THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY JULY 19, 2025

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“THE SCOREBOARD”

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WNBA SCORES

ALL-STAR BREAK

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NBA SUMMER LEAGUE

DALLAS 92 ORLANDO 69

PHILADELPHIA 87 BROOKLYN 83

MIAMI 93 MILWAUKEE 92

CHICAGO 105 UTAH 92

INDIANA 113 NEW ORLEANS 104

DENVER 106 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 84

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MLB SCORES

CHICAGO CUBS 4 BOSTON 1

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 10 PITTSBURGH 1

SAN DIEGO 7 WASHINGTON 2

LA ANGELS 6 PHILADELPHIA 5

TORONTO 4 SAN FRANCISCO 0

MIAMI 8 KANSAS CITY 7 (10)

CINCINNATI 8 NY METS 4

CLEVELAND 8 LAS VEGAS 6

ATLANTA 7 NY YANKEES 3

TAMPA BAY 11 BALTIMORE 1

TEXAS 2 DETROIT 0

COLORADO 6 MINNESOTA 4

ARIZONA 7 ST. LOUIS 3

MILWAUKEE 2 LA DODGERS 0

SEATTLE 6 HOUSTON 1

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NASHVILLE 6 INDIANAPOLIS 1

LAKE COUNTY 4 FT. WAYNE 2

BELOIT 1 SOUTH BEND 1

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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COLTS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE

WED., JULY 23: PRACTICE (10-11 A.M.)

THUR., JULY 24: PRACTICE (10-11 A.M.)

FRI., JULY 25: PRACTICE (10-11:15 A.M.)

SAT., JULY 26: PRACTICE (4-5:30 P.M.)

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 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

ACC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

BIG TEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

BIG 12 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

INDEPENDENTS FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

NOTRE DAMEUCONN

MAC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

PAC-12 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

OREGON STATEWASHINGTON STATE

SEC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

SUN BELT FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

EAST APP STATE | COASTAL CAROLINAGEORGIA SOUTHERN | GEORGIA STATEJAMES MADISON | MARSHALL | ODU

WEST

ARKANSAS STATE | LOUISIANASOUTH ALABAMA | SOUTHERN MISSTEXAS STATE | TROY | ULM

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NFL TRAINING CAMP DATES

TEAM	SITE	LOCATION	ROOKIES	VETERANS
ARIZONA CARDINALS	STATE FARM STADIUM	GLENDALE, ARIZ.	7/22	7/22
ATLANTA FALCONS	IBM PERFORMANCE FIELD	FLOWERY BRANCH, GA.	7/23	7/23
BALTIMORE RAVENS	UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER	OWINGS MILLS, MD.	7/15	7/22
BUFFALO BILLS	ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY	ROCHESTER, N.Y.	7/15	7/22
CAROLINA PANTHERS	BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM	CHARLOTTE, N.C.	7/21	7/22
CHICAGO BEARS	HALAS HALL	LAKE FOREST, ILL.	7/19	7/22
CINCINNATI BENGALS	KETTERING HEALTH PRACTICE FIELDS	CINCINNATI	7/19	7/22
CLEVELAND BROWNS	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE CAMPUS	BEREA, OHIO	7/18	7/22
DALLAS COWBOYS	STAYBRIDGE SUITES	OXNARD, CALIF.	7/21	7/21
DENVER BRONCOS	BRONCOS PARK POWERED BY COMMONSPIRIT	ENGLEWOOD, COLO.	7/16	7/22
DETROIT LIONS	DETROIT LIONS TRAINING FACILITY	ALLEN PARK, MICH.	7/16	7/19
GREEN BAY PACKERS	LAMBEAU FIELD	GREEN BAY, WIS.	7/18	7/22
HOUSTON TEXANS	HOUSTON METHODIST TRAINING CENTER	HOUSTON	7/22	7/22
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS	GRAND PARK	WESTFIELD, IND.	7/21	7/22
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS	MILLER ELECTRIC CENTER	JACKSONVILLE, FLA.	7/19	7/22
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS	MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY	ST. JOSEPH, MO.	7/21	7/21
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS	INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH PERFORMANCE CENTER	HENDERSON, NEV.	7/17	7/22
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS	THE BOLT	EL SEGUNDO, CALIF.	7/12	7/16
LOS ANGELES RAMS	LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY	LOS ANGELES	7/22	7/22
MIAMI DOLPHINS	BAPTIST HEALTH TRAINING COMPLEX	MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.	7/15	7/22
MINNESOTA VIKINGS	TCO PERFORMANCE CENTER	EAGAN, MINN.	7/20	7/22
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	GILLETTE STADIUM	FOXBOROUGH, MASS.	7/19	7/22
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS	OCHSNER SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER	METAIRIE, LA.	7/22	7/22
NEW YORK GIANTS	QUEST DIAGNOSTICS TRAINING FACILITY	EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.	7/15	7/22
NEW YORK JETS	ATLANTIC HEALTH JETS TRAINING CENTER	FLORHAM PARK, N.J.	7/19	7/22
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	NOVACARE COMPLEX	PHILADELPHIA	7/22	7/22
PITTSBURGH STEELERS	SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE	LATROBE, PA.	7/23	7/23
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	SAP PERFORMANCE FACILITY	SANTA CLARA, CALIF.	7/15	7/22
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	VIRGINIA MASON ATHLETIC CENTER	RENTON, WASH.	7/15	7/22
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS	ADVENTHEALTH TRAINING CENTER	TAMPA, FLA.	7/21	7/22
TENNESSEE TITANS	ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS SPORTS PARK	NASHVILLE, TENN.	7/22	7/22
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS	ORTHOVIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER AT COMMANDERS PARK	ASHBURN, VA.	7/18	7/22

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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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2025 NFL 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

RAIDERS PLACE DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS ON PUP LIST AS HE STILL RECOVERS FROM BROKEN FOOT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders placed defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who experienced a significant setback earlier this year in his recovery from a broken foot, on the physically unable to perform list Friday.

That means Wilkins will miss at least the beginning of training camp, which opens Wednesday. Because he was placed on the PUP list before practices began, the Raiders can activate Wilkins at any time during camp once medically cleared.

Wilkins suffered the season-ending injury in Week 5 last season. He then experienced some sort of setback in his recovery, which caused him to miss all of organized team activities and minicamp.

“It’s been a difficult recovery and he’s done everything he needs to do,” coach Pete Carroll said in May. “He’s been here every day. He’s here early working hard. He’s not ready to get back out. We’re in the midst of a long, challenging process.”

Wilkins, 29, was the Raiders’ marquee free-agent signing last year, agreeing to a four-year, $110 million contract with $82.75 million guaranteed.

He was expected to bolster a defensive line led by pass rushers Maxx Crosby and Malcolm Koonce after making a career-high nine sacks in 2023 with Miami to go with his elite run-stopping ability. All three linemen, however, suffered season-ending injuries.

Wilkins had two sacks and 17 tackles in five games before injuring his foot, which required surgery. He suffered a Jones fracture — a break of the bone that connects the pinkie toe to the base of the foot.

49ERS PUT WRS BRANDON AIYUK, RICKY PEARSALL ON PUP LIST

The San Francisco 49ers placed wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall on the active/physically unable to perform list on Friday.

Aiyuk is still recovering from an ACL tear in his right knee that occurred against the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 20, 2024. He may not be ready when the regular season begins on Sept. 7 against the Seattle Seahawks.

Pearsall (hamstring) missed most of the team’s spring workouts due to his injury.

Aiyuk, 27, had 25 receptions for 374 yards and no touchdowns over seven games last season after developing into a star over the previous two campaigns. Aiyuk caught a career-high 78 passes for 1,015 yards and a career-best eight touchdowns in 2022 and 75 balls for a career-high 1,342 yards in 2023.

Pearsall, 24, caught 31 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns last season as a rookie. He was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in San Francisco on Sept. 4 and recovered to make his NFL debut in Week 7 against the Chiefs.

San Francisco also placed four other players on the PUP list – offensive lineman Andre Dillard (ankle), defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos (knee), safety Malik Mustapha (knee) and linebacker Curtis Robinson (knee).

The 49ers placed two players on the active/non-football injury list: Offensive lineman Ben Bartch and safety George Odum.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

REPORT: CUBS ADD RHP SPENCER TURNBULL ON MINOR-LEAGUE DEAL

The Chicago Cubs signed free agent veteran right-hander Spencer Turnbull to a minor-league contract, the New York Post reported Friday.

Turnbull, 32, posted a 1-1 record with a 7.11 ERA in three appearances (one start) with the Toronto Blue Jays before being released on June 27. He allowed five runs on 12 hits in 6 1/3 innings.

Turnbull spent his first five MLB seasons with the Detroit Tigers, highlighted by his no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners in 2021.

He missed the entire 2022 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Turnbull is 16-30 with a 4.31 ERA in 81 career games (68 starts) with the Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies and Blue Jays.

MLB PROBE ON GUARDIANS’ LUIS ORTIZ EXTENDED THROUGH AUG. 31

The non-disciplinary paid leave of Cleveland Guardians right-hander was extended through Aug. 31 amid an ongoing investigation, Major League Baseball announced Friday.

