“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
YANKEES 5 BRAVES 4
MARLINS 7 ANGELS 0
ATHLETICS 7 RED SOX 3
BLUE JAYS 7 PHILLIES 5
PIRATES 9 METS 0
NATIONALS 8 REDS 2
ROYALS 6 CUBS 3
BREWERS 4 TWINS 3
RANGERS 5 ORIOLES 1
WHITE SOX 6 GUARDIANS 3
ROCKIES 8 CARDINALS 6
TIGERS 8 GIANTS 0
PADRES 3 ASTROS 2
DODGERS 2 DIAMONDBACKS 1
RAYS 3 MARINERS 2
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
INDIANAPOLIS 16 IOWA 3
WEST MICHIGAN 14 FT. WAYNE 6
CEDAR RAPIDS 7 SOUTH BEND 0
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
FEVER 90 SKY 86
LYNX 98 ACES 87
FIRE 100 STORM 93
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MLS SCOREBOARD
HOUSTON 2 NEW ENGLAND 0
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/teams.htm#load
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 1
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT FORT WAYNE LUERS 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
ANDREAN AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
ANGOLA AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM
ATTICA AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
AVON AT DECATUR CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BATESVILLE AT TRITON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BELLMONT AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
BOONVILLE AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE 7:30 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
CARROLL (FLORA) AT SEEGER 7:00 PM
CASCADE AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
CASTLE AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
CASTON AT WHITKO 7:00 PM
CENTRAL NOBLE AT CULVER 7:30 PM
CHRISTEL HOUSE AT BOWMAN ACADEMY 7:30 PM
CHURUBUSCO AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT FRANKFORT 7:00 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT FRONTIER 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS NORTH AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT PARK TUDOR 7:00 PM
COVINGTON AT TRI-COUNTY 7:00 PM
CRAWFORDSVILLE AT PARKE HERITAGE 7:00 PM
DELPHI AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
DELTA AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
ELKHART AT CONCORD 7:00 PM
ELWOOD AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT JASPER 7:30 PM
FAIRFIELD AT CALUMET 7:30 PM
FISHERS AT CARMEL 7:00 PM
FLOYD CENTRAL AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTH AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT LEO 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM
FRANKTON AT TIPTON 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:00 PM
GARRETT AT DEKALB 7:00 PM
GARY WEST AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM
GREENSBURG AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
HAGERSTOWN AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
HAMMOND MORTON AT PORTAGE 8:00 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:30 PM
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM
HENRYVILLE AT CLARKSVILLE 7:00 PM
HERITAGE HILLS AT SOUTH SPENCER 8:00 PM
HIGHLAND AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
HOBART AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
HUNTINGTON NORTH AT EASTBROOK 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH AT NOBLESVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT BEN DAVIS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT DANVILLE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT EDINBURGH 7:00 PM
JAY COUNTY AT BLACKFORD 7:00 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT PAOLI 7:00 PM
JOHN GLENN AT BOONE GROVE 7:30 PM
KNOX AT NORTH JUDSON 8:00 PM
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT MITCHELL 7:30 PM
LAPORTE AT NEW PRAIRIE 8:00 PM
LAVILLE AT TRITON 7:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
LOGANSPORT AT PERU 7:00 PM
LOWELL AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM
MARION AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT GUERIN CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
MICHIGAN CITY AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
MILAN AT RUSHVILLE 7:00 PM
MISHAWAKA AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT KOKOMO 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM
MUNSTER AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
NEW CASTLE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:00 PM
NEW HAVEN AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
NORTH DECATUR AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
NORTH HARRISON AT SALEM 7:00 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT WHITING 8:00 PM
NORTH POSEY AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT TAYLOR 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT NORTH MIAMI 7:00 PM
NORTHRIDGE AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT MANCHESTER 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:00 PM
NORWELL AT MISSISSINEWA 7:00 PM
OSCEOLA GRACE AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 8:00 PM
PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT LEBANON 7:00 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT EASTERN GREENE 7:00 PM
PIONEER AT LEWIS CASS 7:00 PM
PLYMOUTH AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT WOODLAN 7:00 PM
PRINCETON AT TECUMSEH 8:00 PM
PROVIDENCE AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM
RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM
RICHMOND AT CONNERSVILLE 7:00 PM
RIVER FOREST AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
RIVERTON PARKE VS. LINTON 7:30 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT MADISON 7:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT GREENWOOD 7:00 PM
SHENANDOAH AT BLUFFTON 7:30 PM
SILVER CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN 7:00 PM
SOUTH ADAMS AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT LAKELAND 7:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
SOUTH NEWTON AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
SOUTHMONT AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
SPEEDWAY AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
SPRINGS VALLEY AT EDGEWOOD 7:00 PM
SULLIVAN AT NORTH KNOX 7:00 PM
SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM
TELL CITY AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
TRI-CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:00 PM
TRINITY LUTHERAN AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:00 PM
TWIN LAKES AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
UNION CITY AT TRI 7:00 PM
UNION COUNTY AT MONROE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
VALPARAISO AT PENN 7:30 PM
WABASH AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM
WALNUT HILLS (OHIO) AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
WAWASEE AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT WINAMAC 7:00 PM
WEST VIGO AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
WESTERN AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT TRI-WEST 7:00 PM
WESTFIELD AT HOMESTEAD 7:00 PM
WHEATON ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) AT NEW PALESTINE 7:00 PM
WINCHESTER AT CENTERVILLE 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM
ZIONSVILLE AT PIKE 7:00 PM
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/TV
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
IDAHO AT CAL POLY | 10 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
TCU VS. NORTH CAROLINA (AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
SAN JOSE STATE AT USC | 3 P.M. | NBC
ALABAMA STATE VS. SOUTHERN (LEGION FIELD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPNU
NC STATE AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 5:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HAWAI’I AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NEW MEXICO STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK
EAST TEXAS A&M AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN
HOWARD VS. ALABAMA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT TARLETON STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN2
MEMPHIS AT UNLV | 10 P.M. | FOX
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
UMASS AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
MERRIMACK AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UALBANY AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
COLORADO AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK
IDAHO AT UTAH | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UAB AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
SAN JOSE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UTEP AT OKLAHOMA | 8 P.M. | SECN+
LIU AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TOLEDO AT MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FS1
MIAMI (FLA.) AT STANFORD | 9 P.M. | ESPN
FRESNO STATE AT USC | 9 P.M. | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
EAST CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 12 P.M. | ABC
OREGON STATE AT HOUSTON | 12 P.M. | ESPN
COASTAL CAROLINA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT/HBO MAX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX
OHIO AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FS1
BRYANT AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
TARLETON STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LIBERTY AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
MIAMI (OHIO) AT PITT | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
BALL STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT KENTUCKY | 1 P.M. | SECN+
SE MISSOURI STATE AT IOWA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT AIR FORCE | 1 P.M. | MW+
RHODE ISLAND AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE STATE AT GEORGIA | 3 P.M. | SECN+
AUBURN VS. BAYLOR (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
FURMAN AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M. | SECN+
TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
BOSTON COLLEGE AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TULANE AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MARSHALL AT PENN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
THE CITADEL AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TOWSON AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
MAINE AT APP STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT COLORADO STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN
AUSTIN PEAY AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | SECN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7 P.M. | FS1
NICHOLLS AT KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARKANSAS STATE AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CLEMSON AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
UL MONROE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
VMI AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTAH TECH AT BYU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT MARYLAND | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
LAMAR AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 9:30 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UNLV AT HAWAI’I | 10 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | FS1
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
UCLA AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
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NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13
DETROIT AT CINCINNATI, 7:00
GREEN BAY AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
INDIANAPOLIS AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:30
L.A. CHARGERS AT HOUSTON, 8:00
ARIZONA AT LAS VEGAS, 8:00
TENNESSEE AT SAN FRANCISCO, 9:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
DENVER AT ATLANTA, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT N.Y. JETS, 7:00
MIAMI AT WASHINGTON, 7:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
CAROLINA AT BUFFALO, 1:00
CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO, 1:00
MINNESOTA AT N.Y. GIANTS, 1:00
L.A. RAMS AT KANSAS CITY, 4:00
JACKSONVILLE AT NEW ORLEANS, 4:00
PHILADELPHIA AT BALTIMORE, 7:00
DALLAS AT SEATTLE, 8:00
WEEK 2
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
LAS VEGAS AT HOUSTON (ESPN), 8:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
N.Y. JETS AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
GREEN BAY AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
WASHINGTON AT DETROIT, NOON
BUFFALO AT CLEVELAND, 1:00
ATLANTA AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA, 1:00
NEW ORLEANS AT L.A. RAMS, 4:00
N.Y. GIANTS AT MIAMI, 4:00
CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI, 7:00
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:00
KANSAS CITY AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
DALLAS AT ARIZONA, 10:00
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE (FOX), 8:00
WEEK 3
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
PITTSBURGH AT BUFFALO, 7:00
NEW ENGLAND AT CLEVELAND (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 8:00
L.A. RAMS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
WASHINGTON AT BALTIMORE, 6:00
HOUSTON AT CAROLINA, 7:00
ATLANTA AT MIAMI, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:30
N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30
NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS, 8:00
ARIZONA AT GREEN BAY, 8:00
SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY, 8:00
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA (CBS), 8:00
MINNESOTA AT DENVER, 9:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
DETROIT AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
CHICAGO AT TENNESSEE, 6:00
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET)
WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM)
WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING
1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS
2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC
3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS
4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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ROGER CRAIG REVEALS DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS AT HALL OF FAME CEREMONY
Like he did so many times in his 11-year professional football Hall of Fame career, Roger Craig delivered the goods at Saturday’s induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio.
Craig, 66, who waited 28 years before getting the call, waited until the end of his nine-minute recorded speech to reveal the heartbreaking news that he has been diagnosed with vascular dementia.
But the three-time San Francisco 49er Super Bowl champion running back chose to focus on the gifts that his beloved game bestowed upon him and his family and use Saturday’s platform to reach out to successive generations of players to seek medical care when “something doesn’t feel right.”
“My doctors believe it may be related, at least in part, to the concussions I experienced during my career,” Craig said. “The changes were gradual. At first, they were easy to dismiss as normal aging. Over time, my family noticed it, too, and ultimately led us to seek answers from my doctor.”Sports news aggregation
“Two things can be true: Football gave me opportunities beyond anything I could imagine. It helped shape the man I became. At the same time, we know more today about brain health than when I played, and I hope sharing my story encourages people to pay attention to their health and seek help when something doesn’t feel right.
“I want people to know this diagnosis doesn’t define me. I am still Roger Craig. I am still a father, a husband, a teammate, a friend and someone who loves this game and the people who brought it to my life. If sharing my story helps even one family or one former player, then it’s worth it. Football gave me everything.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of vascular dementia include: “confusion; trouble finding the right words; difficulty paying attention; trouble organizing thoughts or actions; difficulty planning and following through with plans; slowed thinking; uncertainty about what to do next; and memory issues.”
Craig was named the NFL Player of the Year in 1988, while at the height of his powers in San Francisco. He spent eight seasons (1983-90) in the city by the bay, one campaign (1991) with the Los Angeles Raiders and two (1992-93) with the Minnesota Vikings before retiring after the 1993 season.
“You spend your whole life trying to prove you belong, and then one day, you’re told you’re one of the all-time greats,” Craig said. “Man, it’s overwhelming. I think about that kid from Davenport who loved football. I think about the journey more than anything — the early mornings, the doubts, the sacrifices. It all led here.”
Craig sat on the stage as his message of hope aired on the video screen. He was presented by former teammate Jamie Williams and received a standing ovation from the crowd and warm embraces from many of the Hall of Famers present.
Craig earned entrance via the seniors’ category and was inducted along with quarterback Drew Brees, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, linebacker Luke Kuechly and placekicker Adam Vinatieri.
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COMMANDERS BULK UP OFFENSIVE LINE WITH THREE ADDITIONS
The Washington Commanders made three additions to their offensive line Saturday, announcing the signings of center Daniel Brunskill, tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere and guard Max Scharping.
The Commanders also released wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. and guard Timothy McKay, while defensive tackle D.J. Davidson was placed on the reserve/retired list.
Brunskill, 32, played in 16 games (five starts) for the Miami Dolphins last season, his seventh in the NFL. He started his career with the San Francisco 49ers (2019-22) before joining the Tennessee Titans (2023-24).
Petit-Frere, 26, did not play last season after he was waived by the Titans in April of last year and the 49ers in June. He played his first three seasons with the Titans (2022-24), appearing in 34 games (28 starts).
Scharping, 29, has played six NFL seasons, spending time with the Houston Texans (2019-21), Cincinnati Bengals (2022-23) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2024), while appearing in 81 games (33 starts). He did not play last season because of a torn ACL.
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REPORT: COMMANDERS’ TUNSIL LIKELY NEEDS SURGERY FOR TORN TRICEPS
Washington Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil will likely require surgery after suffering a torn triceps during practice Saturday, sources told NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Steve Wyche.
The five-time Pro Bowler is expected to miss a significant portion of the season.
Tunsil inked a two-year, $60.2-million extension with the Commanders in March and was tasked with protecting Jayden Daniels’ blindside. The talented passer missed 10 games in his second season after shining as a rookie, and will now face the start of the schedule without the standout left tackle on the line.
