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“THE SCOREBOARD”
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WNBA SCORES
INDIANA 93 CHICAGO 78
CONNECTICUT 95 GOLDEN STATE 64
LAS VEGAS 106 DALLAS 80
PHOENIX 88 WASHINGTON 72
ATLANTA 90 MINNESOTA 86
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MLB SCORES
NY YANKEES 4 PHILADELPHIA 3
BOSTON 4 LA DODGERS 3
PITTSBURGH 6 ARIZONA 0
BALTIMORE 5 COLORADO 1
CINCINNATI 2 TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 10 TORONTO 4
MILWAUKEE 3 MIAMI 2
LAS VEGAS 7 HOUSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 4 CLEVELAND 1
WASHINGTON 7 MINNESOTA 2
CHICAGO CUBS 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4
SAN DIEGO 9 ST. LOUIS 2
TEXAS 8 ATLANTA 1
LA ANGELS 4 SEATTLE 1
NY METS 5 SAN FRANCISCO 3
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS 6 TOLEDO 5
FT. WAYNE 9 CEDAR RAPIDS 4
SOUTH BEND AT DAYTON PPD
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLTS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
MON., JULY 28: PRACTICE (10-11:15 A.M.)
TUE., JULY 29: PRACTICE (10-11:30 A.M.)
THUR., JULY 31: PRACTICE (8-10 P.M.)
SAT., AUG. 2: PRACTICE (10-11:35 A.M.)
SUN., AUG. 3: PRACTICE (10-11:30 A.M.)
SAT., AUG. 9: PRACTICE (4-5:10 P.M.)
SUN., AUG. 10: PRACTICE (4-5:30 P.M.)
MON., AUG. 11: PRACTICE (4-5:40 P.M.)
THUR., AUG. 14: PRACTICE (3-5 P.M.)
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2025 NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME – JULY 31
L.A. CHARGERS VS. DETROIT (NBC), 8:00
*****WEEK 1*****
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
INDIANAPOLIS AT BALTIMORE, 7:00
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA, 7:30
LAS VEGAS AT SEATTLE, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
DETROIT AT ATLANTA, 7:00
CLEVELAND AT CAROLINA, 7:00
WASHINGTON AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
N.Y. GIANTS AT BUFFALO, 1:00
HOUSTON AT MINNESOTA, 4:00
PITTSBURGH AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:00
DALLAS AT L.A. RAMS, 7:00
TENNESSEE AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
KANSAS CITY AT ARIZONA, 8:00
N.Y. JETS AT GREEN BAY, 8:00
DENVER AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:30
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
MIAMI AT CHICAGO, 1:00
NEW ORLEANS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 4:05
*****WEEK 2*****
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
TENNESSEE AT ATLANTA, 7:00
KANSAS CITY AT SEATTLE, 10:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
MIAMI AT DETROIT, 1:00
CAROLINA AT HOUSTON, 1:00
GREEN BAY AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
NEW ENGLAND AT MINNESOTA, 1:00
CLEVELAND AT PHILADELPHIA, 1:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 4:00
BALTIMORE AT DALLAS, 7:00
L.A. CHARGERS AT L.A. RAMS, 7:00
N.Y. JETS AT N.Y. GIANTS, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
ARIZONA AT DENVER, 9:30
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
JACKSONVILLE AT NEW ORLEANS, 1:00
BUFFALO AT CHICAGO (FOX), 8:00
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
CINCINNATI AT WASHINGTON (ESPN), 8:00
*****WEEK 3*****
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
PITTSBURGH AT CAROLINA, 7:00
NEW ENGLAND AT N.Y. GIANTS (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
PHILADELPHIA AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30
ATLANTA AT DALLAS, 8:00
MINNESOTA AT TENNESSEE (CBS), 8:00
CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY, 8:20
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
BALTIMORE AT WASHINGTON, NOON
INDIANAPOLIS AT CINCINNATI, 1:00
L.A. RAMS AT CLEVELAND, 1:00
HOUSTON AT DETROIT, 1:00
DENVER AT NEW ORLEANS, 1:00
SEATTLE AT GREEN BAY, 4:00
JACKSONVILLE AT MIAMI, 7:00
BUFFALO AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
L.A. CHARGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:30
LAS VEGAS AT ARIZONA, 10:00
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WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
| THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 2025 | |||
| DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | 8:20P (ET) | 8:20P | NBC |
| FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 2025 | |||
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (SAO PAULO) | 9:00P (BRT) | 8:00P | YOUTUBE |
| SUNDAY, SEPT. 07, 2025 | |||
| TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | CBS |
| CAROLINA PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | CBS |
| ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | 12:00P (CT) | 1:00P | CBS |
| PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW YORK JETS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | CBS |
| NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| TENNESSEE TITANS AT DENVER BRONCOS | 2:05P (MT) | 4:05P | FOX |
| SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | 1:05P (PT) | 4:05P | FOX |
| DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS | 3:25P (CT) | 4:25P | CBS |
| HOUSTON TEXANS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS | 1:25P (PT) | 4:25P | CBS |
| BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS | 8:20P (ET) | 8:20P | NBC |
| MONDAY, SEPT. 8, 2025 | |||
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS | 7:15P (CT) | 8:15P | ABC/ESPN |
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
NFL NEWS
FIRST-ROUND PICK SHEMAR STEWART HAS PLENTY OF LEARNING MOMENTS DURING HIS INITIAL BENGALS’ PRACTICE
CINCINNATI (AP) — One day after signing his rookie contact, Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart took the field for his first NFL practice on Sunday.
While Stewart was the final Bengals’ draft pick to sign and criticized ownership while the negotiations were going on, coach Zac Taylor said that the organization can leave all of that contention in the past.
“That’s part of being a professional,” Taylor said. “Just put it behind you. He’s a part of our team, so we support him every step of the way now. You just put all that stuff behind you.”
Stewart missed three practices before signing his rookie deal, and he also didn’t participate in any of the Bengals’ spring workouts.
On Sunday, he went through some extra sets of drills with one-on-one instruction from defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery, was a full participant in position drills and then received about 10 reps in full-team drills against the first-team offense.
“I just needed to get on the field as soon as possible,” Stewart said. “I needed to start learning, start getting better. There is a long season ahead. I needed to be ready.”
He said that he didn’t have any regrets about the negotiation process. Stewart also defended his agent, Zac Hiller.
Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin criticized Hiller last week by saying that Stewart was listening to the advice that he was paying for. Stewart said that he appreciated Hiller’s approach in negotiations.
Stewart’s four-year deal is worth $18.97 million guaranteed, including a $10.4 million signing bonus.
Stewart, the 17th overall pick in April’s draft, and Hiller eventually agreed to the Bengals’ provision voiding future guarantees if there are any off-field incidents or conduct detrimental to the team.
However, he received $500,000 more of his signing bonus now instead of later in the season.
“I want an agent that’s more of a pit bull,” Stewart said. “I don’t want an agent that can easily be pushed over. I want someone that’s going to war (for) me, so I don’t have to do any of the hard work behind the scenes. In terms of that, I think Zac is a great agent. He handles business very well. That’s my dog for life.”
On the field, Stewart struggled with the heat as well as the new techniques from the Bengals coaching staff.
At one point during practice, he poured water over his eyes only to find out that it was Gatorade. That stung his eyes, and he joked about it being a learning moment.
During his first practice rep against offensive linemen, he got pushed back and spun around. That was another learning moment.
“Just get him out here and get him going with our fundamentals and with Jerry and all the things we’re teaching,” Taylor said. “Tomorrow we get the chance to put the pads on, to get a chance to feel what that feels like again. It’s just good to go full speed with him.”
Stewart said that he hopes this week was a start of a long Bengals’ career, and he’s focused on the long game now that his contract has been signed.
“It was never me vs. anybody,” Stewart said. “We just didn’t see eye to eye. At the end of the day, I’m happy to be a Bengal. I’m happy that I got drafted here. We have a long relationship ahead of us. There’s no bad blood. It’s just how things go sometimes.”
AGENCY: 49ERS SIGNING VETERAN CB ELI APPLE
Veteran cornerback Eli Apple will have a chance to play for his seventh NFL team after agreeing to a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers, his agency said on social media Sunday.
The 49ers had not made an announcement as of Sunday night. Apple, who turns 30 on Aug. 9, was limited by a hamstring injury last season and played in only four regular-season games and one playoff appearance for the Los Angeles Chargers, making two tackles.
He has 383 career tackles, six interceptions, 61 passes defended, three forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries in 102 regular-season games (82 starts) for the New York Giants (2016-18), New Orleans Saints (2018-19), Carolina Panthers (2020), Cincinnati Bengals (2021-22), Miami Dolphins (2023) and Chargers.
The Giants selected Apple with the 10th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.
49ERS DE TARRON JACKSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER CAMP COLLISION
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Tarron Jackson was taken to a local hospital for evaluation after a collision during a training camp practice Sunday.
Per reporters at the practice, Jackson was blocked by an offensive tackle, went to the ground and did not move for a few moments before he was able to move his hands. His teammates took a knee as he was tended to, and Jackson eventually had to be taken off on a backboard.
Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said after practice that Jackson was conscious, talking and had movement in his extremities.
“We were close to him so we could hear him talking and we could see everything moving,” Shanahan said. “I just told the guys that, which eases them up a little bit with the biggest fears and asked them if they were OK to continue to go. They all yelled yes and we finished the last period.”
Jackson, 27, is entering his first season with the 49ers. He joined their practice squad in January and signed a futures contract with the team after the 2024 season ended.
A 2021 sixth-round draft pick by Philadelphia, Jackson has played in 24 career games with the Eagles (2021-22) and Carolina Panthers (2024). He has tallied one sack, one forced fumble and 18 tackles.
REPORT: BROWNS QB KENNY PICKETT INJURED DURING PRACTICE
Cleveland Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett reportedly went down with a hamstring injury during Saturday’s training camp session, casting uncertainty over his early momentum in a crowded quarterback competition.
Sources told ESPN that Pickett sustained the injury while rolling to his right and throwing a touchdown during the final red zone drill of the day. The severity of the injury remains unclear and the Browns reportedly expect to re-evaluate him later this week.
Pickett had been making a strong case to become the Browns’ starter, taking a majority of the first-team reps during the opening week of training camp. Browns quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave described his performance in the first two practices as “stellar,” particularly praising his accuracy. Pickett’s early success had seemingly put him ahead in the four-man competition, which includes veteran Joe Flacco and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
The injury now opens the door for the remaining quarterbacks to gain valuable reps. Flacco, entering his 18th NFL season, has rotated with Pickett throughout camp and brings veteran leadership to the position group. Gabriel, a third-round pick out of Oregon, has had limited time with the first team, while Sanders, a fifth-round pick from Colorado, has yet to take any first-team snaps.
Pickett, a 2022 first-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers, was traded to the Browns in March by the Philadelphia Eagles. Cleveland gave up a fifth-round pick and young quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the deal. With the Browns declining his fifth-year option, Pickett is set to become a free agent after the 2025 season.
CHARGERS LOCK IN RASHAWN SLATER WITH A MULTI-YEAR EXTENSION
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday agreed to a multi-year contract extension with left tackle Rashawn Slater, keeping him as Justin Herbert’s protector.
Slater has started all 52 games at left tackle since being chosen 13th overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft out of Northwestern.
Last season, he started 16 games including the postseason, as the Chargers’ offense committed eight turnovers — the fewest in franchise history and tied for the second-fewest offensive turnovers in a single season in NFL history.
