, and the room looks poised for improvement with three returning starters joined by a pair of impact transfers. Ben Taylor-Whitfield enters his third season as the starting tackle and was named the most impressive spring lineman. Cade Bennett is back at guard for a seventh college season after winning an appeal, and original starter Ryan Hughes is back from an injury. The staff signed Oklahoma State starter Noah McKinney who barely missed a four-star
transfer rank, and Jaheim Buchanon (FIU) who was All-CUSA and allowed just two sacks over 1,600 snaps.
DEFENSE
Andy Avalos didn’t get a second-year coordinator bonus, as TCU regressed 11 spots in my opponent- adjusted defense rank from #23 to #34 of 68 Power 4. The pass defense fell further – below average in the Big 12 – despite two all-league safeties and two of the top five fastest linebackers at the NFL Combine. Those backers will be missed. Kaleb Elarms-Orr earned first-team All-Big 12 honors with 130 tackles (#4 in Power 4), Namdi Obiazor added 88, and the pair combined for 15 tackles for loss. Last year’s third
backer Max Carroll steps up into the lead role and Virginia Tech transfer Michael Short battles a bunch of three-stars for the other spot. Bud Clark has been a program icon all the way back to his Pick Six against Michigan in the 2022 Playoffs. Clark took another one back in the UNC win and became a three-time All-Big 12 pick. Clark, nickel Austin
Jordan, and corner Channing Canada are all gone but the secondary has a star to build around with second-team All-Big 12 safety Jamel Johnson back. Johnson was heavily involved in the run game with 96 tackles and also grabbed five picks. Kylin Jackson moves up to the starting nickel spot and C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Jacob Fields (Louisiana Tech) is projected at safety. TCU needs improvement from the corners, and while they brought in two starters – Teon Parks (Colorado) and Kalen Carroll (Central Michigan) – it appears Gil Jackson surged in spring alongside returning starter Vernon Glover. The defensive line loses a big one in defensive end Devean Deal, but has plenty of star power as the strength of the 2026 defense. Nose tackle Markis Deal is poised for a breakout, Ansel Din-Mbuh is a returning starter at tackle, Paul Oyewale is a rotational veteran at end, and Zach Chapman ranked in the Big 12’s top ten in QB Pressures after an All-Freshman campaign in 2024.
OUTLOOK
The Big 12 has a crowded top-half of the league and each team has strengths and uncertainties. TCU is tied with Texas Tech for the #1 five-year recruiting average and Dykes’ plan has been recruit & retain, rather than enter the transfer market.
TCU was in the Big 12’s top six in all three opponent-adjusted metrics – Game Grader, Offense, and Defense – and is strong on both lines of scrimmage. The wildcard is at quarterback with Craig, an FCS star with NFL buzz, who is stepping up from the Ivy League to the Big 12. TCU is my pick for fourth in the league.
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#3 UTAH UTES
After consecutive seasons were derailed by quarterback injuries and broken offenses, head coach Kyle Whittingham made a change and brought in the coordinator and quarterback duo from New Mexico’s top five offense. Jason Beck led one of the biggest offensive turnarounds from 2024 to 2025, quarterback Devon Dampier thrived in the step up from non-AQ to Power 4, and Utah powered through the Big 12. They won five league games by 27+ points. Utah routed defending champs Arizona State 42-10, suffocated
Cincinnati’s pass offense holding Brendan Sorsby to a 33% completion rate, and rolled up a 43-0 halftime lead on Colorado. Though they came up short in the fourth quarters of their losses to Texas Tech and BYU, this was one of Whittingham’s strongest Utah teams, especially along the lines of scrimmage where seven of nine linemen earned All-Big 12
Honors. After 21 seasons leading the program, Whittingham stepped down after the
Season. “I’m very grateful for the relationships forged with all the players that have
proudly worn the drum and feather during our time here,” he said in his final presser. Whittingham led their BCS Buster undefeated team in 2008, beat Nick Saban’s Alabama
team in the Sugar Bowl, and then led Utah through their promotion up to the Pac-12. Through consistent player development and a physical brand of football, he eventually led Utah to back-to- back Pac-12 title wins in 2021 and 2022. His Utah program has been a mark of consistency, especially through the modern era of constant change: 18 winning seasons and eight 10+ win years. Utah had planned for this eventual transition by naming long-time defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley as their “head coach in waiting” back in 2023. Scalley was an All-American safety on the 2004 undefeated BCS team and has coached here ever since. Whittingham fully endorsed his successor: “Scalley is an exceptional football coach, a proven commodity, and he’s invested in this program as much as anybody ever has been.”
OFFENSE
A few days after the announcement, Whittingham took the head coaching job at Michigan. The dominoes started falling as he brought key players and starters with him to Ann Arbor. He also brought Beck, the mastermind of Utah’s overnight offensive fix. Utah ranked #63and then #66 of 68 Power 4 in my opponent-adjusted metrics in 2023 and 2024. They surged to #8 last year with Beck at the helm. It also helped having what Whittingham called his “best offensive line ever.” Far from just coach-speak, this line was absolutely dominant, and paved the way for school rushing records in yards and touchdowns. Utah ranked #2 in my OL Run Push and #13 in Pass Protection. Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu were both drafted as first-rounders, and all five starters earned All-Big 12 honors. All five linemen are gone. So is ace line coach Jim Harding and his O-Block. Their sixth and seventh linemen who were used in some jumbo packages are both back as experienced veteran guards: Solatoa Moea’i and Keith Olson. Alex Harrison got a bonus eligibility season and should start at center. Then the staff added FCS national champion Cedric Jefferson (Montana State) at right tackle, and signed five-star left tackle Kelvin Obot (Fruitland, UT) who could start right away. Scalley hired Utah State coordinator Kevin McGiven, who will install a scheme similar to what worked here last year – though Scalley wants some of the aggressive mindset of his defense reflected on this side of the ball. There will be a bit more passing, and more vertical downfield shots in the new system. Dampier returns after earning Big 12 Newcomer and improving on turnovers and passing accuracy even despite the upgrade in competition from the Mountain West to the Big 12. Dampier is the most elusive pocket scrambler in America, threw 24 touchdowns with just 5 picks, and did so while battling injuries. His backup Byrd Ficklin was lightning-in-a-bottle and he rushed for 10 touchdowns (8.4 per carry). Look for Ficklin to get some packages again this year and these two don’t mind sharing.
Wayshawn Parker vowed to be a thousand-yard back and he got to 981 with a high 6.6 per-carry average that ranked second in Power 4 (min. 100 carries) only behind Heisman runner-up Jeremiyah Love. Parker returns as the workhorse back, and the staff added short-yardage bulldozer Steve Chavez-Soto (San Jose State). Utah’s top three pass-catchers are gone: Big 12 honorable mention receiver Ryan Davis, plus tight ends
Dallen Bentley and JJ Buchanan (Michigan). Even still, Scalley called this 2026 unit “the best wide receiver crew we’ve ever had at Utah.” The program hasn’t had a 1,000-yarder in 13 years, but they signed two transfers who got close last year. Braden Pegan (Utah State) and Kyri Shoels (San Jose State) were both All-Mountain West, combined for 1,700 yards last year, and both were graded as four-star transfers. Other returners could be poised for breakout seasons like Larry Simmons, Ricky Johnson, and Creed
Whittemore in the slot. Hunter Andrews returns at tight end after his 2025 injury.
DEFENSE
Scalley led the Utah defense for a decade with his “RSNB” culture: Relentless, Smart, Nasty, Ballhawks. That last one, ballhawks, is a perfect description for their nation-best 24 straight seasons taking back a Pick Six. Scalley delegated the coordinator role and play-calling duties to Colton Swan who has coached the linebackers here since 2019.
Nine starters are gone, including all four defensive linemen, their sack leader, two veteran backers, and their top corner. John Henry Daley led Power 4 in sacks/game but he and starting tackle Jonah Lea’ea both followed Whittingham to Michigan. So did All-Big 12 corner Smith Snowden. On the inside Pupu Sepulona and Karson Kaufusi both got 130+ snaps last year, and at the end spots Kash Dillon and Lance Holtzclaw moved up into starting roles. The staff signed North Texas starter Ethan Day to join the end rotation. Last year, the Utah defense was unusually weak against the run and had some
breakdowns in November like when Kansas State rolled up 472 yards on the ground.
Tackle leader Johnathan Hall returns at linebacker though they will miss Lander
Barton and Levani Damuni. Trey Reynolds moves up the depth chart, and the staff must feel confident as they did not sign any transfers here. The safety room is a strength, and simply put, Jackson Bennee is a play-maker. He had four interceptions, always
seems to be near the ball, and should get All-Big 12 hype. Original starter Rabbit Evans and sixth-year veteran Nate Ritchie are both back from 2025 injuries. Five defensive backs transferred out to Power 4 rosters, including their star Snowden, but the staff backfilled with three- star transfers from the non-AQ and JUCO levels. Scooby Davis is the lone returner at corner, former JUCO Rock Caldwell could start at nickel, and Elijah Reed and James Chenault (USF) will battle at the other corner.
OUTLOOK
Normally the loss of all nine starting linemen would be enough to sink the season. But thanks to years of elite player development, Utah has a pipeline of linemen and they never lose their physicality edge. Even though Whittingham moved on, Scalley’s promotion means one thing: Utah is still Utah. They also have the ultimate ace card at quarterback – the elusive Devon Dampier – and an upgraded receiver room. Despite all the changes, Utah remains in Big 12 title contention.
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#2 BYU COUGARS
BYU’s 2025 season outlook was called into question just weeks before kickoff when their returning starting quarterback was suspended and forced out. Instead, the keys to the offense were handed to a true freshman that spent spring ball at Stanford. The 6’2, 230-pound Bear Bachmeier didn’t look or play like a freshman. The first opposing head coach called him a “centaur” in the postgame after the 69-0 blowout. The offense scored in a nation-best 27 straight quarters to start the season, and BYU survived one-score tests beating Colorado by three and Arizona by six in double overtime. Bachmeier became a legend in the final minutes of the Holy War as he powered in for the decisive 22-yard touchdown while carrying three Utes with him into the endzone. As ESPN’s Jason Benetti put it, “there’s a bear on the loose in Provo!” The 2025 team grew into one of the school’s best ever. They went 11-1 in the regular season, lost to Texas Tech in Lubbock and then again in the Big 12 title game, but with the Pop-Tarts Bowl win they got to 12 wins for just the fifth time ever. This time, it was against a Power 4 conference and it was unquestionably the hardest schedule BYU has ever faced. Just three years removed from independence, BYU had the breakthrough season in 2024 and now in 2025 they established staying power as a Big 12 contender. Kalani Sitake’s two-year record of 23-4 is the second-best in program history, only behind their 1984 national title run. He was targeted by Penn State in their head coaching search but Sitake remained loyal to BYU and even got a significant boost to roster funding. While Texas Tech has been dominating the transfer portal, BYU put their chips on high school recruiting and player retention – and they went two for two. BYU signed a record eight four-star prospects and the class earned a program-high #21 national ranking (#2 in Big 12). Then they
successfully retained all available returning starters and did so with a coordinator departing for a blueblood school. 17 starters earned some form of Big 12 honors – 10 returned, 7 graduated, and zero transferred out.
OFFENSE
Bachmeier went on to win Big 12 Freshman of the Year with 3,033 passing yards, 527 rushing yards, and 26 total touchdowns. He was the only true freshman in America to post 3,500+ total yards and flipped the program’s biggest preseason uncertainty into a strength. Look for a second-year starter bonus here, especially since he’ll actually get spring ball in Provo this time. In terms of efficiency, Bachmeier placed eighth in the Big 12 in QB Rating but ranked in the top five in completion
percentage (65%) and yards/attempt (7.8). BYU signed near-five star Ryder Lyons, the #5 quarterback of the 2026 class, though he is serving on a mission this year. BYU has their “Bear” under center but also got back their workhorse at running back. LJ Martin
returns after winning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and rushing for a league-high 1,305 yards. He did so after suffering a shoulder injury that eventually required offseason surgery, and still averaged 100 yards/game after the injury. He should push for All-America consideration in 2026 and has a shot at catching Jamaal Williams for the school’s career rushing title. Three pass-catchers earned All-Big 12 honors and all three are gone. Chase Roberts and tight end Carsen Ryan graduated, then Parker Kingston was expelled after a felony charge. Jojo Phillips and Cody Hagen are experienced veterans but the staff leveraged the transfer portal here. They signed three former four-star recruits: 6’6 Kyler Kasper (Oregon) and tight ends Walker Lyons (USC) and
Roger Saleapaga (Oregon). Kasper and Saleapaga were stuck in a crowded NFL factory at Oregon, but former Top100 Lyons was a co-starter for USC last year. BYU signed two more Top 200 four- stars Ty Goettsche and Brock Harris (out on mission) to complete the reload at tight end. Offensive line coach TJ Woods did it again. BYU again placed in the Top 40 of both OL Run Push (#38) and Pass Protection (#18) allowing a sack on just 4% of attempts. Sitake and Woods have built an impressive physical force when you combine the line with two bulldozers Bachmeier and Martin in the backfield.
Three starters are gone but BYU returns a pair of all-league linemen. Bruce Mitchell is the headliner after first-team honors at center, Andrew Gentry is back at right tackle, and the staff added in three transfers with starting experience: Paki Finau (Washington), Zak Yamauchi (Stanford), and Jr Sia (Utah State). Finau is a former four-star who coaches named the starting left tackle after spring. Overall the line is veteran with five redshirt seniors in the two-deep.
DEFENSE
Longtime Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham took the Michigan job and ended up pulling BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill with him. Hill’s impact on the defense was one of the best coordinator turnarounds over the past few years and helped BYU find its footing at the Power 4 level. Sitake promoted Kelly Poppinga from within, and the alum says he’s got influences from Bronco Mendenhall and Hill, noting “I’d be an idiot to change much of what we’re doing.” That’s wise, given BYU’s consecutive Top 25 finishes in my opponent-adjusted defensive rankings. Usually a departing coordinator is able to pull some starters with him, but not here. Poppinga said he was on the phone non-stop, 12 hours per day, calling every player and keeping the lineup together. Six All-Big 12 defenders are back – BYU suffered no significant transfer hits – and they even went
out and signed the #1 linebacker transfer this cycle in All-ACC Cade Uluave. Uluave posted 100 tackles, 12 for loss, and is a legit All-America candidate for 2026. Two-year star Jack Kelly graduated and went pro, but do-it-all Isaiah Glasker returns. Uluave and Glasker form a top linebacker duo. BYU retained their anchor Keanu Tanuvasa, the 6’4 300-pounder who came over from Utah. He earned All-Big 12 honors last year and
as Poppinga said, “he elevated everything.” BYU does lose two starting linemen John Taumoepeau and end Logan Lutui but the rest of the two-deep is back. They also get back former Oklahoma State nose tackle Justin Kirkland who redshirted and is another space-eater. Bodie Schoonover and Tausili Akana round out the top rotation. Tanner Wall earned first-team All-Big 12 in his final season, but BYU returns Faletau Satuala who actually grabbed some All-America praise after leading the team in tackles and taking back a key Pick Six in the Iowa State comeback win. Their top cover corner Evan Johnson is back after tying for the league lead with five picks. Two more starters are back with corner Therrian Alexander and safety Raider Damuni. BYU was in the Top 25
in all three opponent-adjusted categories – overall, passing, and rushing – but the pass defense was the strength at #13.
OUTLOOK
Following their breakthrough 12-win season, BYU doubled down on roster retention and kept all ten All-Big 12 players that were eligible to return for 2026. No departing star players to the transfer portal. In fact they even added the #1 linebacker transfer to stack the defense even more. BYU’s program culture is rock solid, the lines of scrimmage are stout, and now their big quarterback gets a second-year starter bonus. BYU is a clear pick to return to the Big 12 title game.
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#1 TEXAS TECH RED RED RAIDERS
Following the 2024 season, Texas Tech shocked the college football world by
signing the #2 ranked transfer class. In total, they signed 13 four-star transfers – more than the other 15 Big 12 schools combined. Tech routed their three non-conference opponents and then made a statement by beating #14 Utah 34-10 in the Big 12 opener. Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham was stunned: “never would have believed in a million years that we would lose the line of scrimmage.” That quickly became a pattern as Texas Tech’s defensive front seven dominated all season and all seven guys finished with All-Big 12 honors. Do-it-all Jacob Rodriguez posted the most productive stat-line by a linebacker in decades and earned the top spot on my Heisman ballot. Texas Tech bulldozed through their schedule and joined some elite company. In the Playoff era (2014-2025) there have been 1,566 FBS teams, but just three won 11 regular season games by 20+ points: 2018 Alabama, 2019 Ohio State, and now 2025 Texas Tech.
They hosted College Gameday for the first time since 2008, clinched their
first Big 12 title game appearance, and then suffocated BYU 34-7 to win the school’s first outright conference title in 70 years. Joey McGuire, Mr. Texas High School Football, delivered the best season in Texas Tech history. Yes, the Matador Club provided a program-changing budget, but they are not the only program with similar resources. At the Big 12 post-game press conference, McGuire made it a point to mention the roots of his three stars sitting next to him – quarterback Behren Morton was a hometown hero,
Rodriguez was a converted quarterback walk-on, and linebacker Ben Roberts’ only offer in 2022 was Texas Tech. Their Playoff debut was a 23-0 shutout loss to Oregon, but with their roster retention and another elite transfer haul, Texas Tech is just getting started.
OFFENSE
Morton went pro, and the staff signed the #2 rated transfer quarterback this cycle, five-star Brendan Sorsby (Cincinnati). With an ongoing legal battle, in June his college career ended and he will prepare for the pros. Former Top200 Will Hammond was Morton’s backup last year and played well when Morton was injured. Hammond led four scoring drives late in the Utah win, ran for two touchdowns against Kansas, and has
thrown for 1,151 yards and nine touchdowns so far. He is also an effective runner on zone reads, scrambles, and quarterback designed runs – he even showed off breakaway speed on a 64-yard run in the opener. Hammond is still recovering from an ACL injury but with Sorsby gone, the timeline has been moved up to a full return in mid-August, just in time for kickoff. Tech also signed Tulsa’s 2024 starter Kirk Francis and four-star freshman Lloyd Jones got game reps against West Virginia. Tech’s one-two punch at running back returns with 1,000-yarder Cameron Dickey and explosive J’Koby Williams. Dickey posted a 263-yard game against Kansas State, both backs earned All-Big 12 honors and
combined to catch 60 balls for 600+ yards in the pass game. 2025 four-star transfer Quinten Joyner (USC) is back healthy and somehow they retained all three.