Washington allowed the seventh-most sacks the year before Tunsil joined the team from the Houston Texans, but improved to rank 18th based largely on his performance at left tackle.
Andrew Wylie is second on the Commanders’ depth chart at left tackle and is the likely replacement for Tunsil, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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MCVAY: RAMS MIGHT REST BENNETT IN PRESEASON, ROOKIE SIMPSON WILL PLAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay says quarterback Stetson Bennett might not play during the Los Angeles Rams ‘ preseason schedule, which could indicate Bennett has the inside track on the team’s backup quarterback job.
Rookie first-round pick Ty Simpson “definitely” will play for the Rams in the preseason, which begins next weekend at Kansas City, McVay said Saturday.
McVay historically strives to keep all of his most important players off the field through the entire preseason, and that usually includes his No. 2 quarterback. Jimmy Garoppolo didn’t play in either of the past two preseasons during his tenure as Matthew Stafford’s backup.
Bennett has yet to take a snap in a regular-season game since the Rams drafted him in the fourth round in 2023, but the former University of Georgia star came into this training camp alongside Simpson as the only candidates to back up the 38-year-old NFL MVP.
After the Rams surprisingly used the 13th overall pick on Simpson last April, they didn’t re-sign Garoppolo, who is currently not on an NFL roster.
McVay said earlier this week that he has seen significant growth from the 28-year-old Bennett.
“He’s just taking advantage of his reps,” McVay said. “He’s aggressive. He’s a playmaker. He’s going to be aggressive, but not reckless. He can make some things happen off-schedule. The way that we’re able to get in and out of the huddle in terms of his overall command has been significantly improved.”
Bennett, a two-time national champion during his storied college career with the Bulldogs, received significantly more practice snaps than Simpson during the Rams’ two weeks of training camp at Loyola Marymount University. The team returned to its training complex in Woodland Hills on Saturday.
According to running back Blake Corum, Bennett is “taking a leap and being a field general, taking total command of the offense. You can hear it in the huddle when he’s calling the plays. He’s saying it with authority. He’s (excelled) in this camp, and he’s only going to continue to get better. It’s a great thing to see.”
While Bennett has yet to play in an NFL game that counts, he has played extensively in the preseason for Los Angeles. Bennett missed his entire rookie season in 2023 while dealing with mental health issues, but has been the Rams’ third-string QB for the past two seasons.
Rookie quarterback Matthew Caldwell is also in camp with the Rams after concluding his college career with one season as Arch Manning’s backup at Texas last fall.
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2026 BIG 10 PREVIEW: NORTHWESTERN
David Braun’s third season resembled parts of his first two. The streaky 2025 team had some surprising highs like his 2023 debut, but also some 2024-style offensive breakdowns and low-points. It started with a four-interception game from new quarterback Preston Stone in the 20-point opening loss to Tulane. With a 1-2
record and star running back Cam Porter sidelined for the season, Braun worked his magic and Northwestern rattled off four straight wins with the old formula: run game and defense.
Their biggest moment was a 22-21 win at preseason favorite Penn State. Northwestern played perfect, mistake-free football, Caleb Komolafe punched in the game-winning score, and then the defense forced a final turnover on downs. This shocker was Northwestern’s biggest upset win since 1995 and was the final knockout punch for
Penn State’s James Franklin. A 19-0 shutout of Purdue got Northwestern to 5-2 overall – their best start since 2020 – and Braun praised his big offensive line and
running back stable: “we know who we are… it starts with the running game and it’s built
around that.” The run game wasn’t enough against three of the league’s top recruiting programs and they lost to Nebraska, USC, and Michigan. Stone saved his best for November, and threw for 305 yards while rallying from a two-touchdown deficit to beat Minnesota and secure bowl eligibility. A 7-6 season doesn’t pop off the page, but in the context of where Northwestern was, it was just enough of a positive finish to spark the transition to their new era. Insurance mogul Pat Ryan continued his philanthropy to his alma mater, and this round was the biggest yet. This October, Northwestern is set to open the new Ryan Field, a state-of-the- art $865 million project that became the most expensive stadium in college football history. Paired with their iconic lakefront practice fieldhouse, Northwestern’s facility combo is tough to top. Then they made an offensive coordinator to match. Northwestern hired Chip Kelly, one of the best offensive minds in football, in a move that Braun called “reflective of Northwestern’s long- term commitment to the pursuit of championships – a program-defining change.”
OFFENSE
Kelly built Oregon into a powerhouse with his hyper-tempo spread scheme, dual-threat
quarterbacks, and pure speed at the skill positions. He then stacked three winning seasons at UCLA with consistent rushing attacks, and led the Ohio State offense to the 2024 national title. This was a shocking win for a program that has been plagued by slow, unproductive offenses. The 2024 unit was one of the worst offenses in America, and while last year they made statistical gains in every category, the offense still remained below average – 57th of 68 Power 4 – in my opponent- adjusted metric. Kelly added quarterbacks coach Jerry Neuheisel who led a three-game spark at UCLA as the interim
playcaller last year. They will pick between a pair of experienced Power 4 starters in Aidan Chiles (Michigan State) and Nicco Marchiol (West Virginia). Chiles was a near-five star recruit back in 2023, started 20 games, but was eventually benched late last season.
Chiles has flashed a high ceiling, improved his decision-making with a 10-3 touchdown-to-pick-ratio, and regardless of what happened with the benching, he still graded as a Top 15 transfer quarterback this cycle. Both Chiles and Marchiol bring dual-threat skillsets that match Kelly’s scheme. Komolafe stepped up after Porter was sidelined with another injury, and ended up with 941 yards, 11 touchdowns, and All-Big Ten honors. Backup Joseph Himon also returns, and the staff signed veteran Gavin Sawchuk who has rushed for 1,600 yards while starting at Oklahoma and Florida State. Kelly’s most recent college offense featured a duo – TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon
Judkins – and he may share carries here too. Griffin Wilde returns as the #1 receiver after posting the school’s best season in a decade (Austin Carr, 2016). His 71 catches, 880 yards, and 8 touchdowns earned third-team All-Big Ten honors. Hayden Eligon surged at the end of the season, with more than half of his season production coming
in the final three games, and is a vertical threat to complement Wilde. Veterans Frank Covey and Ricky Ahumaraeze are joined by Top150 four-star Jaden McDuffie on the two-deep. Hunter Welcing also earned all-league honors but went to Ohio State as a four-star transfer tight end. Northwestern signed in-line blocker 6’7 270-pounder Alex Honig (UConn) and a wildcard in Division II All-American Luke Dehnicke (Minnesota-Duluth). Northwestern made stat gains in both my Offensive Line Push (from #133 to #71) and Pass Protection (from #60 to #27) and this was one of their best lines in recent memory. Four starters, including two of the three all-league performers, are gone and it is a full rebuild for Kelly disciple Tim Drevno. Ezomo Oratokhai is the lone returner and he can play both guard or center. They signed a proven starter in Grant Seagren (Oklahoma State) and a pair of unknowns in Arkel Anugwom (Alabama) and David Anchondo (DII Saginaw Valley). This is an uncertainty, though Kelly has never failed to produce an effective, productive run game.
DEFENSE
Northwestern finished in the Top 25 in scoring defense, but due to their slow-tempo offense, that is a bit misleading from a per-play perspective. They allowed 5.7 yards/play (#80), 4.3 per carry (#73), and ranked #66 in Opponent QB Rating. This side of the ball featured eight defenders with some form of All-Big Ten honors. Four return with three stars back in the secondary headlined by do-it-all safety Robert Fitzgerald. Top corner
Josh Fussell is back along with Braden Turner. On returning production alone, this should be an above average Big Ten secondary. But like the offensive line, it’s a full rebuild here in the trenches. Aidan Hubbard graduated after placing fifth on the school’s all-time career sacks leaderboard (20.5). The other star edge rusher Anto Saka transferred out to Texas A&M, and both starting defensive tackles Carmine Bastone and Najee Story are gone. Tackle Brendan Flakes and end Michael Kilbane slot in as veteran starters, and the staff added a trio of three-star transfers: Jamaal Johnson (UCF), Dominic Kirks (Ohio State) and tackle Glory Stephen-Wangboje (Sacred Heart).
Multi-year starter Mac Uihlein graduated after a 100-tackle, four-interception season. Braydon Brus had 81 tackles in his first starting season and returns at weakside backer. Kobie McKinzie (Oklahoma) earned a four- star transfer grade and should start in Uihlein’s spot.
OUTLOOK
2026 marks a new chapter for Northwestern with the opening of the almost-billion-dollar Ryan Field. This latest financial boost upgraded the facilities and the coaching staff but hasn’t been reflected in roster talent acquisition yet. Northwestern has to replace eight linemen – four offensive linemen and the full defensive line – and their future
first-rounder was poached by Texas A&M. They signed zero four-star linemen and the trenches will hold them back in 2026.
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2026 BIG 10 PREVIEW: MARYLAND
After a 4-8 season in 2024, and an exodus of players to the transfer portal, Maryland put their future in the hands of a core of highly- touted freshmen. New quarterback Malik Washington started fast and Maryland beat Florida Atlantic, Northern Illinois, and Towson to extend their nation-best nonconference win streak of 18 games. Washington’s 773 yards were the most by any Power 4 true freshman in his first three college games since 2018. Then in the Big Ten opener Maryland beat Wisconsin 27-10 behind a pair of Washington touchdown passes and a 46-yard Pick Six from star safety Jalen Huskey.
From 4-8 to a 4-0 start – the expectations quickly shifted and Maryland was considered a surprise breakout team. They took a 20- 0 lead on Washington, but the Huskies rattled off 24 unanswered over the final quarter-plus. Two more blown leads ensued in losses to Nebraska (34-31) and UCLA (20-17) and the losses piled up from there. When the dust settled, it was another 4-8 season for head coach Mike Locksley. “This year was not good enough, we did not meet expectations that any of us set,” said Locksley. There were many shortcomings – an ineffective run game, dropped passes, a weak run defense
– but extreme roster youth was the overarching theme. The focus on roster retention became clear right away. Maryland shifted most of its roster budget away from the transfer portal market and instead kept their best young prospects at home in College Park. Back in December, Inside Maryland Sports listed their top ten most
important players, and Locksley was able to retain all ten – an incredible feat given the extreme player movement nowadays. All the growing pains of 2025 are set to pay dividends in 2026. Thanks to their strong retention, Maryland now has the second highest amount of returning production in Power 4.
OFFENSE
The next move was to fix the run game. Maryland averaged just 104 yards per game (#124), 4.1 per carry (#89), and they ranked #128 in my Offensive Line Run Push. Locksley re-assigned Pep Hamilton to an analyst role and hired Clint Trickett to take over at offensive coordinator. Last year Trickett led Jacksonville State to a nine-win season thanks to a ground game that produced the nation’s rushing champ.
Washington is back under center after starting all 12 games as a true freshman. The high four-star threw for 2,963 yards, 17 touchdowns, 9 picks, and his 459 yards against Michigan State placed second on the school’s all-time leaderboard. Efficiency-wise, he has room to grow from a 57% completion rate and a #16 finish in the Big Ten in QB Rating. Maryland is all-in on Washington as their franchise quarterback and he should get the usual second-year starter bonus in 2026. Nolan Ray entered as the feature back but was passed by DeJuan Williams who finished as the lead rusher with 501 yards. Williams was heavily featured in the pass game and posted the most receiving yards by a Maryland running back (426) since 2001. Williams is back, Ray transferred
out to Boston College, and the staff signed Harry Dalton (USC) who was a four-star recruit in the 2025 class. Heading into 2025, Maryland had to replace a pair of NFL-bound stars in Tai Felton and Kaden Prather. They certainly missed them, as this was one of Maryland’s weakest receiver rooms in recent memory, plagued by dropped balls and a lack of separation. The three starters – Octavian Smith, Jalil Farooq, and Shaleak Knotts – all depart, leaving a wide-open room for 2026. Two former four-star recruits, Kaleb Webb and Zymear Smith, will compete for starting jobs with the pair of incoming transfers. Chris Durr was Wyoming’s top receiver, Na’eem Abdul-Rahim
Gladding (Old Dominion) earned All-Sun Belt, and the two combined for 96 catches, 1,136 yards, and 10 scores last year. Dorian Fleming finished second among Big Ten tight ends with 40 catches and is joined by former Terp Preston Howard who transferred back from Auburn. The offensive line has been a weakness here for most of the Locksley era, and the 2025 line remained an issue – at least in the run game. Aided by Washington’s quick release, Maryland actually finished #1 in pass protection and allowed a sack on just 2% of pass attempts. Three starting linemen are gone: Isaiah Wright, Aliou Bah (LSU) and their best one All-Big Ten Alan Herron. Maryland has returning starters in tackle Rahtrel Perry and center Michael Hershey, plus Top100 Jaylen Gilchrist who is back from a season-ending injury and should become an all- league star. Maryland threw their hat into the Jordan Seaton sweepstakes, but the #1 transfer lineman picked LSU. The only incoming transfer they signed was three-star Tellek Lockette (Texas State).
DEFENSE
The roster retention on defense was a major win for the program. Maryland kept a pair of
Freshman All-Americans plus a pair of All-Big Ten honorable mention defenders.