The investigation reportedly is related to gambling.

Ortiz was placed on paid leave on July 3 with the intent that it would extend through the All-Star break. The MLB and MLB Players Association agreed to extend it, however.

“We have been informed of the extension and will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation,” the Guardians said in a statement.

Per reports, the investigation focuses on in-game prop bets involving two pitches by Ortiz that garnered higher activity than usual. One was tossed in a June 15 game against the Seattle Mariners, and another on June 27 versus the St. Louis Cardinals.

Ortiz is 4-9 with a 4.36 ERA in 16 starts this season. The native of the Dominican Republic was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a three-team trade that included the Toronto Blue Jays on Dec. 10.

Ortiz, 26, owns a 16-22 record with a 4.05 ERA in 75 career games (50 starts) with the Pirates (2022-24) and Guardians.

MLB ROUNDUP: KYLE STOWERS LEADS MARLINS TO WALK-OFF WIN OVER ROYALS

All-Star Kyle Stowers drove in five runs and hit a pair of home runs — including a walk-off two-run blast in the 10th inning — to lead the host Miami Marlins to an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

The Marlins raced out to a five-run lead by the third inning, bolstered by a Stowers two-run blast and a run-scoring single.

The Royals, though, climbed back as John Rave lifted a three-run homer to right-center in the fourth inning before belting a game-tying home run in the ninth. Those marked the first two career homers for the 27-year-old rookie.

Adam Frazier, acquired from the Pirates on Wednesday, added a two-run, two-out, pinch-hit double in the top of the 10th to put Kansas City on top 7-5 before Stowers stole the spotlight with the walk-off home run on the heels of a run-scoring single by Agustin Ramirez.

Angels 6, Phillies 5

Taylor Ward hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning as Los Angeles took the opener of a three-game series in Philadelphia.

Jo Adell also drove in two runs for the Angels, while Mike Trout and Logan O’Hoppe contributed two hits apiece. The visitors used seven pitchers to capture the win in the first of a three-game series.

Bryce Harper hit two home runs as part of a 3-for-4 night for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber, the home run-hitting hero for the National League in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, also went deep for the Phillies.

White Sox 10, Pirates 1

Luis Robert Jr. and Edgar Quero both hit homers and drove in two runs to lead Chicago to a road win over Pittsburgh.

Quero went deep as part of a three-run first inning for the White Sox, who won for just the third time in nine games. Robert reached base four times and scored three runs, while Andrew Benintendi and Colson Montgomery each tallied two hits and two RBIs.

Oneil Cruz had two hits and drove in the lone run for Pittsburgh, which lost for the ninth time in 10 games, while both Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Bryan Reynolds each doubled.

Cubs 4, Red Sox 1

Seiya Suzuki opened Chicago’s first half with a bang, as his three-run homer helped the Cubs open the second half with a home win over Boston.

Colin Rea held the Red Sox to one run on four hits while striking out five to earn his fourth consecutive victory. Ian Happ and Pete Crow-Armstrong each doubled for the Cubs, while Nico Hoerner singled in a run.

Roman Anthony had an RBI double for Boston, which saw its 10-game winning streak come to a close — the franchise’s longest run since 2018. Marcelo Mayer was 2-for-4 for the Sox.

Rays 11, Orioles 1

Yandy Diaz belted his second career grand slam, Junior Caminero added a pair of homers, and Danny Jansen also went deep to lift Tampa Bay over visiting Baltimore.

Caminero launched a three-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the sixth to help the Rays snap a four-game skid. Rookie Chandler Simpson joined Diaz and Caminero with three hits to extend his hitting streak to 17 games.

The offense was more than enough for Taj Bradley (6-6), who scattered three hits over six scoreless innings to atone for a pair of tough outings against Baltimore last month. Bradley went 0-1 in those games after yielding 12 runs (11 earned) on 14 hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Braves 7, Yankees 3

Spencer Strider threw six scoreless innings and Ozzie Albies hit a three-run homer while driving in four runs to help Atlanta beat visiting New York in the opener of their three-game series.

Strider (4-7) scattered three hits, walked three and struck out eight in winning for the first time since June 24. It was his second six-inning scoreless effort this season. Ronald Acuna Jr., who was batting third instead of leadoff for only the third time this season, had a double and a triple.

Five of Atlanta’s nine hits went for extra bases.

The losing pitcher was Yankees opener Ian Hamilton, who started a game for the first time since 2023. Hamilton (1-1) pitched one inning and allowed three runs on three hits and one walk.

Padres 7, Nationals 2

Manny Machado blasted a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to help visiting San Diego make up for blowing a two-run lead in the eighth inning against Washington.

CJ Abrams belted a two-run home run in the home half of the eighth to even the score for the Nationals, who have dropped five straight and nine of their last 10. Jacob Young, Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Bell all recorded two hits.

Xander Bogaerts singled and doubled for San Diego, which has won four of five. Jake Cronenworth had two hits and an RBI, and Luis Arraez recorded two singles.

Blue Jays 4, Giants 0

Chris Bassitt gave up a season-high 11 hits yet held San Francisco scoreless to guide Toronto to the home win and build upon the team’s division lead.

George Springer had three hits and Joey Loperfido added two, including a double, while driving in a run.

Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers and Patrick Bailey each posted two hits for the Giants, who stranded nine runners on base and went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Guardians 8, Athletics 6

David Fry smacked a two-run homer and Brayan Rocchio doubled in two runs to help Cleveland build a seven-run lead as the Guardians held on for a home victory over the Athletics.

Rocchio added another double and Johnathan Rodriguez recorded his first major-league home run for Cleveland, which won for the seventh time in eight games. Jose Ramirez added a double and a triple.

Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers each homered for the Athletics, with Langeliers adding a double and a single. Rooker also singled while Nick Kurtz added two hits and an RBI.

Reds 8, Mets 4

Austin Hays hit two homers and finished with three RBIs to lead visiting Cincinnati to a win over New York in the opener of a three-game series.

Matt McLain and Tyler Stephenson each hit two-run homers for the Reds, who have won five of their last six games. Mets starter Sean Manaea didn’t allow a hit until Hays homered to lead off the fourth.

Nick Lodolo allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven innings. The left-hander retired 17 of the final 19 batters he faced following Jeff McNeil’s run-scoring single.

Rangers 2, Tigers 0

Corey Seager’s two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning was all Texas needed to put away Detroit as the Rangers picked up their third win in four games in Arlington, Texas.

Kyle Higashioka had two hits, including a double to kick off the eighth-inning rally, while Jonah Heim recorded the only other hit for Texas.

Spencer Torkelson was 2-for-3 to pace the Tigers, who lost for a season-high fifth straight game. Matt Vierling and Javier Baez added a single apiece for Detroit.

Rockies 6, Twins 4

Jordan Beck homered and finished a double shy of the cycle, Ryan McMahon also went deep and Colorado beat Minnesota in Denver.

Beck, who had an RBI triple in the first inning, had a chance to complete the cycle in the eighth but struck out looking to end the frame. Mickey Moniak, Tyler Freeman and Austin Nola each had two hits and Seth Halvorsen picked up his ninth save for the Rockies.

Byron Buxton homered among his three hits and Ryan Jeffers had four hits for the Twins.

Diamondbacks 7, Cardinals 3

Adrian Del Castillo had three singles in his first day back in the majors, Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven shutout innings, and Arizona beat St. Louis in Phoenix.

Del Castillo, who had four homers in 29 games with the Diamondbacks last season, drove in a run and scored twice after being recalled from Triple-A Reno earlier in the day, when the Diamondbacks made a series of moves that included placing second baseman Ketel Marte on the restricted list after his home was burglarized during the All-Star break.

Pfaadt (10-6) gave up four hits — three singles and a double — and hit a batter. He struck out six, did not walk a batter and retired 11 in a row before Willson Contreras opened the seventh with a double.

Brewers 2, Dodgers 0

With Quinn Priester striking out 10 over six innings and Caleb Durbin recording a home run and a double with two RBIs, visiting Milwaukee picked up its eighth straight win with a victory over Los Angeles.

Priester allowed just three hits and finished one strikeout shy of his career high en route to a seventh straight win. Durbin’s run-scoring double in the fifth broke a scoreless tie, and he followed it up with a solo homer in the seventh.

Tyler Glasnow, making his second start after missing 2 1/2 months due to shoulder inflammation, allowed one run on four hits spanning six innings while striking out six. Freddie Freeman doubled for the Dodgers, while Will Smith and Hyeseong Kim each singled.

Mariners 6, Astros 1

Luis Castillo pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings while Randy Arozarena and Mitch Garver each homered to lead Seattle past visiting Houston — though the Mariners’ 36-inning scoreless streak at home ended in the ninth inning.

The Mariners posted their fourth consecutive victory and pulled within four games of the Astros, who lead the American League West. Houston lost for the sixth time in its past seven games.