As a rookie in 2021, Slater was a second-team All-Pro after leading a front that protected for the No. 4-ranked total offense in the NFL (390.2 yards per game) as Herbert threw for an AFC-best 32 touchdowns. Slater was also named the starting left tackle for the AFC in the Pro Bowl, becoming the first rookie tackle to do so since 2012.
FROM HOOPS TO HALL OF FAME: ANTONIO GATES’ UNIQUE NFL JOURNEY TO CANTON
Antonio Gates thought his path to a Hall of Fame career would have been in basketball.
Instead, he became one of the best tight ends in NFL history.
Gates will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, getting elected to Canton without playing college football.
He played his entire 16-year career for the Bolts and finished with 116 receiving touchdowns, the most by a tight end in NFL history.
“My journey was probably the most unique journey in all of football because I came in as a former basketball player, not knowing what to expect,” Gates said. “Some of those guys who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, they wanted to be Pro Football Hall of Famers when they were 14 years old. I wanted to play in the NBA. That was my dream. Like I said, I still haven’t wrapped my head around it all.”
Gates played both football and basketball during high school at Detroit Central. Nick Saban recruited Gates to play football at Michigan State, but he didn’t play as a freshman. Gates also wanted to play basketball, but Saban disagreed.
Gates transferred to Eastern Michigan, then to two junior colleges, and eventually to Kent State. It was at Kent State that Gates reached national prominence. He led the Golden Flashes to the Elite Eight in the 2002 NCAA Tournament as a junior and an Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection as a senior after averaging 20.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
Even though Gates was convinced he would get drafted in the NBA, at 6-foot-4, scouts saw him as an undersized post player. However, Tim Brewster, who was the Chargers’ tight ends coach in 2003, saw in Gates the size and speed that he thought would make him a great tight end.
Brewster saw Gates during a private workout and immediately began making his pitch to Marty Schottenheimer and the Chargers’ front office to sign him as a free agent.
“A lot of people like to take credit, but Tim is the number one reason why I am in the Hall of Fame,” Gates said. “He found me, believed what I could become, and was around me constantly. He really got me into a position where I look up, and I was All-Pro my second year in the field.”
After having 24 receptions for 389 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie, Gates had a career-high 13 touchdowns in 2004 en route to the first of three straight Associated Press All-Pro honors and eight consecutive trips to the Pro Bowl. He also had 81 catches for 964 yards.
Even though he was catching a lot of passes, Gates’ route-running didn’t always get high marks from coaches.
“What I was doing as a rookie and in my second year was considered nontraditional. I would play well, but grade out bad because I creating a lane. And unfortunately, when you’re creating something that’s never been done or seen, it gets scrutinized. I would use my instinct to make the play.”
Many of the things that Gates did with shape routes, pivot routes over the ball and tight ends releasing at the line of scrimmage are commonplace today with Kansas City’s Travis Kelce and San Francisco’s George Kittle. Gates utilized his basketball skills on the football field, as catching the ball at its highest point is similar to rebounding in the paint, as well as boxing out on the hardwood and trying to get open against a defensive back.
Gates might have been outsized as a power forward, but he had an advantage going up against defensive backs who often were smaller than he was.
Gates’ career flourished under Norv Turner, the Chargers coach from 2007 through ’12. Turner lined Gates up in different spots and also used more two tight end sets. Gates’ route-running also improved under Turner and with Philip Rivers as the quarterback.
“He had to win on his route-running and his ability to separate and his understanding of coverages and all those things. Philip is as good a passer as there’s been in a long time, but Philip wasn’t going to move around and make a lot of plays off schedule,” Turner said.
Gates finished with 955 receptions for 11,841 yards. He had 21 multi-touchdown games, the most among tight ends.
Of his 116 touchdowns, 39 came on third down, which is tied for third all time.
He had eight seasons with at least eight touchdowns and was a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s.
Gates said the biggest thing he is looking forward to is being able to thank the people who helped him get to Canton.
“I’ve always been in a space where from a popularity standpoint, people know my name. It’s my chance to thank everyone else,” he said. “Although you are the face and the focus point, it’s truly not about you. You’re letting everybody understand what it took to get to this point and who were influential.”
BIJAN ROBINSON IS PREPARING FOR ANOTHER BUSY SEASON AS FALCONS’ DO-IT-ALL RUNNING BACK
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. enters his first full season as Atlanta’s starting quarterback with the good fortune of knowing Bijan Robinson has been both productive and durable as the focus of the Falcons’ offense at running back.
Robinson was a do-it-all back for Atlanta in 2024, his second pro season. He ranked third in the league with 1,456 yards rushing and third among all running backs with 61 catches. He tied for fifth with 14 rushing touchdowns and was fourth with 304 carries.
While Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley was voted the NFL’s top running back by The Associated Press entering the season, Robinson was included in the top five.
Now, after Penix made only three starts as a rookie to close last season, the Falcons can be expected to take advantage again of their strong running game with Robinson and Tyler Allgeier.
“You have to get him the rock,” Penix said at the start of training camp. “It’s simple as that. It doesn’t matter how we do it. Somehow, some way he’s got to have the rock.”
Robinson said he learned more about preparing for another busy season by working out with San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey in California this offseason.
“It was great,” Robinson said. “Me and him just giving each other so many tips and feeding off knowledge from each other on the field. … We worked together the whole month. I got to see how he worked. He got to see how I worked. It was really cool two guys coming together trying to make each other better. He taught me some nuance moves on the field and I did the same for him.”
The challenge for coach Raheem Morris is to make the most of Robinson’s production while not overextending his workload.
“You definitely want to protect that kind of unique athlete,” Morris said, adding that Robinson “doesn’t need a governor” as an artificial cap on his number of carries.
“He’s certainly one of those guys that can carry the load,” Morris said. “Certainly one of the guys that has carried the load for us. And you could definitely do that. But we just happen to have some really good backs, you know? … We have a luxury of having a guy like Tyler on our team.”
Allgeier rushed for 1,035 yards as a rookie in 2022 and averaged 4.7 yards per carry while rushing for 644 yards on a career-low 137 carries last season. There is an emphasis on creating opportunities to use Allgeier more this season.
“We’ve got to find ways to get Tyler on the field, to find ways to feature him on the field,” Morris said.
It wouldn’t be a surprise to see more two-running back sets, perhaps with defenses having to monitor Robinson put in motion as a receiver while Allgeier remains lined up behind Penix.
Kudos for Cousins
General manager Terry Fontenot said Sunday that Kirk Cousins has been “the ultimate professional” after losing his starting job to Penix last season and returning as a backup, despite speculation the veteran could be traded.
“Outside, it’s a lot more of a big deal than it is in the building,” Fontenot said of the questions about Cousins’ status. “He shows up. He does his job just like anybody. … He’s been a great professional. He’s handled himself well.”
Tip from Stick
Fontenot said backup quarterback Easton Stick, who worked out with wide receiver D.J. Chark in the offseason after the two were Los Angeles Chargers teammates last season, passed along a recommendation that the Falcons look at signing the veteran. Chark worked out at the Falcons’ facility on Friday and signed in time to have his first practice on Saturday.
The timing was convenient, as starter Darnell Mooney is expected to miss several weeks with a shoulder injury.
RIGHT TACKLE JAWAAN TAYLOR RETURNS TO PRACTICE AS CHIEFS PUT PADS ON FOR FIRST TIME IN TRAINING CAMP
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor made his training camp debut after missing their first four practices because of a knee injury, and he was right in the mix with the starters Sunday as they put on pads for the first time.
Backup tight end Tre Watson, who also had been out with a groin injury, passed his physical and joined Taylor on the field.
Taylor has started all 33 regular-season games he has played for Kansas City over the past two seasons. But his blocking metrics coupled with a propensity for penalties mean his job is far from secure. The Chiefs signed backup 49ers tackle Jaylon Moore to a two-year, $30 million deal and used their first-round draft pick on Ohio State standout Josh Simmons.
After the first week of camp, Simmons appears to have the inside track on the left tackle job, which was a problem position for the Chiefs all of last season. So when Taylor returned, it was in a rotation with Moore for first-team snaps on Sunday.
“We’re getting back in the swing. He hasn’t done anything,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of Taylor, who showed up on the injury report with knee trouble much of last season and had offseason surgery. “But all three are kind of competing there.”
Reid said he was pleased with the way Simmons looked in his first padded practice. There was some question about whether he would even be ready for camp after tearing his patellar tendon in a game with the Buckeyes last season.
“He did some good things. I wasn’t focusing on him the whole time, but I thought he did some good things,” Reid said. “He’s a work in progress. He has to keep working. Young guy.”
Meanwhile, Reid said cornerback Kristian Fulton had a procedure to “clean out” his knee in the spring, which is why he remains on the physically unable to perform list. The Chiefs gave him a two-year, $20 million deal in March.
Rookie tight end Jake Briningstool also did not practice Sunday because of a hamstring injury.
COWBOYS SIGN TIGHT END JAKE FERGUSON TO A 4-YEAR, $52 MILLION EXTENSION
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed tight end Jake Ferguson to a four-year, $52 million extension Sunday.
The deal includes a $12 million signing bonus. A fourth-round pick in 2022, Ferguson is entering the final year of his rookie deal.
“It’s money, but it also doesn’t change things,” Ferguson said. “I still have to prove everything. I still have to get out there between the lines and work my tail off, and the ultimate goal is winning as many games as possible.”
He had 59 catches for 494 yards but did not have a touchdown reception last season. The previous year, he had career highs with 71 catches for 761 yards and five TDs.
Ferguson dealt with knee and concussion issues last year but still started 14 games.
“That’s the first season I’ve ever not scored a touchdown in my whole life, so feeling that sting was definitely something,” Ferguson said.
Even with the decline in production, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Ferguson’s importance in the eyes of the organization never changed.
“Just really, really excited for him,” Schottenheimer said. “Last year, obviously, he didn’t feel he had the best year, but I think it always shows you we’re always evaluating everything, and (we value) things he’s done for us from a play temperament, the enforcer that he is. He loves football. He’s got that throwback-type mentality.”
Ferguson, 26, is the grandson of College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Alvarez. Ferguson credits Alvarez, the former Wisconsin head coach and athletic director, for helping establish his hand-nosed approach on the field.
“He’s always taught me to protect mine,” said Ferguson, who played in college for the Badgers.
Ferguson could be even more valuable this season as the Cowboys look to rebound in Schottenheimer’s first season in charge. With the addition of George Pickens at wide receiver alongside CeeDee Lamb, Schottenheimer expects opposing defenses to focus coverages on limiting them, which should free up space for Ferguson.
“So to have that guy that can work the middle of the field, attack the middle of the field, I think that’s really, really important,” Schottenheimer said. “He’s got such a big body and such great body control that when he’s running vertically, he’s kind of always open because he’s got great body control, he’s got the ability to adjust his hands and make plays. Really attacking seams and attacking across the field and doing things like that, his size and catch radius really does help.”
This deal comes as two-time All-Pro defensive end Micah Parsons remains in negotiations for his own extension, entering the final season of his rookie deal. Parsons said recently he had not seen much progress in those talks.
MINKAH FITZPATRICK GETS A $16.245 MILLION SIGNING BONUS IN HIS RESTRUCTURED DOLPHINS DEAL
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Minkah Fitzpatrick and the Miami Dolphins agreed Sunday to a restructured contract that adds a $16.245 million signing bonus to the All-Pro safety’s deal.
Agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed the restructured deal, which was first reported by ESPN.
The Dolphins acquired Fitzpatrick in a trade with the Steelers last month that sent All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith to Pittsburgh. Fitzpatrick, who became one of the top safeties in the NFL with the Steelers, returned to the team that drafted him 11th overall in 2018 and traded him away at his request in 2019.
There previously was no guaranteed money left on Fitzpatrick’s contract that runs through 2026. No years were added, but Rosenhaus said they’re seeking a multiyear extension.
The Dolphins cleared $11 million in cap space in the restructured deal by converting part of Fitzpatrick’s salary to a bonus, according to NFL Network. Fitzpatrick had $2 million of his 2026 salary moved up to this coming season. He is now due $17.5 million in 2025 and $15.6 million in 2026.
Fitzpatrick had signed a four-year extension with the Steelers in 2022 that made him the highest-paid safety in the NFL at the time and gave him $36 million in guarantees.
COMMANDERS WIDE RECEIVER TERRY MCLAURIN REPORTS TO CAMP DESPITE CONTRACT DISPUTE
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin reported to training camp on Sunday following a four-day holdout, but the 2024 second-team All-Pro and the team have yet to agree on new contract terms.
The Commanders removed McLaurin from the reserve/did not report list for camp and placed their leading receiver on the active/physically unable to perform list because of an ankle injury from the previous season, according to coach Dan Quinn.
Despite the limbo status, fans were thrilled when McLaurin walked onto the fields behind the team facility following practice, serenading him with chants of “Terry! Terry!” McLaurin spent roughly 30 minutes signing autographs and taking photos before briefly speaking with reporters. He said it’s been “tough” to watch his teammates practice and acknowledged he is dealing with the “business” side of football but primarily kept his comments to the scene.
“It feels good to be around my teammates and around my fans,” McLaurin told reporters. “I can’t beat that at all.”
Quinn said before Sunday’s practice that he was “pumped” that McLaurin was there.
The coach said he spoke directly with McLaurin on Saturday. “He is such an awesome competitor. At his core, that’s who he is.”
McLaurin did not report on Tuesday along with his teammates and incurred a $50,000 daily fine for skipping the first four official days of camp. The seven-year veteran has one year remaining on a three-year, $68.2 million extension signed in 2022 but has been seeking a new deal. He set a career-high with 13 touchdown receptions and had 1,096 yards last season on 82 receptions.
The PUP list designation forbids McLaurin from participating in on-field activities, but he can join teammates and coaches in meetings and now counts toward the 90-player roster limit. McLaurin worked with the training staff inside the team facility on Sunday.
He participated in early portions of Washington’s offseason program but skipped the on-field portions of organized team activities and mandatory minicamp.
Teammates have supported their absent receiver during camp. Quarterback Jayden Daniels and McLaurin fueled an offense that was central to Washington’s surprising run to the NFC championship game last season.
“Just business in the NFL,” Daniels said. “We know Terry’s working … at the end of the day, he’s still one of our brothers.”
Washington released cornerback Fentrell Cypress II to open a roster spot.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
‘I’M A ROOKIE AGAIN’: ICHIRO SUZUKI LEADS CLASS OF FIVE INTO HALL OF FAME
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — On an overcast Sunday in this charming village, thousands of fans from the Far East to the East Coast, from Texas to the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, gathered to usher five icons of the game into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
And they heard heartfelt tales from — and about — the inductees: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, as well as Dick Allen and Dave Parker, who were honored posthumously.
Despite the star power of the group, the man of the hour was Suzuki, 51, who became the first baseball player to be elected to two Halls of Fame, following his selection into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in January. He had a nine-year career in Japan before he was posted for availability to MLB teams after the 2000 season and signed by the Seattle Mariners to launch a splendid second career.
“For the third time, I am a rookie,” said Suzuki, who delivered his speech in English after using an interpreter most of his career. “In 1992, I was drafted out of high school (in Japan). In 2001, I became a rookie again at 27 when the Seattle Mariners signed me.
“I realize I’m a rookie again … I am 51 years old, so easy on the hazing.”
Suzuki mixed a sharp sense of humor with a serious tone in discussing what made him a Hall of Famer: preparation, taking responsibility for his game and feeling a sense of duty to give his all for fans.
He cared for his own equipment, unwilling to blame an equipment manager if his glove weren’t perfectly laced or his spikes not ready to run the bases. His arm was always in shape when he reported to spring training.
“If you consistently do the little things, there’s no limit to what you can achieve,” said Suzuki, who won two American League batting titles and both the AL Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2001.
Suzuki said he never envisioned playing in the United States until he saw Hideo Nomo pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers on television in Japan.
“My eyes suddenly opened to the idea of challenging myself by going somewhere I never imagined,” he said to a crowd that included fans from Japan. “I’m grateful to the Seattle Mariners for believing I could become the first position player from Japan.”
Fans of Sabathia had a much shorter distance to travel, whether from his first MLB home in Cleveland, his brief one in Milwaukee or his final one with the New York Yankees.
Sabathia’s speech was a love letter to the women in his life, including to his grandmother, who allowed him to take the grapefruits that fell off her tree in the yard and throw them at a chair — his strike zone. To his mother, who used to put on the gear to catch his pitches, took him to Athletics games at the Oakland Coliseum and talked pitch selection with him when he got to the majors. And to his wife, whom he met as a high school junior and has been with since.
And he talked with passion about the places he played.
“I was born and raised in Vallejo,” the Northern California native said. “But Cleveland is where I grew up.”
It was in New York that Sabathia burnished his Hall of Fame resume, leading the majors in wins in 2009 and 2010, and he called signing with the Yankees “the best decision we ever made.”
Suzuki and Sabathia, 45, were elected in their first years of eligibility. Wagner, the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year in 1999 with the Houston Astros, entered the Hall of Fame on his 10th and final ballot.
Wagner was born a right-hander who learned to throw left-handed after a childhood injury to his right arm. He told his underdog story, from being a small kid from Virginia who went from a “5-foot-nothing, 100-pound nothing to the Hall of Fame.”
It was perseverance and passion that got him from Division III Ferrum College to Cooperstown, he said.
“I refused to give up,” said an emotional Wagner, 54. “I refused to listen to the outside critics. … Perseverance isn’t just a trait. It’s a path to greatness.”
Parker and Allen, both seven-time All-Stars and recipients of Most Valuable Player awards, were selected for induction by the Classic Era Committee. Parker passed away on June 28 at age 74, six months after learning of his long-awaited entry into the hall.
Allen was 78 at his death in 2020.
David Parker II, Parker’s son, and Allen’s widow, Willa, reflected in their speeches just what baseball meant to their loved ones and what this day would have meant to them.
The younger Parker took the crowd through the journey of his father’s career, through the six major league cities in which he played. He became a legend in Pittsburgh, where he won two batting titles and his first World Series, learning from cornerstones of the franchise — Roberto Clemente, Al Oliver and Dock Ellis — about being a major leaguer.
And as he proceeded in his career through his hometown of Cincinnati, through Oakland, Milwaukee, Anaheim and Toronto, Parker transitioned to “Pops,” helping to guide the next generation, including fellow Hall of Fame members Barry Larkin, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor.
“He cherished his role as a spiritual father to these young men,” David Parker II said.
As Parker struggled with his health in his final months, he wrote a poem that summed up his thoughts about his career and his induction, read by his son to the crowd filled with fans in “Parker 39” jerseys.
The poem hilariously started, “Here I am. 39. About damn time.”
Allen, famous for swinging a 42-inch bat, was described by his widow as a heavyweight as a player, a man and a friend in the warm stories she told of him. He was a man of “principle, compassion and determination,” Willa Allen said.
That determination was evident as a child, when a teacher in his small-town Pennsylvania school asked her pupils what they wanted to be when they grew up. He confidently told the class he wanted to be a Major League Baseball player.
That was before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. The other kids laughed.
“He didn’t laugh. He believed it,” Willa Allen said. “Now look at him.”
Looking ahead to 2026, there likely won’t be any first-year eligible players selected. Carlos Beltran, who was named on 70.3 percent of ballots in 2025, and Andruw Jones, selected on 66.2 percent, could hear their names called next year. Both are members of the 400-home run club, and Jones won 10 Gold Glove awards.
PITCHING-STARVED BRAVES ACQUIRE RHP ERICK FEDDE FROM CARDINALS
The Atlanta Braves obtained right-hander Erick Fedde from the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Fedde is 3-10 with a 5.22 ERA in 20 starts for the Cardinals this season.
Atlanta made the move hours after placing right-hander Grant Holmes (right elbow) on the 15-day injured list. The Braves then transferred Holmes to the 60-day IL to open up a 40-man roster spot for Fedde.
Fedde has struggled this season and was recently designated for assignment by the Cardinals, but Atlanta is in dire need of starting pitchers.
Reigning National League Cy Young Award Chris Sale (fractured rib) is one of five starters on the IL. The others are right-handers Spencer Schwellenbach, Reynaldo Lopez, AJ Smith-Shawver and Holmes.
Fedde, 32, has a career mark of 33-52 with a 4.87 ERA in 153 career appearances (139 starts).
Fedde was with the Washington Nationals from 2017-22 before playing in Korea in 2023. He split last season with the Chicago White Sox and Cardinals.
REPORTS: ROYALS KEEPING RHP SETH LUGO WITH 2-YEAR, $46M EXTENSION
Kansas City right-hander Seth Lugo, once thought to be a prime trade candidate before Thursday’s deadline, will stay with the Royals after agreeing to a two-year, $46 million contract extension, according to multiple reports on Sunday night.
Lugo will earn $20 million annually plus a $3 million signing bonus, per the reports. The deal also includes a performance-based vesting option for a third season in 2028 for $20 million or a $17 million club option with a $3 million buyout, according to the reports.
The 35-year-old currently has a $15 million player option for 2026 following the two-year, $30 million contract he signed for 2024-25, but he was expected to decline it and become a free agent. Instead, both he and the club appear to want to keep him in Kansas City.
The Royals have not made an announcement as of Sunday night.
The team enters Monday with a 52-54 record for third place in the American League Central and four games behind Seattle and Texas (each 56-50), who are tied for the third AL wild-card berth. Kansas City already added to the roster by trading for veteran Arizona outfielder Randal Grichuk on Saturday in exchange for rookie reliever Andrew Hoffmann.
Lugo is 7-5 with a 2.95 ERA, 33 walks and 99 strikeouts in 113 innings over 19 starts this season.
He was a 2024 All-Star in his first campaign after signing as a free agent with the Royals and finished second in the American League Cy Young Award voting. Lugo went 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA, 48 walks and 181 strikeouts in 206 2/3 innings over a major league-high 33 starts.
His career record is 63-45 with 16 saves, a 3.33 ERA, 254 walks and 928 strikeouts in 960 2/3 innings over 353 games (116 starts) for the New York Mets (2016-22), San Diego Padres (2023) and Royals (2024-present).
The New York Mets selected Lugo in the 34th round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Centenary College of Louisiana.
MLB ROUNDUP: PAUL SKENES, PIRATES OVERPOWER D-BACKS IN SHUTOUT
Paul Skenes pitched six shutout innings for the second consecutive start to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.
Skenes (6-8) gave up three hits, walked one and struck out nine on 99 pitches to lead the Pirates to the series victory and second consecutive shutout win over the Diamondbacks. Skenes has not allowed a run in 13 consecutive innings, and he lowered his ERA to 1.83 — the lowest in the majors. After Sunday’s start, Skenes lowered his career ERA to 1.89 over his first 266 innings.
Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz finished with two hits, including a double, and two RBIs; Tommy Pham had two hits and an RBI and Bryan Reynolds had an RBI double.
Arizona starter Zac Gallen (7-12) allowed all four Pirates runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings. Jake McCarthy had a triple and a double to lead the Diamondbacks, who lost for the fifth time in six games.
Athletics 7, Astros 1
J.T. Ginn twirled six shutout innings, Shea Langeliers homered for a third consecutive game, and the Athletics completed a stunning four-game sweep of host Houston.
Ginn (2-2) matched his career high for innings pitched while posting his first scoreless start in his sixth start of the season. He allowed three hits, did not walk a batter and posted four strikeouts. He threw 77 pitches.
Ginn took the mound in the bottom of the first with a 2-0 lead after Miguel Andujar and Langeliers homered off Astros rookie left-hander Colton Gordon (4-3) in the top half of the inning. A Gio Urshela sacrifice fly and Colby Thomas RBI double made it 4-0 in the fourth and put Houston in an insurmountable hole.
Orioles 5, Rockies 1
Tyler O’Neill homered for the third consecutive game and Baltimore beat visiting Colorado to clinch the three-game series.
O’Neill’s two-run homer in the third inning came after teammate Dylan Carlson’s two-run single in the second. Warming Bernabel, in his second game in the major leagues, homered for the Rockies. No player in the game had more than one hit.
Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano (8-5) worked six innings for the victory, giving up one run on four hits. He struck out eight and issued two walks. Austin Gomber (0-5) gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings, with Colorado losing a game for the seventh consecutive time that he started.
Pirates 6, Diamondbacks 0
Paul Skenes pitched six shutout innings for the second consecutive start to lead host Pittsburgh over Arizona.
Skenes (6-8) gave up three hits, walked one and struck out nine on 99 pitches to lead the Pirates to the series victory and a second consecutive shutout win over the Diamondbacks. Oneil Cruz finished with two hits, including a double, and two RBIs; Tommy Pham had two hits and an RBI and Bryan Reynolds had an RBI double to lead Pittsburgh at the plate.
Jake McCarthy had a triple and a double to lead Arizona, which lost for the fifth time in its past six games.
Red Sox 4, Dodgers 3
Alex Bregman hammered a go-ahead two-run homer to help host Boston edge Los Angeles and take the rubber game of the three-game series.
Bregman’s 13th home run of the year came against Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May to conclude a three-run fifth inning. Red Sox starter Walker Buehler pitched against his former team for the first time in his career, and he was pulled with two outs in the fifth. Buehler gave up three runs on four hits, struck out four and walked five. Brennan Bernardino (4-2) earned the win for recording the final out of the fifth.
Michael Conforto had three hits — a solo home run and two doubles — for Los Angeles, which also received two hits from Shohei Ohtani. May (6-7) pitched the first five innings and surrendered four runs on five hits and struck out five without a walk.
Yankees 4, Phillies 3
Ryan McMahon sparked a four-run second inning off Zack Wheeler by hitting a two-run double and New York ended a four-game home losing streak with a victory over Philadelphia.
Acquired from the Colorado Rockies on Friday, McMahon finished with two hits and reached base three times. Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon (11-7) survived allowing three homers for the second time this season and held the Phillies to four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and notched two of his eight strikeouts against Kyle Schwarber.
Philadelphia ace Zack Wheeler allowed four runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out eight, walked two and tied a career high by hitting three batters for the second time. Otto Kemp homered twice and Nick Castellanos added another.
Cubs 5, White Sox 4
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Ben Brown pitched five strong innings to lift the visiting Cubs over the White Sox.
Brown (5-7) spaced one run and three hits in five innings with zero walks and four strikeouts for the Cubs. Ian Happ scored the deciding run when White Sox third baseman Colson Montgomery was called for obstruction in a rundown between home and third. It was one of three White Sox errors in the game.
Andrew Benintendi hit home runs in the first and eighth for the White Sox, accounting for all four of their runs.
Reds 2, Rays 1
Brady Singer bounced back from one of his worst outings of the season by allowing just one run in 7 1/3 innings as host Cincinnati completed a three-game series sweep of Tampa Bay.
Singer (8-8) yielded three hits and one walk with eight strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings, six days after the right-hander allowed seven runs over 2 1/3 innings last Monday in a 10-8 loss at Washington. Throwing for a third consecutive day, Emilio Pagan pitched a scoreless ninth for his 22nd save.
It was a tough-luck start for Rays right-hander Shane Baz (8-7), who threw four shutout innings after the two-run first. Baz allowed just those two runs and five hits over five innings, striking out five and walking two.
Tigers 10, Blue Jays 4
Gleyber Torres drove in four runs, including a three-run homer, and Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings as host Detroit snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over Toronto.
Dillon Dingler had two hits, scored a run and drove in two more, while Parker Meadows added two hits and scored twice for the Tigers. Flaherty (6-10) gave up five hits and struck out seven.
Former Tigers star Max Scherzer gave up three runs and struck out 11 in seven innings for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette had five hits, including a two-run single in a four-run ninth, but Toronto’s four-game winning streak ended.
Royals 4, Guardians 1
Noah Cameron struck out six over five scoreless innings, while Maikel Garcia homered with two RBIs, as host Kansas City beat Cleveland to take two of three in the series.
Rookie left-hander Cameron (5-4), making his 14th career start, allowed three hits with a walk while throwing 83 pitches on a steamy day to lower his ERA to 2.44. All-Star closer Carlos Estevez allowed Gabriel Arias’ lead-off double in the ninth, then retired the next three batters for his 27th save.
Arias also clubbed a late solo homer for the Guardians, who stranded eight runners in falling short of winning their fifth consecutive series. Starter Joey Cantillo (2-1) yielded three runs, three hits and four walks with four strikeouts over four innings.
Brewers 3, Marlins 2
Blake Perkins hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning and Milwaukee avoided a three-game series sweep with a win over visiting Miami.
Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff gave up two runs on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts over six innings. Trevor Megill (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth inning for Milwaukee, which snapped the Marlins’ four-game winning streak.
Eury Perez allowed one run on two hits over five innings for Miami. He walked two and struck out six.
Nationals 7, Twins 2
CJ Abrams went 2-for-3 with a homer, and Washington pulled away for a victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Alex Call drove in two runs for the Nationals, who completed back-to-back wins to secure a series victory. Right-hander Jake Irvin (8-5), who grew up in the nearby suburb of Bloomington, Minn., limited the Twins to two runs on five hits in seven innings. He walked none and struck out two, and he threw 63 of 86 pitches for strikes.
Matt Wallner hit a solo home run for Minnesota, which dropped to 3-6 since returning from the All-Star break. Right-handed reliever Travis Adams (1-1) surrendered five runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings. He was one of six pitchers who took the mound as part of a bullpen game for the Twins, who used right-hander Cole Sands as the opener for the first two innings.
Padres 9, Cardinals 2
Manny Machado went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs as visiting San Diego rolled over St. Louis to earn a split in the four-game series.
Jackson Merrill drove in two runs for the Padres, while Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI and Xander Bogaerts hit a home run. Starter Stephen Kolek (4-5) earned his first victory since May 27 while allowing two runs on four hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out two.
Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who lost for the seventh time in 10 games. Starter Michael McGreevy (2-2) allowed seven runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out two.
Rangers 8, Braves 1
Wyatt Langford drove in three runs with a first-inning double and Josh Smith and Josh Jung added two RBIs each to back a solid start by rookie Jack Leiter as Texas waylaid Atlanta in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.
The Rangers won their sixth straight game, earned their second consecutive series sweep and captured their fourth series in a row. Leiter was outstanding, allowing a run on two hits and three walks over six innings. He tied a season high with seven strikeouts and won his career-high third straight start.
The Braves dropped their fifth straight and seventh of nine contests after the All-Star break. Atlanta managed just four hits on Sunday against three Texas pitchers and is a season-worst 16 games under .500. Bryce Elder (4-7) was ineffective from the start, allowing eight runs on six hits, four walks and a hit batter over 2 2/3 innings while pitching about 50 miles from his hometown of Decatur, Texas.
Angels 4, Mariners 1
Mike Trout hit a two-run homer to reach the 1,000-RBI milestone in his career and Los Angeles earned a split of its four-game series against visiting Seattle.
Kyle Hendricks (6-7) picked up the win for the Angels, allowing one run on two hits in six-plus innings. He walked one and struck out three while improving to 4-1 in his last five decisions. Kenley Jansen pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to pick up his 18th save of the season and the 465th of his career.
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 41st home run and Josh Naylor singled and had two stolen bases for the Mariners, who finished with just two hits. Starter Logan Gilbert (3-4), who retired the first 11 batters he faced, allowed four runs on three hits and three walks in five innings while striking out seven.
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WNBA NEWS
DREAM HAND LYNX FIRST HOME LOSS OF SEASON
Brittney Griner scored 13 of her season-high 22 points in the second quarter Sunday night, when the Atlanta Dream took control before holding on for a 90-86 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis.
The Lynx (22-5) saw the end of a 14-game home winning streak, as well as a four-game overall winning streak.
Griner made 5 of 6 shots as Atlanta (15-10) shot 69.2 percent and outscored the Lynx 24-13 in the decisive second quarter. Griner was 8-of-13 shooting to finish the night to help the Dream get a split of their six-game road trip.
Jordin Canada added 18 points while Allisha Gray and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough contributed 12 apiece as Atlanta shot 52.3 percent.
WNBA leading scorer Napheesa Collier led all scorers with 32 points on 14-of-18 shooting to go with eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Alanna Smith added 12 points and Courtney Williams finished with 11 and nine assists as the Lynx lost despite shooting 56.1 percent.
Minnesota was unable to match the 2014 Phoenix Mercury for the fourth-longest home winning streak in WNBA history and took its first home regular-season loss since dropping its 2024 finale to the Los Angeles Sparks.
Atlanta held a 12-point lead after a basket by Canada with 6:59 remaining in the third but were held to two points for the next five-plus minutes. A basket by Griner put them up 57-52, and the Dream settled for a 60-54 lead entering the fourth.
Natisha Hiedeman’s 3-pointer a little over a minute into the fourth moved Minnesota within 65-59. Walker-Kimbrough sank a triple with 7:21 left for a 74-63 lead, forcing the Lynx to use a timeout.
Canada converted a three-point play and Naz Hillmon sank a layup for an 81-68 lead with about five minutes left. But the Lynx stormed back, and Collier scored five points in a span of 27 seconds to get Minnesota within 87-81 with 56.9 seconds left.
Collier’s bank shot in the paint cut it to 89-86 with 10.9 seconds left. Collier stole the subsequent inbounds pass but stepped out of bounds with 8.1 ticks left, and Canada sank one of two free throws with seven seconds left for the final margin.
ALYSSA THOMAS HELPS MERCURY BREAK LOSING STREAK AT MYSTICS
Alyssa Thomas dominated with a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds as the Phoenix Mercury snapped a three-game losing streak with an 88-72 victory over the Washington Mystics Sunday in the nation’s capital.
Thomas shot 12-for-17 from the field and also handed out eight assists to help the Mercury (16-9) improve to 2-0 against the Mystics (12-13) this season.
Satou Sabally finished with 15 points, Monique Akoa Makani added 13 points and Natasha Mack chipped in 10 for Phoenix, which improved to 1-1 on its current five-game trip and won for the first time since July 14.