Defensive end Sidney Stewart set the school record for tackles-for-loss by a freshman (10.5), and former Top100 Zahir Mathis was named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award. This was already one of the best young pass rush duos in America, but then Maryland landed their biggest recruiting prize in school history in local five-star Zion Elee (St FrancesAcademy). Elee was rated as the #1 defensive end, and #5 overall prospect, in the entire 2026 class. That’s some serious firepower off the edges.
The interior needs a boost after the run defense collapsed. Maryland allowed six straight 190+ yard rushing games, and veteran Dillan Fontus transferred out to Syracuse. The 350-pounder Bryce Jenkins was a four-star recruit and is a potential star, plus the staff added three more Power 4 linemen in Lavon Johnson (Texas), Derrick LeBlanc (UCF), and Armon Parker (Washington). They retained Daniel Wingate who posted the school’s first 100-tackle season since Tre Watson in 2018. Wingate is joined by Trey Reddick and four-star sophomore CJ Smith who posted 64 tackles last year. Maryland ranked just 53rd of 68 Power 4 defenses in my opponent-adjusted stat – 52nd in pass defense – but
they led the nation with 19 interceptions. Both transfer additions last cycle ended up as Big Ten honorable mention cornerbacks, and both Jamare Glasker and Dontay Joyner return for 2026. The do-it-all safety Jalen Huskey heads to the pros, but Lavain Scruggs returns at strong safety, and former blue-chipper Messiah Delhomme is ready for a starting role.
OUTLOOK
Other programs signed flashier transfer portal hauls, but Maryland’s wins were on the high school recruiting trail, and more importantly, roster retention of emerging stars. Locksley retained all ten key players, and their pass rush should be elite.
Maryland draws both of the bottom Big Ten teams Rutgers and Purdue, and gets three mid-tier league teams at home in College Park (UCLA, Illinois, and Wisconsin). They are a step up from the bottom three, but have not proved staying power in the mid-tier yet.
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2026 BIG 10 PREVIEW: MICHIGAN STATE
After hitting rock bottom in 2023, Michigan State hired Jonathan Smith to rebuild the program in the same way he turned his alma mater Oregon State from punching bag to the Top 25. The 5-7 transition year – with a signature win over Iowa — was understandable, but the lack of progress in his second season quickly warmed up the hot seat. Michigan State opened up with a 3-0 start, including a wild double-
overtime shootout win over Boston College, but their Big Ten troubles returned. They lost eight straight league games, the first five by double-digits, and two others with blown leads in the final minutes. Looking back, the 38-13 loss to a 1-4 UCLA team was the point of no return for the Smith era. In a classic “hire the opposite” move, Michigan State fired the calm, reserved former West Coast quarterback, and hired the fiery,
passionate, Midwestern linebacker. Pat Fitzgerald won two Big Ten division titles, posted nine winning seasons, and brought his alma mater Northwestern to four New Year’s Day bowls. He led their golden age of football, was fired in the aftermath of a hazing scandal, and was eventually vindicated with a wrongful termination lawsuit and settlement.
With his name cleared, Fitzgerald spent the past two seasons studying the modern era – NIL, transfer portal, roster retention, player analytics – and is fired up for the opportunity.
He certainly won the opening press conference, with countless one-liners including “toughness was born here in Michigan State football.” Then the school received a massive $400 million commitment with most of it going towards the athletic department’s new “For Sparta” fundraising campaign. That financial boost may help with talent acquisition in future cycles, but it didn’t lead to a program-changing explosion
in this transfer round. Fitzgerald made it clear he wants college production over potential, and it became the first MSU transfer class with more players from the non-Power 4 levels than the Power 4. The strategy has merits, but their class ranked outside the national Top 50, 14th in the 18-team Big Ten: 27 transfers, zero four-stars.
OFFENSE
Fitzgerald hired Nick Sheridan to lead the offense. Holding their scheme close to the vest, it’s been described as multiple formations, variable tempos, 11, 12, and 13 personnel. Sheridan was on the Alabama staff last year that resorted to a pass-heavy approach due to a lack of a run push. Before that he was with Curt Cignetti at Indiana. We won’t know what his 2026 scheme looks like until kickoff. Aidan Chiles was Smith’s handpicked quarterback but midway through the year he was benched (and then injured) in favor of Alessio Milivojevic. Chiles transferred out to Northwestern, and
Milivojevic is the face of the program now after a strong November as the starter. He completed 64% of passes for 1,267 yards, 10 touchdowns, and just three picks, and his QB Rating would have placed ninth in the Big Ten. The staff added Cam Fancher, a veteran with 28 starts across three FBS schools, to backup Milivojevic. Tackle Conner Moore is the only other returning starter, and the starting lineup and two-deep will
be transfer-heavy. Three linemen graduated and a fourth, Stanton Ramil, transferred out to Auburn. It could be four incoming transfers rounding out the starting line with FCS All-American Trent Fraley (North Dakota State) at center, highly-touted Ben Murawski (UConn) at guard, and Nick Sharpe (South Carolina) and Robert Wright (Georgia Southern) joining Moore. Leading rusher Makhi Frazier transferred to Ole Miss, but it remains a deep room with the return of short-yardage back Brandon Tullis and three impact transfers. Cam Edwards (UConn) has accumulated 3,000+ total yards and 31 touchdowns and is the likely starter. Marvis Parrish (Western Kentucky) was C-USA All-Freshman, and Jaziun Patterson (Iowa) is a Big Ten vet. Their top three pass-catchers all earned Big Ten honors, but all three are gone. Nick Marsh went to Indiana as a Top 10 transfer receiver and Omari Kelly and tight end Jack Velling both graduated.
Chrishon McCray was the third receiver and steps up into the lead role. The staff added two high- potential players stuck in crowded rooms with KK Smith (Notre Dame) and Fredrick Moore (Michigan) both grading as three-star transfers. Top250 Samson Gash was the #1 receiver recruit in the state of Michigan and could earn playing time right away as a true freshman. At Northwestern, Fitzgerald coined the term “Super Back” for the do-it-all tight end, H-back, fullback hybrids. Carson Gulker (Ferris State) fits the term perfectly after scoring 73 touchdowns – 50 rushing, 16 passing, and 7 receiving – in various roles on four national title teams.
DEFENSE
Fitzgerald retained coordinator Joe Rossi, and then added a fan favorite in Max Bullough, the All- American who played on the peak Mark Dantonio MSU teams from 2011-2013.
This side of the ball needs help after a bottom ten finish in my opponent-adjusted ranking, but like the offense, it will be transfer-heavy. The pass defense was torched all season — #117 in opponent QB Rating – and their top six defensive backs are gone. That doesn’t count Nikai Martinez whose year was cut short with an injury, but is back as the top safety for 2026. Aveon Grose had the game-sealing pick in the Maryland win and
is projected at the other safety spot. Corner Tre Bell transferred in after starting for Iowa State, and Charles Brantley returned to Michigan State where he earned All-Big Ten honors in 2024 before getting stuck in a deep Miami secondary in 2025. Michael Richard (Louisiana Tech) brings two years of starting experience to the room. Jordan Hall led the team in tackles, earned All-Big Ten honors, and returns to lead the defense in 2026. The next three backers are gone, but the staff brought in two with heavy college experience in All-MAC Dion Crawford (Buffalo) and former Maryland starter Caleb Wheatland.
The line got hit hard with portal exits, with Jalen Thompson, Alex VanSumeren, and David Santiago all landing on Power 4 rosters. Isaac Smith is a returning starter at edge, Ben Roberts was playing well at defensive tackle before a midseason injury, and Derrick Simmons is a former Top250 four-star ready for a breakout. Eli Coenen (Illinois) will also contend for a starting spot in the interior. Unlike most hires, Fitzgerald doesn’t have a legion of players following him from his former school. But even after several years, he was able to reconnect with Kenny Soares, who ended up as a starter at NC State and could move into an edge role here.
OUTLOOK
Michigan State went with the “Hire the Opposite” approach and brought Pat Fitzgerald back to the Big Ten. They also flipped their transfer strategy to bring in experienced players from the non-AQ tier: college production over Signing Day hype.
The Megaphone Trophy returns with Notre Dame back on the schedule, but that means they need to find four league wins to earn a bowl bid. This is a program rebuilding year that should pay dividends in 2027.
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RUTGERS
Timing is everything in college football, and unfortunately for Rutgers their two sides of the ball have not matched up. Over the past 10-year window, Rutgers is dead last 68th of 68 Power 4 in my opponent-adjusted offense. During most of that time, Greg Schiano’s defense has had to carry the weight and single-handedly get them to bowl eligibility.
But the past two seasons, and especially 2025, the strengths flipped but did not overlap. Offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca finally got Rutgers above average on offense in 2024, and then last year they posted a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher, and 1,000-yard receiver all together for the first time since 2007. They ranked #29 in
my opponent-adjusted number – 10th in passing – and set a school
record for games scoring 30+ points. Normally, that offensive output paired with a typical Schiano defense would be enough to get Rutgers to eight or nine wins. Instead, the
defense collapsed at the same time the offense clicked. Rutgers finished dead last in FBS by allowing 7.8 yards/play, and the 7.6 in league-play is the Big Ten’s worst since 2000. My opponent-adjusted numbers agree, and not only did Rutgers finish dead last in 2025, it was the lowest-rated statistical defense I’ve graded since I began tracking in 2010. Even with the extreme contrasts, Rutgers was in position to return to bowl season and finally snap the losing streak to Penn State. But they blew second-half leads in four losses, fourth- quarter leads in three, and had untimely mistakes that flipped the results. After lighting up the stout Iowa secondary in the first half, Rutgers threw a costly late interception, a botched shotgun snap tacked on 15 more yards to a missed field goal in the three-point Minnesota loss, and Penn State scooped up a play-action fumble for the decisive touchdown. To flip the script in 2026 there were three requirements this offseason: retain top starters, add high-quality talent from the transfer portal, and fix the defense. Rutgers lost five proven starters who transferred out to Power 4 programs, signed the lowest- rated transfer class in the Big Ten, and led a 64-day search for the defensive coordinator. That looks like two strikes, and the third, while an unconventional hire, remains up for grabs.
OFFENSE
Ciarrocca did a phenomenal job here and it finished as Rutgers best offense of their entire Big Ten era (2014-2025). Athan Kaliakmanis saved his best season for last as he threw for 3,100 yards, 20 touchdowns, and surged up to #7 in QB Rating in the Big Ten.
Rutgers now turns to a pair of former four-star recruits with incumbent backup AJ Surace battling incoming Dylan Lonergan (Boston College). Lonergan was originally at Alabama, then Bill O’Brien handpicked him to lead his BC offense in 2025. He posted a few 300-yard games in September but slowed down once opposing coordinators got some film, and he was eventually benched. Lonergan has a strong arm but needs more game experience with pocket awareness and decision- making. Surace has a high ceiling but had minimal snaps last year. This battle should go into August. While they did lose five starters to the portal, the staff was able to retain three important All-Big Ten stars on offense: running back Antwan Raymond, receiver KJ Duff, and guard Kwabena
Asamoah. Raymond took on the workhorse role with four 100-yard games including his huge 41-carry, 240-yard explosion in the Purdue win. That performance ranked third all-time here behind a pair of Ray Rice games. He earned second-team All-Big Ten and was one of ten semifinalists for the Doak Walker. The 6’6 Duff was a reliable playmaker all season and was the top downfield threat with an average target depth of 17 yards. He excels in jump balls and one-on-ones – the one-handed catch against Penn State is a “catch of the year” candidate. His co-star Ian Strong transferred out with a four-
star ranking, and slot receiver DT Sheffield graduated. Veteran backup Ben Black moves up into a starting role on the outside, while Michael Thomas and four-star true freshman Dyzier Carter are in the slot. Asamoah is the anchor to build the offensive line around again after consecutive All-Big Ten seasons. Tyler Needham returns at tackle, and the two of them have a combined 55 starts. Three starters depart, but Rutgers does get back two original projected starters Ryder Langsdale and Dantae Chin who both missed the season with injuries. Center Gus Zilinskas graduated but his brother Hank transferred in after starting for Colorado. The line remained below-average in OL Run Push (#81) but collapsed in pass protection (#127) allowing a sack on 10% of pass attempts.
DEFENSE
After the historically bad season, Schiano made a change on this side of the ball. The search process lasted over two months and he eventually made a surprise hire of South Dakota head coach Travis Johansen. As the defensive coordinator there in 2024 he led a Top 10 FCS defense, and last year as head coach they went 10-5 with an FCS quarterfinals appearance. His transition unit will feature just two returning starters and as many as four FCS transfer starters. The entire starting defensive line is gone. Bradley Weaver, Jordan Thompson, and top pass-rusher Eric O’Neill all graduated, and defensive end Jordan Walker transferred out to Georgia Tech. The staff signed three non-AQ linemen to fill out the starting line. There are all rated as three-star transfers though all three earned all-league honors last year: Malachi Davis (Toledo), J’Dan Burnett
(Tulsa), Rondo Porter (App State). Zaire Angoy and Keshon Griffin both have game experience at tackle. In their 4-2-5 scheme, only two linebackers got the vast majority of snaps. Dariel Djabome is gone but Abram Wright returns at one backer spot. Two transfers from lower levels will battle for the other spot: All-AAC Ty Morris (Rice)
and Pioneer Conference Player of the Year Sean Allison (Drake). Like the backers, there was minimal rotation in the secondary, and four of the five starters are gone. Their top
two corners left for Power 4 programs with Jacobie Henderson going to Virginia and four-star transfer Bo Mascoe heading to Texas. Three FCS transfers are projected starters as Mikey Munn (South Dakota), Bradlee Jones (Citadel), Zahmir Dawud (Villanova) all come in with three-star transfer grades. Munn was an FCS All-American, led the nation in interceptions, and followed his coach to Rutgers. Kaj Sanders is the lone returning starter but the secondary needs vast improvements after finishing #131 in opponent QB Rating, #130 in yards/attempt, #123 in explosive passing, and dead last in my opponent-adjusted stat.