Receivers Caleb Douglas, Reggie Virgil, and Coy Eakin all ranked in the league’s Top 16 WR in receiving yardage, but only Eakin returns for 2026. The two outside spots are open and the staff signed a pair of two-year starters Kenny Johnson (Pittsburgh) and former Top200 Malcolm Simmons (Auburn). Micah Hudson was a five-star and Tech’s highest-ranked recruit and he has breakout potential. From the 2026 class they signed Top100 Chase Campbell (Wolfforth, TX) and have three more four-stars in the room.
There is plenty of firepower here yet again. All-Big 12 Terrance Carter returns after placing second in the league in receiving categories among tight ends. Jett Carpenter (Nevada) was All-Mountain West and actually led his team in receptions and yards.
The offensive line was strong enough to win the conference, but on the Playoff tier it appeared to be a limiting factor. Texas Tech ranked slightly above average in both my OL Run Push (#60) and Pass Protection (#51) though against Oregon, outside of one Williams’ run, Tech was held to 1 yard/carry and sacked four times. This room is upgraded for 2026 with three All-Big 12 starters back – left tackle Howard Sampson, center Sheridan Wilson, and right tackle Jacob Ponton – plus four blue-chip additions. A pair of four-star transfers will fill the guard spots with Jordan Church (Louisville) and Hunter Zambrano (2025 transfer) both earning Top 10 rankings. Five-star Felix Ojo (Mansfield Lake Ridge, TX) and Top 100 Bryce Gilmore (Prosper, TX) bolster the tackle spots.
DEFENSE
McGuire saw coordinator Shiel Wood build a Top 25 defense at Houston and hired him to do the same here. Texas Tech pumped the defense with four-star transfers, loaded up the best defensive line in school history, and they surged all the way to the #1 spot in my opponent-adjusted defensive rankings. Nine starters got All-Big 12 honors, five were first-team, and David Bailey and Rodriguez were unanimous All-Americans. Rodriguez swept the defensive awards, finished fifth in the Heisman and posted the most
productive linebacker stat-line in a generation: 117 tackles, 11 for loss, 7 forced fumbles, 4 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, and even two rushing touchdowns out of the wildcat. Against Oklahoma State, he shot through the line and grabbed the ball right out of the back’s arms and sprinted 70 yards for a touchdown. J-Rod earned my vote.
Rodriguez and four defensive linemen were all drafted. Bailey, Romello Height, Lee Hunter, and Skyler Gill-Howard formed a legendary defensive line and McGuire admits that while there are no exact replacements, Tech added “four future NFL draft picks” through the portal. Top-rated four-star transfer Mateen Ibirogba (Wake Forest) and Bryce Butler (Washington) fill Hunter’s spot at nose tackle. Off the edge they signed a pair of first-team all-leaguers from the non-AQ level in Adam Trick (Miami, OH) and Trey White (San Diego State). AJ Holmes is a returning starter at defensive tackle with All-Big 12
accolades, and Jayden Cofield is back in the two-deep. Tech signed five-star edge rusher LaDamion Guyton (Savannah, GA) for additional firepower. Roberts was the Big 12 Title MVP with two interceptions and returns as the leader at linebacker. While Rodriguez cannot be replaced, Tech signed the #2 linebacker transfer, two-time All-Big 12 Austin
Romaine (Kansas State). Corey Platt (Houston) has high upside but has missed two seasons with injury. Four defensive back starters return, led by the corner pair of first-team All-Big 12 Brice Pollock and Amier Boyd. Linebacker/safety hybrid John Curry and safety Brenden Jordan are back, and then Top200 Peyton Morgan was a
spring hero and “ballhawk” to earn the open safety spot.
OUTLOOK
Texas Tech’s transfer portal dominance translated into on-field dominance with an 11-win regular season – all by 20+ points – and the school’s first outright Big 12 title. They are just getting started. Over the past two cycles, the average Big 12 team has signed two four-star transfers. Texas Tech signed 20. They are fully reloaded again with the most talented roster no matter how you view it: recruiting rankings, transfer rankings, all-
conference players, mock NFL Draft picks, etc. Tech avoids BYU and Utah, and their four toughest Big 12 opponents all have to come to Lubbock. Texas Tech proved
me right by getting to Dallas last year. This year they are my pick to repeat as Big 12 champs, and have the best shot in Power 4 to go undefeated.
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NORTHWESTERN RECEIVES $35M DONATION FOR FOOTBALL PROGRAM
Northwestern’s football program received a $35 million football-focused donation over the next three years, the university announced Tuesday.
The gift comes from the family of Liz and Dick Uihlein, with the school website saying the intention is that it supports “student-athlete development, operational priorities, recruiting, and strategic investments designed to position Northwestern Football for sustained success in the Big Ten and on the national stage.”
Northwestern is set to debut the new Ryan Field in primetime on Friday, Oct. 2, when the Wildcats open Big Ten play against Penn State. The privately funded stadium cost more than $850 million,
“We are so grateful for Pat and Shirley Ryan’s contributions to Northwestern and Chicago and want to follow their lead,” Liz and Dick Uihlein said in a statement. “As multigenerational Chicagoans, we love this city and want to see it thrive. To us, Northwestern University is Chicago. Chicago loves sports and we need Wildcat Football to be competitive. We are pleased to support the university as it enters an exciting new era.”
Said Northwestern athletic director Mark Jackson: “We are deeply grateful to the Uihlein family for their extraordinary generosity and commitment to Northwestern University. Their support will help us continue building a program that delivers an exceptional student-athlete experience while competing at the highest level of college football.”
Northwestern finished the 2025 season with a 7-6 record, making a bowl for the second time in three seasons under head coach David Braun.
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MLB ROUNDUP: RAYS MATCH TEAM RECORD WITH 6 HOMERS IN ROUT OF A’S
Taylor Walls smacked his first two homers of the season and drove in three runs and the Tampa Bay Rays tied a team record with six home runs while rolling to a 12-4 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.
Junior Caminero, Yandy Diaz, Victor Mesa Jr. and Carson Williams all added blasts as the Rays improved to 8-0 on their nine-game road trip. Nick Martinez (12-3) gave up four runs and eight hits while tossing his first career nine-inning complete game.
Lawrence Butler hit a two-run homer in the fourth for the A’s, and Carlos Cortes hit a two-run double in the ninth. Mason Barnett (1-3) permitted six runs (five earned) on five hits in four innings.
The Athletics’ Jacob Wilson initially saw his record 112-game streak without an error for a shortstop end, but the eighth-inning play was later ruled a fielder’s choice.
Reds 5, White Sox 4 (10 innings)
Elly De La Cruz delivered the game-winning RBI in the top of the 10th inning and Cincinnati erased a four-run deficit in a victory at Chicago.
Reds reliever Brock Burke (5-4) was perfect in the ninth to earn the win, snapping his team’s three-game losing streak. Emilio Pagan tossed a 1-2-3 10th inning for his 14th save. Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo allowed four runs on five hits in four innings in his first game back after missing a month due to a finger blister.
Sean Burke was stellar through seven innings for the White Sox, who had won their previous two games. He struck out eight while holding Cincinnati to a run on three hits and no walks.
Rockies 3, Diamondbacks 2
Kyle Karros hit a game-tying homer before leaving with an injury, Tomoyuki Sugano pitched six strong innings, and Colorado beat Arizona in Phoenix to even the teams’ three-game series.
Karros exited after a sixth-inning collision in the field with teammate Ezequiel Tovar. Mickey Moniak’s seventh-inning sacrifice fly put the Rockies on top for good. Sugano (12-5) permitted two runs on six hits, and Jordan Romano handled the ninth inning for his 11th save.
Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte homered in the first inning for the Diamondbacks. Mitch Bratt threw six innings of two-run ball before Kevin Ginkel (5-4) absorbed the loss.
Tigers 6, Guardians 4
Kevin McGonigle drove in three runs and host Detroit won for the eighth time in 10 games, topping Cleveland.
McGonigle had a two-run double and an RBI single, while Javier Baez scored two runs for the Tigers. Reliever Jacob Waguespack (1-1) threw two scoreless innings, and Kenley Jansen got his 14th save despite yielding a run in the ninth.
Chase DeLauter had three hits, including a solo homer, for the Guardians. Jo Adell drove in two runs, hitting his first homer since he was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels at the trade deadline.
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3
Rookie Brett Bateman had two RBIs on two hits as Toronto defeated visiting Boston.
Charles McAdoo, Ernie Clement and Myles Straw added RBIs for the Blue Jays, who have won the opening two contests of a four-game series. Chase Lee (1-0) tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Spencer Miles pitched around a double in the ninth to earn his first career save.
Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela hit solo homers for the Red Sox, who have lost four straight following a 27-3 run. Patrick Sandoval (1-1) permitted eight hits and four runs (two earned) in six innings.
Yankees 4, Mariners 1
Ryan McMahon and Trent Grisham each hit a two-run single in the seventh inning by capitalizing on Seattle’s defensive positioning as host New York earned a victory.
The base hits by McMahon and Grisham gave the Yankees their 30th comeback win. Ryan Weathers allowed one run on two hits in 5 2/3 innings before Tim Hill (4-2) won in relief. David Bednar tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 27th save.
Randy Arozarena homered for the Mariners, who dropped their fifth straight game. Seattle’s Bryan Woo survived a 33-pitch opening inning and held the Yankees to three hits in five scoreless innings. Michael Rucker yielded four runs in one-third of an inning.
Braves 4, Mets 0
Martin Perez threw six scoreless innings while Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered to help Atlanta defeat visiting New York, leveling the three-game series.
Perez (8-6) gave up four hits and three walks, struck out two and extended his streak of scoreless innings to 18 dating back to July 27. Didier Fuentes, Dylan Lee and Raisel Iglesias each followed with one perfect inning.
Mets starter Nolan McLean (8-8) allowed just one run and one hit over six innings. Carson Benge had half of New York’s four hits.
Giants 4, Astros 1
Carson Whisenhunt overcame a shaky start to allow just one run in 5 2/3 innings, Bryce Eldridge homered and San Francisco evened its three-game series against visiting Houston.
Drew Cavanaugh, Willy Adames and Osleivis Basabe had two hits apiece for the Giants. Whisenhunt (3-3) gave up four hits and three walks.
Astros starter Hunter Brown (3-2) completed five innings, giving up three runs and five hits. Jose Altuve exited shortly after getting hit in the left foot by a first-inning pitch. Preliminary scans were negative, according to manager Joe Espada, who added that Altuve would go for more testing on Wednesday.
Marlins 2, Pirates 0
Eury Perez pitched seven scoreless innings, winning a battle between a pair of elite young right-handers as host Miami defeated Pittsburgh. Miami’s offense was led by Esteury Ruiz, who hit a solo homer.
Perez (6-9) struck out seven batters and did not allow a runner past first base. He allowed just three hits and two walks.
Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes (9-11) allowed five hits, one walk and two runs, one earned, in five innings. Skenes struck out four but was removed after just 65 pitches. His fastball, which led all qualified starters last year with an average velocity of 98.1 mph, had a norm of just 95.7 on Tuesday.
Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Masyn Winn broke a scoreless tie in the seventh inning with a two-out RBI single and Everson Pereira added a solo home run in the eighth for host St. Louis, which topped Philadelphia.
Cardinals reliever Ryne Stanek pitched out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the eighth inning, and Riley O’Brien pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 30th save. St. Louis starter Andre Pallante threw six shutout frames before George Soriano (6-3) got the win.
Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez matched Pallante with six shutout innings. Alex McFarlane (0-1), recalled from the minors pregame, allowed one run in his lone inning.
Cubs 8, Nationals 6
Alex Bregman and Seiya Suzuki each had two hits including a solo home run and Chicago held on to win at Washington.
Pete Crow-Armstrong also homered for the Cubs, who have won seven of eight. Bregman drew a walk and scored three runs.
CJ Abrams, Jacob Young and Dylan Crews homered for the Nationals, who had won three straight. Brady House amassed three hits and a walk and scored twice.
Dodgers 5, Royals 4 (10 innings)
Max Muncy hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, Blake Snell gave up one run over six innings with 10 strikeouts in his return from an elbow injury, and Los Angeles pulled off a victory over visiting Kansas City.
Mookie Betts hit a home run and added a game-tying RBI single in the eighth inning as the Dodgers won consecutive games for the first time since July 29-30. Los Angeles’ Alex Call and Teoscar Hernandez each had an RBI double.
Salvador Perez had two RBIs for the Royals, and Jac Caglianone had an RBI single and a run in the eighth inning as Kansas City took a late one-run lead. Michael Wacha allowed three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings.
Orioles 5, Twins 2
Gunnar Henderson, Pete Alonso and Christian Encarnacion-Strand each had three hits, including a homer, as Baltimore defeated Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Brandon Young (9-3) held the Twins to two runs (one earned) on six hits in six innings. Andrew Kittredge pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his sixth save.
Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the Twins. Bailey Ober (7-4) allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings.
Padres 11, Brewers 2
Luis Rengifo launched the first grand slam of his career and Fernando Tatis Jr. moved into second place on San Diego’s career home run list as the Padres pounded visiting Milwaukee.
Luis Campusano also cracked a homer for the Padres, who banged out 17 hits en route to their fourth straight win. Walker Buehler (7-5) sailed through six innings, permitting only three hits and a run.
Kyle Harrison (9-3) struggled across 4 2/3 innings for Milwaukee, yielding a season-high 10 hits and eight runs. The Brewers resorted to using backup catcher Gary Sanchez to pitch the eighth, and he worked around two singles to put up a zero.
Angels 3, Rangers 2
Zach Neto went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run and Los Angeles held on to snap a three-game losing streak by beating Texas in Anaheim, Calif.
Vaughn Grissom delivered an RBI double to cap the Angels’ three-run third inning. Los Angeles’ Jose Fermin (4-2) struck out three during 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief.
Joc Pederson homered and walked three times, Jarred Kelenic drove in a run with a pinch-hit single and Brandon Nimmo had two hits and a run for the Rangers. Cody Bradford (0-1) gave up three runs on five hits over seven innings.
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WOEFUL ANGELS FIRE PITCHING COACH MIKE MADDUX, 2 OTHERS FROM STAFF
The Los Angeles Angels, at the bottom of the baseball standings, fired pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott on Tuesday.
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The Angels named Tim Leveque as interim pitching coach and Michael Wuertz as interim bullpen coach.
“After spending time discussing with (manager) Kurt (Suzuki) where we are as a coaching staff and where we want to go in the future, we felt it was best to make a change,” John Mozeliak, the Angels baseball operations consultant and interim general manager, said in a statement ahead of a press conference scheduled for later in the day. “With seven weeks remaining, we plan to use this time to evaluate what additional steps are needed to elevate our entire pitching program and best position us for success moving forward.”Sports news
Going into Tuesday, the Angels have the worst record in baseball at 45-74, are 15 1/2 games behind the American League West-leading Houston Astros and 15 games out of the AL wild-card race.
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The Angels rank 11th in the AL and 24th in the majors with a 4.51 ERA. They are first in MLB in most walks (508) and third in wild pitches (48), though seventh in most strikeouts (1,064). They are 24th in quality starts (34).
Opposing hitters are batting .236 against the staff, which is eighth-lowest in the majors.
Maddux joined the Angels in the offseason after serving as pitching coach with the Astros, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals and two separate tenures with the Texas Rangers, including the 2023 World Series champions. The Rangers led the majors in ERA in 2025 (3.47), but afterward parted ways with manager Bruce Bochy and replaced him with Skip Schumaker.
Maddux, who turns 65 on Aug. 27, pitched 15 years in the majors (1986-2000) for nine different teams, though not the Angels. The right-hander is the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux.
Chiti, 67, was a left-hander in the minor leagues from 1976-81. A coach at various levels starting in 1982, Chiti worked for the Angels from 2020-22, for the New York Mets in 2023, and then again for the Angels in 2023 as their minor league pitching coordinator before becoming the bullpen coach this season.
Scott, who turned 58 on Aug. 6, is a right-hander who pitched one major league season in 1993 for the then-California Angels. He was on the staff of the Colorado Rockies for the 2020-25 seasons.
Leveque, 45, joined the organization this season as Double-A Rocket City’s pitching coach after the previous 20 seasons with the Cardinals organization. A 1999 draft pick by the Detroit Tigers out of high school, Leveque pitched at the University of Michigan (2000-03).
Wuertz, 47, is in his 11th season with the Angels organization in various capacities and was serving as the minor league assistant pitching coordinator. The right-hander pitched in the majors for the Chicago Cubs (2004-08) and Oakland Athletics (2009-11).
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NBA NEWS
LEBRON JAMES WILL PLAY HIS FIRST GAME WITH THE 76ERS AGAINST CHAMPION KNICKS ON NBA OPENING NIGHT
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will visit the New York Knicks on opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas.
James’ arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA’s biggest days of the season.
James will make his 76ers debut against the NBA champion Knicks on Oct. 20. The game at Madison Square Garden will be part of a tripleheader, when the Knicks raise a banner to celebrate their first championship since 1973 and James then kicks off the final stop in his career.
He will return to LA to face the Lakers on Christmas, after Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are back in New York for an NBA Finals rematch to open a five-game schedule.
The NBA unveiled those games Tuesday as what it called a “sneak peek” at the 2026-27 schedule. The full schedule will be released Thursday.
The season begins with the Boston Celtics visiting Detroit in a rare 3 p.m. EDT start for a midweek game. The tripleheader is capped by the Spurs hosting Oklahoma City in a rematch of the Western Conference finals.
Those three games — opening night traditionally has featured two in recent years — will all be televised by NBC. ESPN then has all five games on Christmas.
That schedule: San Antonio at New York, Miami at Boston, Philadelphia at Los Angeles, Oklahoma City at Minnesota and Denver at Golden State.
James’ new team was always going to have a prominent place on the schedule, so the NBA struggled to put the puzzle together while waiting for his decision. Commissioner Adam Silver even said last month that he wanted James to announce his decision because teams and networks were calling to ask when the schedule would be completed.