Shakira Austin was the star of the day for Washington, pouring in 20 points, grabbing eight boards and swatting two shots. It marked the fourth consecutive game where she has scored in double figures and has recorded two or more blocks.
Jade Melbourne and rookie star Sonia Citron finished with 13 points apiece for the Mystics, who have lost three of four.
Phoenix trailed 46-42 at halftime but flipped the script with an impressive third quarter, outscoring Washington 26-12. The Mercury led by 10 entering the fourth.
The momentum swung their way on the strength of an 11-2 run to open the second half, taking the lead for good at 49-48 on Akoa Makani’s 3-pointer in the corner with 6:48 left.
Phoenix led by as many as 17 in the fourth before the Mystics got within 78-70 on Austin’s two free throws with 5:31 to play.
Washington came into the day looking to maintain momentum in its push for the postseason, while Phoenix had its sights set on getting back to its winning ways.
A tightly contested first quarter, featuring six ties and 10 lead changes, ended with Melbourne driving in and laying the ball up with eight tenths of a second to play for a 23-21 Mystics advantage.
The Mercury were within 34-32 at the 5:20 mark of the second after Kahleah Copper worked her way inside for a reverse layup.
The Mystics were outscored 28-20 in the paint in the first half but led by four as they capitalized on a 16-9 advantage in bench points.
ACES EXPLODE FOR 106 POINTS IN WIN OVER PAIGE BUECKERS-LESS WINGS
Jackie Young scored 24 points, five teammates scored in double figures and the Las Vegas Aces had a season-high point total in a 106-80 victory against the Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.
Jewell Loyd, coming off the bench for the first time this season, scored 20 points and Kierstan Bell, making her first start of the season in Loyd’s spot, had her first double-figure game of the season with 19 points. A’ja Wilson had 14 points and 10 rebounds, NaLyssa Smith scored 11 and Chelsea Gray added 10 for the Aces (13-13).
Gray and Young each doled out eight assists and Wilson had seven.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 18 points, Haley Jones had 15, DiJonai Carrington scored 14 and Teaira McCown had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Dallas (7-19), which lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Rookie Paige Bueckers, the Wings’ leading scorer this season, did not play because head coach Chris Koclanes said he was resting her in the midst of a stretch of four games in seven days, which includes the conclusion of a back-to-back when New York visits Monday night.
The Aces scored the first four points of the third quarter to open a 60-44 lead. JJ Quinerly made a midrange jumper to provide the Wings’ first points after nearly four minutes, and she added two free throws and an assist on Carrington’s jumper to get Dallas within 10.
Gray made a 3-pointer and Loyd added back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minute to help Las Vegas expand the lead to 73-58 at the end of the third quarter.
The Aces poured on 33 more points in the fourth.
Wilson made consecutive field goals and Gray followed with three free throws to help Las Vegas open a 12-4 lead. Dallas took a one-point lead before Young made back-to-back 3-pointers, and the score was tied at 27 at the end of the first quarter.
The score was tied three more times early in the second, and Bell made a 3-pointer to break the final tie and start an 11-2 run that gave the Aces a 47-38 lead.
Las Vegas took its biggest lead of 14 points on a three-point play by Wilson before consecutive field goals by Luisa Geiselsoder and Ogunbowale helped trim the margin to 56-44 at halftime.
KELSEY MITCHELL EXPLODES FOR 35 POINTS IN DECISIVE FEVER WIN OVER SKY
Kelsey Mitchell established season highs of 35 points and seven 3-pointers to lead the Indiana Fever to a 93-78 road victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon.
Mitchell fell three points shy of her career best effort against the Connecticut Sun in 2019.
The nationally televised contest lost much of its luster due to the absences of Indiana’s Caitlin Clark (right groin) and Chicago’s Angel Reese (back).
Clark missed her fourth straight regular-season contest and 14th WNBA game of the season. Reese was ruled out shortly before tipoff for her second consecutive missed game.
Aliyah Boston added 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Indiana (14-12). Makayla Timpson also scored 14 points and Aari McDonald added 10.
Rachel Banham scored a season-high 26 points and matched her season best of six treys for Chicago (7-18), which dropped its fifth consecutive game. Kia Nurse had 14 points, Rebecca Allen tallied 13 and Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Sky.
Chicago leading scorer Ariel Atkins (leg) missed her fourth straight game.
The Sky shot 43.1 percent from the field and made 10 of 25 from behind the arc.
The Fever connected on 47.1 percent of their shots, including 11 of 29 from 3-point range.
Allen drained two 3-pointers during a 10-2 surge that allowed Chicago to creep within 84-78 with 4:41 left. But the Sky didn’t score again.
Mitchell answered with a trey and added two free throws to start the game-ending 9-0 run that improved the Fever to 3-0 against Chicago this season.
Chicago trailed by 12 at halftime but pulled within 56-55 with 5:20 left in the third after five straight points from Nurse.
But the Fever answered with nine straight points – the first five by Mitchell and the next four by Timpson – to take a 10-point lead.
Timpson opened the final quarter with a layup to boost the lead to 16. Banham scored the first five points of a 7-0 burst as Chicago moved within 77-68 with 7:07 left.
Boston’s turnaround jumper and Sophie Cunningham’s trey pushed Indiana’s lead back to 14 with 6:22 to go.
Mitchell scored 15 first-half points as Indiana led 51-39 at the break. Banham scored 14 in the half for Chicago.
Mitchell had 13 points in the first quarter, matching the Sky total as the Fever led by 13 entering the second quarter.
TINA CHARLES HELPS SUN TROUNCE VALKYRIES
Tina Charles had 24 points as the Connecticut Sun played their best game of the season, romping past the visiting Golden State Valkyries 95-64 Sunday at Uncasville, Conn.
The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the Sun (4-20) and saw them set season highs in points, steals (14) and shooting percentage in a game (53.0). Connecticut trailed after the first basket by Golden State.
Golden State shot just 33.9 percent during its worst loss of the season. The Valkyries (11-13) are 3-9 on the road.
Offensively, Golden State struggled as they look to adapt to playing without star Kayla Thornton, who will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Iliana Rupert led Golden State with 13 points off the bench.
Charles, who was questionable due to illness, started and demonstrated her usual array of inside hook shots and jumpers from outside. She was 8 of 11 from the field and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line. Marina Mabrey and Bria Hartley each had 15 points for the Sun.
The Sun also got a boost from rookie Aneesah Morrow, who made just her third start of the season and had a game-high 11 rebounds.
After Golden State scored the first basket, Connecticut surged to an early 12-6 lead with Charles converting on a three-point play after connecting on a hook shot in the lane.
Golden State finished the first quarter on a 6-2 run started by a Rupert trey to make it 23-15 after one quarter.
The Sun played one of its best quarters of the season in the second. Jacy Sheldon drained a 3-pointer, then had a steal and a basket to score five points in 11 seconds and build the Sun lead up to 32-15. The first-half lead would be as big as 19.
The Valkyries responded with a 9-0 run that included four points from Veronica Burton. They got as close as nine points, but Connecticut finished the half on a 9-2 run over the last 1:17 and led 49-33 at the half.
Connecticut broke things wide open in the second half, opening the third quarter on an 11-0 run that included a long three by Mabrey and six points by Charles.
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NASCAR NEWS
BUBBA WALLACE BECOMES FIRST BLACK DRIVER TO WIN A MAJOR RACE ON INDIANAPOLIS’ OVAL
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bubba Wallace became the first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval, surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and a hard-charging Kyle Larson on Sunday in the Brickyard 400.
The third NASCAR Cup victory of Wallace’s career was also his most significant — his first win at one of the series’ four crown jewel races.
It snapped a 100-race winless streak that dated to 2022 at Kansas. He also won at Talladega in 2021, but this milestone victory also gave him a playoff spot. No Black driver has won the Indianapolis 500, and Formula 1 raced on the track’s road course.
“Unbelievable,” Wallace shouted on his radio after crossing the yard of bricks.
And while the final gap was 0.222 seconds, he didn’t reach victory lane without some consternation.
Larson trailed by 5.057 seconds with 14 laps to go but the gap was down to about three seconds with six remaining when the yellow flag came out because of rain. The cars rolled to a stop on pit lane with four to go, giving Wallace about 20 additional minutes to think and rethink his restart strategy.
But after beating Larson through the second turn, a crash behind the leaders forced a second overtime, extending the race even more laps as Wallace’s team thought he might run out of gas.
Wallace risked everything by staying on the track then beat the defending race winner off the restart again to prevent Larson from becoming the fourth back-to-back winner of the Brickyard.
It also alleviated the frustration Wallace felt Saturday when he spent most of the qualifying session on the provisional pole only to see Chase Briscoe surpass with one of the last runs in the session.
He made sure there was no repeat Sunday, giving an added boost to the 23XI Racing co-owned by basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and last week’s race winner, Denny Hamlin, as it continues to battle NASCAR in court over its charter status.
The race inside the race — the In-Season Challenge — went to Ty Gibbs, who had a better car than Ty Dillon in qualifying and on race day. Gibbs finished 21st o win the inaugural March Madness-like single-elimination tournament and collect the $1 million prize.
Dillon, a surprise championship round entrant after making the field as the 32nd and final driver, finished 28th.
Three-time series champ Joey Logano appeared to have the edge with 26 laps to go until his right rear tire went flat. Though he was able to drive it into pit lane for a tire change, he lost power and struggled to get back on the track, knocking him out of contention.
Ryan Blaney held off Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin to win the second stage, giving Blaney his fifth stage win of the year. Pole winner Chase Briscoe won the first stage, finishing ahead of Bubba Wallace and William Byron. It was Briscoe’s second stage win of the season, his first since Pocono.
Up next
Cup drivers will continue their brief Midwestern tour next Sunday when they race at Iowa.
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INDYCAR NEWS
ALEX PALOU GRABS ASTOUNDING EIGHTH WIN OF 2025 AT LAGUNA SECA
Alex Palou started from pole position and rarely gave up his lead as he sailed to his eighth win of the IndyCar Series season at the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey on Sunday in Monterey, Calif.
It was the Spaniard’s third victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca following wins in 2022 and 2024. Moreover, it brought Palou’s commanding lead in the season-long points race up to 121 points with three races to go.
Palou has all but sealed his third consecutive series championship and fourth overall, but second-place Pato O’Ward of Mexico is mathematically alive for an unlikely comeback. O’Ward finished Sunday’s race in fourth.
“It’s been an awesome weekend, awesome year overall,” Palou said. “Yeah, today was something else. It was super fun to be here, one of my favorite tracks for sure. Couldn’t be happier right now.”
Palou is the first IndyCar driver to win eight races in a single season since Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais did so in the now-defunct Champ Car series.
He dominated Sunday by leading 84 out of 95 laps, surrendering the lead only when he went to pit. Nolan Siegel led the race’s other 11 laps before Palou brought his No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda back to the front.
Palou finished 3.7965 seconds ahead of Denmark’s Christian Lundgaard, while Colton Herta, O’Ward and New Zealand’s Scott Dixon rounded out the top five.
Lundgaard, driver of the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, earned his fifth podium finish of the season.
“I obviously knew that the pit sequences were really key around here,” Lundgaard said. “We went into this race not knowing if it was gonna be a red race (on alternate tires) or our primaries. It ended up being a red race, and I just can’t thank this team enough. Apparently this is the most podiums we’ve had in a year.”