OUTLOOK
Rutgers retained All-Big Ten stars in Raymond and Duff, but now the quarterback spot is an uncertainty. It was a historically bad defense last year but there was no overnight fix as just two starters return and they went FCS-heavy. Rutgers came up short in the transfer portal by losing five starters and then signing the league’s lowest-ranked class. That talent drain will keep them out of bowl season again in 2026.
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2026 BIG 10 PREVIEW: PURDUE
It was shocking to see such an offense-first program hire a defensive minded coach, and especially such a young one with no head coach experience. The Ryan Walters era ended quickly with a 5-19 two-year record. Even more shocking was that Purdue doubled down and went with another defensive hire. At least this time, Barry Odom came in with
decades of experience and was fresh off a full-scale program turnaround at UNLV where he leveraged NIL and the transfer portal to lead them to a Mountain West title game.
Odom went transfer-heavy here in his first year, bringing in 55 new players for 2025. He also hired Josh Henson to bring Purdue back to its pass-heavy, Air Raid roots. Purdue opened up with wins over Ball State and Southern Illinois but then dropped the final ten games of the season. If you squint you can find some improvement: 2-10 was a one-win improvement over the 1- 11 disaster, there were more competitive finishes, they moved up from dead last in Game Grader to second-to-last. They outgained Minnesota by 200+ yards but threw a late Pick Six that flipped the game to a loss. Then they blew a 24-21 lead with four minutes left allowing two late Rutgers field goals. Those were competitive, but the season ended with a very uncompetitive 56-3 Bucket Game loss to bring the two-year combined score to Indiana 122, Purdue 3. For the first time since 1920-21, Purdue went winless in Big Ten play in consecutive seasons. Odom went transfer-heavy again this cycle and Purdue signed the #10 class in the Big Ten. Combined with the recruiting class, they are pumping another round of 55 new players into the program. To notch some league wins and return to bowl season, they will need a better hit rate
than last cycle, find some playmakers, and hope for a significant second-year bonus.
OFFENSE
Purdue averaged just 18.8 points per game, and that was somehow an improvement over the 2024 disaster. Injuries made the situation worse, as their top receiver, top tight end, and top running back played a combined 12 games. Just two starters return from last year, and while virtually every position is up for grabs in fall camp, Odom made it clear that one is settled. Ryan Browne returns after starting all 12 games – the first Purdue quarterback to accomplish that since David Blough in 2016 – and despite throwing more
picks than touchdowns, Odom gave his full endorsement: “I want to say, from as high of a mountain top as I can be on, I believe in Ryan Browne.” His first six games were noticeably better than his final six, perhaps due to a shoulder injury he took in the seventh game. Browne has flashed his speed and athleticism but posted a low 59% completion rate and ranked dead last on the Big Ten QB Rating leaderboard. Top receiver De’Nylon Morrissette missed the whole season, All-Big Ten Max Klare transferred to
Ohio State, and then tight end George Burhenn only played in four games. This was an ineffective group of pass-catchers that lacked explosiveness and was plagued by dropped balls, and Purdue has lacked a true game-changing receiver since Charlie Jones in 2022. The four-man rotation is gone, Morrissette is due back from injury, and the staff signed a new group of transfers. Bisi Owens (Penn) earned All-Ivy honors, Asaad Waseem (Florida Atlantic) caught 66 balls for 699 yards last year, and Xavier Townsend was a rotational receiver at Iowa State and UCF. Burhenn is also expected back, and will be joined by Kylan Fox who was UCF’s second tight end last year. Devin Mockobee graduates after becoming the first Purdue running back to lead the team in rushing four straight seasons. His final year was cut short with an injury but he still finished fourth
on the all-time rushing leaderboard here with 2,987 yards. The staff signed a thunder/lightning duo in Jerrick Gibson (Texas) and return ace Travis Terrell (Jackson State), plus Fame Ijeboi (Minnesota) who got a big freshman workload last year.
The offensive line cut their sack number in half, from a 10% sack rate (#116) to 5% (#31) in 2025.The group struggled to create a consistent run push, and it is a complete rebuild after two starters graduated and another two transferred out to Power 4 programs.
Joey Tanona is the anchor at left tackle that new line coach Zach Crabtree will build around. In spring the starting line featured three incoming Power 4 transfers in center Boaz Stanley (South Carolina), right guard Micah Banuelos (USC), and right tackle Nuku Mafi (Oklahoma State). All three were rated three-star transfers though they all started games last year. Former Top250 recruit and UGA transfer Marques Easley is projected to start at left guard.
DEFENSE
Purdue finished 65th of 68 Power 4 in my opponent-adjusted defense stat, and in the national bottom five in yards/play (#133) and yards/pass attempt (#134). Odom fired coordinator Mike Scherer and surprisingly brought back Kevin Kane who was in charge of the Purdue defense during the Ryan Walters era 2023-24. For as bad as the 2025 defense struggled, Kane’s 2024 unit was statistically worse. They allowed 40 points/game and ranked last in the Big Ten in all major categories. Not exactly a “splash hire”
for the fans to get excited about. Three starters left for other Power 4 programs and just three starters return for 2026. The interior line was a relative bright spot but starters Demeco Kennedy (Louisville) and big nose tackle Chops Harkless (Kentucky) both transferred out. TJ Lindsey is recovering from an ACL tear and is joined by Big Ten veteran Curt Neal (Illinois). The ends failed to generate pass rush without bringing extra backers via blitz packages. Their top guy CJ Nunnally graduated and he had more sacks than the rest of the room combined. Breeon Ishmail and CJ Madden are experienced ends and the staff signed Elo Modozie, their lone four-star transfer, who was stuck in a crowded Georgia room after excelling at Army before that. Mani Powell graduated with Big Ten honors, another starter Alex Sanford left for Pittsburgh, but Charles Correa
is a hard-hitter and Tom Dienhart of Gold & Black calls him “an ultimate warrior, the heartbeat of the defense.” Two more Big Ten transfers round out the projected trio at linebacker with Jojo Hayden (Illinois) and former four-star Anthony Speca (Penn State).
Last cycle, the staff pumped veteran transfers into the secondary and the strategy did not pay off. Not only were the yardage stats bad, this group couldn’t grab takeaways – four interceptions was a Big Ten low. A corner and the top three safeties are gone, but the staff was able to retain starting corner Hudauri Hines and nickel Smiley Bradford. Mister Clark (FIU) was an All-CUSA first-teamer and Don Saunders (Utah) brings a 6’4 frame at corner. Jaden Mangham was an All-Big Ten honorable mention safety at Michigan State in 2023 before a limited role at Michigan the past two years.
OUTLOOK
Purdue went winless in league play and ranked last in the Big Ten in my Game Grader. They head into a second rebuilding year and bowl season still seems out of reach.
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2028 NO. 1 POCKET PASSER VARGAS COMMITS TO OHIO STATE
Ohio State made a splash Saturday by landing a commitment from 2028 four-star quarterback Christopher Vargas.
Vargas, a Massachusetts native, is the 14th overall recruit in the 2028 class, according to ESPN Junior 300.
He’s also the top-ranked pocket passer and second overall quarterback recruit, behind Georgia commit and dual-threat QB Jayden Wade.
Vargas picked Ohio State over finalists Oregon and Virginia Tech.
The 6-foot-4, 185-pound passer is the second-highest-ranked 2028 recruit to join Ohio State, after top-six wide receiver Jett Harrison.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and outdueled Chris Sale in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners as the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Saturday.
George Lombard Jr. hit his second career homer in the seventh to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead. The shortstop, who homered in his big-league debut Tuesday, also drew a walk in the fifth following consecutive successful ABS challenges.
New York rookie Spencer Jones drove two runs, with a single in the second and his first career triple in the fifth. Jones also scored the tiebreaking run on a balk by Sale in the fifth. Ben Rice added his 32nd homer in the eighth.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday.
Boston recorded a franchise record-tying 15-game winning stretch, matching a mark from 1946, before it was stopped on July 22. The team’s attempt for a second streak of 10 or more games for the first time in the franchise’s 126-year history fell short against the A’s.
Gage Jump worked six strong innings, Tyler Soderstrom and Henry Bolte hit solo homers, and Jonah Heim and Donovan Walton added two-run doubles for the Athletics, who snapped a nine-game skid. The A’s hadn’t won since beating the Red Sox at home on July 28.
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MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara struck out eight in seven innings, becoming the Miami Marlins’ career leader in innings pitched, and Xavier Edwards had three RBIs in a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
Alcantara (13-6) broke the record in the third, working his 1,226th inning and passing Ricky Nolasco, who pitched 1,225 2/3 innings for the Marlins from 2006-13. He gave up three hits and walked one. Reliever Pete Fairbanks struck out all three batters in the ninth to end the game.
Edwards hit an RBI double as Miami took a 2-0 lead in the third, followed by Otto Lopez’s two-run single to double the Marlins’ lead. Jakob Marsee tripled to lead off the fifth, and Edwards singled to send him home.
Griffin Conine singled and Heriberto Hernández doubled in the fifth to make it 7-0.
Angels starter Walbert Ureña (7-8) pitched the first 2 1/3 innings. He allowed four hits and four earned runs. He walked three and struck out two. Brett Kerry pitched the final 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking one. He gave up six hits.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nathan Lukes hit a two-run home run in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on Saturday night.
Max Scherzer started for Toronto and moved into 10th place all-time in strikeouts with 3,516, passing Hall of Famer Walter Johnson (3,515). He is second on the list among active pitchers behind Justin Verlander (3,554).
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and had two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who will go for a three-game series sweep on Sunday.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bubba Chandler allowed three hits in six innings, Jake Mangum had three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 9-0 on Saturday night to end a four-game skid.
Chandler (5-8) struck out five and walked one on 85 pitches — 58 for strikes. The 23-year-old former top prospect has surrendered seven earned runs in 26 2/3 innings over his past five starts.
Mangum had two doubles, a single and a stolen base. Nick Gonzales drove in three runs for the Pirates, who hadn’t scored more than four in seven straight games since an 8-7 loss at the Reds on July 31.
Robert Stock (0-2) lasted three innings for the Mets, being charged for eight runs on nine hits and five walks with four strikeouts.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrés Chaparro drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals snapped Cincinnati ace Chase Burns’ 12-game winning streak, beating the Reds 8-2 on Saturday night.
Rookie Abimelec Ortiz drove in two for Washington. The Nationals have won three of four after dropping a season-worst seven in a row.
Eugenio Suárez homered for Cincinnati as the Reds dropped consecutive games for the first time since July 11-12.
Washington took a 3-2 lead when Dylan Crews opened the sixth with a double and scored on Daylen Lile’s double. Burns (13-2) then loaded the bases before yielding to Sam Moll, who was greeted by Chaparro’s pinch double. Chaparro advanced on a wild pitch and scored when Jacob Young singled.
Burns, who built the fifth-longest winning streak in club history, lost for the first time since April 10. He allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings while striking out six.
Chaparro and CJ Abrams added RBI singles in the eighth.
Clayton Beeter (5-3) worked a scoreless eighth for Washington.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals made Clay Holmes’ debut with the Chicago Cubs a forgettable affair Saturday night, hammering him for four runs in his return from the injured list, while Jac Calgianone helped to power Kansas City to a 6-3 victory.
Caglianone hit two homers, two doubles and finished with four RBIs for the Royals. Josh Rojas also had a pair of RBIs.
Seth Lugo (5-7) out-shined Holmes with his eight-pitch repertoire, which included a looping 65 mph curve that fanned MVP candidate Pete Crow-Armstrong. Lugo wound up allowing three runs on five hits and a walk over six innings, striking out five.
Nate Pearson handled the ninth against his former team to pick up his second save of the season.
Holmes (4-5) last started a big league game May 15, when he was still with the Mets, and a 111 mph liner from the Yankees’ Spencer Jones fractured his right fibula. He was in the midst of making rehab starts when the Cubs traded for him earlier this week.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Vaughn singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Saturday night.
William Contreras led off the eighth with a bloop single to center off Jeff Hoffman (6-8). Brandon Lockridge pinch-ran for Contreras and stole second.
After Hoffman retired Garrett Mitchell on a fly to center, Vaughn singled to right. Lockridge made a head-first slide across the plate as the throw from Austin Martin was off line.
Brice Turang went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs for Milwaukee.
Trevor Megill retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his 21st save in 23 opportunities. Trevor Larnach led off the ninth with a fly ball that right fielder Luis Lara caught at the warning track.
Aaron Ashby (13-2) worked a 1-2-3 eighth inning to earn the win. Abner Uribe worked the seventh inning in his 20th straight scoreless appearance.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out nine over five innings for his first victory in more than a month and the Texas Rangers beat Baltimore 5-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
The Rangers (59-58) moved back over .500 with the winning streak since a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead. They were also within a half-game of the division lead after Houston lost to San Diego.