Castillo (7-5) won his third straight start. The veteran right-hander allowed three hits while walking two and striking out seven. Arozarena’s solo shot to left field with two outs in the fourth was his 10th homer in his last 14 games.

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NBA NEWS

‘EXCITED’ CLIPPERS OFFICIALLY ADD VETERAN G BRADLEY BEAL

Three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal officially signed with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

The change in location comes after Beal reached a buyout with the Phoenix Suns. According to ESPN, Beal, 32, gave back nearly $14 million of the $110 million left on the final two years of his Suns contract in order to complete the buyout.

Agent Mark Bartelstein from Priority Sports confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday that Beal’s deal with the Clippers was for two years and $11 million. The deal includes a player option for 2026-27, potentially making him a free agent next summer.

“Players of this caliber are very rare, and they’re hard to come by,” Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said in a release. “Brad has been an All-Star. He’s been in a race for the scoring title. He’s been the best player on his team. You can put him in so many different spots and he’ll find ways to score: out of pick-and-roll, coming off screens, catch-and-shoot. … I’m excited he’s with us.”

Beal signed a five-year, $251 million deal with a no-trade clause in July 2022 when he was still with the Washington Wizards.

He was limited to 53 games in each of his two seasons with the Suns, and he has not played as many as 60 games in a season since 2020-21.

Beal averaged 17.0 points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 53 games (38 starts) last season for the Suns. He has career averages of 21.5 points, 4.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds in 801 games (752 starts) with the Wizards and Suns.

Washington drafted Beal with the No. 3 overall pick in 2012. His scoring average of 31.3 points in 2020-21 was the second-highest in franchise history and second-highest in the NBA that season behind Golden State’s Stephen Curry (32.0).

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WNBA NEWS

CAITLIN CLARK TO COACH, NOT COMPETE, VS. TEAM COLLIER AT WNBA ALL-STAR GAME

The WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis will not be at Fever pitch.

Not with Indiana’s Caitlin Clark wearing street clothes instead of a basketball uniform and shoes.

Team Clark and Team Collier will do battle on Saturday night, but the All-Star Game lost some luster when Clark was forced to pull out of the contest due to a right groin injury.

Team Clark coach Sandy Brondello said the face of the WNBA will be involved from the sideline during Saturday’s game.

“She’s gonna still have a great impact on this team,” Brondello said of Clark during Friday’s press conference. “I will give the coaching hat to her as much as she wants, to be quite honest.

“We’re gonna play around with it a little bit, it’ll be fun. I think you’ve seen it with the Fever, she’s been very active on the sideline when she wasn’t playing so we’ll utilize that as well.”

Clark was injured late in Tuesday’s victory over the Connecticut Sun. She missed Wednesday’s loss to the New York Liberty and announced Thursday that she was pulling out of Friday’s 3-point shooting contest and Saturday’s All-Star Game.

“I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can’t participate in the 3-Point Contest or the All-Star Game,” Clark said in a statement. “I have to rest my body. I will still be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for all the action and I’m looking forward to helping Sandy (Brondello) coach our team to a win.”

Team Clark could be facing the loss of another star as three-time MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces is nursing a wrist injury and said Friday that it’s “to be determined” whether or not she plays.

Team Collier is named after Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier, the league’s scoring leader at 23.2 points per game.

Clark’s chief rival, Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky, is on Team Collier. She is the rebounding leader at 12.6 per game.

The second-year pro has stepped up her game this season.

“Year 2, everybody knows your game,” Reese said. “If you don’t get better in the offseason, it will show.”

Reese and Clark have brought more attention to the WNBA, though there have been many bumps in the road. The league hasn’t always appeared ready for the extra scrutiny.

Veteran coach Cheryl Reeve, who is coaching Team Collier, said there is a reason for why the rise in popularity hasn’t gone smooth.

“I think the larger picture of the NBA and our franchises that are affiliated with NBA teams, there has been this long sort of undertone that the WNBA is nice but it will never become mainstream,” Reeve, in her 16th year as Lynx coach, said during Friday’s news conference. “I was told that 10 years ago. I think that undertone put us in position that when it was time to capitalize, we missed some things.”

There are six first-time All-Stars among the participants, including star rookie Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings.

“I’m very thankful to be here,” Bueckers said. “It’s just a crazy experience just living out my childhood dream.”

Fellow rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen of the Washington Mystics are among the other first-timers. Another Washington player, Brittney Sykes, is making her first appearance as are Kayla Thornton of the Golden State Valkyries and Gabby Williams of the Seattle Storm.

In addition to Clark, Satou Sabally (ankle) of the Phoenix Mercury and Rhyne Howard (knee) of the Atlanta Dream also pulled out of the game.

Kayla McBride of the Minnesota Lynx was tabbed to replace Howard. Sykes and Atlanta’s Brionna Jones were added on Thursday to replace Clark and Sabally. The latter withdrew on Wednesday.

SABRINA IONESCU WINS WNBA 3-POINT CONTEST

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu won her second WNBA 3-point Contest on Friday in Indianapolis as part of All-Star weekend festivities.

Natasha Cloud made it a clean sweep for the Liberty, as Ionescu’s first-year teammate won the skills competition.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was set to compete in the 3-point Contest in front of her home fans, but due to her latest groin injury on Tuesday she was forced to drop out of both that and the All-Star Game itself, which will take place Saturday.

It would have taken a mammoth night for Clark to win if she had played. Ionescu racked up 30 points in the contest, tied for the second-highest total in its history.

In the final round she defeated Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream, the 2024 winner. Kelsey Plum of the Los Angeles Sparks placed third, Lexie Hull of the Fever was fourth and Washington Mystics rookie Sonia Citron came in fifth.

Ionescu said afterward that she planned to gift half of her $62,575 prize to Citron and donate the other half to her foundation.

“I told Sonia that I would give half if I won … As being like the only rookie, and she was nervous, and I was nervous for her,” said Ionescu, who first won the competition in 2023. “Just for participating, that takes a lot of courage to be able to do that as a rookie and what she did, and I was really proud of her.”

Cloud completed the skills competition obstacle course in 36.4 seconds to beat Erica Wheeler of the Seattle Storm by just 1.1 seconds.

Cloud said her prize money would be used as a down payment on a house for her and her girlfriend, New York teammate Isabelle Harrison.

The All-Star Game between Team Clark and Team Collier, captained by Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier, is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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NHL NEWS

JAROSLAV HALAK ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NHL AFTER 17 SEASONS

Goaltender Jaroslav Halak officially announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons on Friday, more than two years removed from his last game.

Halak, 40, last played a game on April 13, 2023, with the New York Rangers. He then spent time with the Carolina Hurricanes early in the 2023-24 season on a professional tryout but was released before competing in a game.

“Last year I completed summer training … but when nothing came of it, I told myself it was pointless. After that I didn’t even try anymore,” Halak told Slovakia’s Dennik Sport, per a translation. “I’m officially ending my career. I would like to thank my family, friends, fans and especially my wife Petra, who has been by my side my entire career.”

A two-time William M. Jennings Trophy Award winner as the goalie on the team that allowed the fewest goals in a season, Halak posted a 295-189-69 record with 53 shutouts, a 2.50 goals-against average and .915 save percentage in 581 career games (555 starts). He has played with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and Rangers.

“It’s been two years and I’ve come to terms with not reaching 300 (wins),” Halak said. “Looking back on my career, it’s been a good one. It would have been nicer with 300 wins, but I’ll be happy with 295.”

Halak also played for his native Slovakia at the Olympics in 2010 and 2014 and guided Team Europe to the championship game at the World Cup of Hockey 2016.

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NASCAR NEWS

ROAD COURSES IN REARVIEW, DRIVERS TACKLE DOVER’S ‘MONSTER MILE’

Fans of other NASCAR drivers can settle down and find solace that Shane van Gisbergen, who has traveled halfway around the world to dominate the Cup Series for three of the past five weeks, likely won’t make it four of six.

That’s because the drivers are heading to Dover Motor Speedway for Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at the challenging, one-mile concrete venue in Dover, Del.

That follows more than a month of Down Under destruction on the road courses by New Zealand’s SVG, who won three times and vaulted to third in the playoff standings.

However, the Trackhouse Racing driver has only been a blip on the radar outside of road courses, recording only four finishes inside the top 20, including a pair of 20th-place showings, with a season-best 14th at Charlotte.

This is the lone stop in the nation’s first state. The last two-race season at Dover was in 2020 with back-to-back 311-lap events won by Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick on consecutive days to lessen travel during COVID.

Now there’s just one frightening visit to the track ominously called “The Monster Mile” because of its 24-degree banking, self-cleaning wrecks as cars slide down to the apron, and grueling 400 laps, though it was an even worse 500 until Dover’s second race in 1997.

The past four winners in Delaware since 2020 include a pair of Chevrolet and Toyota drivers each — bowtie wheelmen Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott and Camry pilots Martin Truex Jr. and Hamlin, respectively.

Bowman’s 2021 triumph was historic as he led Hendrick Motorsports to a 1-2-3-4 finish, marking just the fourth time ever in NASCAR that a quartet of teammates captured the top spots.