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GOLF NEWS
KURT KITAYAMA PARLAYS RED-HOT WEEKEND INTO 3M OPEN VICTORY
Kurt Kitayama wasn’t sure he would qualify for the final two rounds of the 3M Open. It turned out to be a weekend to remember.
Kitayama shot 6-under-par 65 and held on to win the 3M Open by one stroke Sunday in Blaine, Minn., for his second PGA Tour victory.
“I feel like the game has been trending, and for it finally to kind of pay off now has been awesome,” Kitayama said.
Kitayama finished at 23-under 261 at TPC Twin Cities for a one-stroke decision on Sam Stevens, who posted 66 on Sunday. Kitayama made a total of 20 birdies in the two weekend rounds.
Prior to that, he wasn’t certain he would make the cut in this tournament.
“On Friday, I was fighting my swing trying to find something,” Kitayama said. “Went to the range, trying to find something.”
He definitely discovered what was needed.
Kitayama, who tied a course and tournament record with a third-round 60 on Saturday, pretty much rode that wave of momentum. He had birdies on the first three holes Sunday — including a chip-in from the greenside rough on No. 3 — and was 5 under through six holes on the way to a 29 on the front nine.
But after a bogey on No. 11, his lead was just two on England’s Matt Wallace, who had already completed his round. Kitayama rebounded with birdies on two of the next three holes.
Yet it took him three putts to finish the par-3 17th, with the bogey cutting the margin to one stroke. But Stevens, who had birdies on Nos. 14-16 to pull within striking distance, was all over the place on the 18th with his first three shots into the rough and scrambled for par.
Kitayama, in the next group, had a smooth final hole and won it with par.
The tournament title locked up a position for Kitayama in the FedEx Cup playoffs with one regular-season tournament remaining.
“Jumping up that much is great,” he said. “The goal is to make the playoffs and give yourself a chance.”
There was another special aspect of the result for Kitayama because his older brother, Daniel, was his caddie for the second week in a row.
Stevens settled for his third top-10 finish of the season.
David Lipsky and Wallace both registered 64s to share the distinction for the best score of the round, and they finished tied for third place at 20 under, along with Pierceson Coody (67) and Jake Knapp (68).
Wallace produced a bogey-free round, but finished with pars on his final three holes.
Chris Gotterup, who was aiming for his second title in three weeks, didn’t make a charge en route to a 69, tying for 10th place at 18 under.
Third-round co-leaders Thorbjorn Olesen (73) of Denmark and Akshay Bhatia (75) tumbled down the leaderboard and finished tied for 14th (16 under) and tied for 25th (14 under), respectively. Bhatia had seven bogeys Sunday.
Kevin Roy also registered 64 on Sunday, ending at 13 under.
PADRAIG HARRINGTON CLAIMS SENIOR OPEN FOR THIRD MAJOR TITLE
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington carded a 3-under 67 to finish at 16-under 264 and claim the ISPS Handa Senior Open at Berkshire, England on Sunday.
The victory marks Harrington’s second major win in four weeks and makes him only the fifth player to win The Open and the Senior Open.
“You want to do things that stand out, and having won a real Open, coming out, winning the Senior Open … it adds a validation,” Harrington said. “… I’m kind of on a high of winning, but then there will be that deep sense of satisfaction knowing that you’ve done both.”
Harrington won The Open in 2007 and 2008, and was on the cusp of winning the Senior Open in consecutive years. He finished second in 2022 and 2023, losing the latter in a playoff, before breaking through this year.
The Dublin native entered the day with a two-shot lead, but never got complacent.
“I don’t want to relax, that has cost me in the past,” Harrington said. “… I get ahead of myself, and you know, sometimes when it’s an easy shot, easy tee shot, I can lose focus.
“So I want to stay hyped up. And to be honest, I think today, because I wasn’t comfortable with my swing, I never let my guard down. I was always into it and focused all day.”
Harrington, 53, started Sunday with an eagle on No. 1. He also tallied three birdies and two bogeys on the day, beating out Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn and Justin Leonard, who finished at 13 under.
Bjorn rolled in four birdies from No. 9 to No. 14, threatening Harrington’s lead. He then bogeyed on 16, putting Harrington out of reach and finishing at 3-under 67.
Leonard notched four birdies and two bogeys on the day for a 2-under 68. He carded 5-under 65 on Friday and Saturday.
“It wasn’t quite as sharp as I was the last couple days. You know, just not able to really hit it close enough to putt pressure,” Leonard said. “I felt like if I could have been 3- or 4-under on the front nine, then, you know, we’re kind of neck and neck.”
Scott Hend (65) finished fourth at 12 under, while fellow Australian Cameron Percy (65) and South Africa’s Ernie Els (66) tied for fifth at 11 under.
JOAQUIN NIEMANN COASTS TO LIV GOLF UK TITLE
Joaquin Niemann captured his fifth victory of the season following a three-stroke win on Sunday at LIV Golf United Kingdom.
Niemann carded a 3-under 68 on Sunday to finish 17-under 196 for the tournament at the JCB Golf and Country Club in Rocester, England. The Torque GC captain collected five birdies against two bogeys to add his to his titles at Adelaide, Singapore, Mexico City and Virginia.
Sunday’s victory served as a $4 million payday for Niemann, who began the week by firing his caddie and coach after missing the cut at the 2025 Open Championship.
Niemann’s Torque GC, however, was unable to hold its three-stroke lead over Legion XIII in its bid for its first team title since 2023. Legion XIII shot a staggering 14-under on Sunday to finish at 35-under for the tournament, eight strokes better than Torque GC.
First things first for Niemann, who wasn’t too interested in talking about his individual play on Sunday.
“Well, I’m going to talk for the first two days because today I didn’t feel like I had my best,” Niemann said. “Yeah, it was great. I was able to flow on tough situations.
“I felt like today I was pretty calm, pretty chill, until Bubba (Watson) started playing golf. Yeah, he made it tough for me. I was actually feeling the pressure on 13, 14, but, yeah, just stay in the present. Yeah, was able to hit a great shot on 15. After that put me back into my place.”
Speaking of Watson, he had a stretch of four birdies and two eagles from No. 9 to No. 14. He rolled in six birdies overall to finish in second place at 14-under after a third-round 65.
Niemann put a halt to his charge after sending a shot within five feet of the cup on the 15th hole.
“Yeah, I was pretty happy to see that ball go in that close, and making that birdie I think was huge for the next three holes,” he said.
“Feel like 16 is a good hole for a lefty, so I needed some room to be a little bit more comfortable. So, yeah, I mean, probably looked more easy but it was pretty stressful.”
Caleb Surratt (65 on Sunday) sank six birdies during his bogey-free round to finish at 13-under for the tournament, followed by Talor Gooch (66) at 11-under.
As for team play, Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm was thrilled after his team captured its fourth title this season.
“With all four scores counting this year I thought we played to our advantage. It showed early on and it’s showing now,” Rahm said. “I think the middle of the season none of us played our best. I said last week, I was looking forward to Caleb hopefully having a good tournament and not needing to birdie something like the last four holes for us to win. Good to see the scoreboard and see just that.”
LOTTIE WOAD WINS SCOTTISH OPEN IN PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
Two weeks ago, Lottie Woad was the world’s No. 1 amateur. On Sunday, the 21-year-old Englishwoman became an LPGA Tour champion in her professional debut.
Woad won the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open by three strokes, matching her age at 21-under par after closing with a 4-under 68 at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.
“It’s a pretty good outcome, I guess,” Woad said. “Definitely wasn’t expecting to win my first event, but I knew I was playing well.”
Woad capped a remarkable month with her fifth birdie of the day at the par-5 18th hole. She won the Women’s Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour as an amateur three weeks ago and missed a playoff by one shot the next week at the Evian Championship major before deciding to skip her senior season at Florida State and turn pro.
Woad, who held the lead after the second and third rounds, started strong Sunday with birdies at Nos. 2 and 3. After nine consecutive pars, she birdied Nos. 13 and 14 before a lone bogey at the par-4 16th.
“There aren’t that many scoreboards out, there to be honest,” Woad said. “… I knew it was probably quite tight because I was only a couple under at the turn, but then when I had the two birdies early on the back nine, I’d knew I’d gotten a bit of a lead by then.”
Woad matched the rare accomplishment by Rose Zhang, who in June 2023 became the first player in 72 years to win in her LPGA Tour debut at the Mizuho Americas Open. Beverly Hanson won the Eastern Open in her debut in 1951.
Woad collected $300,000 in her first pro payday and will carry a mountain of momentum into next week’s fifth and final major, the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales.
“Trying to just be up there really,” Woad said of her expectations next week after tying for 10th place last year at St. Andrews. “That’s all you can ask for.”
South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim matched Woad’s 68 on Sunday to finish in solo second place at 18-under. She reached 20-under with a birdie at the 14th but fell back with consecutive bogeys at Nos. 15 and 16.
Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez shot the round of the day with a 7-under 65 to finish in a tie for third at 14-under with South Korea’s Sei Young Kim (73), who closed with a costly double bogey at the 18th.
“My game was in a very good place, very consistent,” Lopez Ramirez said. “I played under par every day. I think honestly that’s a success and growing my game, and I’m excited for having the opportunity to play next week and to show up again.”
World No. 1 Nelly Korda (71) claimed fifth place at 13-under. Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen (76) began the day tied for second but slipped to sixth at 11-under after a triple-bogey at No. 18.
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INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: INDIANA FEVER DEFEAT CHICAGO SKY BEHIND 35 POINT GAME FROM KELSEY MITCHELL
CHICAGO (July 27, 2025) — The Indiana Fever (14-12) defeated the Chicago Sky, 93-78, at the United Center on Sunday afternoon. The Fever were led by a season-high 35 points from Kelsey Mitchell, a career-high 14 points from rookie Makayla Timpson, while Chloe Bibby scored eight points in her Fever debut.
The Indiana Fever came out of the gate swinging, leading the Sky 26-13 after the first quarter, backed by 13 points from Kelsey Mitchell, including three three-pointers from the guard. Throughout the second quarter Indiana was able to maintain its double-digit lead thanks to eight points from Aari McDonald and six from Aliyah Boston, putting the Fever up 51-39 at the halftime break.
With a buzzer-beater jumper from Lexie Hull at the end of the third quarter, the Fever continued its double-digit lead, 75-61, with 10 points from Mitchell and four points from Makayla Timpson. Indiana closed out the game with a 9-0 run over the last 4:41 to end the contest with a win for the Fever.
Indiana Fever Notes:
- Forward Chloe Bibby made her Indiana Fever debut in the first quarter, her first since signing a seven-day contract on Friday, June 25. Bibby recorded her first points with :38 left in the first quarter, sinking a three-pointer. Bibby finished the night with eight points, two rebounds and one rebound.
- Kelsey Mitchell recorded her 200th career steal in the first quarter, surpassing Erica Wheeler for the seventh most in franchise history.
- Mitchell recorded her 500th point of the season in the first quarter, doing so in just 26 games, the fastest any Fever player has hit the mark in a single season. Mitchell’s feat surpasses the previous record of 29 games set by Caitlin Clark during the 2024 season. Mitchell is the second player in the WNBA to score 500 points this season, joining Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier.
- Mitchell finished the night with 35 points, extending her double-digit scoring streak to 26 games, posting 10+ points in every game so far this season.
- Kelsey Mitchell recorded her ninth 30+ point game, doing so in her 259th game, second in franchise history to Tamika Catchings, who recorded 10 30+ games in 457 appearances.