Texas went ahead to stay with two unearned runs in the second inning, on two infield singles and two throwing errors. Corey Seager hit a three-run homer in the eighth.
It was the first start for deGrom (8-7) since he told the Rangers before last Monday’s trade deadline that he wanted to stay in Texas. At least one contending team inquired about the two-time Cy Young Award winner who has a full no-trade clause in his contract.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake McCarthy homered twice in a four-hit night, Cole Carrigg and TJ Rumfield each had two hits and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 on Saturday night.
McCarthy gave Colorado the lead on the first pitch of the game with his 420-foot drive to right-center field off Matthew Liberatore (5-9), and the Rockies went on to snap a four-game skid.
McCarthy hit his second of the game and 13th of the season in the sixth. He is hitting .305 and has seven hits in his last two games.
Liberatore went five innings and struck out three while giving up five runs on nine hits.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jackson Jobe held the San Francisco Giants to one hit in five scoreless innings in his first outing in the majors more than a year and the Detroit Tigers broke it open with a six-run seventh inning in an 8-0 victory Saturday night.
Jobe (1-0) had been sidelined after Tommy John surgery in 2025. The right-hander struck out four and walked one. Willy Adames’ one-out single in the fourth was the only hit Jobe allowed.
Relievers Tyler Holton and Ty Madden combined on the two-hitter. San Francisco did not get a runner past first base.
Jobe’s most recent big-league appearance came May 28, 2025, when he started against the Giants in a 4-3 Tigers win in Detroit.
On Saturday, it was a 0-0 game through five innings. In the sixth, Giants starter Landen Roupp (7-11) walked the bases loaded. With one out, reliever Keaton Winn walked Spencer Torkelson to force home a run.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit his 17th home run of the season to help the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.
Fernando Tatis Jr. walked to leadoff the first inning, Jake Cronenworth singled and Ty France walked to load the bases before Merrill hit into a forceout to take a 1-0 lead.
Merrill hit a 421-foot solo shot off Astros starter Peter Lambert in the third.
Gavin Sheets singled to leadoff the fourth and scored when Tatis reached on fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña.
Michael King (7-8) pitched six innings for the Padres and struck out six. He gave up three hits, an earned run and walked one. Mason Miller allowed one run in the ninth and earned his career-high 28th save of the season.
Houston’s Taylor Trammell hit a solo shot, seventh of the year, with two out in the second. Yainer Diaz hit an RBI single that made it 3-2 with two out in the ninth, but pinch-hitter LaMonte Wade Jr. grounded out to end the game.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami homered and Tristan Peters and Chase Meidroth each drove in a pair of runs in Chicago’s five-run sixth inning as the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Saturday, snapping a season-worst four-game skid.
Braden Montgomery singled in a run in the eighth as Chicago (60-56) increased its first-place lead in the AL Central to three games over Cleveland and Minnesota.
Rhys Hoskins had two hits, including a two-run homer. Angel Genao went deep in the seventh and added a single for Cleveland, which has lost four of five.
Anthony Kay (9-5) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings. The left-hander struck out four and walked one in a second straight solid start. Four relievers followed, and Grant Taylor worked around a single in the the ninth for his sixth save.
Gavin Williams allowed two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walked two.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on an infield single and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Saturday night.
The Dodgers won despite Edwin Diaz blowing his second consecutive save after losing a 1-0 lead in the ninth.
Los Angeles rallied with two outs in the 10th when Hunter Feduccia walked and automatic runner Kyle Tucker moved to third on a wild pitch. Ohtani followed with a grounder to the right side that first baseman Tim Tawa dove to knock down, but couldn’t recover to make an out.
Jack Dreyer earned his first save of the season, retiring the final two outs by fielding a comebacker from Ryan Waldschmidt and starting a double play.
The D-backs trailed 1-0 entering the ninth, but Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll connected for back-to-back triples off closer Diaz to tie it. Diaz recovered to retire the next three batters, stranding Carroll at third to send the game to extra innings.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Richie Palacios hit a two-run single in the sixth inning, Victor Mesa Jr. homered and the Tampa Bay Rays’ bullpen held on for a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
Griffin Jax was set to start for the Rays, but was removed hours before first pitch because of discomfort in his right elbow. Tampa Bay used seven arms out of the bullpen, with Casey Legumina getting the start.
The AL East leading Rays (70-46) have won six of seven and are the first AL team to reach 70 wins. The Mariners have dropped four of their last five and trail the final AL wild-card spot by 3 1/2 games.
Steven Matz (5-4) pitched two innings for the victory. Bryan Baker closed out the ninth for his AL-leading 34th save.
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GOLF NEWS
MICHAEL BRENNAN SURGES INTO CO-LEAD ENTERING FINAL ROUND OF WYNDHAM
Michael Brennan posted five birdies across the final eight holes to shoot 7-under-par 63 on Saturday and move into a share of the lead with Beau Hossler through three rounds of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
Hossler, who was the second-round leader, finally finished his round of 66 following two late-round weather-related pauses at Sedgefield Country Club.
The duo is level at 16-under 194 to co-lead by one shot entering Sunday’s final round.
Brennan’s lone bogey came on the second hole before he got rolling.
Hossler’s best finish this year was a tie for third place at the Myrtle Beach Classic in May. Still seeking his first career win on tour, he has twice been runner-up when losing in playoffs and finished second four total times.
South Korea’s Tom Kim also shot 63 and sits at 15 under in third place.
Alex Smalley (65) and Sweden’s Alex Noren (65) are at 14 under, while Davis Thompson (65) is in sixth place at 13 under.
Colombia’s Nico Echavarria’s 62 marked the best score of the round, allowing him to move to 11 under and climb into a tie for eighth place. A day earlier, he was one stroke away from missing the cut. On Saturday, his eagle on the par-5 fifth hole got him rolling in a bogey-free round.
Hossler began the round with a one-stroke lead. Nineteen golfers were within four strokes of him. Several golfers rose past Hossler on the leaderboard before he began his round.
Hossler notched five birdies during a 10-hole stretch before the momentum was halted because of a lightning delay. He was bogey-free through 15 holes before storms caused the day’s first suspension of play. He bogeyed the 16th hole upon the resumption of play.
There was another suspension prior to Hossler playing No. 18, with his tee shot going into the rough off the right side of the fairway. But he recovered for par with a 4-foot putt to maintain a share of the lead.
This is the final tournament in the PGA Tour’s regular season. Golfers need to be in the top 70 of the season’s standings to advance to next week’s FedEx Cup playoffs.
Brooks Koepka, who needs a strong finishing spot this weekend to move into the top 70, slumped with a 74 on Saturday and slid to 3 over in the tournament.
Defending champion Cameron Young, who made the cut on the number, shot 72 and is at 1 under for the tournament.
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JOAQUIN NIEMANN COOLS OFF, BUT HOLDS ON TO LIV GOLF NEW YORK LEAD
After a pair of blistering rounds, Joaquin Niemann cooled off on Saturday yet clung to a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the LIV Golf New York event in Bedminster, N.J.
The Chilean stands at 14-under-par 199 after his third-round 70, but his lead shrank from five strokes to two during the third round as Harold Varner III vaulted up the leaderboard with a 65 at Trump National Golf Club.
Englishman Lee Westwood duplicated his Thursday round of 2-under 69 to drop into solo third at 10 under par. Westwood is three shots clear of Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin (70), while Spain’s Sergio Garcia (72) dropped eight shots off the pace.
The team scores took a beating in the windy conditions. Niemann’s Torque GC is the lone team under par at 1-under after amassing an 8-over score on Saturday. McKibbin’s Legion XIII side lapped the field with a 4-under round and closed to within two strokes.
Niemann, who played bogey-free golf through 36 holes while posting rounds of 64 and 65, opened with a double-bogey 6 after his drive on the 514-yard par 4 went out of bounds to the right.
He shot 36 on the front nine after solving the outward half in 30 on Thursday and Friday.
Niemann, looking for his ninth LIV Golf individual title, steadied himself on the inward half. He made birdies at Nos. 12 and 15, but another wayward drive cost him an opportunity for birdie on the finishing hole, a 580-yard par 5.
“I mean, it was a pretty good last 17 holes,” Niemann said. “Obviously not the best start. But pretty proud and happy the way I played today, especially coming into the end of the round.”
Varner started the day tied with McKibbin for fourth place, seven shots behind Niemann. He posted the lowest round of the day by a margin of three shots, making four birdies on the front nine on the way to a bogey-free round.
“Yeah, obviously it suits my game,” said Varner about the Bedminster layout. “It’s playing really long right now. Obviously it’s — I don’t know how long it is, but it’s an advantage for me. It’s a great opportunity to do something well.
“I feel like I’ve been playing well, and tomorrow is going to be a great chance.”
Westwood admitted to some fatigue coming down the stretch on a blustery day. He was at 12 under through 12 holes, but took a double bogey on No. 14 and a bogey at 16.
“I’m just pleased to be in good enough shape, my game still be at an elite level where I can compete with these guys that are some of the best in the world,” Westwood said. “Joaco is one of the best players in the world, in my eyes. You’ve got Jon Rahm and Bryson and Tyrrell, and they’re not even in contention this week.
“At 53 years of age, I think it’s quite an achievement to still be mixing it with the youngsters. If you go out there and watch us all playing, I’m giving up quite an advantage off the tee. Not all the time, I get the occasional one out there, but in general, I’m playing a different golf course, really.”
Niemann plans to carry an admirable attitude into the final round.
“I mean, just be grateful,” Niemann said. “I feel like if I just remember the good things that I have around me and the people around me, it’s just easy to go back to sleep. I have a good life.”
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NASCAR NEWS
RYAN BLANEY SOARS TO BUSCH LIGHT POLE AT IOWA
NEWTON, Iowa — Ryan Blaney continued his mastery of Iowa Speedway on Saturday, putting his No. 12 Team Penske Ford on the pole for Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol (3:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
On his second of two qualifying laps, Blaney navigated the 0.875-mile Iowa track in 23.474 seconds (134.191 mph) to knock Kyle Larson off the provisional pole. Blaney’s margin over Larson (134.088 mph) — and over Team Penske teammate Joey Logano, who later posted an identical time — was 0.018 seconds.
The Busch Light Pole Award was Blaney’s first at Iowa (where he won the inaugural Cup Series race in 2024), his third of the 2026 season and the 15th of his career.
Only once before has Blaney converted a pole earned through qualifying into a race win. That was after his most recent pole, at EchoPark Speedway near Atlanta in July.
“I had a lane in mind that I wanted to run, and I missed it on my first lap,” said Blaney, whose average running position in two Iowa races is a series-best 3.9. “I tried to adjust a little bit the second lap, and the car got a little bit better for me my second lap.
“Between the car getting a little better, and I kind of sneaked my lane down a little bit and hit a better lap, it was kind of a perfect storm of a couple of things coming together. I wouldn’t say I pushed it anymore — I hit my line a little bit better.”
Defending series champion Larson gets the nod for the second starting spot over Logano on an owner points tiebreaker. Brad Keselowski qualified fourth at 134.025 mph on his first lap, but on his second circuit he spun and backed his No. 6 RFK Racing Ford into the outside wall, damaging the car extensively.
Tyler Reddick (133.911 mph) qualified fifth ahead of Ty Gibbs and Austin Dillon, who posted identical laps at 133.786 mph.
Rookie Connor Zilisch nailed his best Cup Series qualifying effort on an oval track and will start eighth. Ross Chastain and Erik Jones claimed the ninth and 10th positions on the grid.
Series leader Denny Hamlin suffered brake issues in practice, as did teammate Chase Briscoe. Hamlin, who leads second-place Reddick by 84 points in the Cup Series standings, qualified 29th in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Hamlin’s equipment issues may provide an opportunity for Blaney, who stands third in points, 120 behind the series leader.
“(Crew chief) Jonathan (Hassler) and I have discussed it a little bit through the weeks,” Blaney said of the possibility of securing top seeding for the Chase. “I don’t think we’re out of it, but we don’t really look too much at that…
“Things swing up and down. That group is obviously incredibly good right now. They’re going to work their way through the field. I’m just trying to focus on how the start of the race is going to be tomorrow and what I think the track is going to go to. One lap at a time.”
Erik Jones fastest in practice
Legacy Motor Club driver Erik Jones topped the leaderboard in practice at 132.855 mph over Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs (132.542 mph) and Team Penske’s Austin Cindric (132.475 mph).
Todd Gilliland (132.286 mph) and Ryan Blaney (132.281 mph) rounded out the top five.
MORE: Practice results | Weekend schedule: Iowa
Denny Hamlin (132.026 mph), Joey Logano (131.926 mph), Ross Chastain (131.667 mph), Christopher Bell (131.601 mph) and William Byron (131.524 mph) completed the top 10.
Nearly halfway through the 50-minute practice session, Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott spun in Turn 1 and hit the outside wall with the left side of his No. 9 Chevrolet. Elliott (130.413 mph) was 30th fastest.
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INDYCAR
STEADY PROGRESS HELPS GRATEFUL FELIX ROSENQVIST WIN PORTLAND POLE
Felix Rosenqvist wants to add another win for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian before he leaves the team at the end of this season.
He’ll have one of his best chances to achieve that goal after winning the NTT P1 Award for the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland on Saturday at Portland International Raceway.