Last season in late April, after earlier winning on the Bristol and Richmond short tracks, Hamlin started sixth after seeing Kyle Busch earn the pole and beat Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson by 0.256 seconds for his 54th career win.

Earlier that week on his podcast, Hamlin had basically called his shot by saying he expected to win, then went ahead and did just that.

“You’d better win if you’re going to open your mouth, that’s for sure,” the Joe Gibbs Racing driver said after leading a race-high 136 laps in his No. 11.

However, the victory was the last of 2024 for Hamlin as he went without checkers from May through November.

The Tampa-born Hamlin is one of three drivers in Sunday’s field who holds multiple Dover victories. The defending winner has won twice along with Elliott, while Busch won in 2008, 2010 and 2017.

With 12 different winners possessing playoff positions, the winless Busch stepped it up last Sunday at Sonoma by finishing 10th and gaining nine points on the cut line, which has Bubba Wallace sitting in 16th.

Wallace was not in contention to beat van Gisbergen at Sonoma — no one was, really — but he did gain one point on 17th-place Ryan Preece by accumulating 15 stage points as he stayed out on long runs.

Preece’s No. 60 was involved in a late wreck with Noah Gragson but managed to end up 12th.

Now back in the points mix in 18th, and 37 points behind Wallace, Busch is suddenly a player again with Dover’s high banks calling.

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports will race as open teams this Sunday and at Indianapolis after they were denied a restraining order against NASCAR in their legal feud over charters.

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INDYCAR

SCOTT DIXON SLAPPED WITH SIX-PLACE GRID PENALTY IN TORONTO

Scott Dixon was assessed a six-spot starting grid penalty for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Toronto after once again exceeding the limit of approved engines for the season.

Dixon’s starting spot on the grid will be determined in qualifying on Saturday.

It is Dixon’s second starting-grid penalty of the season after a fifth different engine was installed for the June 1 Detroit Grand Prix. Not only did one of his four approved Honda engines fail before the season even started, he burned up two in May alone.

The New Zealand native’s sixth engine of the season was installed following last weekend’s pair of races at Iowa. Dixon’s car can no longer earn points for Honda toward the manufacturers’ championship.

Dixon, 44, is alive and well in the drivers’ championship standings, sitting in third place overall with 342 points after 12 starts. He has one race victory and five top-five finishes to trail both Mexico’s Pato O’Ward (386) and series leader Alex Palou of Spain (515) in the standings.

Including Sunday’s race at Toronto, five more races remain on the 2025 schedule, leading to the season-ending Music City Grand Prix outside of Nashville on Aug 31.

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GOLF NEWS

RICO HOEY MOVES IN FRONT AT BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP

Rico Hoey of the Philippines rolled in seven birdies on his way to nabbing a one-point lead at the Barracuda Championship on Friday at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif.

The Modified Stableford scoring system employed at the event gives golfers points for positive holes — two points for a birdie, five points for an eagle — as opposed to the traditional stroke-play method where low scores are preferable.

Hoey shot a plus-13 for the second day in a row, and at plus-26 he is one better than Max McGreevy and South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen. McGreevy had the round of the day — a plus-16 with six birdies and an eagle — and van Rooyen scored a plus-14.

Although Hoey competes under the Filipino flag, his family moved to California when he was young.

“I just feel like I’m at home,” Hoey said. “It’s California. Grew up in California. I love this event. It’s always fun doing like a point system so you feel like you want to go make a lot of birdies. Yeah, having a good time.”

Hoey started on the back nine at the Old Greenwood course Friday and birdied five of his last 11 holes, including back-to-back at Nos. 17-18 after a bogey at the par-3 16th.

McGreevy’s electric round featured four birdies on his first nine (the back nine) and an eagle putt at the 551-yard, par-5 third.

“Two holes (after the eagle) I hit it in the water,” McGreevy said of an ensuing bogey at No. 5. “If it was a normal tournament I don’t think I would have tried to hit it out of the water, but knowing you can only lose three points (for a double bogey or worse) — hopefully you’re not doing that — it kind of gives you a freeing thought of maybe a couple different shots that you would play a little bit differently.”

Hoey and McGreevy are searching for their first wins on the PGA Tour, but van Rooyen is in a different boat. He has two PGA Tour victories, the first coming at this tournament in 2021.

“I prefer to be higher up the FedEx Cup and not be in this position, but I’ve done it before,” van Rooyen said. “The game has been there all year. I just haven’t been getting it in the hole. So it’s been a game of incredible patience knowing that everything is just kind of waiting. Like you said, I did in 2021; maybe I’m peaking at just the right time.”

Frenchman Tom Vaillant is alone in fourth at plus-23 after scoring a plus-15 on Friday. Among four players tied at plus-22 is Joel Dahmen, the fan favorite who split with caddie Geno Bonnalie this week amid a frustrating rut.

BROOKS KOEPKA, ADAM SCOTT FACE TOUGH REALITIES AFTER MCS AT OPEN

The cut line at the Open Championship fell at 1 over par, allowing exactly 70 players to make the weekend at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

A few of the more notable names to miss the cut will be kicking themselves for more reasons than one.

Brooks Koepka (75-74, 7 over par) was a never a factor near the cut line Friday, making his lone birdie of the day on the 17th hole following four bogeys. The five-time major champion continued the worst major slump of his career.

Since hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy for the third time at the 2023 PGA Championship, Koepka has just two top-20 finishes at majors and missed three out of four cuts this year for the first time in his career.

Because his LIV Golf competitions do not earn him points in the U.S. Ryder Cup team rankings, Koepka is all but certain to miss this fall’s contest at Bethpage Black after his 2023 major win helped him make the team that went to Rome. Koepka entered the week 72nd in the points; the top six after Aug. 17 automatically qualify, and captain Keegan Bradley will have plenty of better-performing options for his six selections.

For contrast, Koepka’s former rival turned LIV Golf compatriot Bryson DeChambeau entered the week fifth in the U.S. points race thanks to his strong performance in majors in the current two-year cycle. DeChambeau shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to rally to make the cut on the number.

Adam Scott of Australia flamed out Friday with an 8-over 79 that included three double bogeys and just one birdie. At 9 over, he finished close to the bottom of the 156-man leaderboard.

The 45-year-old doesn’t have Ryder Cups to worry about, but Scott may miss the FedEx Cup playoffs altogether after his latest meager performance. He was 84th in the standings entering the Open; only the top 70 qualify for the first playoff leg at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in three weeks’ time.

Other notable names on the wrong side of the cut line included Jason Day of Australia and Joaquin Niemann of Chile (2 over); Patrick Cantlay and South Koreans Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim (3 over); Cameron Young (4 over); Patrick Reed (5 over); Collin Morikawa (7 over); and Australia’s Cameron Smith (8 over), who won the Open at St Andrews in 2022.

Jacob Skov Olesen of Denmark, one of five co-leaders after the first round (4-under 67), dropped down the board with a 76 and barely made the cut at 1 over exactly. Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana followed a first-round 68 with a 79 and missed the cut entirely.

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER HOLDS LEAD AT MIDWAY POINT OF THE OPEN

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot a 7-under-par 64 in the second round of The Open Championship on Friday, moving into the top spot at Portrush, Northern Ireland, in his bid for a second major championship of the year.

Scheffler is at 10-under 132 at the tournament’s midway mark, leading England’s Matt Fitzpatrick by one stroke. Fitzpatrick shot 66 in the second round at Royal Portrush Golf Club

Scheffler played the front side in 4 under and added four birdies and a bogey on the backside. He has won three times this year, with the PGA Championship in May his second title of the season.

Fitzpatrick had only seven pars on his card, mixing in eight birdies and three bogeys.

Brian Harman (65) and China’s Haotong Li (67) share third place at 8 under.

Harman moved to the lead earlier in the day on his way to a bogey-free round. He birdied the first two holes as part of 3-under marks on the front and back sides. Harman is a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, including this year’s Valero Texas Open.

First-round co-leader Harris English (70), Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard (68), England’s Tyrrell Hatton (69), Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre (66) and last weekend’s Genesis Scottish Open champion Chris Gotterup (65) all are at 5 under.

Tony Finau (68) and Denmark’ Nicolai Hojgaard (69) are at 4 under.

Other notables included U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley (67) and Masters champion Rory McIlroy (69) of Northern Ireland being among several golfers tied for 12th place. They’re both at 3 under going to the weekend.

English had an erratic round with four birdies and three bogeys.

Bradley’s eagle on the second hole was a boost for a bogey-free round. McIlroy played the last 13 holes in 2 under without a bogey.

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INDIANA PACERS

GAME REWIND: PACERS 113, PELICANS 104 (SUMMER LEAGUE)

The Indiana Pacers will return home from Las Vegas as winners.

In the Blue & Gold’s 2025 Summer League finale, the Pacers (3-2) dropped the New Orleans Pelicans (0-5), 113-104, at Cox Pavilion.

Indiana led at the end of every quarter in the victory, outshooting the Pelicans 48.8 to 46.1 percent. The Pacers went up by 11 points at halftime before blowing the game open in the third, leading by as many as 24 points in the period.