- Kelsey Mitchell became the first player in Fever franchise history to record 35+ points in under 30 minutes, doing so in 29:51.
- Rookie Makayla Timpson scored a career high 14 points, surpassing her previous high of 10 points recorded on July 9, 2025, against the Golden State Valkyries.
- Aliyah Boston recorded her 35th career double-double, ending the night with 14 points and 11 rebounds, her 11th of the season.
Up Next: The Indiana Fever return home to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday, July 30 at 7 p.m. ET, broadcast nationally on ESPN3 and locally on FanDuel Sports Network.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANS SECURE SERIES FINALE OVER TOLEDO
INDIANAPOLIS – Alika Williams’ RBI double in the seventh inning carried the Indianapolis Indians to a 6-5 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Sunday afternoon at Victory Field. Indy won the season series against the Mud Hens, 11-7, capturing 10 of 12 games at the Vic.
Jared Triolo doubled with one out in the seventh frame and Williams brought him home with two down.
The Mud Hens (13-14, 52-50) opened the scoring with a pair of home runs in the first and second innings, respectively. Hao-Yu Lee homered in back-to-back games with a first-inning solo blast and Trei Cruz hit a solo shot of his own in the second frame for a 2-0 advantage.
The Indians (19-8, 61-40) rallied to take the lead with a three-run fourth inning. Matt Fraizer doubled to get the rally started, advanced to third on a wild pitch by Mud Hens starter Wilkel Hernandez and scored on an RBI single by Nick Yorke. Following a walk to Triolo, Brett Sullivan doubled home Yorke to tie the game. Williams then put Indy up, 3-2, with a bloop single to score Triolo.
Toledo put up three runs of their own in the next half-inning, taking a 5-3 lead. Indianapolis battled right back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. Cam Devanney singled, advanced to second base on a Fraizer groundout and scored on Yorke’s second run-scoring single of the contest. Yorke was thrown out at second base attempting to stretch a double.
Triolo singled and then Jordan Balazovic relieved Hernandez. Sullivan singled, Alika Williams walked to load the bases and a wild pitch scored Triolo to knot the game, 5-5.
Sean Sullivan (W, 1-2) earned his first Triple-A win with 2.0 scoreless frames in relief. Kyle Nicolas (S, 5) tossed a perfect ninth inning.
Hernandez allowed 10 hits and five runs across 4.2 innings for Toledo. RJ Petit (L, 0-1) allowed the winning run.
The Indians have an off day on Monday before starting a six-game road series against the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday night at 7:38 PM ET. Indy is yet to name a starter and RHP Kenta Maeda (3-4, 6.49) is set to take the mound for the Cubs.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
July 28
1931 — Bob Fothergill of Chicago hit a home run and a triple in an 11-run eighth inning. The White Sox set an American League record with 12 hits in the inning and beat the New York Yankees 14-12.
1940 — King Kong Keller hit three homers to give the New York Yankees a 10-9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.
1951 — Clyde Vollmer of Boston hit a grand slam in the 16th inning, the latest ever hit in a major league game. The Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4.
1971 — Sixteen-time Gold Glove winner Brooks Robinson committed three errors in the sixth inning against the Oakland A’s. Frank Robinson’s three-run homer in the ninth won the game for the Orioles.
1976 — John Odom (five innings) and Francisco Barrios (four innings) combined on a no-hitter, and the Chicago White Sox defeated Oakland 2-1.
1983 — AL President Lee McPhail ruled that George Brett’s “pine tar” home run against New York on July 24 should count. The umpires had disallowed the homer because the pine tar on Brett’s bat exceeded the 18-inch limit. The rest of the game was played Aug. 18 with the Kansas City Royals beating the Yankees, 5-4.
1989 — Atlanta’s Dale Murphy tied two major league records by hitting two homers and driving in six runs in the sixth inning in the Braves’ 10-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Murphy’s two home runs equaled the record shared by 13 others and the six runs batted in matched a record shared by nine players.
1990 — Shawon Dunston tied a major league record with three triples and led the Chicago Cubs to a 10-7 win over the Montreal Expos.
1990 — Cal Ripken’s errorless streak ends at 95 consecutive games, as Baltimore loses to Kansas City, 10 – 9. The streak is a new major-league record for a shortstop, eclipsing Kevin Elster’s 89-game mark.
1991 — Dennis Martinez pitched a perfect game for the Montreal Expos, who topped Los Angeles 2-0 at Dodger Stadium.
1993 — Ken Griffey Jr. tied a major league record by homering in his eighth consecutive game, but it wasn’t enough for the Seattle Mariners in a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
1994 — On the night the baseball players set an Aug. 12 strike date, Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers pitched a perfect game for a 4-0 victory over California.
2004 — Troy Percival recorded his 300th save after John Lackey allowed three hits over 8 1-3 innings to help Anaheim beat Texas 2-0.
2006 — Houston rookie Luke Scott hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, but the Astros lost to Arizona 8-7.
2018 — Rookie Francisco Arcia had a homer and six RBIs, giving him a major league-record 10 RBIs in two career games, and Los Angeles Angels rolled past Seattle 11-5.
2021 — In the first Olympic baseball game in thirteen years, Japan rallies to defeat the Dominican Republic 4-3.
July 29
1908 — Rube Waddell struck out 16, sending the St. Louis Browns past the Philadelphia A’s 5-4.
1911 — Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns with a 5-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader. Wood fanned 12 and allowed three baserunners on two walks and a hit batsman.
1915 — Honus Wagner, 41, became the oldest player to hit a grand slam as Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 8-2. The grand slam was an inside-the-park homer. Wagner remained the record holder until 1985, when Tony Perez hit one the day before his 43rd birthday.
1928 — The Cleveland Indians scored eight runs in the first inning and nine more in the second and went on to beat the New York Yankees 24-6 at Dunn Field. Johnny Hodapp singled twice in the second and sixth innings.
1936 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 22-7 in the first game of a doubleheader, then lost the second game 5-4.
1955 — Smoky Burgess of the Cincinnati Reds hit three home runs and drove in nine runs in a 16-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field.
1968 — George Culver of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a 6-1 no-hitter against the Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader at Philadelphia.
1983 — Steve Garvey of the San Diego Padres ended his NL record of 1,207 consecutive games. The streak ended when he dislocated his thumb in a collision with Atlanta pitcher Pascual Perez while trying to score.
2000 — Eddie Taubensee hit a game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth and homered again in the 11th to lead Cincinnati to a 4-3 win over Montreal.
2001 — Craig Monroe homered in his first major league at-bat, and the Texas Rangers beat Tampa Bay 2-0.
2003 — Boston’s Bill Mueller became the first player in major league history to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a game and connected for three homers in a 14-7 win at Texas.
2006 — Tomas Perez tied a major league record with four doubles, going 5-for-5 and leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 19-6 rout of the New York Yankees.
2010 — Anibal Sanchez pitched a one-hitter, leading the Florida Marlins past the San Francisco Giants 5-0. Sanchez retired his first 13 batters and matched a career high with eight strikeouts.
2018 — The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history. Honored are Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell.
2022 — Aaron Judge hits two more homers in leading the Yankees to an 11 – 5 win over the Royals. He now has 41 on the season, tying the American League record for most before the end of July held by Hall of FamersBabe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Ken Griffey Jr. Judge will set a new record with another homer tomorrow.
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July 30
1917 — Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Ossie Vitt, each went 5-for-5 in Detroit’s 16-4 romp over Washington.
1933 — Dizzy Dean struck out 17 Cubs for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat Chicago 8-2.
1947 — The New York Giants defeated Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings, ending Blackwell’s 16-game winning streak.
1959 — Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his major league debut, with the San Francisco Giants. His hits included two triples in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1962 — The American League, led by homers from Leon Wagner, Pete Runnels and Rocky Colavito, powered past the National League 9-4, in the second All-Star Game of the year. Wagner of the Angels was named MVP.
1968 — Washington shortstop Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still won the game 10-1.
1969 — Houston, behind grand slams by Denis Menke and Jim Wynn, scored 11 runs in the ninth inning to pound the New York Mets 16-3 in a doubleheader opener at Shea Stadium. Mets pitchers Cal Koonce and Ron Taylor gave up the slams, marking the first time this century that two grand slams were hit in the same inning of a National League game.
1973 — Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A’s.
1980 — Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot behind his right collarbone.
1982 — The Atlanta Braves returned Chief Noc-A-Homa and his teepee to left field after losing 19 of 21 games and blowing a 10½-game lead. The teepee was removed for more seats. The team recovered to regain first place.
1988 — John Franco of the Cincinnati Reds set a major league record with 13 saves in one month. Franco was tied with Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter and Bob Stanley.
1990 — George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by Commissioner Fay Vincent.
2008 — Kelly Shoppach of Cleveland tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but Detroit beat the Indians 14-12 in 13 innings. Shoppach had two homers and three doubles.
2009 — A story in the New York Times states that sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are among the 104 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. The test results were supposed to be kept secret, but Alex Rodriguez’s presence on the list of those who tested positive had already been leaked earlier this year. Ortiz states that he was not aware he had tested positive six years earlier and denies using steroids.
2011 — The New York Yankees broke loose for 12 runs in the first inning of the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader, setting a franchise record en route to a 17-3 rout of Baltimore.
2012 — Kendrys Morales homered from both sides of the plate during a nine-run sixth inning, capping the burst with a grand slam that sent the Los Angeles Angels romping past the Texas Rangers 15-8. Morales became the third switch-hitter in major league history to homer as a lefty and righty in the same inning. Carlos Baerga did it for Cleveland in 1993 and Mark Bellhorn of the Chicago Cubs duplicated the feat in 2002.
2017 — Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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July 31
1930 — Lou Gehrig drove in eight runs with a grand slam and two doubles, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 14-13.
1932 — Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium opened and Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia A’s beat the Indians 1-0 before 76,979 fans.
1934 — The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings at Cincinnati as Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitas both went the distance.
1954 — Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double to lead the Milwaukee Braves to a 15-7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Adcock’s 18 total bases set a major league record at the time. Adcock homered in the second inning off Don Newcombe, doubled in the third and homered in the fifth off Erv Palica. He connected off Pete Wojey in the seventh and off Johnny Podres in the ninth. Adcock saw only seven pitches and his double off the left-center field fence just missed going out by inches.
1961 — The All-Star Game ended in a 1-1 tie at Fenway Park because of heavy rain.
1981 — The second baseball strike ended after 42 days.
1990 — Nolan Ryan, 43, won his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
2002 — Mike Mussina became the second pitcher in major league history to give up six doubles in one inning, during the New York Yankees’ 17-6 loss to Texas. Hall of Famer Lefty Grove allowed that many with Boston in 1934 against Washington.
2003 — John Smoltz broke his own record as the fastest pitcher to record 40 saves by pitching a scoreless ninth in Atlanta’s 7-4 win over Houston. Last year, he got his 40th save on Aug. 8, en route to breaking the NL record with 55.
2007 — The New York Yankees tied a franchise record by hitting eight home runs, including two by Hideki Matsui, in a 16-3 rout of the Chicago White Sox. New York last hit eight homers in a game in a doubleheader opener at the Philadelphia Athletics on June 28, 1939.
2010 — Carlos Gonzalez hit a game-ending home run to complete the cycle, and Colorado rallied to a 6-5 win after blowing a three-run lead in the eighth inning to the Chicago Cubs.
2011 — Ricky Nolasco scattered 12 hits, Emilio Bonifacio homered and Florida handed the Atlanta Braves the 10,000th loss in franchise history. With the 3-1 loss, the Braves become the second big league team with 10,000 losses. The Phillies reached that mark in 2007.