Rosenqvist, who won the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge in May, earned his second pole of the season and eighth of his career in the No. 60 SiriusXM Honda sporting a colorful livery this weekend saluting legendary rock band the Grateful Dead. His best lap was 58.4828 seconds, completed with three seconds remaining in a taut Firestone Fast Six session.
That was enough to edge series leader and four-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou, who will join Rosenqvist on the front row Sunday after his best lap of 58.5012 in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.
“It’s a phenomenal team effort,” Rosenqvist said. “We just kept tuning on it. I think we started off a little bit behind yesterday and really didn’t do anything magical. We just tried to focus on execution and putting all the corners together.”
The Swede is leaving MSR – a team that has two career victories, both in the Indy 500 – after this season for Arrow McLaren, where he will join six-time series champion and team newcomer Scott Dixon and team veteran Pato O’Ward.
Palou, aiming for a record-tying fourth straight championship, just missed earning his seventh pole of the season when Rosenqvist ended his final lap on the 12-turn, 1.964-mile road course.
“I had too much lunch today, man,” Palou said with a smile when asked where he could have found more speed on his best lap. “It’s so close. It hurts when it’s that close. But happy for Felix, happy for a Honda 1-2 there. Let’s see what kind of car we have for the race.”
The 110-lap race starts at 4 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, FOX Deportes. FOX One and INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls.
Will Power moved to Andretti Global this season after winning this race in 2024 and 2025, the last two of his 16 full-time seasons with Team Penske, but he showed why this is one of his favorite tracks by qualifying third at 58.5130 in the No. 26 TWG AI Honda.
Power’s teammate Marcus Ericsson celebrated his contract renewal this week with Andretti Global for 2027 by qualifying fourth at 58.6729 in the No. 28 Delaware Life Honda.
Rinus VeeKay continued his strong season by producing the quickest lap by a Chevrolet-powered driver, ending up fifth at 58.7701 in the No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevy. Kyffin Simpson will join VeeKay in the third row of the starting grid after qualifying sixth at 59.0841 in the No. 8 Sunoco Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, his first appearance this season in the Firestone Fast Six.
Honda-powered drivers dominated qualifying, leading all three rounds in the knockout format and grabbing 10 of the first 12 qualifying spots.
Besides VeeKay, the only Bowtie driver who qualified in the top 12 is championship contender David Malukas, who qualified ninth at 58.8690 in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet. But Malukas will start six places back from that position as a penalty for an unapproved engine change at the previous round at Nashville Superspeedway, adding to his challenge Sunday.
Palou leads second-place Malukas by 83 points – a gap of more than a race – with six races remaining. A clean, steady race could expand that gap because Malukas and third-place Kyle Kirkwood are starting behind the reigning series champion, with PIR’s tight first-corner chicane sometimes inducing chaos and carnage toward the middle and back of the starting grid.
Kirkwood qualified seventh at 58.8303 in the No. 27 Sam’s Club Honda of Andretti Global, missing a spot in the Firestone Fast Six by .0352 of a second.
Christian Lundgaard has scored more points on natural road courses like PIR than any driver this season, but he struggled with various mechanical problems and didn’t make it out the first round. He qualified 25th at 59.5423 in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.
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WNBA NEWS
CHICAGO’S DIJONAI CARRINGTON EJECTED FOR FOUL ON FEVER’S CUNNINGHAM AND POSTS ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’
CHICAGO (AP) — DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever. Minutes later, Carrington posted on social media the words “WHITE PRIVILEGE” and tagged the Fever.
Cunningham, who is white, was shooting a fast-break layup in the first quarter when Carrington, who is Black, came from behind and hit her in the head and neck, knocking her to the court as the shot went in.
Cunningham said she thought the foul in the 90-86 Indiana win was “absolutely” intentional.
“Clearly I think it was unnecessary,” Cunningham said. “I’ve never really spoken to her and I have no beef with her, but I guess she has some pent up stuff.”
Fever coach Stephanie White had a different view of the play.
“It was a hard foul,” White said. “I don’t think that DiJonai intentionally came out to get her across the neck like she did, but it did happen, and I thought it was the right call.”
Cunningham got up immediately, charged toward Carrington and pushed her as she was held back by a teammate.
“I popped up,” Cunningham said. “I’m not going to let anyone just do that to me. I think everyone knows that. I think that’s why she did it because she wants attention.”
The play was reviewed and upgraded to a Flagrant 2 after the referee said there was windup, impact and follow-through on the foul.
Sky coach Tyler Marsh said he hadn’t seen a replay of the play, but that seeing it live, he thought Carrington was making a play on the ball and that he didn’t believe it warranted a Flagrant 2 foul.
“I haven’t looked at that play since, so I really don’t know if it was justified or not,” he said. “But, that’s what I thought in the moment.”
Marsh was then asked about Carrington’s social media post.
“I have to get back to you on that because I’m just now hearing about that,” he said. “So yeah, we’ll handle that.”
But Cunningham had plenty to say about the post.
“I think the league is taking care of that,” she said. “This has nothing to do with race. Last year, I did the same thing and I got kicked out. And I deserved to be kicked out. There’s no reason even to play that card.”
In the third quarter, Fever star Caitlin Clark was assessed a technical foul after she made contact with a referee when she was forced out of bounds. The technical was Clark’s eighth of the season, triggering a one-game suspension for Indiana’s next game if not rescinded by the league.
“She said I ran into her,” Clark said in a postgame television interview. “I’ve already watched it on the tape, so we’ll let the league decide. But it wasn’t intentional or anything, so I’m hoping it’s getting rescinded,”
A few hours after the game Clark got her way. The WNBA rescinded the technical foul.
Cunningham has frequently come to Clark’s defense after physical play by opponents and has become one of the higher-profile players in the league this season. In an ESPN article published last month, she voiced support for barring transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s sports, which led to small protests and rallies outside Fever games in Seattle and Portland.
In a memo to teams on Friday, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league would have ongoing discussions about the issue of transgender participation in women’s basketball.
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TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES
COLTS CAMP
(COLTS RELEASE)
WESTFIELD, Ind. – Because Sauce Gardner is considered a top cornerback in the league, opposing offenses rarely throw in his direction.
That’s led Gardner to only have three career interceptions. The 24-year-old corner is focused on making the most of the opportunities coming his way.
“During the season, (if) I have 30 targets, you got to get 30 plays, ” Gardner said.
Gardner has played the 14th-most coverage snaps since entering the league 2022, but has been targeted on those at the second-lowest rate in the NFL. He’s allowed a completion rate on 48 percent of those targets, which is the lowest in the league. While his 42 PBUs are the most in the NFL from 2022-25, he’s hoping to turn more of those into interceptions.
“No excuses. Ball gets thrown your way, make a play,” he said.
Gardner and the secondary didn’t match up against their usual receivers during Saturday’s practice. Josh Downs (groin) and Laquon Treadwell (hamstring) were both sidelined, leaving the door open for Ashton Dulin, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Anthony Gould to take a majority of the first-team reps on a day focused on redzone offense.
Dulin seemed to be Daniel Jones’ primary target, highlighted by a toe-tap touchdown in the front corner of the endzone on the opening drive of seven-on-seven.
Riley Leonard opened the second-team 11-on-11 drill seamlessly with a touchdown pass to receiver Coleman Owen on the first play. Anthony Richardson Sr. also had a touchdown pass to Raylen Sharpe up the middle.
Practice ended with two minute drills, led by Daniel Jones on first-team and followed by Riley Leonard for the second-team. Jones went 6/8 on passing, with the drive capped off by a 28-yard Blake Grupe field goal. Leonard went 3/5, and Grupe ended practice with a 54-yard field goal.
News & Notes from Saturday’s practice:
Linebacker CJ Allen (hamstring), safety Hunter Wohler (hamstring) and running back DJ Giddens (hamstring) also did not participate.
With Allen out, Austin Ajiake and Akeem Davis-Gaither took a lot of the first-team reps at linebacker. Davis-Gaither registered a PBU against quarterback Daniel Jones.
Cornerback Robert Carter Jr. picked off Richardson in the endzone.
Blake Grupe was the only kicker who went today, finishing 7/8. His longest made field goal of the day was 54 yards.
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INDIANA FEVER
The Indiana Fever (20-12) earned a 90-86 road win over the Chicago Sky led by 27 points from Kelsey Mitchell and 26 from Caitlin Clark. The Fever return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Aug. 11 against the New York Liberty at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Fever opened the game on an 8-0 run but were unable to hold onto the lead as Chicago fought their way back to take a one-point advantage at the end of the first quarter. Clark’s 12 points in the second quarter and 10 from Mitchell helped the Fever regain the lead and go in front 53-42 at the halftime break.
The Sky outscored the Fever 20-18 in the third quarter to slightly cut into Indiana’s lead, making it a nine-point game with one quarter remaining. The fourth quarter saw the Sky, once again, cut into the Fever’s lead, but 11 points from Mitchell helped Indiana remain in front and secure the victory.
Indiana Fever Notes:
Finishing the night with 26 points, Caitlin Clark moved into the top 10 in franchise history for points scored with 1,589 thus far in her career. To take the No. 10 spot, Clark moved past Shavonte Zellous (1,569).
The duo of Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell set a new league record for most combined points over a 10-game span, scoring 513 points over said period.
Kelsey Mitchell set a new single-season WNBA record for most consecutive 20+ point games, now at 16 of such games, breaking her tie with A’ja Wilson (15).
Caitlin Clark recorded her eighth 25+ points, 10+ assists and 5+ three pointers, all other players in the history of the league have four combined.
Additionally, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell recorded their eighth game with each scoring 25+ points, tied for the second most 25+ scoring games by a duo in league history.
For the 47th consecutive game Kelsey Mitchell scored 10+ points, tied with Arike Ogunbowale for the 14th longest streak in WNBA history.
With 27 points, Kelsey Mitchell moved into 24th in WNBA history for points scored with 5,588 in her career, moving past DeLisha Milton-Jones (5,571).
Aliyah Boston earned her 50th career double-double and ninth of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Caitlin Clark earned her 26th career points/assist double-double and ninth of the year with 26 points and 11 assists. Clark’s 26 point/assists double-doubles are the fourth-most and WNBA history, while her nine in a single season are also the fourth-most in a single season in league history.
Makayla Timpson set a new career high with three assists, surpassing her previous high of two set on June 17, 2026, against the Seattle Storm.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
The Indianapolis Indians sent 13 hitters to the plate and used a nine-run second inning to run away from the Iowa Cubs for a 16-3 win on Saturday night at Victory Field. Every batter that came to the plate on Saturday night scored a run for Indy to guide the Indians to the second most runs scored by the team this season. The second inning onslaught was the first time Indy scored nine runs in an inning dating back to the sixth frame on July 28, 2024, at Iowa.
Second baseman Duce Gourson led off the second inning and scored twice in the frame before ending the night 3-for-5 with one run batted in and one run on the night.
Indians (24-14, 55-58) Catcher Cameron Barstad went 2-for-4 at the dish, highlighted by a two-run home run in the sixth inning to go along with three RBI for his evening. The Indians batted around for the second time in the game during the five-run sixth inning.
Infielder Joshua Palacios kept his hot homestand on track with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate with three runs scored and three RBI. Outfielder Dominic Fletcher added a 2-for-4 night with two runs scored and two RBI.
Noah Davis (W, 2-8) started on the mound for the Indians and went 5.0 innings with five strikeouts, while only giving up four hits and three earned runs. Beau Burrows and Noah Murdock each pitched 1.0 inning in relief and neither surrendered a hit. CD Pelham went 2.0 innings, did not allow a hit and struck out three Cubs (15-23, 45-65) batters in his stint.
For the Cubs, Will Sanders (L, 6-2) started on the mound and lasted 1.2 innings, tying his shortest start of the season for Iowa. Cubs outfielder Kevin Alcantara was a lone bright spot for the Cubs offense going 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in the third inning.
In the fourth inning, Indians second basemen Termarr Johnson left with an injury. He went 0-for-3 with one run scored tonight.
The Indians close out the six-game series against the Iowa Cubs on Sunday with first pitch set for 1:35 PM at Victory Field. Hunter Barco (3-6, 4.62 ERA) is set to start for Indy, while Iowa’s starter has not been announced.
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VALPO FOOTBALL
The Valparaiso University football program and head coach Andy Waddle have announced that senior defensive back Mark Johnson (Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb), redshirt senior quarterback Rowan Keefe (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) and redshirt junior defensive back Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) will serve as captains for the 2026 season.
Johnson is entering his second year as a captain and started all 12 games last season. He has appeared in 33 games over the last three campaigns. He recently earned Phil Steele Preseason All-PFL Third Team recognition and was named a nominee for the 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his work in the community and his selfless bone marrow donation to help a child in need.
Keefe, a fifth-year member of the program, was named the team’s Most-Improved player for the second time in his career last season. Also a member of the 2025 Academic All-PFL Second Team, Keefe played all 12 games and made nine starts at quarterback a year ago. He has started multiple games under center in each of the last three seasons.
Lendino was tabbed All-PFL Honorable Mention last season and was named to the league’s Preseason All-Conference Team this year. The 2025 Team Defensive Player of the Year, Lendino has started all 23 Valpo contests over the last two years.
The three captains along with head coach Andy Waddle will be featured in the Valpo football media day press conference on Sunday afternoon. The press conference will be available afterward on ValpoAthletics.com.