The NBA’s career scoring leader said it would be the Sixers about a week later, joining a team that already had acquired All-Star Jaylen Brown from Boston and is expected to be one of the top challengers for the Knicks’ title.
James will play his first home game in Philadelphia on Oct. 22 against Cleveland, one of his former teams that hoped to get the 41-year-old Ohio native back for a third time. That will be part of an ESPN doubleheader preceding Denver visiting Oklahoma City.
Minnesota visits Miami to highlight the schedule on Oct. 21, when most teams will open their seasons. The Heat acquired two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee — and tried to bring James back as well — and the Timberwolves traded for flashy point guard LaMelo Ball. Golden State then faces the Lakers to cap that ESPN doubleheader.
The Spurs are also a top draw now behind Wembanyama, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year who helped San Antonio win Game 7 of the West finals in Oklahoma City to end the Thunder’s title reign.
This will be his second time playing at Madison Square Garden on Christmas, after he delivered a massive 42-point, 18-rebound performance in 2024 in a loss in his first time playing on the holiday. This matchup will be his first time back on the court in New York since the Knicks set an NBA Finals record by rallying from 29 points down for a 107-106 victory in Game 4. They won the title in San Antonio in the next game.
San Antonio will face Houston and former Longhorns star Kevin Durant in a game at the University of Texas on Oct. 23 airing on Prime Video, the back of a doubleheader starting with the Knicks at the Celtics.
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GOLF NEWS
LIV PLAYERS RETURNING TO PGA TOUR HAS BEEN A TRICKLE. THE TOUR MIGHT NEED TO PLAN FOR MORE
Any notion that players lured away by the Saudi Arabia riches of LIV Golf would never return to the PGA Tour doesn’t hold much water these days. Five months from now, there could be as many as five ex-LIV players teeing it up at the season opener in California.
Brooks Koepka was the first to return, and that didn’t go the way he had hoped. He played 16 times and looked like a five-time major champion until his caddie handed him the putter. Koepka failed to reach the postseason at No. 94 in the FedEx Cup, a performance he described as “pathetic.”
Patrick Reed, who decided not to renew with LIV a week before it began the 2026 season, is leading the Race to Dubai on the European tour and is a lock to be among the leading 10 players not already exempt to get PGA Tour cards for 2027.
“I always saw myself wanting to start and finish my career on the PGA Tour,” Reed said. He will be playing the Nexo Championship next week in Scotland for a $3 million purse. Even one of the lesser “Challenger Series” events in the new tour schedule will feel like an upgrade.
Others currently among the leading 10 are Eugenio Chacarra, Bernd Wiesberger and Shaun Norris. All of them were part of LIV Golf when the rival league launched in 2022, and all have been away from LIV long enough to return without penalty (and without equity).
The PGA Tour has a full plate as it tries to shore up a revamped schedule for 2028 and to create a postseason format that finally puts some meaning into the word “playoffs.”
Brian Rolapp, one year into his role as CEO of the PGA Tour, has never spent much time talking about LIV Golf because there’s no need, especially now. Rolapp saying in a Bloomberg News interview that there was “no merger, no conversations with LIV Golf,” somehow made news. The framework agreement got rid of the lawsuits. That was key.
But creating a path back will need to be added to the plate at some point.
The renegade league is in survival mode without Saudi funding, and while it is leaning into the concept of “LIV 2.0” with the promise of a lead investor, the numbers don’t make sense. The Public Investment Fund spent more than $5 billion in five years, much of that to attract stars who went over to LIV because of the money.
“So many of them came because this was a good opportunity for them to make some money, and this second bite at the apple is equity instead of cash,” LIV CEO Scott O’Neil said last week when sharing the news of an agreement with an investor.
He was full of more optimism than details, chief among them the size of the investment.
And then the show went on. Joaquin Niemann won for the ninth time. Jon Rahm clinched the individual title for the third straight time and picked up a $6 million bonus, down from $18 million the last two years he won it.
Scottie Scheffler won $10 million for winning the PGA Tour’s regular season. The PGA Tour’s new “Championship Series” in 2028 offers $20 million purses. LIV Golf’s restructuring will likely have prize funds half that size. The math is not that complicated.
LIV ends its season next week in Indianapolis. And then what? Players will have months to contemplate their futures in golf while dropping in on the odd European tour or Asian Tour event.
The day before O’Neil gave his update on a lead investor, Cameron Smith said about a return to the PGA Tour, “I mean, if it was the only option, I think that’s where everyone would want to be for sure, 100%.” Lucas Herbert said his management has been in touch with the tour.
The key figures are Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, who are more valuable to LIV Golf than they would be to the PGA Tour. Of course, that’s not the way DeChambeau sees it.
“Personally, I’d love to be able to play events on the PGA Tour, too,” DeChambeau said last week in an interview with the New York Post. “I think that’s best for golf. I’d love that. It’s not an either-or mentality. It’s ‘can we do both?’ I think that’s where everybody wants to be.
“There isn’t a golf fan on the planet who doesn’t want to see me play a big tour event, and I get that,” he said. “I’d love to go play events that make sense, love to play team golf and love to play wherever they’ll let me.”
Is that what the PGA Tour and its members want?
Rolapp in January offered a path back to DeChambeau, Smith and Rahm — major champions since LIV launched in 2022 — and gave them three weeks to decide. None took the offer, no surprise. At the time, there was no indication Saudi Arabia was going to turn off the cash spigot for a league that is (was) all about cash.
Those are three prominent names. There are others like Tyrrell Hatton (four Ryder Cup teams) and Niemann (nine LIV victories). There is unproven youth. There also are 17 players who are 40 or older who might not want to saddle up for a rugged path back to where they once were.
So much depends on how LIV 2.0 comes together and how long it can last.
Rolapp has been consistent in saying he wants what is best for the tour while respecting that his players might harbor more bad feelings from having lived through the big split. He also might come to realize the PGA Tour has done just fine without them.
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DEFENDING ST. JUDE CHAMP JUSTIN ROSE, 46, STILL PUSHING TO STAY ‘ELITE’
Nobody on the PGA Tour has been particularly surprised that Justin Rose has continued to win golf tournaments well into his 40s.
The Englishman arrives at the FedEx Cup playoff opener, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, as the defending champion after defeating J.J. Spaun in a playoff last year.
And Rose, now 46, followed that win last summer with his second victory at the Farmers Insurance Open since 2019, a seven-stroke runaway at the famed Torrey Pines.
“Obviously been around a long time, had a great career. I’m not really interested in sticking around and just making up the numbers and waiting for the Champions Tour or whatever that might be,” Rose said. “For me, it’s about just really pushing myself to stay elite, to stay playing at the top end of the game, and to kind of keep giving myself and putting myself in with experiences that will create lifetime memories.
“That’s only going to happen by playing in the biggest tournaments and at the highest level. That’s my motivation, and if I’m not achieving that, I would sort of really question why I’m making the sacrifice away from family and friends and all the other great things that I have going on in my life.”
He went on to say that he’s enjoying that challenge of disproving the notion that pro golfers should be fading at his age. Of Rose’s 13 wins on the PGA Tour, six have come in the past 10 years.
Rose has been around long enough to know how to prepare for a tournament, and several years coming to Memphis’ TPC Southwind in August have taught him just how hot and humid to expect the area to be.
Rose said it’s possible he’ll bring an umbrella on the course to shield him from the sun, not a common sight on the PGA Tour.
“It’s not just, ‘OK, I’m now on the golf course, let’s drink a lot of water.’ It’s just being ahead of things this week,” Rose said.
“I’m considering using a parasol, umbrella. It’s like 20 degrees cooler under the umbrella. I think especially as the week cranks up towards 100 degrees on the weekend, that might be something I will do, which is something I haven’t done before, to be honest with you, but I used it in the practice round today, and it definitely made a difference.”
Rose enters the FedEx Cup playoffs 24th in the points standings. Only the top 50 after this week will advance to the second playoff leg, the BMW Championship, and from there the top 30 will qualify for the Tour Championship.
Rose racked up his points not only from winning the Farmers Insurance Open but also from a T3 finish at the Masters and T10 at the PGA Championship, two weeks where he was in contention to become one of the oldest major winners in golf history.
“Obviously the Masters, I played great golf there. That’s the one that I look back and feel like that one got away,” Rose said.
“I’m kind of waiting to sort of really catch fire again. I played some good, solid golf, but I’m kind of waiting for a run. Hopefully the three weeks off that we’ve just had is a bit of a refresher now, and I can really focus on this last, final push.”
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PGA TOUR
FEDEX ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Memphis, Tennessee.
Course: TPC Southwind. Yardage: 7,288. Par: 70.
Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million.
Television: Wednesday-Thursday, 9-11 a.m. (ESPN), 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, noon to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Justin Rose.
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Michael Brennan won the Wyndham Championship.
Notes: The top 70 in the FedEx Cup made the PGA Tour’s postseason. Daniel Berger is the only qualified player not in the field at the TPC Southwind. There are no alternates. … Rory McIlroy and Brian Harman have the longest active streak for reaching the postseason. This is their 15th consecutive postseason. … Michael Brennan is among 11 players in the postseason for the first time. … The FedEx St. Jude Championship will not be part of the tour’s Championship Series when the new 2028 schedule is announced. … Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 seed in the postseason for the third consecutive season. … This is one of the most important tournaments of the PGA Tour season because the top 50 who advance are eligible for all the $20 million signature events next year. … Jason Day is not in the postseason for the first time in his career. … Three of the last four St. Jude Championships have been decided by a playoff. … Rory McIlroy is in the field. He skipped last year.
Next week: BMW Championship.
LPGA TOUR
THE STANDARD PORTLAND CLASSIC
Site: Portland, Oregon.
Course: Columbia-Edgewater CC. Yardage: 6,541. Par: 72.
Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Aki Iwai.
Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.
Last tournament: Shiho Kuwaki won the AIG Women’s British Open.
Notes: Only two tournaments remain on the LPGA schedule before the Americans determine their Solheim Cup team for the Sept. 11-13 matches in the Netherlands. Europe already has finalized its 12-player team. … Nelly Korda is not in the field. She has not won since claiming her second straight major at the U.S. Women’s Open two months ago. … Haeran Ryu won the next two majors and is playing in Portland. … Among the amateur exemptions is Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Maria Jose Marin of Colombia. … Lexi Thompson is in the field. This is her first individual tournament in three months and only her fifth start of the year. Thompson is at No. 139 in the women’s world ranking. … The tournament dates to 1972 but was played as a team event between 1977 and 1982. … Brooke Henderson won her first LPGA title in Portland in 2015 by a tournament-record eight shots.
Next week: CPKC Women’s Open.
UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION
U.S. AMATEUR
Site: Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Course: Merion GC (East). Yardage: 6,939. Par: 70.
Prize: Exemptions into the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open.
Television: Wednesday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday-Sunday, 3-4 p.m. (Peacock), 4-6 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: Mason Howell.
Last year: Mason Howell defeated Jackson Herrington, 7 and 6, at The Olympic Club to become the third-youngest player at age 18 to win the U.S. Amateur.
Notes: This is the seventh time for the U.S. Amateur to be held at Merion, breaking by one the record shared with Brookline and Oakmont. Brookline gets another U.S. Amateur in 2034. … Mason Howell won last year as he was entering his senior year of high school. He is starting his freshman year at Georgia. … The winner gets into the U.S. Open, and the Masters and British Open provided he stays an amateur. … The runner-up gets in the Masters and U.S. Open. … Preston Stout is the No. 1 amateur in the world. … Tiger Woods is the last player to win back-to-back in the U.S. Amateur. Woods won a record three times in a row. … Edoardo Molinari of Italy won the U.S. Amateur the last time it was played at Merion in 2005. … Bryson DeChambeau (2015) is the last U.S. Amateur champion who went on to win a major. … Philadelphia Country Club is the other course being used for the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying to get the field down to 64 players.
Next year: Oak Hill CC.
EUROPEAN TOUR
DANISH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Funen, Denmark.
Course: Great Northern. Yardage: 7,314. Par: 72.
Prize money: $3 million. Winner’s share: $500,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday, 6:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6-11 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Marco Penge.
Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.
Last tournament: Ryan Fox won the British Open.
Notes: This is the first European tour event since the week of the British Open and begins a stretch of eight consecutive weeks on the European continent. … Eugenio Chacarra of Spain at No. 63 is the highest-ranked player in the field. He is No. 3 in the Race to Dubai behind Patrick Reed and Masters champion Rory McIlroy. … Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson is playing, along with fellow LIV Golf player Caleb Surratt. They were in New Jersey last week. LIV wraps up its season in Indianapolis next week. … Rasmus Hojgaard and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen are playing their home championship after both failed to reach the PGA Tour’s postseason. Hojgaard won the tournament in 2023. … Henrik Stenson is in the field. … The tournament has been part of the European tour schedule since 2014. … Of the 10 leading players in the Race to Dubai who would be eligible for a PGA Tour card next year, four have been LIV Golf members at some point.
Next week: Nexo Championship.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
BOEING CLASSIC
Site: Snoqualmie, Washington.
Course: The Club at Snoqualmie. Yardage: 7,217. Par: 72.
Prize money: $2.3 million. Winner’s share: $345,000.
Television: Friday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel mobile), 10 p.m. to midnight (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday, 5-6 p.m. (Golf Channel mobile), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 4-5 p.m. (Golf Channel mobile), 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Steve Allan.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink.
Last tournament: Zach Johnson won the Portugal Invitational.
Notes: The PGA Tour Champions has been dominated by Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson, each with four victories this year. Cink still leads the Charles Schwab Cup by just over $700,000. … Johnson is not playing this week after winning the Portugal Invitational. … Notah Begay III received one of the two sponsor exemptions. Begay is to be honored in Atlanta at the end of the month with the Payne Stewart Award. … Fred Couples is playing for only the fourth time this year on the PGA Tour Champions. He is a Seattle native. … The tournament dates to 2005. Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite and Stephen Ames are the only two-time winners of the event. Ames set the tournament record in 2024 for largest margin when he won by seven shots. … Denis Watson won in 2007 after a seven-man playoff, the largest in tournament history. … George McNeill is No. 6 in the Charles Schwab Cup without winning this year.
Next week: Rogers Charity Classic.
KORN FERRY TOUR
ALBERTSONS BOISE OPEN
Site: Boise, Idaho.
Course: Hillcrest CC. Yardage: 6,880. Par: 71.
Prize money: $1 million. Winner’s share: $180,000.
Television: None.
Previous winner: Emilio Gonzalez.
Points leader: Doc Redman.
Last week: Frankie Harris won the Pinnacle Bank Championship.
Next week: AdventHealth Championship.
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
Last week: Joaquin Niemann won LIV Golf New York.
Next week: LIV Golf Indianapolis.
Points leader: Jon Rahm.
Other tours
Ladies European Tour: VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, Migros Golfpark Holzhausern, Zug, Switzerland. Television: Thursday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel mobile); Saturday, 8-11 a.m. (Golf Channel mobile). Defending champion: Alice Hewson. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
Challenge Tour: Irish Challenge, Killeen Castle, County Meath, Ireland. Previous winner: Oihan Guillamoundeguy. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/hotelplanner-tour/
Sunshine Tour: FNB Eswatini Challenge, Ezulwini Golf & CC, Ezulwini, Eswatini. Defending Champion: Michael Hollick. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/
Japan LPGA: NEC Karuizawa 72, Karuizawa 72 GC (North), Nagano, Japan. Defending champion: Asuka Kashiwabara. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
Korea LPGA: Mediheal Hankook Ilbo Championship, Montvert GC, Pocheon, South Korea. Defending champion: Jungmin Hong. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/
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COLTS TRAINING CAMP
(COLTS RELEASE)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Colts’ joint practice with the New England Patriots Tuesday ended with a late-game, down-by-seven scenario, which both the Colts’ first-team offense and first-team defense finished successfully.
2025 NFL MVP runner-up Drake Maye got the first crack at it with the Patriots’ first-team offense, but New England’s drive ended when safety Cam Bynum came down with an interception.
Bynum said the interception was the product of disguising a man coverage to look like zone, and then a quick stare-down with Maye, who appeared to think he could throw the ball over Bynum’s head.
“That’s one thing I pride myself on is in a two-minute drill, I got to be the one to finish it,” Bynum said. “So it was it was a fun one and good way to end it.”
The Colts’ first-team offense then took over, with quarterback Daniel Jones pinging three passes to tight end Tyler Warren, with the final of those three a picture-perfect deep ball toward the sideline. That last completion put the Colts’ on the Patriots’ five-yard line, where wide receiver Josh Downs then caught a touchdown from Jones.
Tuesday’s joint practice was an important marker for Jones, who for the first time since Dec. 7, 2025 went against an opposing defense not comprised of his own teammates. Jones has put together a strong training camp to date, and Steichen saw the 29-year-old – and the other 10 guys on the field with him – translate that success to a defense that played in the Super Bowl last season.
“I was just really pleased with the whole operation,” Steichen said. “The communication at the line of scrimmage, going to the right spot with the ball, guys making plays for him, the O-line protecting for him, just very pleased.”
News & Notes from Tuesday’s practice:
Contrary to some reports that surfaced Monday, wide receiver Alec Pierce did not receive a second PRP injection in his foot, general manager Chris Ballard said. Pierce said in the spring he received a PRP injection in January in an effort to avoid surgery, which he ultimately underwent on his ankle/heel in March. Ballard added he doesn’t have a timetable for Pierce’s return, but the plan for him to be ready for Week 1 remains unchanged. “There’s not a setback,” Ballard said. “He’s in good shape. He’s making great progress. Every play comes back differently, but we feel very positive about where he’s heading.”
Cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. picked up a back injury and did not make the trip to New England, with the Colts opting to have him rehab in Indiana instead.
Downs returned to practice after missing Saturday and Sunday with a groin injury. Also returning to practice: Wide receiver Laquon Treadwell (hamstring) and safety Hunter Wohler (hamstring).
Linebacker CJ Allen (hamstring) and running back D.J. Giddens (hamstring) did not participate.
Earlier in practice, Jones layered an intermediate sideline ball to Downs for a chunk gain; he also frequently found Warren throughout the day.
Wide receiver Deion Burks came down with a physical catch near the sideline on a ball from quarterback Riley Leonard.