“This group was great to coach and be a part of,” Pacers Summer League coach Isaac Yacob said. “This staff was great. The players coming in, working hard, and doing what’s asked … it’s been a lot of fun.”

Harvard product Robert Baker led the Pacers with 26 points and 10 rebounds, Phillip Wheeler added 19 points, RayJ Dennis supplied 15 points and 11 assists, and Enrique Freeman posted 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue & Gold.

Multiple Pacers players sat out of Friday’s game, including rookie Kam Jones, the 38th pick in this year’s draft, second-year forward Johnny Furphy, and two-way guard Quenton Jackson.

Jeremiah Fears, the seventh overall pick from Oklahoma, topped the Pelicans with 22 points and seven assists, Antonio Reaves had 18 points, and Keion Brooks Jr. finished with 16 points. Derik Queen, the 13th overall pick from Maryland, did not play for the Pelicans after recently undergoing wrist surgery.

A couple of Indiana scoring bursts in the second quarter helped the Pacers to a 56-45 halftime lead.

Wheeler had 12 points, Baker added 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and Dennis had nine points and eight assists at halftime.

Neither team led by more than four points in the first quarter, as the sides traded the lead 11 times.

Dennis hit two 3-pointers and had eight points while Wheeler also supplied eight points to help the Pacers go up 27-23.

Indiana used a 7-0 run early in the second quarter to get some distance, led by a 3-pointer from Creighton alum Steven Ashworth, before a 9-0 run, featuring five points by Keisi Tominaga, pushed the Pacers in front 47-37 with 3:30 on the clock.

In the final 54 seconds of the half, Baker hit a 3-pointer and converted a layup, and Freeman threw down a dunk off a perfect pass from Dennis, to help the Pacers go ahead by 11.

Indiana outscored New Orleans 32-22 in the third quarter, shooting 63.6 percent as a team, with Baker adding 14 points to his total, as the Pacers extended their lead to 88-67.

A 13-0 scoring streak by the Pacers, where Baker scored eight straight points, propelled the Pacers to a 76-54 lead midway through the third quarter. He later grabbed an offensive rebound at the buzzer and scored to put the Pacers up by 21.

In the fourth quarter, the Pacers cruised to the win despite a 16-3 Pelicans run to cut it to 13 points midway through the frame.

The final four teams vying for the Summer League championship are the Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder and Charlotte Hornets. The semifinals will be held on Saturday before the title game on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

INDY DROPS RAIN-SHORTENED OPENER IN NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Daz Cameron homered in his first two at-bats as the Nashville Sounds shook off an early deficit to roll to the 6-1 victory over the Indianapolis Indians on Friday night at First Horizon Park. The game was called in the bottom of the sixth inning due to heavy rain.

Cameron stepped to the plate to open the bottom of the first and uncorked a 424-foot home run to left field to tie the game at one. His second homer of the game put Nashville (10-9, 54-38) ahead for good. Like his first-inning blast, the bases were empty when Cameron hit a 97 mile-per-hour fastball from Bubba Chandler over the left-center field wall.

The Sounds added to their lead with a three-run fourth frame. With Freddy Zamora and Raynel Delgado both in scoring position, Jeferson Quero hit a one-out double that plated both runners. Tyler Black then singled home Quero to extend the Nashville advantage to 5-1. Black would add another run-scoring single in the sixth that gave the game its final margin before the rain started to fall.

Indianapolis (13-6, 55-38) led briefly after the top of the first inning. Ji-Hwan Bae worked a one-out walk then stole second base. He was sent home by Nick Solak who singled to left field. The Indy offense would only muster two more hits the remainder of the night.

Nestor Cortes (W, 1-0) earned the victory while rehabbing for the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched into the sixth inning and allowed just one run on two hits.

Bubba Chandler (L, 4-3) took the loss in his first rough outing of July. He conceded five runs before he was removed from the game with two outs in the fourth frame.

Game two of the three-game set at First Horizon Park is slated for 7:35 p.m. on Saturday. Hunter Barco (2-1, 3.35) will take the ball for Indy and be opposed by Chad Patrick (0-0, 3.00).

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

July 19

1909 — Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball pulled off the first unassisted triple play in modern major league history.

1910 — Cy Young registered his 500th career victory as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-4 in 11 innings.

1933 — Rick Ferrell of the Boston Red Sox hit a home run off brother Wes, pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Wes also homered in that game, marking the only time the two connected in the same contest.

1940 — Buddy Rosar of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle in a 15-6 rout of the Cleveland Indians.

1960 — Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants made his major league debut by pitching a one-hit, 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. He retired the first 19 batters before walking Pancho Herrera in the seventh inning. Clay Dalrymple singled to center with two outs in the eighth inning. Marichal struck out 12 and walked one.

1974 — Dick Bosman of the Cleveland Indians pitched a no-hit, 4-0 victory over the world champion Oakland A’s.

1977 — Joe Morgan opened the All-Star game with a home run off Jim Palmer and the National League jumped out to an early lead by scoring four runs in the first inning. The Nationals added three more runs and held on for a 7-5 win. It was the NL’s sixth straight win. NL starter Don Sutton gave up one hit over three innings and was named MVP.

1982 — In the first Old-timer’s All-Star Classic, played at Washington’s RFK Stadium before 29,000 fans, the AL won 7-2. Luke Appling, 75, led off for the AL and hit a home run over the shortened left-field fence off Warren Spahn.

1994 — The Kingdome, home of the Seattle Mariners, was closed after four ceiling tiles fell nearly 180 feet into the stands behind home plate. The Mariners were forced into a 22-day road trip before the season was cut short by the players’ strike.

2001 — Randy Johnson struck out 16, a major league record for a reliever, and came within four outs of combining with Curt Schilling on a no-hitter as Arizona beat San Diego 3-0 in the completion of their suspended game. Wiki Gonzalez hit an opposite-field single to right with two outs in the eighth for the Padres.

2013 — Rookie Brad Miller hit his first two major league homers and drove in five runs, and Seattle overcame rookie Brandon Barnes’ cycle in a 10-7 win over Houston. After doubling in the eight to complete his cycle, Barnes singled in the ninth to finish 5 for 5 and become the first Astro to collect five hits since Hunter Pence did it in May 2008.

2015 — After 20 years and 1,609 consecutive home games, the Los Angeles Angels finally lost another game to rain. Heavy downpours turned Angel Stadium’s outfield into virtual marshlands, forcing the postponement of their game against the Boston Red Sox. The Angels were rained out at home for just the 16th time in their 55-year franchise history.

2022 — The American League wins its 9th straight All-Star Game, 3 – 2 over the National League. The NL scores twice against Shane McClanahan in the bottom of the 1st, but is then limited to a single hit over the final 8 innings. In the 4th inning, the AL gets all its runs against Tony Gonsolin on a two-run homer by Giancarlo Stanton and a solo shot by Byron Buxton. Stanton is named the game’s MVP.

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July 20

1906 — Malcolm Eason of Brooklyn pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

1925 — Brooklyn’s Dazzy Vance struck out 17 batters as the Dodgers tripped the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in 10 innings.

1933 — Babe Herman hit three home runs, including a grand slam, to pace the Chicago Cubs in a 10-1 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field.

1941 — New York’s Joe DiMaggio had three doubles and a homer in a 12-6, 17-inning Yankee victory over the Tigers in Detroit.

1958 — Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers threw a no-hitter, beating the Boston Red Sox 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.

1970 — Bill Singer of the Dodgers pitched a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies for a 5-0 victory in front of 12,454 at Los Angeles.

1973 — Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox lost both ends of a doubleheader to the New York Yankees, 12-2 and 7-0.

1976 — Hank Aaron hit the 755th and final home run of his career to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 win over California.

2008 — Francisco Rodriguez became the fastest pitcher to 40 saves in big league history when he closed out the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-3 victory over Boston. Rodriguez, who struck out the side in the ninth inning, reached 40 saves in 98 games — 10 faster than John Smoltz did five years ago.

2009 — Matt Holliday homered twice, including a tying grand slam in the seventh inning, and Jack Cust followed with another shot, helping the Athletics rally from a 10-run deficit — the largest comeback in Oakland history — and beat the Minnesota Twins 14-13.

2013 — The Seattle Mariners manage only one hit but manage to beat the Astros 4-2.

2015 — Women’s baseball is played in The Pan American Games for the first time.

2017 — Matt Carpenter hits three home runs and two doubles as the Cardinals defeat the Cubs 17-5.

2021 — The Oakland, CA City Council votes to approve a non-binding term sheet for the Oakland Athletics′ ballpark project at Howard Terminal. A negative vote would have almost certainly meant the departure in short order of the team from what has been its home city for over half a century, but even with the positive vote, relocation could still happen. team President Dave Kaval having stated earlier that the A’s were not satisfied with the terms proposed for the vote. At issue is the A’s wish to see the city invest up to $855 million in public funds for land development around the project, something that may prove impossible in the current pandemic environment.