Preparation is well underway for Year 2 of the Waddle Era. The Beacons kick off the 2026 season by hosting Lawrence Tech on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 1 p.m. at Brown Field. Season tickets are available now at tickets.valpoathletics.com.
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
AUGUST 9
1901 – In a split at Boston, Baltimore 3B Jack Dunn is knocked out of the first game by a foul ball off his own bat. He will be out of action for a week.
1905:
Mistaking her husband for a burglar, the mother of minor league outfielder Ty Cobb shoots and kills him, an incident that will be cited as the reason for Cobb’s intense desire to succeed. The “Georgia Peach” will make his major league debut with the Tigers later this month.
In Pittsburgh, Bill Klem narrowly escapes a beating at the hands of gamblers. The heavily-favored Pirates are down, 5 – 2, in the 9th inning against Boston when a number of Pirates start mocking Klem’s flamboyant calls. The rookie umpire chases them down and fines each $10, thereby incurring the wrath of the gamblers, who go looking for Klem. He wisely hides in the ladies’ room.
1906:
In a New England League game, Lynn (MA) outfielder Tom Burke has his skull fractured when he is hit by a pitch thrown by Fall River’s Joe Jerger. Two days later, Burke will die from the beaning.
The Cubs’ Jack Taylor beats Brooklyn, 5 – 3, and posts his 187th consecutive complete game, a major league record. The streak will end in four days when he again pitches against Brooklyn.
The Giants stop the Pirates, 6 – 0, with Christy Mathewson and George Ferguson combining for the shutout. Lefty Leifield takes the loss.
1910 – Pittsburgh’s Babe Adams scatters 11 hits in shutting out Boston, 10 – 0.
1911 – In Chicago, the Giants paste the Cubs, 16 – 5, and the Pirates now lead in the National League race for the first time. But it doesn’t last, as the Cubs will replace them tomorrow with a 7 – 5 win over the visiting Cardinals. The lead will change 26 times, as the top four teams bounce in and out until the Giants emerge on August 24th and build a 7 1/2 game lead over the Cubs.
1913 – In Cincinnati, the Giants coast to a 11 – 2 win over the Reds. Christy Mathewson leaves with a victory after seven innings.
1915 – George Cutshaw goes 6 for 6 to lead Brooklyn to a 13 – 0 pasting of the Cubs. He’s the first player in 14 years to collect six hits in a game.
1916:
The Philadelphia A’s end their 20-game losing streak when Joe Bush beats the Tigers, 7 – 1.
Philadelphia’s Grover Alexander allows three hits in edging the Reds, 1 – 0.
1918 – Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him “for indifferent play.” Chase will be reinstated and play for the Giants in 1919.
1921 – The Browns go 19 innings with the Senators before topping Washington, 8 – 6. Browns star George Sisler is 6 for 9 in the game, while Brownie Dixie Davis pitches the distance, allowing 13 hits. Nats star Joe Judge bangs an American League record-tying three triples in the game.
1922 – With the score even at six apiece, the Browns score two in the 7th off reliever Walter Johnson to beat the Senators, 8 – 6. The Browns finish an 11-5 home stand.
1929 – In Philadelphia, the Cubs roll over the Phils, 12 – 6, to give pitcher Guy Bush his 11th straight win.
1930:
The A’s increase their American League lead with a second straight doubleheader sweep of the White Sox, winning 9 – 2 and 3 – 0. Jimmie Foxx’s 32nd homer, with two on in the 8th, gives Ed Rommel the win in the curtain call. The second-place Senators drop a pair to the Indians.
John Stone, Detroit OF, doubles in two runs in the 6th inning against Boston as the Tigers win, 3 – 0. Stone has now hit in 23 straight games, but will go hitless in tomorrow’s Sunday game at Fenway Park. Vic Sorrell tosses today’s shutout.
1931 – After the White Sox take the opener, 4 – 2, over the Browns, Dick Coffman pitches the Browns to a 1 – 0 win, allowing on a 5th-inning single by John Kerr. Bob Weiland takes the loss.
1936 – The Cubs move back into first place by taking two from Pittsburgh while the Cards lose a pair to Cincinnati.
1939 – Yankee third baseman Red Rolfe begins an 18-game scoring streak. The New Hampshire native will score thirty runs during this period of time.
1940 – Steve Sundra posts his first win of the year for the Yankees. The Yankees, at 51-51, seem certain to be out of the running for their fifth straight championship. However, they will go 37-15 the rest of the way and actually make the top for a few hours on September 11th. The Yanks will ultimately finish third, losing three straight to the Browns September 15-16th.
1942:
As a warm-up to the upcoming series at St. Louis with Brooklyn, the Cardinals win their seventh straight, a 7 – 2 win over Pittsburgh behind rookie Johnny Beazley.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 10 – 8, in 18 innings at Cincinnati. The Reds tie the score in the 9th, 10th, and 12th innings before the Cubs hang on. Stan Hack collects five hits and three runs for Chicago. Both teams combine to notch 25 bases on balls for the match, and the Cubs strand 23 runners, while the Reds leave 21, a major-league record until 1974. Each team uses six pitchers, also a record. The Reds take game two by a 2 – 1 score.
1944 – The Browns win their ninth straight game for the second time this season in a 3 – 2 win over the Yankees in New York. They lead by 6 1/2 games. St Louis’s other team, the Cardinals, after winning 26 in July, now leads the National League by 16 1/2 games.
1946 – All games are played at night for the first time in major league history, four in the American League and four in the National League.
1949 – Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak is on the line against Vic Raschi and the Yankees. Hitless in his first four at bats, Dom hits a sinking line drive in the 8th that his brother Joe catches at his shoetops. The Red Sox win, 6 – 3, to move 5 1/2 games behind the Yankees. Dom had started his streak after going hitless against Raschi.
1951:
With possible baseball commissioner Douglas MacArthur looking on, the Dodgers top the Giants again, 6 – 5, for their 12th win in 15 games between the two rivals. The two teams combine for a National League record 24 walks.
In the Braves’ 5 – 4 win over the Phillies, catcher Ebba St. Claire participates in three double plays to tie the major league record. The record will be topped in the American League, but not till 1999 will another National League backstop be in three double plays in a game.
1956:
Longtime Dodger announcer Connie Desmond resigns from the broadcast booth.
The Senators get a license to sell beer at Griffith Stadium.
1959 – The Pirates, down 3 – 1 to the Cubs in the 9th, tie the game, then win, 5 – 3, in the 10th. Elroy Face wins in relief to go 15-0. The win is the 11th extra-inning victory in a row for the Pirates.
1960:
Ted Williams blasts his 19th home run and 511th of his career, off Jim Perry, but the Red Sox lose to the Indians, 6 – 3. Ted’s 5th-inning home run ties him with Mel Ott for third on the all-time list.
With the fine relief pitching of Lindy McDaniel in the opener and a five-hitter by Curt Simmons in the nitecap, the Cards sweep the Phils, 5 – 4 and 6 – 0. Phillie Tony Taylor ties a major-league record for 2B by going the entire doubleheader (18 innings) without a putout, the first to achieve the feat since Connie Ryan of the Phillies, June 14, 1953.
1961:
The Dodgers win their 17th out of 20 to stay a game ahead of the Reds, beating the Braves, 8 – 3, Don Drysdale hits a grand slam off Don Nottebart in the 2nd, and allows just four hits while striking out 11. Two of the four hits are homers by Joe Adcock.
The Cards beat the Pirates, 4 – 0, with all the Birds’ scoring coming on a grand slam by Julian Javier.
Cincinnati wins its 16th straight game against Philadelphia as Joey Jay blanks the Phils, 5 – 0. It is the 13th loss in a row for the Quakers, their longest string of defeats since 1936; they’ve won just one in 19 games. Elio Chacon hits his first major league homer, off Don Ferrarese.
1963:
Roger Craig’s National League record-tying 18-game losing streak (broken by teammate Craig Anderson) ends thanks to Jim Hickman’s 9th-inning grand slam off Lindy McDaniel. New York beats the Cubs, 7 – 3. Craig will be on the wrong end of a shutout nine times this year; only Bugs Raymond (11 in 1908) and Walter Johnson (10 in 1909) have had more shutouts thrown at them in a year.
The longest game in 12 years, again at Forbes Field, takes place between the Colt 45’s and the Pirates. Rain delays the start of the two games by an hour, then Houston outlasts the Bucs, 7 – 6, in 15 innings. The second game is another struggle, this time the Pirates winning, 7 – 6, in 11 innings, on a bases-loaded single by Roberto Clemente. Only 300 fans are on hand when the curtain comes down at 2:30 a.m.
1964 – Phillies P Jim Bunning, who pitched a no-hitter in his last start against the Mets, throws another five innings of hitless ball against New York before Joe Christopher beats out a two-out bunt. Bunning wins the game, 6 – 0.
1966 – The Braves fire Bobby Bragan (52-59) and install coach Billy Hitchcock as their new manager. In today’s game, 52,270 watch as Felipe Alou hits a leadoff home run off Sandy Koufax. The Dodgers tie it, but Eddie Mathews adds a 9th-inning solo home run to beat the Dodgers’ ace, 2 – 1.
1967:
Minnesota’s 20-inning, 9 – 7 loss to the Senators is the longest game in Twins history. Ken McMullen’s 20th-inning home run wins it for Washington.
In a definition of manager’s hell, the Carolina League (Class A) Burlington team plays a seven-inning game against Raleigh, and Burlington batters hit into a double play in each inning.
1968 – California pitchers plunk Baltimore batters three times in the 7th inning at Memorial Stadium, tying the American League record for hit batsmen in one inning. Baltimore wins, 3 – 0.
1969 – The Giants purchase relief P Don McMahon from the Tigers. Tomorrow, he’ll give up four runs in the 9th as the Giants lose, 7 – 4, to the Cards.
1970 – At Three Rivers Stadium, Willie Stargell hits an 8th-inning homer into the 70-foot high right field upper deck, the first player to hit one up there. The pitch is served up by Mets reliever Ron Taylor. The next two hit up there will also be by Stargell, who will hit four of the first seven; Bob Robertson, Phillie Greg Luzinski, and Bobby Bonilla, in 1987, will also reach the seats. The Pirates win, 8 – 3. Nolan Ryan is the loser, allowing four runs in six innings, allowing three hits, walking seven and striking out ten.
1971:
The Indians score eight runs in the 5th inning to beat the Cubs, 13 – 5, in the annual Hall of Fame Game. Earlier, the Hall had inducted Satchel Paige and the seven others selected in January.
Despite belting six home runs – three by Bill Freehan, two by Willie Horton, one by Aurelio Rodriguez – at Fenway Park, the Tigers lose to the Red Sox, 12 – 11. The Sox have only one homer, a grand slam by Bob Montgomery. Rico Petrocelli’s pinch single with two outs in the 9th drives home the winner.
1972 – The Cardinals’ Ted Simmons finally signs his contract for this season, although he has been playing all year. He is believed to be the first major league player to play without a contract.
1975 – Davey Lopes steals his 32nd consecutive base without being caught for the Dodgers in a 2 – 0 win over the Mets. This breaks the major-league record set by Max Carey in 1922.
1976:
Twenty-two-year-old John Candelaria survives a bases-loaded situation in the 3rd inning to hurl a no-hit game to beat the Dodgers, 2 – 0. Candelaria improves his record to 11-4 for the second-place Pirates.
In Houston’s 13 – 4 win over the Cardinals, Cesar Cedeno hits for the cycle.
Cal Hubbard, with his induction to the Hall of Fame as an umpire, becomes the first professional athlete to be elected into two Hall of Fames. In 1963 he was enshrined in the pro football’s Hall of Fame.
1977:
The White Sox hit six home runs against the Mariners to tie the club mark at Comiskey Park. Eric Soderholm has two, with Chet Lemon, Oscar Gamble, Jim Essian, and Royle Stillman contributing one each.
Reds pitchers Doug Capilla and Pedro Borbon combine on a one-hitter, stopping the Dodgers, 4 – 0. The only Los Angeles hit is Ron Cey’s infield single to SS with two out in the 7th. Cey is called safe on a close and disputed play at first base. Capilla is lifted with two on in the 8th.
1979 – Long-time Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley dies at age 75.
1981 – Major league baseball returns in a big way from its in-season strike as 72,086 fans attend the belated All-Star Game in Cleveland. Vida Blue becomes the first pitcher to win an All-Star game for both leagues. Game MVP Gary Carter of the Expos hits a pair of solo home runs and Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt adds a two-run shot in the 8th off Rollie Fingers to give the National League a 5 – 4 win. It is the NL’s tenth win in a row and 17th in the last 18 games.
1987:
With help from Lee Smith, Scott Sanderson beats the Mets, 6 – 3, at Shea Stadium. The loser is Doc Gooden, who snaps his ten-game winning streak against the Cubs. He’ll start another streak of 12 wins.
In a 15 – 4 Tiger mauling of the Yankees, New York catcher Rick Cerone takes the mound. Again, he walks one batter and allows no runs, the second time in three weeks he’s caught and pitched in the same game.
1988 – The Cubs play their first-ever official night game at Wrigley Field defeating the Mets, 6 – 4. Last night’s attempt to play a night game was rained out after four innings.
1990 – San Diego SS Garry Templeton collects his 2,000th major league hit, exactly 14 years after getting his first. The Padres beat the Braves, 7 – 0, with Bruce Hurst winning over Charlie Leibrandt.