2015 — New York’s Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led the Yankees past the Chicago White Sox 13-6.
2021 — Seby Zavala becomes the first player in MLB history to record his first three home runs in the same game.
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
July 28
1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain three matches to two.
1928 — The Summer Olympics open in Amsterdam and the Olympic flame is lit for the first time.
1929 — The Chicago Cardinals become the first NFL team to train out of state, holding camp in Michigan.
1972 — The American Basketball Association announces that San Diego will receive a franchise and the NBA’s Buffalo Braves relocate to San Diego and are renamed the San Diego Clippers.
1972 — The Dallas Cowboys beat the College All-Stars in Chicago 20-7.
1984 — The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing. The Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies, including Cuba and East Germany, boycott the games.
1987 — Laura Davies shoots a 1-under 71 to defeat Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1987 — Angel Cordero Jr. becomes the fourth U.S. jockey to win 6,000 races when he rides Lost Kitty to victory at Monmouth Park, N.J.
1991 — Dennis Martinez pitches a perfect game for the Montreal Expos, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0.
1992 — American Mike Barrowman sets a world record in winning the 200-meter breaststroke, and Russian Evgueni Sadovyi becomes the Summer Olympics’ first triple gold medalist, also smashing a world record in the men’s 400-meter freestyle.
1994 — On the night baseball players set an Aug. 12 strike date, Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers pitches a perfect game for a 4-0 victory over California.
2000 — Blaine Wilson, America’s pre-eminent gymnast, wins his fifth straight championship in St. Louis. He becomes the first gymnast to win five straight national titles since George Wheeler did it from 1937-41.
2009 — Germany’s Paul Biedermann hands Michael Phelps his first major individual loss in four years, setting a world record in the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Rome. Phelps, a body length behind, loses for the first time in a major international meet since Ian Crocker beat him in the 100 butterfly final at the 2005 worlds.
2011 — Ryan Lochte celebrates the first world record set since high-tech bodysuits were banned 1 1/2 years ago. Lochte edges Michael Phelps in 200-meter individual medley at the world championships at Shanghai.
2013 — Brek Shea scores less than a minute after entering the game as a second-half substitute, giving the United States a 1-0 victory over Panama in the Gold Cup final. It’s the fifth Gold Cup title for the Americans but their first since 2007.
2016 — Mirim Lee shoots a 10-under 62 to match the Women’s British Open record and take a three-stroke lead in the major championship at tree-lined Woburn (England) Golf Club.
2016 — Stephan Jaeger shoots a 12-under 58 in the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic in Hayward, Calif., for the lowest score in major tour play. The German finishes with a 10-foot birdie putt.
2019 — 22-year-old Egan Bernal becomes the first Colombian and Latin American cyclist to win the Tour de France.
July 29
1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the challenger, M. Petit of France, in 25 minutes.
1934 — Paul Runyan beats Craig Wood on the 38th hole to win the PGA Championship at Park Country Club in Williamsville, N.Y.
1956 — Cathy Cornelius wins a playoff over Barbara McIntyre to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1957 — At the Polo Grounds in New York, Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson at 1:52 of the 10th round to retain the heavyweight title.
1960 — The first American Football League preseason game is played in Buffalo, N.Y. The Boston Patriots, led by quarterback Butch Songin, beat the Bills 28-7 before 16,474 fans at War Memorial Stadium .
1979 — Amy Alcott shoots a 7-under 285 to beat Nancy Lopez in the Peter Jackson Classic, later named The du Maurier Classic. The du Maurier is one of the LPGA Tour’s major championships from 1979-2000.
1986 — The U.S. Football League wins and loses in its lawsuit against the NFL. The jury finds the NFL violated antitrust laws, as the USFL claimed, but awards the USFL only $1 in damages.
1989 — Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor becomes the first person to high jump 8 feet, breaking his world record at the Caribbean Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He surpasses his mark of 7-11½.
1990 — Beth Daniel shoots a 66 to overcome a 5-shot deficit and win the LPGA Championship — her first major title in 12 years on the tour. Daniel beats Rosie Jones by one stroke and pockets $150,000, the largest in LPGA Tour history.
1992 — The U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team wins the gold medal, with Matt Biondi and Tom Jager becoming the first U.S. male swimmers to win golds in three Olympics.
1996 — Michael Johnson sweeps to victory in an Olympic 400-meter record 43.49 seconds, while Carl Lewis leaps into history in Atlanta. Lewis’ long jump of 27 feet, 10¾ inches earns him his ninth gold medal, equaling the American mark held by swimmer Mark Spitz.
2001 — Copa América Final, Estadio El Campín, Bogotá: Defender Iván Córdoba scores winner as home team Columbia edge Mexico, 1-0.
2008 — Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admits he brought shame on his profession as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal.
2012 — Kimberly Rhode wins the Olympic gold medal in women’s skeet shooting, becoming the first American to take an individual-sport medal in five consecutive Olympics.
2012 — Dana Vollmer of the U.S. sets a world record to win the 100-meter butterfly at the London Olympics. Vollmer hits the wall in 55.98 seconds to shave 0.08 off the mark set by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden at the 2009 world championships in Rome.
2015 — Russia’s Natalya Ishchenko wins a record 18th career synchronized swimming gold medal at the world championships at Kazan, Russia.
2021 — Sunisa Lee wins the women’s all-around gymnastics gold medal in Tokyo.
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July 30
1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day meet.
1930 — Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer’s first World Cup in Montevideo.
1932 — The 10th modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles.
1961 — Jerry Barber edges Don January by one stroke in a playoff to win the PGA title at Olympia Fields in Illinois.
1966 — England beats West Germany 4-2 at London’s Wembley Stadium to capture soccer’s World Cup.
1968 — Washington’s Ron Hansen pulls off an unassisted triple play in a 10-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
1971 — In the NFL Chicago All-Star Game, the Baltimore Colts beat the All-Stars 24-17.
1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points.
1980 — Houston pitcher J.R. Richard suffers a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome.
1984 — Michael Gross of West Germany sets a world record in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.44 at a meet in Munich.
1996 — The American softball team wins the gold medal, beating China 3-1 behind a controversial two-run homer from Dot Richardson in the first Olympic competition in that sport.
2009 — Seven more world records on the fifth night of the world swimming championships in Rome are set, pushing the total to 29 and moving past last summer’s Beijing Olympics. Ryan Lochte gets things rolling by breaking Phelps’ mark in the 200-meter individual medley. The Chinese women finish it off, eclipsing the 800 freestyle relay mark by more than two seconds, with the Americans also breaking the previous record but only getting silver.
2012 — In London, Missy Franklin, a 17-year-old from Colorado, wins the women’s 100-meter backstroke. Franklin has a brief 13-minute break after taking the final qualifying spot in the 200 freestyle semifinals before she had to get back into the water for the backstroke final. Ruta Meilutyte, 15, becomes the first Lithuanian to win an Olympic swimming medal by holding off a late charge from world champion Rebecca Soni of the U.S. in the 100 breaststroke.
2013 — Katie Ledecky crushes the world record in the 1,500 freestyle for her second gold medal at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain. The 16-year-old American finishes with a time of 15:36.53 to beat the previous mark by more than 6 seconds — Kate Ziegler’s 15:42.54 in 2007.
2015 — North Korea wins its first gold medal at the world aquatics championships through 16-year-old Kim Kuk Hyang in women’s 10-meter diving. In her first international competition, Kim produces a stunning final dive, earning two perfect 10 scores from the seven judges, for a total of 397.05 points. On the next dive, the leader up to that point, world champion Si Yajie of China, makes an error to drop to fourth.
2021 — South African swimmer Tatjana Shoemaker sets a new women’s 200m breaststroke world record of 2:18.95 at the Tokyo Olympics.
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July 31
1932 — France beats the U.S. 3-2 for its sixth consecutive Davis Cup championship.
1934 — Britain, led by Fred Perry and Bunny Austin, defeats the U.S. 4-1 at Wimbledon to win the Davis Cup title.
1942 — Jockey Bill Turnbull wins seven of nine races at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H.
1954 — Joe Adcock hits four homers and a double to lift the Milwaukee Braves a 15-7 victory over Brooklyn.
1963 — The Cleveland Indians become the first American League club to hit four straight home runs. No. 8 hitter Woody Held hits a two-out homer off Paul Foytack and pitcher Pedro Ramos follows with his second homer of the game before Tito Francona and Larry Brown’s first major league homer finish this odd power surge. Foytack is the only major league pitcher to give up four straight home runs.
1973 — Julius Erving, the American Basketball Association’s leading scorer, is traded by the cash-strapped Virginia Squires to the New York Nets for forward George Carter and cash.
1983 — Jan Stephenson beats JoAnne Carner and Patty Sheehan by one stroke to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1990 — Nolan Ryan wins his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
1993 — Mike Aulby becomes the third player in PBA history to win a tournament by rolling a 300 game in the title game. Aulby beats David Ozio 300-279 in the Wichita Open.
1994 — Sergei Bubka sets a world pole vault record for the 35th time in his career at a meet in Sestriere, Italy. Bubka soars 20 feet, 1¾ inches, adding a half-inch to his mark set in Tokyo in 1992.
2000 — Dorothy Delasin becomes the LPGA’s youngest winner in 25 years by beating Pat Hurst on the second extra hole to win the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. The 19-year-old Delasin is the youngest winner on the tour since Amy Alcott took the Orange Blossom Classic at age 19 in 1975.
2005 — Grant Hackett becomes the first swimmer to win four straight world titles in the same event, capturing another 1,500-meter freestyle. The Aussie stretches out his own record for world championship medals to 17.
2007 — All-Star Kevin Garnett is traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to Boston for five players and two draft picks. The Celtics obtain the former MVP and 10-time All-Star from Minnesota for forwards Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes and Gerald Green, guard Sebastian Telfair and center Theo Ratliff and two first-round draft picks.
2011 — Yani Tseng wins the Women’s British Open for the second straight year, beating Brittany Lang by four strokes and becoming the youngest woman to capture a fifth major title. The 22-year-old top-ranked Taiwanese shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under 272.
2012 — Michael Phelps breaks the Olympic medals record with his 19th, helping the U.S. romp to a 4×200-meter freestyle relay victory at the London Games. With 19 medals spanning three Olympics, Phelps moves one ahead of Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who got her haul in 1956, 1960 and 1964.
2012 — The team of Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber lives up to all the hype, winning the first U.S. Olympic title in women’s gymnastics since 1996.
2021 — Katie Ledecky wins the women’s 800m gold in Tokyo. This is the third consecutive Olympics she has won the race.
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TV SPORTS
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Monday, July 28
BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Best Virginia vs. Shell Shock, Quarterfinal, West Virginia
9 p.m.
FS2 — The Basketball Tournament: Eberlein Drive vs. Sideline Cancer, Quarterfinal, West Virginia
MLB BASEBALL
9:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Pittsburgh at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.)
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
4:50 p.m.
FS2 — Conmebol Copa America: Chile vs, Paraguay, Fifth-Place Match, Quito, Ecuador
7:55 p.m.
FS1 — Conmebol Copa America: Argentina vs. Colombia, Semifinal, Quito, Ecuador
SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Postseason: Bandits vs. Talons, Championship – Game 3 (If Necessary)
TENNIS
11 a.m.
TENNIS — Canada-ATP/WTA Early Rounds
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.ESPN — New York at Dallas