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July 21

1921 — The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees combined for an AL record 16 doubles in the Indians’ 17-8 victory. Cleveland had nine doubles and New York seven.

1945 — The Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics played 24 innings in a 1-1 tie. Les Mueller pitched 19 2-3 innings for the Tigers.

1956 — Brooks Lawrence of the Cincinnati Reds had his 13-game winning streak broken when Roberto Clemente’s three-run homer led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory.

1970 — San Diego’s Clay Kirby held the New York Mets hitless for eight innings but was lifted for a pinch hitter by manager Preston Gomez. With the Padres trailing 1-0 with two out in the eighth, Gomez elected to go for the win instead of letting Kirby finish. The Padres lost the no-hitter and the game, 3-0.

1973 — Hank Aaron of Atlanta hit his 700th home run in the third inning of an 8-4 Braves loss to Philadelphia. Aaron connected on a 1-1 fastball off Phillies pitcher Ken Brett.

1975 — Joe Torre of the New York Mets grounded into four double plays in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Felix Millan had four singles but was wiped out each time by Torre.

2001 — In their highest-scoring game in 58 years, the Los Angeles Dodgers routed Colorado 22-7. The 22 runs were the most scored by the Dodgers since Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 23-6 on July 10, 1943, at Ebbets Field.

2006 — Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to reach 450 home runs when he homered in the New York Yankees’ 7-3 loss to Toronto. Rodriguez also got his 2,000th career hit.

2007 — Jamie Moyer and David Wells face off. The two combine for 88 years and 307 days of age, making it the second-oldest matchup of starting pitchers in major league history. The only older duel was between Don Sutton and Phil Niekro in June of 1987.

2008 — Detroit’s 19-4 victory at Kansas City marked the third time this season the Tigers scored 19 runs. The Boston Red Sox were the last team to accomplish that feat, scoring 19 or more four times in 1950. Detroit beat Texas 19-6 on April 23 and Minnesota 19-3 on May 24.

2015 — Shin-Soo Choo hit for the cycle, leading the Texas Rangers past the Colorado Rockies 9-0. Choo, who had three RBIs, doubled in the second inning, homered in the fourth and singled in the fifth. He completed the cycle with a triple to center to start the ninth.

2019 — The 2019 Hall of Fame Class is inducted in Cooperstown, NY, with six former players being honored: Harold Baines, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera and Lee Smith. All are present, save for Halladay, who passed away in a plane crash in 2017 and, who is represented by his wife, Brandy. Rivera, the first player to be elected unanimously to the Hall, gets the honor of speaking last, befitting his status as the greatest closer in history.

2021 — Eddy Alvarez is named one of two flag-bearers for Team USA at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that will take place in two days – after a full year’s delay. A member of the U.S. baseball team, Alvarez previously won an Olympic medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating and is vying to become one of the few athletes ever to win medals in both a summer and a winter Olympics. Sue Bird, a member of the women’s basketball team, will join him as a flag-bearer.

2024 — The Hall of Fame inducts its four newest members, constituting the Class of 2024, at its annual ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY. Honored today are 1B Todd Helton, C/1B Joe Mauer, 3B Adrian Beltre and manager Jim Leyland.

July 22

1905 — Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight of Henley’s 4-11 season.

1906 — Bob Ewing pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies without a single assist by teammates.

1923 — Washington’s Walter Johnson struck out opposing pitcher Stan Coveleski for his 3,000th career strikeout. The Big Train, the first player in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, struck out five and allowed one run to give the Senators a 3-1 win over Cleveland.

1926 — Cincinnati had four triples in an 11-run second inning as the Reds beat the Boston Braves, 13-1. Curt Walker hit two in the inning to tie an NL record for most triples in an inning.

1932 — Philadelphia’s Mickey Cochrane hit for the cycle and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to an 8-4 win over the Washington Senators.

1962 — Floyd Robinson of the Chicago White Sox had six singles in six at-bats in a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

1964 — Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell hit for the cycle, drove in three runs and scored four times in the Pirates’ 13-2 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals.

1967 — The Atlanta Braves used a major league record five pitchers in the ninth inning of a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The pitchers were Ken Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Claude Raymond, Dick Kelley and Cecil Upshaw.

1997 — Atlanta’s Greg Maddux turned in a masterful pitching performance, using 76 pitches in a complete game 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

2000 — Seattle’s 13-5 win over Texas was interrupted for 54 minutes when a rainstorm drenched fans at Safeco Field and the $517.6 million stadium’s roof wouldn’t close because of a computer problem. The roof finally began closing about 20 minutes later.

2006 — Alfonso Soriano had three doubles, a triple and scored two runs to lead Washington to a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

2012 — Seth Smith hit a tying homer in the ninth inning, Coco Crisp singled home the winning run in the 12th and the surging Oakland Athletics rallied from four runs down to stun the New York Yankees 5-4 and complete a four-game sweep. The Yankees had not been swept in a four-game series since May 2003 against Toronto.

2013 — Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP, was suspended for the rest of the season and the postseason, the start of sanctions involving players reportedly tied to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. The Milwaukee Brewers star accepted the 65-game ban, 15 games more than the one he avoided last year when an arbitrator overturned his positive test for elevated testosterone because the urine sample had been improperly handled.

2014 — The Minnesota Twins turn a triple play against the Yankees.

2022 — In their first game after the All-Star break, the Blue Jays set a team record for runs in a 28 – 5 beatdown of the Red Sox.

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July 23

1925 — Lou Gehrig hit the first of his major league record 23 grand slam homers as the New York Yankees posted an 11-7 triumph over the Washington Senators.

1930 — Pie Traynor won both ends of a doubleheader for the Pittsburgh Pirates with home runs. In the first game, Traynor homered in the ninth and in the second game, he connected in the 13th.

1944 — Bill Nicholson of the Chicago Cubs hit four home runs in a doubleheader split with the New York Giants. Nicholson hit a home run in the opener, which the Cubs won 7-4. He hit three straight in the second game, but the Giants won 12-10. In that game, Nicholson was walked with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.

1955 — Bob Cerv and Elston Howard of the New York Yankess hit consecutive pinch-hit home runs to force extra innings against Kansas City. The Athletics won 8-7 in the 11th inning on Hector Lopez’s RBI-single. Trailing 7-5 entering the top of the ninth, Cerv batted for pitcher Tommy Byrne and homered of Alex Kellner. Tom Gorman replaced Kellner and Howard, hitting for Irv Noren, tied the game.

1964 — Bert Campaneris of Kansas City hit two home runs in his first major league game. He homered on the first pitch off Minnesota’s Jim Kaat, and then connected again in the seventh to lift the Athletics to a 4-3 win.

1974 — Write-in starter Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers singled and doubled to lead the NL to a 7-2 victory over the AL in the All-Star game at Pittsburgh.

1985 — Oddibe McDowell became the first player in Texas Rangers history to hit for the cycle in an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians.

2000 — Ryan Klesko hit a game-tying solo homer in the ninth inning and a two-run shot in the 10th to lift San Diego over Colorado 6-4.

2009 — Mark Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay. It was the first since Randy Johnson’s on May 18, 2004. Buehrle threw 76 of 116 pitches for strikes and fanned six in his second no-hitter — the first coming on April 18, 2007, against Texas.

2011 — The Red Sox extend Seattle’s losing streak to 14 games, tied for the longest in team history, with a 3 – 1 win at Fenway Park which is also Terry Francona’s 1000th as Sox manager. Josh Beckett is the winner.

2014 — Padres OF Cameron Maybin is handed a 25-game suspension for testing positive for amphetamines; he is the first major leaguer suspended for PED use this season.

2016 — Trevor Story hit two home runs to set an NL rookie record for shortstops and Colorado beat Atlanta 8-4. Story had four hits including his 25th and 26th homers to pass his mentor, Troy Tulowitzki, who had 24 for the Rockies in 2007. Nomar Garciaparra of the Boston Red Sox set the major league record for shortstops with 30 in 1997.

2020 — Commissioner Rob Manfred springs a surprise on everyone as he announces a modified postseason format for this year only. There will be eight teams participating from each league: the two teams with the best records in each division, and the ones with the two next best records in the league. The teams will be seeded one to eight. The Wild Card Game will be replaced by a preliminary round with all teams participating, played in best-of-three format, with all games played in the better-ranked team’s ballpark.

2021 — Cleveland baseball team announced the team will be called the Guardians beginning in 2022.

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July 24

1909 — Nap Rucker of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 16 batters in a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1931 — In an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh, Babe Herman of Brooklyn hit for the cycle for the second time in the season.

1947 — Jackie Robinson stole home for the first time in his major league career in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.

1948 — Chicago White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey become the first major leaguer to strike out seven times in a doubleheader.

1949 — Cleveland pitcher Bob Lemon hit two home runs to lead the Indians to a 7-5 victory over the Washington Senators in the opener of a doubleheader.

1968 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Chicago White Sox passed Cy Young’s major league record when he made his 907th appearance. He retired with 1,070 appearances.

1973 — Bobby Bonds homered and doubled to lead the NL to a 7-1 rout of the AL in the All-Star game at Kansas City.