Tight end Will Mallory had several catches and showed great concentration to haul in a pass over the middle from Leonard that was a little behind him.
Running backs Jonathan Taylor and Ulysses Bentley IV both had rushing touchdowns during red zone drills.
Leonard tossed a touchdown to wide receiver Coleman Owen in a goal-to-go period of practice.
Defensive tackle Grover Stewart batted down a Maye pass at the line of scrimmage.
Defensive end Micheal Clemons generated a quick interior pressure to kick off the Patriots’ two-minute drive at the end of practice.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Head coach Shane Steichen said Tuesday quarterback Daniel Jones will not play in the Colts’ first two preseason games, with Anthony Richardson Sr. and Riley Leonard each getting a chance to start and play an entire half in those contests.
Richardson will start the Colts’ preseason opener against the New England Patriots on Thursday, and he will play the entire first half. Leonard will then play the second half.
In the Colts’ second preseason game on Aug. 22 against the Atlanta Falcons at Lucas Oil Stadium, Leonard will start and play the first half while Richardson will tag in for the second half.
Over the first two weeks of training camp, Leonard and Richardson have split reps between the second- and third-team offense while competing to be Jones’ backup. And while Jones has had an impressive training camp to date, Steichen said there’s no use in risking anything with the team’s QB1.
“I think it’s pretty obvious – I don’t want to take any chances with Daniel out there in the preseason right now,” Steichen said.
Jones will be joined in not playing Thursday by a “slew” of other starters, Steichen said. A couple of starters may play a series or two, Steichen added.
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Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce has not been activated from the physically unable to perform list but his recovery from offseason foot surgery is on track, according to general manager Chris Ballard.
Ahead of joint workouts with the Patriots in advance of the preseason opener Thursday night in Foxboro, Ballard also clarified the nature of Pierce’s March surgical procedure and denied that a second platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection to aid recovery was needed before training camp.MLB news
The Colts were satisfied enough with Pierce’s recovery timetable to sign him to a four-year, $114 million contract and traded Michael Pittman Jr. to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He had 47 receptions for 1,003 yards and six touchdowns in 2025. He has averaged 18.7 yards per catch in four seasons since being selected in the second round of the 2022 draft.
Pierce traveled with the team to New England and worked in the rehab group, doing conditioning and individual drills during the joint practice.
Ballard said Pierce had the PRP injection in January due to lingering soreness in the heel and ankle but still required surgery in March. No second procedure or injection was required, contrary to published reports, according to Ballard.
Wide receivers coach Reggie Wayne wouldn’t address whether he was satisfied with the depth chart at the position as Josh Downs (groin) and Pierce work their way back to the field.
“We know what he means to our (WR) room. I just want him whenever he’s 100%,” Wayne said. “I don’t want him at 80, I don’t want him at 85.”
The Colts added D.J. Montgomery to the roster Monday for his third stint with the team.
COLTS HC SHANE STEICHEN: https://www.colts.com/video/indianapolis-colts-head-coach-shane-steichen-on-joint-practice-thursday-night-starting-qb-against-new-england-patriots
WR JOSH DOWNS, S CAM BYNUM ON PATRIOTS JOINT PRACTICE
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INDIANA FEVER
FEVER COACH STEPHANIE WHITE SAYS DIVISIVENESS ‘WILL NOT WIN’ DURING PREGAME RANT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White has had enough of the conversations around the WNBA this season that aren’t about basketball.
On Tuesday, she finally lashed out.
The 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year and one of the original Fever players angrily defended herself after she was criticized for her response to DiJonai Carrington’s flagrant foul on Sophie Cunningham, and pleaded with people to focus on the sport and not the continual sideshows.
“The hate, the fearmongering, the divisiveness that’s trying to hijack our league will not win. It won’t win,” White said, her voice rising as she pounded the table in front of her. “We are united. We are connected. We will not be divided. Every day these women put their ass on the line. Every day when they go low, we go high. Love will win. Grace will win. Humility will win and kindness will win. I stand by them, I will always stand by them. Everybody else can go to hell.”
White left immediately after her 2 1/2-minute outburst ended without taking questions.
Indiana responded with one of its best halves of the season, shooting 59% from the field and 79% on 3-pointers on its way to a 106-92 victory over the New York Liberty. The Fever have won seven of their last nine despite being the focal point of so many controversies.
Fever All-Star Caitlin Clark wasn’t surprised by how the Fever played or White’s pregame reaction. She was more upset by the boos she heard during White’s pregame introduction.
“I talked to Steph earlier in the day and you know I think we forget a lot of times, like, we’re humans and she has feelings and there are moments that are really hard and sometimes that’s the job we sign up for,” Clark said. “At the same time, it’s OK to feel those emotions and I told her I’ve been through the same thing.”
Clark added: “There was like no way we were losing this game. Like, that’s my head coach. Like, I hated that our fans booed her before the game. That made me a little sick to be honest.”
Carrington hit Cunningham in the head and neck area Saturday, knocking the Fever guard hard to the ground on a breakaway layup. Cunningham got up and charged toward Carrington but was restrained.
Carrington was assessed a Flagrant 2, an automatic ejection. The Chicago Sky player then wrote “WHITE PRIVILEGE” and tagged the Fever on a social media account. On Monday, Carrington said she never claimed the foul call was “white privilege.”
Cunningham has been outspoken about her desire to keep transgender women out of women’s sports, a position that has spurred rallies in support of and opposed to her stance.
White initially said she thought the refs got the call right but that she didn’t think that action near the head and neck area was intentional. Critics claimed she was defending Carrington.
“OK… The Indiana Fever need to let Stephanie White go,” Indiana Lieutenant Gov. Micah Beckwith wrote Sunday on X. “No solid coach would ever take the side of the opposing team’s player who committed a flagrant foul on one of your own players. Terrible coaching! The Fever need to defend their players.”
White explained Tuesday that she had not seen the replay when she first spoke with reporters Saturday and that she changed her opinion after watching it again. She called the foul “egregious.”
“Our players’ success, our players’ health and wellness, our players’ safety is always a top priority,” she began, her voice rising. “One of the things I pride myself on is my relationships with my players. For those who have anything to say about the play in the last game, I didn’t see the replay. I went straight to a press conference, I thought the play got called right. Thankfully, Sophie is OK. Was it egregious? Absolutely.
“When you get a chance to see that on replay over and over, you see that. I didn’t see that in real time. I personally take any suggestions that I don’t 100% always have my players back. I ride with them 10 toes down all the time, all the time.”
Cunningham received a loud ovation when she entered Tuesday’s game. She and White hugged after the game.
“I think there’s just been a lot of outside noise but our locker room is good,” Cunningham said. “We have each other’s backs. Coach loves us. So give her her flowers. She didn’t see the clip and that’s OK. Me and Steph are great, and Steph is great with all of us.”
White faced a similar controversy when Clark also was fouled hard earlier this season, prompting a letter from the U.S. House of Representatives to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
White and Clark also were involved in a sideline spat in late and there was speculation about White’s job status following the incident.
Now White just wants everyone to get back to basketball.
“It’s a shame we can’t have an opportunity to talk about what great basketball they are playing,” White said with emphasis. “The reality is, with me, I will always lead with love. I will always lead with grace, I will always lead with humility. and I will always lead with integrity. It doesn’t mean I’ll always get it right. I’m human.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 11, 2026) — The Indiana Fever (21-12) defeated the New York Liberty 106-92 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday night behind 69 combined points from Kelsey Mitchell (28), Caitlin Clark (22) and Aliyah Boston (18).
The Fever found their rhythm early, outscoring the Liberty 29-23 in the first quarter with Mitchell contributing a team-leading 12 points. Indiana earned an 18-point advantage over New York, finishing the second quarter 64-46 thanks in part to 13 points from Clark.
With six different players adding points to the board in the third quarter, the Fever expanded their lead to 87-67 entering the final 10 minutes of the game. The Fever closed out the win in the fourth quarter, led by seven points from Boston to secure the 14-point victory.
Indiana Fever Notes:
Caitlin Clark earned her 10th point/assists double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 assists, tied for the fourth most in a single season in WNBA history, with 11 games remaining. Additionally, it marked her 27th career points/assists double-double, one shy of tying Sue Bird for the third most in WNBA history.
Additionally, Caitlin Clark extended her lead as the league’s leader with her 19th 20+ point/assist game, nine more than Courtney Vandersloot in second.
Caitlin Clark’s double-double gives her the third-most in Indiana Fever history with 29 in her career, breaking a previous tie jointly held by NaLyssa Smith and Teaira McCowan. Clark is now just behind Aliyah Boston (50) and Tamika Catchings (96) in only 86 games played.
Following tonight’s game, Caitlin Clark has now provided 62 assists to Kelsey Mitchell, the seventh most to one teammate in WNBA history.
With 22 points and 10 assists, Clark recorded her ninth 20/10 game of the season, passing herself for the most of said games in a single season.
Kelsey Mitchell earned her 17th consecutive 20+ point scoring game, extending her record for most consecutive 20+ point games in a single season, while closing in on A’ja Wilson’s record of 20 games overall.
Kelsey Mitchell recorded her 48th consecutive double-digit scoring game, extending her lead as the team’s longest of said streak, while marking the 10th longest in WNBA history.
Mitchell’s 28-point game marks her 18th 25+ point game of the season, the fourth most in a single season in WNBA history.
Picking the pocket of Marine Fauthoux in the second quarter, Mitchell moved into No. 4 overall in Fever franchise history in steals. The steal marked Mitchell’s 252nd, passing Fever legend Katie Douglas (251)
With four assists, Aliyah Boston moved into seventh all-time in franchise history with 469 assists throughout her career, moving past Tully Bevilaqua (467).
The Fever earned their 21st win this season, tied for the third-most in a single season in franchise history, doing so in 33 games played. The current record of 24 wins was set in 2024 in the 43rd game of the season.
The team’s 11 three pointers in the first half are the second most in a single half in franchise history, one shy of the record of 12 set on Aug. 18, 2024. Meanwhile, the Fever’s seven three pointers in the second quarter are the second most in a single quarter in franchise history, one shy of the record of 8, also set on Aug. 18, 2024.
The Fever scored 100+ points for the 15th time this season, extending their lead as the league’s leader for most 100+ point games in a single season.
Guard Ty Harris recorded her 200th WNBA appearance on the night.
Finding Aliyah Boston at the 8:39 mark of the third quarter, Ty Harris tallied her 500th career assist, now with 502 across her career.
With her lone rebound in the game, Lexie Hull pulled in her 500th career rebound, all as a member of the Fever.
Center Mercedes Russell made her Indiana Fever debut at :56 in the fourth quarter.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In his first game back after losing 43 games to the injured list, Nick Yorke launched a go-ahead, seventh-inning home run for his first long ball of the season, but the Nashville Sounds got the last laugh as they beat the Indianapolis Indians, 6-5, on Tuesday night at First Horizon Park.
The Indians (25-15, 56-59) took an early one-run lead in the first inning after stringing together four straight singles by Yorke, Billy Cook, Johnathan Rodríguez and Tyler Callihan, with Callihan providing the RBI knock. Nashville (20-20, 63-52) responded immediately in the bottom frame, taking a 2-1 lead as Luis Matos shot a line-drive single over the head of a leaping Yorke. Bo Naylor and MLB rehabber Sal Frelick scored on the hit.
n the fourth inning, Derek Berg extended his hitting streak to five games, collecting an RBI single and tying the contest, 2-2. Eduardo Garcia snatched the lead right back in the bottom frame with a two-RBI single, pushing the Sounds ahead, 4-2.
Cook inched the Indians closer, 4-3, with one swing of the bat, clobbering a 418-foot solo home run in the fifth inning.
In the seventh inning, Dominic Fletcher laid the groundwork for the third lead change of the night, dropping a ball right next to the right field foul line in fair territory for a double. Yorke, who just barely missed a home run in his last at-bat to foul territory in deep left field, rocketed a two-run long ball to left-center field for an Indians 5-4 lead.
Akil Baddoo claimed the fifth RBI single of the night between both clubs, knotting up the game, 5-5, in the bottom frame. He was the hero of tonight’s contest for the Sounds, as Baddoo delivered the final blow in the ninth inning with a walk-off single off Noah Murdock (L, 0-2). Blake Holub (W, 4-2) earned the win.
The Indians look to bounce back behind RHP Antwone Kelly (5-5, 4.24), who will face Nashville’s LHP Colton Gordon (6-5, 3.98) at 7:35 PM ET on Wednesday night.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Following the fifth day of the Indiana football program’s fall camp on Tuesday (August 11) offensive lineman Joe Brunner and defensive lineman Joe Hjelle spoke with the media in the Don Croftcheck Football Team Room.
OL JOE BRUNNER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7-3uqLXMQ0
DL JOE HJELLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t098lRtOh98
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer looks to open the regular season when they host Hampton in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers will face off against the Pirates from Bill Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 8 pm.
The Hoosiers look to build from last season, as Head Coach Josh Rife enters his second season at the helm.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana (0-0-0, 0-0-0 B1G) vs. Hampton
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 • 8:00 p.m. ET
Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: B1G+
Radio: N/A
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
ABOUT THE PIRATES
Hampton looks to play their first game against a power-four opponent under new Head Coach Sam Cain.
SEASON IN REVIEW
The Hoosiers look to get the 2026 season started under second-year Head Coach Josh Rife.
The Hoosiers last season had 10 goal scorers, led by returners Maggie Ledwith and Grace Hamm with five and four goals, respectively. Among returners, Aleyna Quinn and Paige Droner followed with two goals apiece, followed by Haden Vlcek, Jenna Chatterton, and Bella Haggerty who also found the net for Indiana a season ago.
Ledwith also led the team in points with 14, followed by Hamm with nine. Quinn and Droner followed, each recording four points. Jenna Chatterton, Vlcek, and Haggerty tallied two points this past season along with Kennedy Neighbors and Ella Stanley each recording one point apiece.
In goal, Sally Rainey and Dani Jacobson combined for four shutouts and 64 saves across the 2025 the season. Jacobson also had a solo shutout in a win against Ball State. She looks to continue to be a force in goal for the Hoosiers this season.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
ATLANTA – Making an impact in the Greater Lafayette community, senior defensive end CJ Madden has been named to the watch list for the 2026 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy. The watch list recognizes college football players from across the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) who exemplify community service, academic excellence and athletic achievement.
Widely regarded as college football’s premier award for community service, the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy celebrates student-athletes who use their platforms to serve others and create positive change. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winner and Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel, who turned his football success into a lifelong mission of service, the award reflects his legacy of leadership and humanitarianism. This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the trophy’s founding.
Ever since arriving in West Lafayette prior to the 2024 season, Madden has made a difference on and off the field. For the second straight year, he has made monetary donations and dedicated time to the Hanna Center, a local community center that provides support for youth and senior citizens throughout the area. Through his donations and visits, Madden serves as a role model for kids at the Hanna Center.
Madden was selected as a team captain by his teammates ahead of the 2025 season. After missing the majority of the 2024 campaign due to injury, his first season as a Boilermaker, he played in all 12 games and made eight starts last year. The Ellenwood, Georgia, native racked up 16 tackles, while adding 2.5 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sack.
The 2026 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy finalists will be selected by a national voting committee, with input from a fan vote. The 2026 recipient will also serve as captain of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and will be announced live on The Home Depot College Football Awards show on December 11, airing on ESPN.
DEFENSIVE BACK COACH CHARLES CLARK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX1cctz4wM
DB JUSTIN JENSON JR. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_r9TyyXStA
DB JADEN MANGHAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS7MRoISeAM
DB JOHN SLAUGHTER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seHq60OR05k
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp and junior linebacker Kynston Viliamu-Asa were both named to the Lombardi Award Watch List, presented to outstanding linemen and linebackers who best epitomize his values of leadership, courage, performance, and discipline on and off the field.
Notre Dame has had five winners of the Lombardi Award: DE Walt Patulski (1971), DE Ross Browner (1977), DT Chris Zorich (1990), OL Aaron Taylor (1993) and LB Manti Te’o (2012). Notre Dame student-athletes who were finalists for the Lombardi Award include OG Larry DiNardo (1970), DL Steve Niehaus (1975), DL Ross Browner (1976), TE Ken MacAfee (1977), LB Bob Crable (1981), DL Chris Zorich (1989), OT Aaron Taylor (1992) and OT Joe Alt (2023).
Knapp, who was also named to the Outland Trophy Watch List earlier this month, started all 12 games last year at left tackle and 29 in total the past two seasons.
Behind Knapp and the Notre Dame offensive line, the Irish displayed one of the nation’s premier rushing attacks. Notre Dame finished the 2025 season tied for third nationally with 5.69 yards per carry, tied for fifth with 38 rushing touchdowns and ranked sixth among Power 4 programs with 203.4 rushing yards per game. The Irish’s 5.69 yards per carry marked the second-highest single-season average in program history, while their 38 rushing touchdowns matched the third-most in a season at Notre Dame.
Also a member of the Nagurski Trophy Watch List and the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List this preseason, Viliamu-Asa saw action in 11 games last year, making two starts before missing the final game of the season due to injury. The Inland Empire, California native finished fourth on the team with 48.0 total tackles. He also notched 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks to go along with an interception, two pass breakups and five quarterback hurries during his sophomore campaign.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior cornerback Leonard Moore has been selected to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, which recognizes college football players from across the Football Bowl Subdivision who exemplify community service, academic excellence and athletic achievement.
This preseason, Moore has also been named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Watch List, the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List, the Nagurski Trophy Watch List and has been named a first-team preseason All-American by both Walter Camp and Sporting News.
Notre Dame has had one winner of the Wuerffel Trophy: linebacker Drue Tranquill in 2018. The Irish have had several finalists, including two in the past three years – linebacker JD Bertrand (2023) and linebacker Jack Kiser (2024). Tranquill was also a finalist in 2017, and linebacker Brandon Hoyte was a finalist in 2005. Aamil Wagner was a semifinalist last season (2025).
Moore leads initiatives to combat chronic absenteeism and inspire student success through mentorship and accountability with Tackle Attendance South Bend, a community-driven initiative founded by Moore. Focused on creating a culture of accountability and encouragement, the program unites schools, families, and local partners to provide mentorship, resources, and innovative engagement tools. Tackle Attendance is dedicated to helping students stay engaged, build positive habits, and reach their full potential.
Moore also volunteers for the Black Student Athlete Summit, something he has participated in annually since 2015. He also partners with NDAQ Academie, where he completely funded a new, regulation size basketball court in Dakar, Senegal this past June to expand access opportunities and build a resource that can serve the community for years to come.
In 2025, Moore was named a Unanimous All-American after leading the team with five interceptions, tied for the seventh-most in the country. He tallied 31.0 total tackles, forced one fumble and had seven pass breakups.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
Butler has set tip times of 6:30 p.m. for both of the Bulldogs’ home exhibitions to open the 2026-27 season.
Butler will host Indiana Sunday, Oct. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the first game of Ronald Nored’s Butler coaching career. One week later, the Bulldogs will play Indiana State Sunday, Oct. 18.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS: Butler alum Ronald Nored takes over head coaching duties at his alma mater after spending the last decade on coaching staffs in the NBA. The Bulldogs return five players from last season’s roster, headlined by starters Jalen Jackson and Drayton Jones. Jackson helped the Bulldogs to the 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off title and 5-1 start to the 2025-26 season before missing the remainder of the campaign due to injury. Butler’s newcomers include Asim Djulovic, who starred for Mega Superbet in his native Serbia, and Samu Adler, who led his Salon Vilpas team to the Korisliiga league title and earned Player of the Year honors in his native Finland. Three of the team’s incoming transfers averaged double figures last season: Treyson Anderson (North Dakota State), Jordan Ellerbee (Florida Gulf Coast), and Christian Moore (The Citadel); that trio joins two power conference additions in Eduardo Klafke (Ole Miss) and Samis Calderon (Kansas).
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION: Season tickets for the upcoming 2026-27 basketball season are on sale now at butlersports.com/seasontickets. The Bulldogs will once again host all 10 BIG EAST rivals at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets.
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IU INDY MEN’S GOLF
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s golf program and head coach Jamie Broce announced the additions of three in-state signees for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Jaxon Calhoon (Greenwood, Ind. / Indiana Digital Gateway Academy), Thomas Klinker (Fishers, Ind. / Fishers) and Nathan Springer (Greenwood, Ind. / Center Grove) will all join the program this fall as true freshmen and all ranked among the state’s top high school players.
“We’re excited about this group of young men. We think our program is trending the right direction with a combination of older guys leading the way and a great group of young men behind them,” Broce said. “These three guys continue to build on the group of young men in the program. They’re all going to compete for spots in the lineup and push us to be even better.”
Below are pertinent details on all three of the newest additions.
Jaxon Calhoon
Greenwood, Ind. / Indiana Digital Gateway Academy
-Began his high school career at Roncalli before finishing through Indiana Gateway Academy
-Was Marion County medalist and Circle City Conference champion as a sophomore in 2023
-Earned All-Circle City Conference and Roncalli’s Golf MVP Award as a sophomore
-Won three events on the Indiana Junior Golf Tour in 2024, including the Junior Tour Championship at TPC at Woodlands Trail
-Won the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour event at Birck Boilermaker Golf Club
Thomas Klinker
Fishers, Ind. / Fishers
-Earned a pair of top-10 finishes on the Golfweek Junior Tour in 2025-26, including a sixth-place finish at Indiana University
-Finished t-15th at the 2025 IHSAA Boys State Finals as a junior with a 3-over 147 at Prairie View
-Sectional and Regional runner-up his junior season
-Earned six top-10 finishes on the Junior Golf Tour in 2024, including a runner-up finish at the Hoosier Junior Championships at The Legends
-Won the 2023 Junior Tour event at The Players Club
Nathan Springer
Greenwood, Ind. / Center Grove
-Two-time All-State performer at Center Grove
-Finished t-9th at the 2026 IHSAA Boys State Finals with a 36-hole 146 (74-72)
-Three-time All-Johnson County honoree
-Was 2025 Franklin Community Sectional winner at The Legends, winning in a playoff
-Was 2026 Regional runner-up
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IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s golf program has announced the addition of local product Janelle Garcia (Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern) to join the Jaguars ahead of the 2026-2027 season. Garcia enjoyed a standout career at Hamilton Southeastern and on the Golfweek Junior Tour.
“Janelle has played a lot of really good golf for a really long time. She’s a really talented, poised player,” head coach Jamie Broce said. “She’s going to come in and compete right away and make our lineup better. Her personality fits in really well with the other young ladies on the team, so we’re excited to have her on board.”
This summer, Garcia earned a third-place finish at the Indiana PGA Women’s Open at Battle Ground Golf Club with a 54-hole 217 (74-70-73), placing second among the amateurs in the field. Last summer, she earned wins on the Golfweek Junior Tour at Dayton Country Club and Purgatory Golf Club, carding 1-under 143 (71-72) at Purgatory. She also earned a runner-up finish at the Pfau Course at IU, highlighting a collection of top-five finishes.
She was a four-year letterwinner at HSE and two-time All-State honoree. She was Hoosier Conference and sectional medalist her senior year after earning sectional runner-up honors as a junior. She was regional medalist her sophomore season and runner-up as a junior.
She was the 2023 Junior Tour Player of the Year and was Girls State Junior Championship runner-up that season. In addition, she’s a two-time IGF Age Group Champion.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MUNCIE, iND. — Fresh off back-to-back Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season championships, the Ball State women’s basketball team has officially revealed a highly competitive non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
The challenging slate features matchups against four opponents that qualified for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Fans can look forward to high-profile contests at home in Worthen Arena, as well as an exciting mid-December trip to Hawai’i for the Maui Classic.
The Cardinals kick off their regular season at home, November 2, hosting Arkansas State for the first of two MAC-SBC Challenge games. Shortly after, they return to Worthen Arena on November 7 to face NCAA Tournament qualifier High Point.
Ball State then hosts back-to-back Power Four opponents. Ball State welcomes Louisville from the ACC on November 12, marking only the third time in program history that the Cardinals have hosted UofL in Muncie. Following that, they face Illinois from the Big Ten on November 18 in just the second-ever home matchup against the Fighting Illini.
After their opening homestand, the team hits the road for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Cardinals travel to Chicago to play UIC November 24 and then to Temple on November 27, before returning home to wrap up the holiday weekend against Robert Morris on November 29.
December opens with a highly anticipated road trip to Maryland on December 1, which features a meaningful reunion with former Ball State head coach Brenda Frese. The road swing continues at Cincinnati on December 4. The Cardinals then return to Muncie on December 9 to host their annual Field Trip Day against IU Indy.
Before breaking for the holidays, Ball State heads to the islands for the Maui Classic on December 18-19. The competitive four-team tournament field consists of Ball State, Oregon State, Idaho State and San Francisco.
Finally, the Cardinals wrap their non-conference schedule at home on December 30 against Fresno State.
Fans won’t have to wait long for the rest of the season details, as the Mid-American Conference schedule is set to be released Wednesday, August 12, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State opens the 2026 season this week as the Sycamores travel to Macomb, Ill. for a nonconference matchup at Western Illinois. Kickoff at the John MacKenzie Alumni Field is set for 2 p.m. ET.
The Sycamores head into the third season under the leadership of head coach Paul Lawrence as Indiana State looks to build off an 8-6-6 record, including a 4-2-3 mark in Missouri Valley play. The season included Indiana State’s first home MVC playoff match since the 2021 season after finishing third overall in the MVC standings.
Indiana State will look to build off their preseason momentum after the Sycamores topped Ball State in a midweek exhibition on August 6 in Muncie, Ind. Madison Ziebarth scored the go-ahead goal in the exhibition matchup against Cardinals, while all three of the Indiana State goalkeepers combined to post a clean sheet in the 1-0 win.
The Sycamores controlled the tempo throughout the contest against the Cardinals and return a bevy of experience on the pitch on both the attacking and defensive sides of the ball.
Indiana State returns four of its top five leading goal scorers from the 2025 campaign, including junior forward Alex Lehnert who paced the Sycamores with nine goals and six assists over the year. The New Lenox, Ill. native led the Valley in points (24), points per game (1.20), goals scored (9), assists (6), and was second in the league in shots per game (2.85).
Also returning for the Sycamores include forward Tori Angelo (six goals, two assists), Isabella Berta (three goals, four assists), and Kaitlynn Long (three goals, four assists). Addyson Warner (three goals), and Quinn Urquhart (two goals) also found success in finding the back of the net multiple times last season.
Indiana State also looks to the development of forward Hailey Morgan, CharlieBleu Saunders, Elise McDonald, Peyton Wetzel, Ashlyn Cohen, and Addison Hamm, while freshmen Meagyn Riffle and Emely Lopez are expected to see playing time in the early portion of the season.
Defensively, the Sycamores return strength with the development of defenders Riley Mathews and Mackenzie Mills following standout freshmen seasons. Indiana State also returns the experience of Avery Oergel, Madison Ziebarth, Kaylin Klutcharch, and Freya Robbie to help anchor the backline.
The Sycamores also welcomed depth and athleticism to the defensive group with the additions of Ava Evans, Dominae Butler, Ava Stevens set to bolster the group.
Inside the net, Indiana State will see several new faces make their debut with the Sycamores in the 2026 season. Sophomore Sofie Hansen, freshman Allie Turnbull, and sophomore Annah Wasiak are expected to battle for playing time as the season continues.
The Leathernecks head into the regular season looking to continue their growth under second-year head coach Ross Henderson. WIU returns 10 players from last season’s program, while welcoming 12 players to the roster after posting a 1-17-1 record in 2025.
WIU fell in both of their exhibition matches in the preseason, dropping 1-0 decisions to both Northern Illinois and Quincy.
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EVANSVILLE XC
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Head Coach Matt Logan and the University of Evansville cross country program have released their 2026 schedule. Appointed on August 4, the season is Logan’s first at the helm of the Purple Aces.
Evansville will compete in six meets over the course of the season, beginning on September 4. The Aces open the season with a trip across town to host in the Stegemoller Screagle Twilight, hosted by Southern Indiana. A week later, the Aces head north to East Lansing, Mich. to compete in the Michigan State-hosted Spartan Invite on September 11.
A busy month of October begins on October 3, when Evansville treks to Louisville to compete in the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic. Following a two-week break, the Aces travel to Terre Haute to take part in the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational, hosted by conference rival Indiana State. Finally, the Aces conclude the month with the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on October 30, taking place in Des Moines, Iowa.
This year’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional falls on November 13, as the Aces will take another trip north to East Lansing to compete.
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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
Coming off a rookie campaign in which she was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, Valpo soccer sophomore Kiara Desiderio (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) has been selected to the Preseason All-MVC Team.
Desiderio, who became Valpo’s first Freshman of the Year since joining the Valley and was also a Second Team All-MVC choice, kicked off her Beacon career with a team-high seven goals in 2025 — tied for third-most by a freshman in program history. She ranked third in the MVC in goals and fifth in points (15), while also being tied for seventh nationally in goals by a freshman.
Desiderio and the Beacons kick off the 2026 season Thursday afternoon as they head to Eastern Illinois for a 3 p.m. matchup with the Panthers.
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1867 – The Atlantics beat the Mutuals‚ 18 – 15‚ in the first match of the season series between the two clubs. George Zettlein pitches the win.
1875 – With the score 1 – 0 and two out in the last of the 9th inning‚ Hartford’s Tom York hits a triple over the center fielder’s head. The next batter‚ Bob Ferguson‚ after hitting a number of fouls lefthanded‚ turns around and bats righthanded‚ getting a double to tie the score. Rain ends the game with the score Hartford 1‚ Mutuals 1.
1876 – Chicago’s versatile Cal McVey has the unusual distinction of both pitching and catching in a 5 – 0 win over Cincinnati. The win goes to starter Al Spalding‚ his tenth straight win over the Reds.
1880 – After 21 consecutive victories at home‚ Chicago suffers its first defeat at Lake Front Park this season‚ losing to Providence, 6 – 4. The White Stockings had not lost a National League game at home since August 25‚ 1879.
1886 – Guy Hecker allows 16 hits and 11 runs and goes 4-for-5 as Louisville wins a 27 – 11 slugfest against Brooklyn. There is scoring in 13 of the 14 half innings before the game is called to allow the Grays to catch a train.
1887 – At the Mets’ grounds on Staten Island‚ Philadelphia Athletic batter Gus Weyhing hits an apparent triple that RF Ed Hogan kicks into the stage of the play “The Fall of Babylon.” Since the ground rules at the park call for a double on hits into the theatrical set‚ the umpire orders Weyhing back to second base. After a futile argument‚ the Athletics leave the field and forfeit the game‚ 9 – 7.
1888 – St. Louis’s Charles “Silver” King posts his 30th win of the season‚ besting the Athletics with a 2 – 0 two-hitter. The game is marred by the collapse of an elevated walkway at Sportsman’s Park‚ but there are no serious injuries.
1889 – An 11 – 0 two-hitter by Elton Chamberlain completes a three-game sweep for St. Louis (AA)‚ boosting the Browns’ lead over the Bridegrooms to 3 1/2 games. Total paid attendance is 32‚911.
1890:
William “Farmer” Weaver of Louisville (AA) hits for the cycle‚ collecting two singles‚ a double‚ and two triples off Ezra Lincoln and Ed Mars of Syracuse. Weaver will go 4-for-5 tomorrow against Cannonball Titcomb of Syracuse.
Charlie Bennett homers in the 12th inning off Philadelphia’s Phenomenal Smith to give Boston a 1 – 0 victory.
1892 – The Orioles remove outfield posts‚ around which ropes holding back overflow crowds would be wrapped‚ after a ball hit by Harry Stovey strikes a post and bounces back toward the infield‚ forcing Stovey to stop at second base. Another factor in the decision is an incident three days ago in which Oriole RF Frank “Piggy” Ward missed a sure catch when he ran upon a post. It doesn’t help today as visiting Philadelphia wins‚ 9 – 6.
1893 – After making three errors in a 9 – 3 first-game loss in Cleveland‚ St. Louis LF Jesse Burkett is criticized for forgetting to follow Elmer Smith’s example and wear sunglasses. Cleveland wins the second game‚ 4 – 3.
1895 – Heavyweight boxing champion Jim Corbett‚ a good ballplayer and a great gate attraction‚ plays 1B for the Scranton team in an Eastern League victory over Buffalo. Corbett collects two singles and knocks in two runs. His brother Joe‚ who will become a major league pitcher‚ plays SS. The champ will appear another three dozen times in minor league games.
1896 – Napoleon Lajoie‚ who batted .429 in the New England League‚ makes his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. He goes 1-for-5 in a 9 – 0 win over Washington.
1897 – Baltimore regains second place with an 11 – 7 victory over its favorite opponent‚ Philadelphia.
1899:
The grandstand at Louisville’s Eclipse Park burns down. The Colonels will try and make do with a temporary stand.
The Giants sell pitcher Jouett Meekin to Boston for $3‚500. Meekin averaged 25 wins a year from 1894-1898‚ but has slipped to 5-11 this season.
The Reds sweep a twinbill from Boston by 7 – 2 scores‚ and set a Cincinnati club record by winning 12 in a row.
1903:
Giant outfielder Sam Mertes walks five times and New York eases to a 14 – 4 win over St. Louis.
In the second game at Boston‚ the Boston Nationals’ Joe Stanley clouts his first major league homer‚ a grand slam off Chicago’s Jock Menefee. Stanley will hit his second career homer in 1905‚ again a grand slam. Pat Moran also hits a grand slam as Boston wins‚ 11 – 10‚ with Pop Williams beating Menefee. Chicago wins the opener‚ 7 – 4‚ with slow Bob Wicker outpitching Togie Pittinger.
1906 – A Sunday crowd estimated at 30‚000 is on hand in Chicago to watch the red-hot White Sox beat the Highlanders‚ 3 – 0. The gates are closed an hour before game time‚ locking many fans outside.
1907 – At Chicago‚ Ed Walsh loses to the Red Sox and George Winter‚ 5 – 3‚ but ties the American League record for assists by a pitcher in a game with 11. It is the second time this year he’s had 11 assists.
1909:
In Chicago‚ the Giants sweep a doubleheader with the Cubs to inch closer to second place. New York wins the opener‚ 5 – 2‚ then Christy Mathewson sets down the Cubs‚ 3 – 0‚ for his 18th win.
Umpire Tim Hurst is dropped by the American League following an investigation into the spitting incident in the August 3rd game between the Athletics and White Sox. In September, the league will add former pitcher Bill Dinneen to its umpiring staff to take Hurst’s vacant spot.
1912:
Three men attack Ty Cobb on his way to the Detroit rail station. Cobb sustains a cut on his shoulder, but catches one of his attackers and pistol-whips him. Cobb then travels to Syracuse and gets two hits in an exhibition game.
The Cards paste Red Ames for six runs in three innings‚ then add two more against reliever Christy Mathewson to win‚ 8 – 6. Matty takes the loss; his record is now 17-8.
Chicago Cubs owner Charles Murphy hints that the Cards and other clubs go easy against John McGraw’s Giants. Later Phils owner Horace Fogel‚ a former Giants manager whose ownership of the Phils is seen as a front for Murphy and financial backer Charles Taft of Cincinnati, OH, echoes the accusation and charges National League umpires with favoring the Giants. It will lead to Fogel’s being expelled from the NL.
1913 – Art Fromme‚ with relief help from Christy Mathewson‚ beats Brooklyn‚ 6 – 5. Matty comes on in the 11th and gives up a lead-off triple to Zack Wheat‚ but the Giants pitcher cuts down the chaff that follows‚ and New York wins‚ 6 – 5.
1915 – At Forbes Field‚ young Al Mamaux yields just three hits in beating Giants starter Jeff Tesreau‚ 3 – 0.
1916 – At Fenway Park‚ Babe Ruth squares off against Washington lefty Harry Harper and both pitchers leave after seven innings‚ with Boston trailing, 1 – 0. Ruth‚ with two strikeouts at the plate‚ is lifted for pinch hitter Hal Janvrin. Washington reliever Walter Johnson makes two errors in the 8th and gives up two runs in the 9th as Boston wins‚ 2 – 1.
1917 – The Lincoln Links defeat the Joplin Miners, 2 – 1, in a 21-inning Western League contest.