1983 — The “Pine Tar” home run was hit by the Kansas City Royals’ George Brett off New York pitcher Rich Gossage at Yankee Stadium. Brett’s shot came with two outs in the top of the ninth to give the Royals a 5-4 lead. Brett’s homer was ruled an out because the amount of pine tar exceeded what was allowed. After a protest by the Royals, the final out and the Yankees’ half of the ninth was completed on Aug. 18.

1993 — Anthony Young of the New York Mets extended his record losing streak to 27 games when he walked in the winning run in the 10th inning for a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1999 — In their biggest victory in 46 years, the New York Yankees routed the Cleveland Indians 21-1 as Chili Davis went 5-for-6 with six RBIs.

2010 — Tampa Bay won in Cleveland for the first time in nearly five years. The Rays snapped an 18-game losing streak with a 6-3 win against the Indians. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon snapped an 0-21 personal losing streak as the visiting manager that began when he was the Angels interim manager in 1996.

2016 — Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. Griffey obtained the highest percentage of the vote ever – 99.3% – in being elected in his first year of eligibility by the BBWAA, while Piazza made it on his fourth try. A crowd estimated at 50,000, the second-largest ever at Cooperstown, is on hand to witness the event.

2022 — The induction ceremony is held for the Class of 2022 at the Hall of Fame. Three of the seven men inducted – David Ortiz, Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva – are present to receive the honor. The others, all deceased, are represented by relatives – Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and Buck O’Neil – while Dave Winfield introduces 19th century black baseball pioneer Bud Fowler. Over 35,000 persons are present in Cooperstown, NY to witness the ceremony, and Dominican flags and Boston Red Sox gear, in honor of Ortiz, are well in evidence in the crowd.

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

July 19

1877 — Spencer Gore beats William Marshall in 48 minutes (6-1, 6-2, 6-4) in the first men’s singles tennis championship at the All England Club, Wimbledon.

1909 — Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball pulls off the first unassisted triple play in modern major league history.

1910 — Cy Young wins his 500th career game as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-4 in 11 innings.

1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first swimmer to break the 1 minute barrier for the 100 meter freestyle; 58.6s.

1936 — Future Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller makes his MLB debut.

1957 — Don Bowden is the first American to break the four-minute mile with a 3:58.7 time at Stockton, Calif.

1980 — The Summer Olympics open in Moscow without the United States and 64 other boycotting countries.

1986 — Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title.

1987 — Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open by one shot when American Paul Azinger bogeys four times on the back nine.

1990 — Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader, is sentenced to five months in prison and an additional three months in a halfway house for cheating on his taxes.

1997 — Daniel Komen of Kenya shatters the 8-minute barrier for the 2-mile run and sets a world record of 7:58.61 at the Hechtel Night of track in Belgium. Haile Gebrselassie had set the world record of 8:01.08 on May 31.

2008 — In the WNBA’s first outdoor game, the Indiana Fever overcomes the heat and humidity in New York to beat the Liberty 71-55. Arthur Ashe Stadium, home of the U.S. Open, had a basketball court laid on top of the tennis court.

2009 — Tom Watson squanders a chance to become golf’s oldest major champion. The 59-year-old misses an 8-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the British Open, then loses a four-hole playoff by six shots to Stewart Cink.

2009 — Eighty-one-year-old Hershel McGriff becomes the oldest driver to take part in a national NASCAR series race, finishing 13th in a Camping World West Series event at Portland International Raceway.

2014 — Shoni Schimmel, a rookie who doesn’t start for her own team, puts on a record-breaking performance — scoring 29 points to help the East beat the West 125-124 in the first WNBA All-Star game to go to overtime. Tamika Catchings makes a layup with 6.9 seconds to go to give the East the lead and then knocks the ball away from Skylar Diggins on the defensive end to seal the victory.

2020 — World Formula 1 drivers champion Lewis Hamilton wins a record 8th Hungarian Grand Prix.

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July 20

1858 — Fans are charged for the first time to see a baseball game. Approximately 1,500 fans pay 50 cents to see the New York All-Stars beat Brooklyn 22-18 at Fashion Race Course on Long Island.

1958 — The PGA championship calls for medal play for the first time and Dow Finsterwald beats Billy Casper.

1963 — Mary Mills wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship by three strokes over Sandra Palmer and Louise Suggs.

1974 — Carl Rosen’s Chris Evert beats Miss Musket by 50 lengths in the winner-take-all match race at Hollywood Park.

1975 — Sandra Palmer wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship by four strokes over Nancy Lopez, Joanne Carner and Sandra Post.

1976 — Hank Aaron hits his 755th and last home run.

1980 — Tom Watson wins the British Open by four strokes over Lee Trevino. Watson shoots a 13-under 271 at Muirfield Golf Links at Gullane, Scotland. Watson becomes the fourth American to win three Open titles, joining Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus.

1997 — Justin Leonard closes with a 65 to win the British Open at 12-under 272 at Royal Troon. Leonard, whose closing round is one of the best in major championship history, takes the lead from Jesper Parnevik with a birdie on No. 17.

2002 — Tiger Woods, trying to win the third leg of the Grand Slam, shoots his worst round (81) as a professional, knocking himself out of contention.

2008 — Padraig Harrington is the first European in more than a century to win golf’s oldest championship two years in a row. Harrington pulls away from mistake-prone Greg Norman and holds off a late charge by Ian Poulter for a four-shot victory in the British Open.

2009 — Lauren Lappin homers to start a three-run rally in the third inning, and the United States beats Australia 3-1 in the World Cup of Softball championship game at Oklahoma City.

2013 — China’s Wu Minxia and Shi Tingmao wins the first diving gold medal at the world championships in Barcelona, Spain. Wu earns a record sixth world title in the women’s 3-meter synchronized springboard.

2014 — Rory McIlroy completes a wire-to-wire victory in the British Open to capture the third leg of the career Grand Slam. McIlroy closes with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victory over Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler. McIlroy, winner of the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2012 PGA Championship, joins Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players with three different majors at age 25 or younger.

2015 — Zach Johnson rolls in a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole and outlasts Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a three-man playoff to win the British Open. Jordan Spieth, looking to win his third straight major, falls one shot short of joining the playoff.

2020 — Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first man to score 50 goals in Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League.

2021 — The Milwaukee Bucks defeat the Phoenix Suns 105-95 in game six of the NBA Finals to win their second NBA Championship. It was the fourth win in a row after falling behind 2-0 in the series. The Bucks’ F Giannis Antetokounmpo was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

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July 21

1876 — Princeton takes the team championship in the first IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes Association) track and field meet.

1957 — Lionel Herbert wins the PGA championship with a 2-1 final round victory over Dow Finsterwald.

1957 — 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson).

1963 — Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA championship by two strokes over Dave Ragan to become the fourth golfer to win the three major United States titles.

1968 — Arnold Palmer becomes the first PGA golfer to earn $1 million over his career despite losing by one stroke to Julius Boros in the PGA championship.

1973 — Hank Aaron hits home run number 700 off of Phillies Pitcher Ken Brett.

1974 — Sandra Haynie edges Carol Mann and Beth Stone by one stroke to win the U.S. Women’s Open championship.

1979 — Spain’s Seve Ballesteros captures the British Open by three strokes over Ben Crenshaw and Jack Nicklaus.

1985 — John Henry, the greatest money winner in horse racing history, is retired. The 10-year-old won 39 races in 83 starts and earned $6,597,947 in total purses.

1985 — Sandy Lyle wins the British Open by one stroke over Payne Stewart.

1989 — Mike Tyson knocks down Carl “The Truth” Williams with a left hook and stops him 93 seconds into the first round of his heavyweight title defense. It is the fifth shortest heavyweight title fight in history.

1996 — Tom Lehman shoots a final-round 73 for a 72-hole total of 13-under 271 to win the British Open, two strokes better than Ernie Els and Mark McCumber.

1996 — Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with NY Rangers.

2002 — Ernie Els squanders a three-stroke lead but outlasts Thomas Levet of France to win a four-man playoff that produces the first sudden-death finish in the 142-year history of the British Open.

2007 — Bernard Hopkins, in the twilight of his fighting days, ends Winky Wright’s 7 1/2-year unbeaten streak with a unanimous decision in their 170-pound bout in Las Vegas.

2009 — China’s Guo Jingjing easily wins her fifth straight world championship in 3-meter springboard. She captured her first springboard world title in 2001, and hasn’t lost since in the every-other-year competition.

2013 — Phil Mickelson wins his first British Open title with a spectacular finish. He birdies four of the last six holes for a 5-under 66 to match the best round of the tournament.

2013 — Britain’s Chris Froome wins the 100th Tour de France, having dominated rivals over three weeks. He rides into Paris wearing the yellow jersey he took in Stage 8 in the Pyrenees and never relinquished.

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TV SPORTS

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

SATURDAY

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)

5:30 a.m.

FS1 — AFL: Melbourne at Carlton

1 a.m. (Sunday)

FS2 — AFL: Fremantle at Collingwood

AUTO RACING

8:55 a.m.