1918:
At Fenway Park‚ the Yankees win their tenth of 15 games with the league leaders by beating Boston‚ 2 – 1. Getting his opportunity because of the war‚ lefty Hank Robinson is making his first major league start since 1915. He allows just three hits in besting Babe Ruth‚ who gives up four safeties. Jack Fournier scores the winning run on a squeeze bunt‚ while Ruth‚ hitless on the afternoon‚ pops out for the last out of the game.
Cleveland moves to within 2 1/2 games of the Red Sox by unraveling the visiting White Sox‚ 11 – 2. Ray Chapman leads the offense with three hits and three runs‚ while Guy Morton gives up just two Chicago hits.
At Chicago‚ Carmen Hill coasts to a 12 – 1 win over the Cubs‚ as Pittsburgh rattles 17 hits off three Chicago pitchers. Walter Schmidt is the big Buc with two doubles‚ a triple‚ and a stolen base.
1921 – The Phillies’ George Smith allows 12 hits but still manages to shut out the Braves‚ 4 – 0.
1922 – The Wichita Falls Spudders (Texas League)‚ winners of 24 games in a row‚ face a tough opponent in grandfathered Dallas spitballer Snipe Conley. Halfway through the game‚ Conley complains of a burning sensation on his lips and mouth‚ limiting his ability to throw his specialty. The Spudders eventually win‚ 4 – 3‚ but when the ball is examined later it is revealed that a creosote compound was rubbed into the seams‚ Dallas protests the game. League president J. Doak Roberts upholds the protest‚ ending the Spudders’ streak at 24‚ three short of the record.
1929:
Reading Keystones outfielder George Quellich gets his 15th straight hit, apparently an organized baseball record. Quellich had a single, double and homer on August 9th against the Toronto Maple Leafs to begin the streak. He is stopped by Montreal Royals pitcher Elam Vangilder with a fly ball out.
At Boston‚ Guy Bush‚ the National League’s leading pitcher‚ loses his second game‚ bowing as a reliever‚ 4 – 2‚ in ten innings. Bush has won 16.
1930 – With 40‚000 fans on hand at Wrigley Field‚ Dazzy Vance gives up 14 hits and walks four but strands 16 Cubs runners. With the game tied‚ 2 – 2‚ in the 11th Riggs Stephenson bounces a single to drive in the winning run. Brooklyn loads the bases in both the 9th and 10th but comes up dry; in the 8th Brooklyn adds up a triple by Babe Herman‚ a walk to Del Bissonette‚ and an Al Lopez single for zero runs.
1931 – The Giants land highly-regarded Len Koenecke from Indianapolis for OF Harry Rosenberg‚ and pitchers Joe Heving and Jack Berly. Koenecke will have a decent season in 1932 before going to Brooklyn. He will die tragically in 1935.
1932:
American League president Will Harridge upholds Detroit’s protest of its August 1st game against New York and orders it replayed on September 8th. Detroit had protested because Tony Lazzeri’s and Ben Chapman’s batting order was orally reversed after the lineup cards were handed in before the game.
At Fenway Park‚ Paul Andrews holds the A’s to five hits and Boston beats George Earnshaw, 2 – 1. The win snaps the Sox losing streak of 11 games.
At the Polo Grounds‚ the Dodgers make 12 hits but just beat the Giants‚ 1 – 0. The Giants pull off a major league record-tying six double plays to keep the score down.
George Hubbell, younger brother of Carl Hubbell, is traded from the Muskogee Chiefs to the Hutchinson Wheat Shockers for four new baseballs.
1933 – Brooklyn’s longtime manager‚ Wilbert Robinson‚ is appointed president of the Atlanta Crackers (Southern Association) and will also manage the club. He is 69.
1934:
41,766 turn out to Fenway Park to see what will probably be Babe Ruth’s last game in Boston. In the first game of the doubleheader, Ruth goes 2 for 5 with a double, but misplays a Billy Werber line drive into a triple. Ruth is 0 for 1 with two walks in the second game, leaving in the 6th inning. He will in fact return to Hubtown in 1935, when he finishes his playing career with the Boston Braves.
In St. Louis, the Cubs sweep the Deans‚ winning 7 – 2 against Paul‚ and 6 – 4 over Dizzy. Big Jim Weaver wins the opener and Pat Malone is the victor against Diz.
1936:
The largest crowd ever to watch a baseball game turns out for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, with between 90,000 and 125,000 fans watching the US amateurs lose, 6 – 5, to the world amateurs. Most of the crowd comes not to watch the game, but for the athletics events that follow it.
In the first game‚ Boston pitcher Wes Ferrell shows his hitting skills‚ hitting two homers off A’s veteran Hod Lisenbee. Ferrell collects all six RBIs in picking up the win‚ 6 – 4. Ferrell’s first homer comes in the 3rd with his brother Rick on base and he homers again in the 4th inning with the sacks full. The six RBIs ties a major league record for pitchers (since surpassed by Vic Raschi and Tony Cloninger), and remains the record high for a pitcher driving in all of his team’s runs. The ace allows nine hits while striking out eight. The A’s square accounts by taking the nitecap‚ 6 – 0‚ behind Harry Kelley’s three-hitter.
1937 – In the first of two with the Yankees‚ Jimmie Foxx hits one way out of Fenway Park‚ the ball leaving the park to the right of the center field flag pole. The shot comes off New York’s Kemp Wicker and helps the Red Sox overpower the Yankees‚ 16 – 10, stopping New York’s win streak at ten. The Yawkeymen overcome a six-run deficit. Buck Newsom is credited with his 11th win. In the second game‚ Bump Hadley outpitches Archie McKain to push New York’s lead to 11 1/2 games over Boston.
1938 – The Senators release Wes Ferrell‚ who despite struggling with shoulder problems‚ leads the Nats staff with a 13-8 record. Clark Griffith‚ who has had differences with Ferrell over money‚ says Wes wasn’t helping the club. The Yankees will sign him in two days.
1939 – At Shibe Park‚ the Yankees bombard the feeble A’s, 18 – 4, as Steve Sundra (6-0) coasts to the win. Babe Dahlgren has four hits‚ including a solo homer in the 6th and a grand slam an inning later. He drives in six runs. Joe Gordon adds his 18th homer of the year.
1940:
Ernest Lawrence Thayer, author of “Casey at the Bat” dies in Santa Barbara, CA at age 77.
Cleveland and Detroit‚ deadlocked for first place (64-44)‚ square off. In the initial pitching duel between the two aces‚ Bob Feller tops Hal Newhouser‚ 8 – 5‚ to become the majors’ first 20-game winner.
1941:
Allie Reynolds strikes out 17 Madison Blues for the Cedar Rapids Raiders in a Three-I League contest.
The Senators’ Dutch Leonard wins his seventh in a row‚ 9 – 3‚ over the A’s. The A’s also lose LF Wally Moses for three weeks when he steps on a corn cob while retrieving a hit. Buddy Lewis has a pair of homers against the visiting A’s.
1945:
Mel Ott leads the Giants to a pair of wins over the Reds‚ 3 – 2 and 6 – 5. Ott hits a pinch three-run homer in the 8th inning of the nitecap after his homer and another by Danny Gardella leads the way in opener. The Reds’ Bill McKechnie‚ desperate for hitting‚ selects P Joe Bowman to pinch-hit for Vern Kennedy in the first game. Bowman is 0-for-42. He will hit .088 for the season.
Phils baserunner Tony Daniels collides with Cubs 1B Phil Cavarretta‚ sidelining the Cubs star for 25 of the next 27 games. The Cubs manage to win two from the Phils‚ 4 – 3 and 12 – 6.
In the lid-lifter at Briggs Stadium‚ pitcher Jim Tobin‚ acquired on waivers‚ pitches three scoreless innings against New York and clubs a three-run game-ending homer in the bottom of the 11th to win‚ 9 – 6. Another former Brave‚ Jim Turner‚ serves up the homer. The Tigers win the nitecap‚ 8 – 2‚ behind Hal Newhouser’s 18th win.
1946:
Stan Musial gets four hits in four at-bats against the Chicago Cubs, giving Musial 12 hits over three games. The St. Louis Cardinals win, 5 – 0, behind Al Brazle’s three-hitter.
Bluefield (Appalachian League) romps over Pulaski‚ 35 – 5‚ scoring in every inning including an 11-run 6th inning.
1947 – After losing the first game to Detroit‚ 7 – 1‚ the Browns take the nitecap, 6 – 5‚ beating Hal Newhouser in relief. For Newhouser‚ it is his first loss to the Browns after 15 consecutive wins.
1948 – In the second game of a doubleheader, the Cleveland Indians get 26 hits against the St. Louis Browns. The Indians set a record with 14 different players getting hits in the 26 – 3 win.
1949:
It is a long day. Boston wins the opener against the Senators‚ 15 – 7. Then the two teams establish a new major league record for nine innings by playing 3 hours and 14 minutes. The Sox finally win‚ 13 – 11. Roberto Ortiz‚ for the Nats‚ and Vern Stephens each drive in five in the opener‚ a complete game win for Chuck Stobbs. Joe Dobson‚ in relief‚ wins the nitecap‚ as the efficient Sox total 14 hits in each game.
At Ebbets Field‚ the Braves top the Dodgers‚ 5 – 3‚ in a game that Brooklyn protests. In the 8th inning‚ Duke Snider belts a drive off the center field screen that umpire Artie Gore signals a home run. The Braves point out that‚ according to the ground rules‚ the ball is still in play‚ and Gore sends Snider back to third base. When Duke is stranded there‚ the Dodgers protest. The protest will be rejected by Ford Frick‚ who censors Gore for the confusion he caused by his “bad judgment and slow thinking.”
1950:
The Giants’ Eddie Stanky is banished by umpire Lon Warneke for refusing to stop waving his arms in an attempt to distract Phillies’ batter Andy Seminick. This is a reprise of a shuffle Stanky initiated on August 9th. In the 4th‚ Stanky moves over behind second base and goes into a windup the same time as the pitcher. Giants manager Leo Durocher had agreed to await a league ruling on the tactic‚ but after Seminick knocks Hank Thompson unconscious in a collision at third base‚ Durocher turns Stanky loose. In the 4th‚ Seminick reaches base on an error‚ then on a force at second base, he puts a linebacker block on Bill Rigney‚ Stanky’s replacement‚ and both dugouts empty for a brawl. The Phils go on to win, 5 – 4, in 11 innings‚ on Stan Lopata’s triple and a sac fly by Eddie Waitkus. The Giants protest Stanky’s ouster to no avail.
Allie Reynolds hits a bases-loaded single and hurls the Yanks to a 7 – 2 win over the A’s. The loss goes to Carl Scheib‚ but Bobby Shantz pitches the last 6 2/3 innings and clouts his only career homer‚ off the Chief.
1951:
The Giants (59-51) start the day 13 games behind first place Brooklyn (70-36). On Wes Westrum Day at the Polo Grounds‚ Sal Maglie wins the first game against the Phillies, 3 – 2‚ and rookie Al Corwin takes the second game, 2 – 1. Eddie Stanky returns to the lineup after a week’s absence and has five walks in the two games while leading off. The sweep launches a 16-game win streak and a spurt of 39 wins in 47 games.
Roy Campanella breaks up a pitching duel between Don Newcombe and Boston’s Johnny Sain with a three-run homer‚ his second of the game‚ and the third time in nine games he’s collected a pair of homers. Campy’s five ribbies give the Dodgers a 7 – 2 win.
The Yankees lose a pair to the A’s. The A’s use 17 hits to win the opener‚ 9 – 5, then use Pennsylvania’s Sunday Blue Law which calls for a 7:00 curfew to win the nitecap‚ 7 – 4. The Yanks start an 8th-inning five-run rally at 6:37 and take a 9 – 7 lead‚ but the curfew wipes it out before Pete Suder can hit. Beginning next year‚ the American League will adopt the 40-year-old suspended game policy of the National League.
1952:
Stu Miller of the Cardinals blanks the Cubs, 1 – 0, in ten innings in his big league debut. For Bob Rush (11-11‚ 2.67 ERA)‚ it is his second 1 – 0 loss in a row; Pittsburgh beat him on August 8th.
At Boston‚ with the A’s leading 4 – 3 in the 13th with two out‚ Sox George Kell hits a fly ball down the left field line. When LF Gus Zernial attempts to catch the ball‚ a fan knocks it out of his glove. Interference is called and the A’s win.
A Texas League game between the Fort Worth Cats and Beaumont Roughnecks is stopped for several minutes by seagulls landing on the field. The seagulls harrass the players before settling in deep centerfield to watch the game.
1953:
Playing without the injured Mickey Mantle – out for ten days with a sprained knee – the Yankees explode for 28 hits off Washington pitching‚ two shy of the American League record. New York rolls to a 22 – 1 victory. Rookie Steve Kraly‚ relieving Whitey Ford‚ gives up a run to avert the largest shutout win in history. Ford has four hits‚ and Yogi Berra and Billy Martin each collect five RBIs. Hank Bauer scores five runs.
The Braves and Cards draw 36‚241‚ a record crowd for a twi-night doubleheader in Milwaukee’s County Stadium. The Braves don’t disappoint‚ taking both games‚ 8 – 2 and 5 – 3. Eddie Mathews drives in a pair in the opener to reach 100 RBIs.
Brooklyn slugger Duke Snider hits his second grand slam in three days‚ accounting for all the runs in the Dodgers’ 4 – 0 win over the Giants. Carl Erskine allows New York just two hits.
At Wrigley Field‚ Andy Seminick belts a grand slam in the top of the 9th to break a 6 – 6 tie and give the Reds a 10 – 6 win over the Cubs.
At St. Louis‚ Ray Boone smashes his fourth grand slam of the year to tie a major league record‚ as the Tigers win‚ 7 – 3.
In an 8 – 4 Phils win at Pittsburgh‚ Robin Roberts wins his 20th of the year and his 15th straight over the Bucs stretching back to May 20‚ 1951. It is Roberts’ fourth consecutive 20-game year. He scatters 12 hits‚ walks none‚ and strikes out nine. He also triples in a run.
1954 – At Boston‚ Chuck Stobbs beats his former team for the fifth straight time‚ winning, 9 – 5. Mickey Vernon has four hits. But ex-Red Sox Mickey McDermott then loses‚ 5 – 0‚ to Frank Sullivan. Eddie Yost of the Senators draws his 100th walk for the fifth year in a row.
1956:
Mickey Mantle hits his 41st homer‚ and seventh in eight days‚ to pace New York to a 6 – 2 win and a doubleheader sweep of the Orioles.
At Wrigley Field‚ Stan Musial doubles in the 6th for his 1‚071st extra-base hit‚ tying Mel Ott for the National League record‚ but his Cards lose‚ 6 – 2. Bob Rush is the winner. In the nitecap‚ Herm Wehmeier and Jim Davis each throw nine scoreless innings before darkness stops the game.
Shreveport’s Ken Guettler sets the Texas League mark with his 56th home run. He will finish the season with 62.
1958:
New York tops the O’s‚ 7 – 2, in New York. Mickey Mantle’s 33rd homer‚ off a Ken Lehman knuckler‚ gives him the American League lead.
Behind the two-hit pitching of George Witt‚ the rampaging Pirates top the Braves‚ 10 – 0. The Pirates attracts 36‚867 to see them win their 17th in their last 22 games.
1959 – “I wish I’d thrown the ball as hard as he hit it.” Such is Robin Roberts’ melancholy memory of Roberto Clemente’s 7th-inning, two-out, bases-clearing, game-winning triple to left center. Final score: Bucs 6, Phillies 2.
1961 – At Griffith Stadium‚ Roger Maris belts his 43rd homer‚ off Dick Donovan‚ but it’s New York’s only score as they lose‚ 5 – 1‚ the Yanks’ first loss in ten games. For Washington, it is their first win in eight games. Gene Green’s pinch grand slam off Luis Arroyo is the big blow for the Nats.
1962 – Juan Marichal completes a three-game Giant sweep of the Dodgers by beating Stan Williams, 5 – 1.
1963:
Stan Musial announces his retirement, effective at the end of the season, at the St. Louis Cardinals’ annual team picnic.
Back in action for the first time since being beaned by Bob Gibson‚ the Giants’ Jim Ray Hart returns to the hospital after Curt Simmons plunks him in the head. Simmons has an 0-2 count in the 9th on Hart during an easy 13 – 0 Cardinal win at San Francisco.
1964 – Mickey Mantle sets a major league record when hits a home run from both sides of the plate for the tenth time in his career. Mantle hits a left-handed homer off Ray Herbert over the 461-foot marker in centerfield that lands 15 rows into the bleachers, 502 feet from the plate.
1965:
The Giants split a pair with Pittsburgh‚ losing the second game by a 5 – 2 score after winning the opener‚ 4 – 3. In the win‚ Matty and Jesus Alou hit homers‚ the first time two Alous have homered in the same game since Matty and Felipe did it on May 15‚ 1961.
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club‚ Inc. applies for a National League franchise. The nonprofit group has been formed to find a replacement team for the soon-to-be-departing Braves.
1966:
At Crosley Field‚ long-ball lovers enjoy 11 home runs in one game‚ tying the most in any contest and setting a major league record for an extra-inning contest. Art Shamsky hits three consecutive dingers for Cincinnati‚ including two in extra innings. But Pittsburgh prevails, 13 – 11‚ scoring three in the 13th inning. Shamsky does not enter the game until the 8th‚ when he hits a two-run homer to put the Reds up, 8 – 7. His solo homer in the 10th ties the score at 9 – 9‚ as does his two-run homer in the 11th. Shamsky’s pair of extra-inning homers is a first in the National League‚ and just the third time ever in the Majors. Also going deep are Pete Rose‚ Deron Johnson‚ Bob Bailey (twice)‚ Roberto Clemente‚ Jesse Gonder‚ and Jerry Lynch. For Lynch‚ it is his 18th pinch-hit homer‚ a major league record.
In Los Angeles‚ Ken Holtzman and the Cubs edge the Dodgers’ Don Sutton‚ 2 – 1. The Cubs will hand Sutton another loss in two days‚ beating him in the nitecap of two‚ 12 – 10, in ten innings.
Willie Mays hits a game-ending home run to give Juan Marichal and the Giants a 1 – 0 win over Houston. Mike Cuellar serves up the 9th-inning homer.
The Spartanburg Phillies extend their winning streak to 25 games with a doubleheader sweep of the Lexington Giants. The Greenville Mets will stop the streak tomorrow.