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Czechia Grand Prix – Sprint Race, Ostrovacice, Czechia

10:30 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Streets of Toronto, Toronto

1:30 p.m.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del.

2:30 p.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Streets of Toronto, Toronto

2:40 p.m.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del.

3 p.m.

NBC — Pro Motocross Championship: Round 25, Washougal, Wash.

4:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The BetRivers 200, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del.

10 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Pacific Raceways, Kent, Wash. (Taped)

BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

12:30 p.m.

FOX — The Basketball Tournament: The Ville vs. Boston v Cancer, Round of 64, Louisville, Ky.

4 p.m.

FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Assembly Ball vs. Fail Harder, Round of 64, Indianapolis

6 p.m.

FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: Boeheim’s Army vs. Herkimer Originals, Round of 64, Syracuse, N.Y.

8 p.m.

FS2 — The Basketball Tournament: Stars of Storrs vs. Brown Ballers, Round of 64, Syracuse, N.Y.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

8 p.m.

CW — AVP Pro Tour: Week 6 – Day 1, New York

CFL FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

CBSSN — Saskatchewan at B.C.

CYCLING

6:30 a.m.

PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 14, Pau / Luchon-Superbagneres, France

6 a.m. (Sunday)

PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 15, Muret / Carcassonne, France

FLAG FOOTBALL (BOY’S)

2 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Quarterfinals, Canton, Ohio

3 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Quarterfinals, Canton, Ohio

FLAG FOOTBALL (GIRL’S)

10 a.m.

NFLN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Quarterfinals, Canton, Ohio

11 a.m.

NFLN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Quarterfinals, Canton, Ohio

Noon

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: Quarterfinals, Canton, Ohio

1 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Quarterfinals, Canton, Ohio

GOLF

5 a.m.

USA — DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, Third Round, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Ireland

7 a.m.

NBC — DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, Third Round, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Ireland

6 p.m.

GOLF — DP World/PGA Tour: The Barracuda Championship, Third Round, Tahoe Mountain Club, Truckee, Calif.

4 a.m. (Sunday)

USA — DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, Final Round, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Ireland

GYMNASTICS

8 p.m.

CNBC — USAG: The U.S. Classic, Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Taped)

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S)

9 a.m.

NBATV — EYBL Peach Jam: TBD, Augusta, S.C.

HORSE RACING

12:30 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: Saratoga Live

2:30 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: Saratoga Live

5 p.m.

FOX — The Coaching Club American Oaks Stakes: From Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

NBC — Breeders Cup Challenge Series: The Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park, Oceanport, N.J.

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

ABC — PLL: Boston vs. Denver, Fairfield, Conn.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

6 p.m.

ESPN2 — UFC 318 Early Prelims: Undercard Bouts, New Orleans

8 p.m.

ESPN — UFC 318 Prelims: Undercard Bouts, New Orleans

MLB BASEBALL

4 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets (4:10 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Miami (4:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: St. Louis at Arizona OR Boston at Chicago Cubs

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Houston at Seattle (9:40 p.m.) OR Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers (9:10 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

3:30 p.m.

NBATV — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Consolation Game, Las Vegas

4 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Las Vegas

5:30 p.m.

NBATV — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Consolation Game, Las Vegas

6 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Las Vegas

7:30 p.m.

NBATV — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Consolation Game, Las Vegas

9:30 p.m.

NBATV — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Consolation Game, Las Vegas

RUGBY (MEN’S)

6 a.m.

CBSSN — International Union: Australia vs. British & Irish Lions, Brisbane, Australia

5 p.m.

CBSSN — International Union: U.S. vs. England, Washington

RUGBY (WOMEN’S)

2 p.m.

CBS — International Fixture: U.S. vs. Fiji, Washington

11:40 p.m.

FS2 — NRL: Sydney at Brisbane

4:10 a.m. (Sunday)

FS2 — NRL: New Zealand at Newcastle

SAILING

11 a.m.

CBSSN — SailGP: Event 7 – Day 1, Portsmouth, England

SOCCER (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

CBS — USL Championship: Hartford at Rhode Island

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship: France vs. Germany, Quarterfinal, Basel, Switzerland

4:50 p.m.

FS2 — Conmebol Copa America Group Stage: Venezuela vs. Bolivia, Group B, Quito, Ecuador

7:55 p.m.

FS1 — Conmebol Copa America Group Stage: Colombia vs. Paraguay, Group B, Quito, Ecuador

TENNIS

5 a.m.

TENNIS — Hopman Cup: Canada v. Greece; Gstaad-ATP, Bastad-ATP, Iasi-WTA Semifinals

6 a.m.

TENNIS — Hopman Cup: Canada v. Greece; Gstaad-ATP, Bastad-ATP, Iasi-WTA Semifinals

10 p.m.

TENNIS — Los Cabos-ATP Final

5:30 a.m. (Sunday)

TENNIS — Gstaad-ATP Final

6 a.m. (Sunday)

TENNIS — Gstaad-ATP Final

WNBA BASKETBALL

8:30 p.m.

ABC — 2025 All-Star Game: Team Collier vs. Team Clark, Indianapolis

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(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

SUNDAY, JULY 20

AUTO RACING

7:30 a.m.

FS2 — FIM MotoGP: The Czechia Grand Prix, Ostrovacice, Czechia

8:30 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Streets of Toronto, Toronto

Noon

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, Streets of Toronto, Toronto

2 p.m.

TNT — NASCAR Cup Series: The Challenge Round 4 – AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: The Challenge Round 4 – AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del. (In-Season Challenge Alt-Cast)

2:30 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Pacific Raceways, Kent, Wash. (Taped)

4:30 p.m.

FOX — NHRA: The Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, Pacific Raceways, Kent, Wash.

BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

12:30 p.m.

FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

2:30 p.m.

FOX — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

5 p.m.

FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

7 p.m.

FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

FS2 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

9 p.m.

FS1 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

FS2 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

11 p.m.

FS2 — The Basketball Tournament: TBD, Round of 32

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Noon

CBS — AVP: Week 6 – Day 2, New York

2 p.m.

CBSSN — AVP: Week 6 – Day 2, New York

BIG3 BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

CBS — Week 6: LA Riot vs. Chicago Triplets, Dallas Power vs. Miami 305, DMV Trilogy vs. Detroit Amps, Houston Rig Hands vs. Boston Ball Hogs, Detroit

CYCLING

6:30 a.m.

PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 15, Muret / Carcassonne, France

2 p.m.

NBC — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 15, Muret / Carcassonne, France (Taped)

FLAG FOOTBALL (BOY’S)

Noon

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: Semifinal, Canton, Ohio

1 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Semifinal, Canton, Ohio

4 p.m.

ABC — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Championship, Canton, Ohio

FLAG FOOTBALL (GIRL’S)

2 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: Semifinal, Canton, Ohio

3 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Semifinal, Canton, Ohio

5 p.m.

ABC — 2025 NFL Flag Championships: TBD, Championship, Canton, Ohio

GOLF

4 a.m.

USA — DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, Final Round, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Ireland

7 a.m.

NBC — DP World/PGA Tour: The Open Championship, Final Round, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Ireland

6 p.m.

GOLF — DP World/PGA Tour: The Barracuda Championship, Final Round, Tahoe Mountain Club, Truckee, Calif.

GYMNASTICS

4 p.m.

NBC — USAG: The U.S. Classic, Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Taped)

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S)

9 a.m.

NBATV — EYBL Peach Jam: TBD, Augusta, S.C.

10:30 a.m.

NBATV — EYBL Peach Jam: TBD, Augusta, S.C.

1 p.m.

NBATV — EYBL Peach Jam: TBD, Augusta, S.C.

2:30 p.m.

NBATV — EYBL Peach Jam: TBD, Augusta, S.C.

HORSE RACING

1 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: Saratoga Live

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta (1:35 p.m.) OR L.A. Angels at Philadelphia (1:35 p.m.)

4:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Houston at Seattle (4:10 p.m.) OR Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

ESPN — Detroit at Texas

ESPN2 — Detroit at Texas (StatCast)

NBA BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPNU — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Consolation Game, Las Vegas

8 p.m.

ESPNU — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Consolation Game, Las Vegas

10 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League Tournament: TBD, Championship, Las Vegas

RUGBY (WOMEN’S)

4:10 a.m.

FS2 — NRL: New Zealand at Newcastle

SAILING

11 a.m.

CBSSN — SailGP: Event 7 – Day 2, Portsmouth, England

2 p.m.

CBS — SailGP: Event 7 – Day 2, Portsmouth, England

TENNIS

5:30 a.m.

TENNIS — Gstaad-ATP Final

6 a.m.

TENNIS — Gstaad-ATP Final

8 a.m.

TENNIS — Hopman Cup Final; Bastad-ATP, Iasi-WTA Finals; Kitzbuhel-ATP, Umag-ATP Early Rounds

5 a.m. (Monday)

TENNIS — Kitzbuhel-ATP, Prague-WTA Early Rounds

6 a.m. (Monday)

TENNIS — Kitzbuhel-ATP, Prague-WTA Early Rounds

THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY JULY 19, 2025

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