1969:
Citing “personal problems‚” Yankees 1B Joe Pepitone goes AWOL.
The Pirates’ Jose Pagan’s second pinch-hit home run in consecutive appearances ties the major league record‚ but the Giants win, 6 – 3, at Candlestick Park.
1970 – Judge Irving Ben Cooper rules against Curt Flood in his antitrust suit. Cooper says “Decisions of the Supreme Court are not lightly overruled… We find no general or widespread disregard of the extremely important position the player occupies… Clearly the preponderance of credible proof does not favor elimination of the reserve clause.” However the judge says changes in the reserve clause should be made through negotiation, but denies Flood damages. Flood will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, but in vain.
1971 – Earl Williams, Atlanta’s slugging Rookie of the Year candidate, leads his club to a fourth straight win while reaching some personal milestones. The first four-hit and fifth two-homer game of Williams’ young career, the latter including nos. 20 and 21, helps pull Atlanta — now 26 and 13 since June 29th — to within six and a half games of the division-leading Giants.
1972 – The White Sox top the A’s, 3 – 1, in 11 innings. The Sox‚ who were 8 1/2 games behind Oakland on July 18th‚ take over first place in the AL West.
1973 – The A’s‚ six runs behind in the 7th inning‚ rally to beat the Yankees, 13 – 12, and move to within one game of the first-place Royals in the AL West.
1974:
Nolan Ryan fans 19 batters in the California Angels’ 4 – 2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ryan breaks the American League record of 18 strikeouts set by Bob Feller in 1938 and ties the major league record set by Steve Carlton in 1969 and Tom Seaver in 1970. He also ties the major league record with 32 Ks in his last two games.
Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford head a group of six inductees at Cooperstown.
1975 – Red Sox pitcher Rick Wise beats California‚ 8 – 2‚ for his ninth straight win.
1976:
At Philadelphia‚ the Braves edge the Phils‚ 4 – 3‚ pinning the loss on Jim Lonborg. Atlanta pitcher Frank LaCorte wins his first big league game after nine losses.
The Reds go long at Wrigley Field‚ scoring seven runs in the 8th and 9th to beat the Cubs‚ 8 – 3. George Foster hits back-to-back homers with Joe Morgan in the 8th and repeats it with Johnny Bench in the 9th.
1977:
For the second straight day‚ Oakland’s Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid. Today’s single is off the Orioles’ Jim Palmer‚ who settles for a two-hit, 6 – 0 victory. Yesterday’s hit was off the Yankees’ Mike Torrez‚ who finished with a 3 – 0 two-hitter.
The Pirates win twice over the Mets, 3 – 2 and 6 – 5. In the second game‚ Mets 2B Felix Millan suffers a broken collarbone in a brawl with catcher Ed Ott‚ ending Millan’s 12-year big league career.
1978 – Peninsula’s Marty Bystrom hurls a perfect game over Winston-Salem 3 – 0 in a Carolina League contest.
1980 – Tiger Stadium is packed with 48‚361 fans to see Mark Fidrych’s return to the big leagues‚ a 5 – 4 loss to the Red Sox. The 1976 American League Rookie of the Year will go 2-3 with a 5.73 ERA in what will be his final attempt to come back from injury‚ and his last major league season.
1984:
Harmon Killebrew‚ Rick Ferrell‚ Don Drysdale‚ Pee Wee Reese‚ and Luis Aparicio are inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown‚ New York.
In one of the ugliest brawl-filled games in major league history‚ the Braves beat the Padres, 5 – 3, in Atlanta. The trouble begins when Atlanta’s Pascual Perez hits Alan Wiggins in the back with the first pitch of the game‚ and escalates as the Padres pitchers retaliate by throwing at Perez all four times he comes to the plate. All in all‚ the game features two bench-clearing brawls‚ the second of which includes several fans‚ and 19 ejections‚ including both managers and both replacement managers. Padres manager Dick Williams will be suspended for ten days and fined $10‚000‚ while Braves manager Joe Torre and five players will each receive three-game suspensions. But the brawl in Atlanta‚ as Dave Campbell later observes‚ “woke the Padres up out of their doldrums.”
1985:
Baltimore’s Wayne Gross and Larry Sheets connect for back-to-back solo pinch homers in the 9th inning‚ off Cleveland’s Jerry Reed‚ but it is not enough to overcome the Indians’ five-run 1st inning. The Tribe wins‚ 8 – 5.
At Chicago‚ Phil Niekro goes the route to pick up his 295th win as the Yankees beat the White Sox‚ 10 – 4. New York has a seven-run 7th to break the game open with Ron Hassey belting a two-run homer and RBI single to lead the scoring in the frame.
1986 – Boston’s Don Baylor sets an American League record when he is hit by a pitch for the 25th time‚ breaking the season record he held with Bill Freehan (1968) and Kid Elberfeld (1911). The Royals’ Bud Black does the plunking in a 5 – 1 win. Baylor will end the season being hit 35 times: the modern major league record is 50 by Ron Hunt.
1987 – The Detroit Tigers, needing pitching help for the pennant drive, acquire Doyle Alexander from the Atlanta Braves for minor league pitcher John Smoltz. Alexander will go 10-1 for the Tigers, but Smoltz will turn out to be one a perennial All-Star and Hall of Famer.
1988 – The Boston Red Sox win their 23rd consecutive home game, breaking the American League record set by the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics.
1990 – After a 7-hour and 12-minute rain delay‚ the White Sox-Rangers game is finally postponed.
1993 – The Tigers defeat the Orioles‚ 17 – 11‚ as C Chad Kreuter hits a grand slam. It marks the third consecutive game in which a Tiger has hit a grand slam‚ tying a major league record set by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1978. The two teams combine for 37 hits. Travis Fryman is the only one with four hits‚ including three doubles.
1994 – Major League Baseball players go on strike. For the first time in 90 years, the World Series will not be held. Matt Williams’ assault on the home run record held by Roger Maris is halted.
1995 – Thanks to an odd play‚ the Dodgers defeat the Pirates‚ 11 – 10‚ in 11 innings. With the potential winning run at third base‚ Mitch Webster of the Dodgers swings at a pitch in the dirt. When Pittsburgh rookie C Angelo Encarnacion casually picks up the ball with his mask‚ Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda appeals‚ citing the rule which awards a runner two bases if a fielder uses his mask to touch a thrown ball. The umpires agree and allow the winning run to score. Encarnacion is given an error.
1996:
Geronimo Berroa hits three home runs in the Athletics’ 11 – 1 win over Minnesota. He becomes the tenth player in history to have a pair of three-homer games in the same season. Berroa accounts for five of Oakland’s runs and Mark McGwire accounts for four with a pair of homers himself. McGwire‚ who missed 30 games‚ now has 41 homers.
The Expos defeat the Astros‚ 8 – 1‚ in a game marked by a 3rd-inning ten-minute brawl which will result in four-game suspensions being handed down to Henry Rodriguez‚ Moises Alou‚ David Segui‚ Jeff Juden‚ and John Cangelosi. Danny Darwin gets six games. Houston manager Terry Collins receives a gash that will require four stitches to close when he’s hit by a thrown batting helmet. The fight starts when Rodriguez is plunked by a pitch‚ the apparent result of his stopping and admiring a homer‚ his 30th‚ he hit his last time up. Mark Leiter pitches a three-hitter to win‚ although he gives up a leadoff homer to Brian Hunter.
1997:
The Texas Rangers show off for former president George Bush by routing the Boston Red Sox for the second consecutive game‚ 12 – 2‚ scoring ten runs in the first four innings. Bush, whose son‚ Texas Governor George W. Bush‚ owns the Rangers, sits next to the team’s dugout with acting Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci and a group of Secret Service agents.
Dean Palmer homers and drives in four runs as the Kansas City Royals end the New York Yankees’ three-game winning streak with a 6 – 4 victory. Palmer‚ who is 10-for-21 with runners in scoring position and has 16 RBIs in 18 games since coming over in a trade with Texas‚ singles home a run in the 4th‚ opens the 6th with his 17th homer‚ and hits a go-ahead‚ two-run double in the 7th. Mike Perez (2-0)‚ the second of five Royals’ pitchers‚ is the winner. Jeff Montgomery pitches the 9th for his eighth save‚ the 250th of his career. He retires 32 consecutive batters‚ one shy of the club record‚ before Bernie Williams singles with two outs in the 9th.
Rickey Henderson leads off the 7th with his 250th career homer and Greg Vaughn adds a two-run double in the inning as the San Diego Padres rally to beat the Montreal Expos‚ 6 – 4.
Matt Beech ends his string of 22 straight starts without a victory‚ pitching the Philadelphia Phillies past the Colorado Rockies‚ 5 – 0. Beech (1-7) had not won since beating Atlanta in his first major league start on August 8‚ 1996. He was winless in his first 15 starts this season.
1998 – Alex Rodriguez becomes the fourth youngest player to 100 home runs in a 11 – 5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
1999 – Manager Phil Garner is fired by the Brewers and replaced by batting coach Jim Lefebvre. Garner has had seven straight losing seasons in Milwaukee.
2000:
The Mets defeat the Giants‚ 3 – 2‚ despite a mental mistake by OF Benny Agbayani which costs the team a run. After catching a fly ball for the second out in the 4th inning‚ the Mets OF hands the ball to a seven-year-old boy in the stands‚ mistakenly thinking the catch was the third out of the inning. Two Giant runners score.
The Rockies defeat the Expos‚ 14 – 2. 3B Jeff Cirillo drives in seven of Colorado’s runs with four hits‚ including a pair of homers. For the fourth time this year‚ Larry Walker has four hits as the Rocks bang out 22.
Albert Belle’s two-run home run highlights a four-run 9th for Baltimore as they edge Kansas City‚ 12 – 11. Jermaine Dye hits two homers for KC.
2001 – The Braves fall to the Diamondbacks‚ 9 – 1‚ as Greg Maddux’s National League-record streak for innings without allowing a walk is ended at 72 1/3. Maddux intentionally walks Steve Finley in the 3rd inning to end the streak. Arizona 2B Junior Spivey gets five singles in the contest‚ becoming the fifth rookie in 50 years to have a pair of five-hit games in his first season. His other such contest was on June 21st.
2002 – Chih-Chia Chang of the Seibu Lions strikes out a batter for the 28th consecutive inning, a new Nippon Pro Baseball record. Yutaka Enatsu and Isamu Kida had held the out mark of 23.
2003:
The Braves obtain P Kent Mercker from the Reds for a player to be named. Atlanta also unveils a statue of Hall of Fame great Warren Spahn outside Turner Field.
Pat Gillick of the Seattle Mariners resigns after a four-year run. He becomes the third general manager to leave his position‚ voluntarily or not‚ this year.
2004:
The Phillies drub the Rockies‚ 15 – 4‚ as Randy Wolf becomes the first pitcher to homer twice in a game since Robert Person on June 2‚ 2002.
The Indians trounce the Blue Jays‚ 6 – 2. Ben Broussard hits his second pinch grand slam of the season for Cleveland and becomes only the fourth player in major league history to ever do so.
It is all Pedro as the Red Sox down Tampa Bay‚ 6 – 0. Pedro Martinez (13-4) goes the distance with ten strikeouts and no walks as he allows six hits. The Sox might have had more except for Tampa Bay centerfielder Rocco Baldelli‚ who throws out two consecutive runners (Kevin Millar and Jason Varitek) at home in the 5th.
2005:
Dontrelle Willis gives up a 6th-inning home run to Randy Winn that spells a loss as San Francisco edges Florida‚ 1 – 0. Noah Lowry is the winning pitcher and raises his batting average to .289 with two hits.
Josh Towers‚ backed by four homers‚ pitches a complete game shutout as Toronto whips the Orioles‚ 12 – 0.
Behind Dan Haren’s 7+ shutout innings‚ the Oakland A’s slow baseball’s hottest team‚ Cleveland‚ 2 – 0. It ends the Indians’ seven-game win streak. Jason Kendall has two hits‚ an RBI‚ and is hit by a pitch for the 194th time in his career‚ eighth on the all-time list.
2006:
Takuro Ishii raps his 2,082nd lifetime hit, setting a new Yokohama BayStars record.
With their pitching staff shot after a 14-inning marathon yesterday, the Reds summon 35-year-old Chris Michalak from Louisville and he stops the Phils on one run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings in a 9 – 7 Reds win. It is Michalak’s first big league win since September 2, 2001.
At Fenway Park, the Red Sox trip the Orioles, 8 – 7. Wily Mo Pena has a double, triple and homer and Manny Ramirez runs his hitting streak to 27 games.
2007 – Magglio Ordóñez homers twice in the 2nd inning as the Tigers score eight against Dallas Braden. He becomes the second player in Detroit Tigers history to hit two home runs in one inning; Al Kaline was the other.
2008 – Scott Feldman has a day he would like to forget, becoming the first pitcher in 90 years and nine days to allow 12 runs without losing as the Rangers eventually do fall, 19 – 17, to the Red Sox. Gene Packard was the last hurler to be so, um, lucky. David Ortiz hits two three-run homers in the 1st inning and scores four times on the day while Kevin Youkilis drives in five on two home runs.
2009:
In his first game for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pedro Martinez gives up three runs in five innings on his way to a 12 – 5 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Jimmy Rollins and Raul Ibanez both hit three-run homers in the 4th in support of Martinez’s pitching. Phillies OF Shane Victorino is hit with a cup of beer thrown from the bleachers while making a catch in the 5th inning. He files a police complaint the next day, and the guilty fan is identified and charged with battery and illegal conduct in a sports facility. Cubs management also apologizes to Victorino for the incident.
Bud Norris becomes the first Houston Astros rookie to win his first three starts.
2010:
Major League Baseball owners unanimously approve the sale of the Texas Rangers to a group headed by Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan, ending a drawn-out saga.
The Phillies beat the Dodgers, 10 – 9, after trailing 9 – 2 entering the bottom of the 8th. They score four runs that inning, and four more in the 9th off All-Star closer Jonathan Broxton to complete the dramatic comeback. Broxton starts the bottom of the 9th by hitting Placido Polanco with a pitch, then walks Mike Sweeney and Jayson Werth to load the bases with none out. Ben Francisco hits an apparent double play grounder, but it scoots through 3B Casey Blake’s legs and two runs score. Carlos Ruiz follows with a game-ending two-run double to left-center.
Casey McGehee sets a team record with nine consecutive hits in going 4 for 4 in the Brewers’ 8 – 4 win over Arizona. McGehee hits a homer, a double, and two singles, drives in four and scores three runs to lead Milwaukee; two days ago, he hit a double in his last at-bat, and yesterday, he also went 4 for 4 with a homer. Randy Wolf is the winner over Rodrigo Lopez. McGehee will ground out in his first at-bat tomorrow to end the streak.
2011:
Dan Uggla extends his Atlanta-record hitting streak to 32 games as he belts a pair of solo homers off the Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano for a 10 – 4 Braves win. Zambrano gives up a career-high five home runs, as he is tagged for eight runs in 4 1/3 innings. After giving up Uggla’s second homer and another by Freddie Freeman back-to-back, he throws two brushback pitches at Chipper Jones and is ejected by home plate umpire Tim Timmons. The long-time Cubs ace then cleans out his locker and leaves the ballpark, not informing manager Mike Quade or anyone else whether he is in fact retiring. The Cubs will place him on the disqualified list tomorrow. Before the game, the Braves officially retire uniform number 6, worn by long-time manager Bobby Cox who retired after last season.
CC Sabathia also gives up five home runs, facing the Tampa Bay Rays. Casey Kotchman, Kelly Shoppach, Johnny Damon, Elliot Johnson and Evan Longoria all hit solo homers off the Yankees ace, accounting for all of the Rays’ runs in a 5 – 1 win. David Price is the winner.
2012:
The Pirates score nine runs in the 4th to beat San Diego, 11 – 5. Before the explosion, the Bucs were trailing, 5 – 1, and had lost their previous three games, putting fans in fear of a repeat of last year’s second-half swoon that saw them fall below .500 yet again. Clint Barmes hits a grand slam in the big inning, atoning for two earlier errors, as Erik Bedard wins over former Pirate Ross Ohlendorf.
LF Rajai Davis drives in five runs and makes a tremendous catch in the 7th, scaling the ten-foot fence to deprive Casey McGehee of a home run as the Blue Jays defeat the Yankees, 10 – 7. Edwin Encarnacion hits a two-run homer and adds a double and a single in support of Davis’s heroics.
CB Barcelona captures the Spanish Division de Honor title, beating the Astros Valencia, 15 – 10, to take three of four games in the championship series.
Alessandro Maestri becomes the first pitcher raised in Europe to win a game in Nippon Pro Baseball. The Italian, a former Chicago Cubs farmhand, allows only one run in 6 1/3 innings for the Orix Buffaloes to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines.
2013:
For the second time this season, Yu Darvish of the Rangers flirts with a perfect game against the Astros. He retires the first 17 batters and he and C A.J. Pierzynski think they have struck out Jonathan Villar looking to end the 6th inning, but umpire Ron Kulpa calls the pitch a ball and Villar eventually draws a walk to break up the perfecto. An incensed Pierzynski tells the umpire what he thinks of his call and is ejected. Darvish allows his first and only hit, a solo homer by Carlos Corporan, with one out in the 8th. He strikes out a career-high 15 batters in eight innings in the 2 – 1 win, with Joe Nathan pitching a hitless 9th for the save. Darvish’s bid for a perfect game in his first start of the season, on April 2nd, was foiled by Astro Marwin Gonzalez’s two-out single in the 9th. The Rangers have now won 13 of their last 14 games.
After losing a shutout bid with one out in the 9th inning in his first career start on August 6th, the Twins’ Andrew Albers reaches the mark in his second start, tossing a two-hitter against the Indians for a 3 – 0 win. The Twins’ runs come courtesy of a solo homer by Brian Dozier and a two-run shot by Trevor Plouffe both against Danny Salazar.
2014 – Joe Kelly becomes the first Red Sox pitcher to steal a base since Bill Landis in 1969. Ignored by pitcher Mat Latos, he steals third base in the 3rd inning of Boston’s 3 – 2 win over Cincinnati. The last major league pitcher to steal third base had been Ted Lilly, back in 2008.
2015:
Hisashi Iwakuma of the Mariners throws a no-hitter in blanking the Orioles, 3 – 0. It is the first complete game and shutout of Iwakuma’s career, and he becomes the second Japanese pitcher to throw a no-hitter, after Hideo Nomo, who had two of them.
The Blue Jays overtake the Yankees for first place in the AL East after registering their tenth straight win, 10 – 3 over the A’s combined with the Yankees’ 2 – 1 loss to Cleveland, their fifth in a row. Toronto uses the home run once again, with three-run blasts from Chris Colabello and Justin Smoak in support of R.A. Dickey’s fourth straight winning start. The Jays have homered in 23 of 24 games since the All-Star break.
2016 – As announced a week earlier, Alex Rodriguez plays his final game for the Yankees today, going 1 for 4 with a 1st-inning RBI double off Chris Archer of the Rays in a 6 – 3 Yankees win. The Yankees indulge him by letting him play at his old position, third base, in the 9th; he then leaves the game under the crowd’s applause after one out, ending his career only four homers short of 700, but done as a player at 41.
2017 – Chris Rowley becomes the first graduate of the United States Military Academy in almost a century to make his major league debut. He pitches 5 1/3 innings allowing only one run in a 7 – 2 Blue Jays win over the Pirates. Rowley had missed the 2014 and 2015 seasons while service as a first lieutenant on active duty in the United States Army.
2018 – After another great performance by Max Scherzer, the Nationals go into the bottom of the 9th with a 3 – 0 lead in a Sunday night game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, only to see rookie David Bote hit a two-out pinch-hit walk-off grand slam off Ryan Madson for a 4 – 3 win.
2019 – The Yankees beat up on their favorite patsies, sweeping the Orioles in a doubleheader, 8 – 5 and 11 – 8. Gleyber Torres, who has made it a personal mission to demolish O’s pitching this year, hits three more long balls, giving him 13 against the Birds this year, the most by a player against any team since the start of the divisional era. The last player to hit that many against one team was Roger Maris of the Yankees against the White Sox in his record-breaking 1961 season, while the all-time record belongs to yet another Yankee, Lou Gehrig, who hit 14 against the Indians in 1936. Torres also has five multi-homer games against Baltimore, the most ever against one team.
2020 – The Marlins conclude an epic 23-day road trip with a 14 – 11 win over the Blue Jays in Buffalo, NY. The long absence from home, which started before Opening Day, included a week spent in quarantine due to a COVID-19 outbreak, replacement of half the roster with players plucked wherever available, and stops all along the east coast, but the Fish still managed to go 8-4 and now hold down first place in the NL East. In tonight’s game, they lead 8 – 0 and 11 – 4 before the Jays force extra innings thanks to seven homers. The Marlins score three runs in the top of the 10th to nail down the win.
2021 – The idyllic setting of a ball ground built into the cornfields near Dyersville, IA features a thriller of a ball game as the White Sox, playing in uniforms inspired by those worn by “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and his teammates from 1919, defeat the Yankees, 9 – 8. The game commemorates the 1989 movie Field of Dreams in the presence of its star, Kevin Costner, and features the players entering the field by walking through the cornrows into a gate in center field, just like in the movie. They then proceed to blast eight homers into a perfect Iowa summer night. The Sox lead 7 – 4 in the top of the 9th when Aaron Judge hits his second long ball of the game to bring the Yankees within one, and after a walk, Giancarlo Stanton does the same to put them on top, both blasts coming off All-Star closer Liam Hendriks. But Zack Britton can’t nail down the win, as with one out, he walks Seby Zavala and the next batter, Tim Anderson, hits a ball into the night that lands in the cornfields for a walk-off two-run homer.
2022 – Just as he is about to return from a broken wrist that has kept him from playing all season, Fernando Tatis Jr. tests positive for a banned PED and is handed an immediate 80-game suspension. He will not be eligible to return until 2023.
2025 – The two division races in the West are as tight as can be as the Padres catch the Dodgers in the NL West with a 5 – 1 win over San Francisco, combined with the Dodgers’ 7 -6 loss to the Angels in extra innings. Meanwhile in the AL West, it’s the Mariners who move into a first-place tie as they defeat the Orioles, 1 – 0, behind a great performance by George Kirby, and Houston loses to Boston, 14 – 1. Both Seattle and San Diego have been red hot since the beginning of August, going 9-1 and 8-3 respectively.
Births[edit]
1848 – Pony Sager, infielder/outfielder (d. 1928)
1866 – Tom Dowse, catcher (d. 1946)
1867 – Dan Lally, outfielder (d. 1936)
1868 – Charlie Bell, pitcher (d. 1937)
1869 – Jerry Harrington, catcher (d. 1913)
1870 – Ed Scott, pitcher (d. 1933)
1871 – Andy Dunning, pitcher (d. 1952)
1876 – Charles Van Sickle, umpire (d. 1943)
1879 – Watty Lee, outfielder (d. 1936)
1879 – Steel Arm Johnny Taylor, pitcher (d. 1956)
1880 – Christy Mathewson, pitcher, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1925)
1884 – Otto Borchert, minor league owner (d. 1927)
1884 – Everett Hornsby, minor league pitcher (d. 1974)
1887 – Marc Hall, pitcher (d. 1915)
1887 – Erv Lange, pitcher (d. 1971)
1889 – Ted Goulait, pitcher (d. 1936)
1890 – Roswell Hildebrand, minor league pitcher (d. 1952)
1891 – Bill Lathrop, pitcher (d. 1958)
1892 – Ray Schalk, catcher, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1970)
1893 – John Michaelson, pitcher (d. 1968)
1894 – Paul Carpenter, pitcher (d. 1968)
1899 – Bill Black, infielder (d. 1968)
1900 – Spencer Harris, outfielder (d. 1982)
1904 – Dennis Simpson, infielder (d. 1977)
1905 – Don Hurst, infielder (d. 1952)
1906 – Néstor Lambertus, outfielder (d. 1987)
1906 – Minoru Murakami, NPB executive; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 1999)
1909 – Skinny Graham, outfielder (d. 1967)
1910 – Jimmy Cockerham, catcher (d. 1963)
1912 – Babe Bagby, catcher (d. 1979)
1912 – Harlond Clift, infielder; All-Star (d. 1992)
1913 – Russell Abbett, minor league player (d. 1974)
1914 – Lefty Moses, pitcher (d. 1989)
1917 – Claro Duany, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1997)
1918 – Charlie Gassaway, pitcher (d. 1992)
1919 – Julio Acosta, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1983)
1919 – Fred Hutchinson, pitcher, manager; All-Star (d. 1964)
1921 – Lefty Wallace, pitcher (d. 1982)
1922 – Irene DeLaby, AAGPBL figure (d. 2012)
1922 – Raymon Lacy, infielder (d. 2020)
1925 – Tomokazu Matsuda, NPB pitcher
1927 – Mason Bowes, minor league pitcher (d. 2011)
1928 – Bob Buhl, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2001)
1928 – Bob Prentice, scout (d. 1995)
1928 – Charlie White, catcher (d. 1998)
1935 – Ken McBride, pitcher; All-Star
1936 – Ellis Burton, outfielder (d. 2013)
1936 – Tom McAvoy, pitcher (d. 2011)
1937 – Gene Bacque, NPB pitcher (d. 2019)
1939 – Stan Sanders, college coach (d. 2021)
1946 – Hiromi Nawata, NPB pitcher
1947 – Hiroshi Kamano, NPB pitcher
1947 – Dean Treanor, coach
1948 – Shigeru Ishiwata, NPB infielder
1948 – John Krawiecki, minor league pitcher
1948 – Koichi Nakayama, NPB pitcher
1948 – Ben Richardson, Hoofdklasse outfielder
1950 – Kevin Cooney, college coach
1953 – Masao Yamamoto, NPB outfielder (d. 2022)
1956 – Bobby Bonner, infielder
1956 – Julio Moya, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
1957 – Hiromori Wada, NPB outfielder
1958 – Rusty McNealy, designated hitter
1961 – Leon Baham, minor league infielder
1962 – Urbano Lugo, pitcher
1962 – Dave Pavlas, pitcher
1963 – Kent Anderson, infielder
1963 – Manabu Saito, NPB pitcher
1964 – Stan Boderick, minor league outfielder
1965 – Barry Manuel, pitcher
1965 – Joe Millette, infielder
1965 – Jeff Small, minor league infielder
1966 – Dean Hartgraves, pitcher
1967 – Chun-Chieh Huang, CPBL infielder
1968 – Felix Feliz, scout
1968 – Reggie Harris, pitcher
1968 – Tony Longmire, outfielder
1970 – Xavier Camps, Division Honor pitcher
1970 – Chris Durkin, minor league outfielder
1970 – Jim Schlossnagle, college coach
1971 – Takayuki Nishijima, NPB pitcher
1972 – Po-Hung Chang, TML infielder
1972 – Takahiro Kanamori, NPB pitcher
1972 – Hiroaki Kawamata, NPB pitcher
1973 – Gator McBride, minor league outfielder
1973 – Gene Stechschulte, pitcher
1974 – Matt Clement, pitcher; All-Star
1974 – Shane Monahan, outfielder
1975 – Jack Krawczyk, minor league pitcher
1975 – Peng-Po Lee, TML outfielder
1975 – Gustavo Lopez, minor league pitcher
1975 – Luis Ordaz, infielder
1975 – Kenji Takahashi, Japanese national team infielder
1976 – Brian Benefield, minor league player
1976 – Lew Ford, outfielder
1976 – Naoki Imoto, NPB pitcher
1976 – Ismael Villegas, pitcher
1977 – Brian Jackson, minor league player
1977 – Kiyotaka Koishizawa, NPB pitcher
1977 – Fehlandt Lentini, minor league outfielder and manager
1977 – Josue Perez, minor league outfielder and manager
1978 – Michel Hernandez, catcher
1978 – Yi-Cheng Tseng, CPBL pitcher
1978 – Edgar Cruz, minor league catcher
1979 – D.J. Houlton, pitcher
1979 – Kwi-tae Kang, KBO catcher
1980 – Toshimasa Konta, NPB outfielder
1980 – Shuhei Yano, NPB pitcher
1980 – Gyeong-yeong Yoon, KBO pitcher
1981 – Logán Durán, minor league pitcher
1982 – Dan Fyvie, minor league pitcher
1982 – Jean-Michel Mayeur, Division Elite catcher
1983 – Koji Aoyama, NPB pitcher
1983 – Richard Breshears, minor league pitcher
1983 – Brian Deler, Division Elite pitcher
1983 – Hung-Jen Huang, CPBL pitcher
1983 – Yasushi Kamiuchi, NPB pitcher
1983 – Bob Tewksbary, minor league infielder
1984 – Alex Smith, minor league pitcher
1985 – Zack Cozart, infielder; All-Star
1985 – Shunsuke Ishikawa, NPB pitcher
1985 – Min-soo Jin, South Korean national team infielder
1985 – Daryl Maday, minor league pitcher
1985 – Jhonatan Solano, catcher
1987 – Andrew Clark, minor league infielder
1988 – Jake Dunning, pitcher
1988 – Jhan Marinez, pitcher
1988 – Jose Tabata, outfielder
1988 – Suparach Teepakakorn, Thai national team outfielder
1988 – Stefan Welch, minor league infielder
1989 – Kyle Lobstein, pitcher
1989 – Atori Ota, NPB pitcher
1990 – Ryan Krumlauf, minor league pitcher
1990 – Keenyn Walker, minor league outfielder
1990 – Ryan Weber, pitcher
1991 – Andrés Gimeno, Division Honor pitcher
1991 – Chris Owings, infielder
1991 – Valerie Perez, USA women’s national team infielder
1992 – James Pugliese, minor league pitcher
1993 – Hunter Wood, pitcher
1994 – Ian Happ, outfielder; All-Star
1994 – Franco Pérez, Argentinian national team pitcher
1994 – Che-Yuan Wu, CPBL pitcher
1995 – Wandherley Del Rosario, Dominican national team catcher
1995 – Héctor Villarroel, minor league pitcher
1996 – Ben Hughlon, New Zealand national team pitcher
1996 – Brian Shaffer, minor league pitcher
1996 – Julio Urias, pitcher
1996 – Emilio Vargas, minor league pitcher
1997 – Kenta Kurose, NPB infielder
1998 – Joan Adon, pitcher
1998 – Johnny Fretheim, Great Britain national team pitcher
1999 – Joe Perez, infielder
2000 – Ben Johnson, Elitserien pitcher-infielder
2001 – Kyle Harrison, pitcher
2001 – Kouta Inoue, NPB outfielder
2001 – Kyuto Ueda, NPB infielder
2003 – Darlyn Rodríguez, Honduran national team pitcher
Deaths[edit]
1888 – Favel Wordsworth, infielder (b. 1850)
1910 – Jerry Connors, outfielder (b. 1870)
1920 – Elmer Horton, pitcher (b. 1866)
1932 – Jake Boyd, outfielder (b. 1874)
1934 – Ed Andrews, outfielder (b. 1859)
1939 – Jack Darragh, infielder (b. 1866)
1940 – Mitchell Murray, catcher (b. 1896)
1948 – Billy Graulich, catcher (b. 1868)
1948 – Fred Odwell, outfielder (b. 1872)
1951 – Paul McSweeney, infielder (b. 1867)
1956 – Warren Miller, outfielder (b. 1885)
1959 – Johnny Burnett, infielder (b. 1904)
1959 – Ed Goebel, outfielder (b. 1898)
1959 – Mike O’Neill, pitcher (b. 1877)
1960 – Leo Murphy, catcher (b. 1889)
1960 – Herlen Ragland, pitcher (b. 1896)
1963 – Dick Braggins, pitcher (b. 1877)
1969 – Cy Morgan, minor league outfielder and scout (d. 1899)
1971 – Shorty Dee, infielder (b. 1889)
1975 – Lew Riggs, infielder; All-Star (b. 1910)
1981 – George Lyons, pitcher (b. 1891)
1985 – Motoaki Takeshita, NPB catcher (b. 1937)
1990 – Fay Thomas, pitcher (b. 1903)
1991 – Bill Starr, catcher (b. 1911)
1991 – Shigeru Tsunemi, NPB pitcher (b. 1922)
1993 – Quincy Trouppe, catcher, manager; All-Star (b. 1912)
1999 – Josh Johnson, catcher (b. 1914)
2001 – Jim Hughes, pitcher (b. 1923)
2002 – Enos Slaughter, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1916)
2006 – Junior Wooten, outfielder (b. 1924)
2008 – George Gick, pitcher (b. 1915)
2009 – Jack Darland, college coach (b. 1922)
2011 – Ernie Johnson, pitcher (b. 1924)
2012 – Al Birunas, minor league pitcher
2014 – Gordon Mackenzie, catcher (b. 1937)
2015 – Bert Parke, minor league executive (b. 1930)
2017 – Paul Casanova, catcher; All-Star (b. 1941)
2018 – Harold Easley, umpire (b. 1935)
2025 – Bill Hepler, pitcher (b. 1945)
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TV SPORTS TODAY
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Wednesday, Aug. 12
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
2 p.m.
MLBN — 2026 MLB High School All-American Game: Team Thome vs. Team Hunter, Dyersville, Iowa
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
11 a.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
1 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
3 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
5 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
MLB BASEBALL
4 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Milwaukee at San Diego (4:10 p.m.) OR Houston at San Francisco (joined in progress) (3:45 p.m.)
7 p.m.
ESPN — Seattle at N.Y. Yankees
10 p.m.
ESPN — Texas at L.A. Angels
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
USA — Toronto at Dallas
10 p.m.
CNBC — Chicago at Golden State
USA — Chicago at Golden State
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Thursday, Aug. 13
GOLF
9 a.m.
ESPN — PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Championship, First Round, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
3 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
5 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
7 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
9 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Detroit (1:10 p.m.) OR Pittsburgh at Miami (1:10 p.m.)
7:30 p.m.
NETFLIX — Philadelphia vs. Minnesota, Dyersville, Iowa
11 p.m.
MLBN — TBA
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Green Bay at Pittsburgh
9 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Tennessee at San Francisco
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Los Angeles at New York
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Washington at Las Vegas
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Friday, Aug. 14
AUTO RACING
3 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Markham, Markham, Ontario
7:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Richmond, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va.
GOLF
9 a.m.
ESPN — PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Second Round, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
1 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
3 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
5 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
7 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
9 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
MLB BASEBALL
2:20 p.m.
APPLE TV — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
6:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Boston at Pittsburgh (6:40 p.m.) OR Chicago White Sox at Detroit (6:40 p.m.)
7:15 p.m.
APPLE TV — N.Y. Yankees at Toronto
9:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m.) OR Colorado at San Francisco (10:15 p.m.)
NFL FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets
WNBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ION — Dallas at Indiana
10 p.m.
ION — Portland at Seattle
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Saturday, Aug. 15
AUTO RACING
10 a.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Markham, Markham, Ontario
2:25 p.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Streets of Markham, Markham, Ontario
7 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va.
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
2 p.m.
ESPN — PLL: Maryland at Philadelphia
5 p.m.
ESPN — WLL Playoffs: TBD, Championship, Philadelphia
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Chicago White Sox at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
FS1 — Washington at N.Y. Mets (4:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Atlanta (7:15 p.m), Boston at Pittsburgh (7:15 p.m) OR Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers (7:15 p.m)
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Cleveland at Chicago
4 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: L.A. Rams at Kansas City
8 p.m.
NFLN — Preseason: Dallas at Seattle
SOCCER (MEN’S)
Noon
ABC — LaLiga: TBA
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — USL Championship: Charleston at Pittsburgh
SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
CBS — Minnesota at Las Vegas
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Sunday, Aug. 16
AUTO RACING
8:30 a.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Streets of Markham, Markham, Ontario
Noon
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham, Streets of Markham, Markham, Ontario
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
ABC — PLL: New York at Philadelphia
MLB BASEBALL
Noon
NBCSN — Baltimore at Tampa Bay (12:15 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Baltimore at Tampa Bay (12:15 p.m.)
1:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Toronto (1:37 p.m.) OR Arizona at Atlanta (1:35 p.m.)
3 p.m.
ABC — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Seattle at Houston (7:20 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Seattle at Houston (7:20 p.m.)
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
9 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: Washington at Angel City
SOFTBALL
8 p.m.
MLBN — Athletes Unlimited All-Star Cup: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
WNBA BASKETBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN — Indiana at Atlanta
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