1992 – Yankees rookie P Sam Militello allows just one hit in seven innings as he defeats the Red Sox, 6 – 0, in his major league debut.
1995:
George Nicolau, baseball’s impartial arbitrator since 1986, is fired by major league owners.
The Giants defeat the Pirates, 4 – 3. The winning pitcher is William Van Landingham and the loser, Jason Christiansen. The 25 letters in the surnames of the two pitchers of record is the most ever in a major league game.
1996:
In a 4 – 3, ten-inning loss to the White Sox, Cal Ripken records his 2,500th career hit, a single off Bill Simas.
Fernando Valenzuela limits Pittsburgh to three hits in 7 2/3 innings and Greg Vaughn hits the 100-RBI mark with a solo homer to lead the Padres to a 4 – 1 win. Vaughn, who had 95 RBIs with Milwaukee before being traded, is the first player to collect 100 ribbies in a season while playing in both leagues.
The Tigers defeat the Yankees, 5 – 3, as DH Ruben Sierra, traded nine days ago from the Yankees, drives home all five Detroit runs with a double and three-run homer.
1997 – The Yankees beat the Twins’ Brad Radke, ending his win streak at 12 games. Luis Sojo snaps a 1 – 1 tie in the 8th with a two-run home run. Since 1950, only three pitchers have won 12 straight games.
1998:
Atlanta’s Dennis Martinez defeats the Giants, 7 – 5, for his 244th career victory to set the record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher. Juan Marichal held the old mark. 3B Chipper Jones backs Martinez’s pitching with four hits and four ribbies.
The Expos draw a total of 757 dogs during the team’s Dog Day promotion. Montreal’s 8 – 2 victory over the Devil Rays features a pre-game parade of the dogs and their owners on the field.
In Boston’s 14 – 8 victory over the Rangers, Dennis Eckersley ties Kent Tekulve for second on the all-time list with 1,050 appearances by a pitcher. Hoyt Wilhelm is the over-all leader with 1,070.
1999:
The Blue Jays defeat the Rangers, 19 – 4, setting a team record by recording 25 hits. OF Jacob Brumfield and 2B Homer Bush get four hits apiece for Toronto while four other players record three safeties each. P Doug Davis enters the game in the 6th inning for Texas, making his major league debut. In 2 1/3 innings of work, he allows 11 hits, including three home runs, while surrendering ten earned runs. He’ll return to the minors tomorrow.
For the first time in major league history, five grand slams are hit in a single day. Cardinal Fernando Tatis, Expo Jose Vidro, Marlin Mike Lowell, Yankee Bernie Williams and Mariner Jay Buhner all connect to set the record.
Umpires Union chief Richie Phillips announces that he is considering seeking an injunction from the National Labor Relations Board to stop Major League Baseball from firing on September 2nd 22 umpires who recently submitted their resignations as part of a negotiations ploy.
The Blue Jays obtain OF Brian McRae from the Rockies for a player to be named later.
2001:
Yankees P Ted Lilly is suspended for six games for hitting Anaheim’s Scott Spiezio in the head with a pitch in a game last Sunday. New York manager Joe Torre rips into baseball’s dean of discipline, Frank Robinson, for the decision. Lilly was not thrown out of the game by the umpires when the incident occurred.
The Giants score a 6 – 4 victory over the Reds in a game marked by two milestone home runs. Ken Griffey, Jr. hits the 450th of his career, becoming the youngest player in history (by 15 days, over Jimmie Foxx) to reach that mark. He was also the youngest to hit 350 and 400. Barry Bonds hits his 49th of the season, becoming the fastest to ever reach that number.
The Rockies defeat the Cubs, 14 – 5, despite three successive home runs by Sammy Sosa. Winning pitcher Mike Hampton ties the National League record for home runs in a season by a pitcher by hitting his seventh. The major-league record is 9.
2002:
Barry Bonds joins Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players ever to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues. The 38-year-old Giant left fielder hits the milestone homer in the 6th inning by lining a 2-1 pitch thrown by Pirates starter Kip Wells over the centerfield wall at Pacific Bell Park.
Vladimir Guerrero hits his 200th career home run for the Expos.
The Reds defeat the Padres, 12 – 10, as Cincinnati 3B Aaron Boone hits three home runs. Two of the blasts come in Cincinnati’s nine-run 1st inning.
2005 – Arbitrator Shyam Das rules Kenny Rogers, who has missed 13 games, should be reinstated. The decision states the punishment handed down by Bud Selig for shoving two cameramen went too far in suspending the Rangers pitcher for 20 games and in levying an excessive $50,000 fine.
2008 – Micah Hoffpauir of the Iowa Cubs homers four times and hits a fly out to left field in the 9th inning to fall short of the 85-year-old Pacific Coast League one-game home run record. He is the first PCL player to hit four homers in a game in a decade. Iowa sets a franchise record with eight homers in its 15 – 3 rout of the Round Rock Express. Going deep are Felix Pie, Matt Craig, Jason Dubois and even pitcher Mitch Atkins.
2009:
The Nationals beat Arizona, 9 – 2, for their eighth consecutive win, the second-longest streak since the team moved to Washington in 2005. Adam Dunn hits his 30th homer in support of J.D. Martin’s first major league victory.
Derek Holland throws a three-hit shutout, the first of his career, as Texas blanks the Angels, 7 – 0.
The Yankees complete a four-game sweep of the Red Sox with a 5 – 2 victory at New Yankee Stadium. Jon Lester and Andy Pettitte keep the game scoreless for six innings until Alex Rodriguez leads off the bottom of the 7th with a home run. Victor Martinez gives Boston the lead with a two-run shot off Phil Coke in the 8th, breaking a 31-inning scoring drought. In the bottom of the 8th, Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira hit back-to-back long balls against Daniel Bard to put the Yanks ahead, and Nick Swisher hits a two-run single to seal the deal.
2010:
The Mariners, mired in last place in the AL West with a record of 40-72, fire manager Don Wakamatsu and three coaches. Daren Brown, manager of AAA Tacoma, replaces Wakamatsu on an interim basis.
The Reds obtain OF Jim Edmonds from the Brewers in a trade for OF Chris Dickerson. The 40-year-old Edmonds is hitting .286 after sitting out all of last season. His presence doesn’t help as the Reds drop the first game of a crucial three-game series with the Cardinals at home, losing 7 – 3. The Cards score all their runs off rookie Mike Leake in the 4th, highlighted by Skip Schumaker’s first major league grand slam, to pull within one game of division-leading Cincinnati.
Brian Roberts hits his first homer of the season, a walk-off shot to lead off the 10th, as the Orioles defeat the White Sox, 3 – 2, for their sixth win in seven games since Buck Showalter took over as manager a week ago.
David Price needs support from his bullpen, but he sets a club record with his 15th win of the season when Tampa Bay defeats Detroit, 6 – 3. Price strikes out nine batters in five innings but has to leave the game because of a high pitch count, letting Chad Qualls, Joaquin Benoit and Rafael Soriano handle the last four innings.
2011:
The Indians win a key match-up with their AL Central rivals the Tigers, 3 – 2, thanks to a 14th-inning run. The game is further slowed by a two-hour rain delay, with the winning run scoring at 1:52 a.m. Kosuke Fukudome ends the game with a walk-off hit-by-pitch, served by David Pauley. Seven Indians relievers combine for 12 scoreless innings, with Frank Herrmann getting the win.
The Braves also win in extra innings, 4 – 3, over the Marlins. Martin Prado’s fourth hit of the day scores Michael Bourn in the top of the 11th, then Craig Kimbrel picks up his 36th save. Dan Uggla singles in the 5th to extend his hitting streak to 30 games, tying Andre Ethier of the Dodgers for the longest this year, and one game shy of the Atlanta record of 31 set by Rico Carty in 1970.
Tempers flare in a game in the independent North American League. The trouble starts in the top of the 3rd inning when the Chico Outlaws’ bench yells at the Yuma Scorpions’ batter, 52-year-old former major leaguer Tony Phillips, for calling time-out as a pitch is being thrown, resulting in a tense stand-off in front of the Chico dugout. Taking his defensive position at third base in the bottom of the inning, Phillips has words with Chico manager Mike Marshall, who is coaching third base. A fight breaks out, and another former big leaguer, Yuma manager Jose Canseco rushes out to the scene, followed by the rest of his team, resulting in a free-for-all brawl. When peace is restored, Yuma decides to forfeit the game, because manager Canseco says he “feared more trouble” if the game continued. Both Phillips and Marshall will receive three-game suspensions for their role in starting the fracas.
2012 – R.A. Dickey pitches a complete game for his 15th win of the year as the Mets end a nine-game home losing streak by defeating the Marlins, 6 – 1. Jose Reyes’s hitting streak, the longest in the majors this year at 26 games, is stopped as well as he goes 0 for 4 for Miami; for the Mets, Andres Torres has a double, a triple and a homer.
2013:
The Rangers acquire OF Alex Rios from the White Sox in return for a player to be named later. Rios is slated to replace Nelson Cruz, suspended for the remainder of the season for his role in the Biogenesis affair.
Josh Reddick hits three homers and teammates Jed Lowrie and Yoenis Cespedes also go deep as the Athletics defeat the Blue Jays, 14 – 6.
2014:
The Dodgers continue to add pitchers, today acquiring starter Kevin Correia from the Twins for a player to be named later.
T&A San Marino wins the European Cup for the third time in nine years. In the finale of the 2014 European Cup, they pound ASD Rimini, 10 – 4, knocking out Roberto Corradini in the 2nd inning. Cup MVP Joe Mazzuca homers, Mattia Reginato gets three hits and Giovanni Pantaleoni drives in three while Junior Guerra gets the win.
2015:
The Blue Jays complete a three-game sweep of the Yankees with a 2 – 0 shutout at New Yankee Stadium, to move within 1 1/2 game of first place in the AL East. Marco Estrada pitches 6 1/3 innings while Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista hit solo homers off Masahiro Tanaka. The Yankees score one run over the three games, and are shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since May 12-13, 1999, ending a major league record streak of 2,665 games between the two instances.
The Reds attempt to revisit Merkle’s Boner, unsuccessfully. In the 10th inning of a 3 – 3 game, the Diamondbacks load the bases, then PH Chris Owings hits a ball over CF Billy Hamilton’s head, driving in the winning run. But, while Arizona is celebrating its walk-off win, the Reds notice that neither the runner on first base nor the one on second have touched the next base, and tag both bases, appealing to the umpires to declare them out on an inning-ending double play. However, while the Reds are right about the runners not touching their base, the umpires rule that it does not matter, as with one out, only the fact that the runner touched home and the batter made it to first base are relevant. In 1908, Fred Merkle had been called out for failing to touch second base on a similar play, upsetting a close pennant race, but the rules pertaining to such a situation have been clarified since.
Curaçao Neptunus wins the 2015 European Cup, ending a seven-year drought by Dutch teams as Italian Baseball League clubs had been dominating. With the final series with Fortitudo Bologna even at one game each, Neptunus rolls to a 7 – 3 victory today, behind the strong pitching of Kenny Vandenbranden and a five-run 4th against Riccardo De Santis. Cup MVP Stijn van der Meer, Raily Legito and Dwayne Kemp each drive in two runs for Neptunus.
2016 – Eight days after having been acquired by the Athletics at the trading deadline, Jharel Cotton makes a bid to throw only the fourth perfect game in Pacific Coast League history. After striking out Kyle Kubitza for out number 26, he gives up a triple to Doug Bernier with two outs in the 9th to spoil his attempt. He then strikes out the next batter to complete a one-hit shutout as Nashville defeats Round Rock, 3 – 0.
2017 – Shortly after losing All-Star OF Michael Brantley to an ankle injury, the Indians acquire Jay Bruce from the Mets.
2018 – Mookie Betts of the Red Sox hits the first cycle in the majors this season, completing the feat with a solo homer in the 9th, but it’s in vain as Toronto hands Boston a rare defeat, 8 – 5.
2019 – The Indians defeat the Twins, 6 – 2, to pull even atop the AL Central standings after trailing Minnesota all season, their deficit even reaching 11 1/2 games on June 3rd. Emerging ace Shane Bieber pitches into the 8th inning while José Ramírez has three hits.
2021 – A wild game between the Royals and Yankees sees the Bronx Bombers come out on top, 8 – 6, in 11 innings, but not before the Yankees tie a record with four blown saves in the game, courtesy of Jonathan Loaisiga, Chad Green, Zack Britton and Clay Holmes. It also marks the first game in which both teams score at least a run in the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th innings; they then both score in the 11th to make the linescore even more remarkable. The big blow comes courtesy of Brett Gardner, with a bases-loaded double off Greg Holland in the 11th.
2023:
In his second start for his new team and his first at home after being traded ten days ago, Michael Lorenzen pitches a no-hitter for the Phillies against the Nationals, 7 – 0. Making his major league debut behind him is LF Weston Wilson who homers in his first at-bat in the 2nd inning and scores three runs.
At the 2023 Women’s Baseball World Cup, Mexico gets their first Women’s Baseball World Cup win, beating former Bronze Medalist Australia, 16 – 8. Diana Ibarra scores four runs and hits a three-run homer while Maricela Aguillera picks up the historic decision.
2024 – In a first in professional baseball history, a team wins a game today without actually scoring a run. The independent Frontier League uses a variant of the tiebreaker rule that comes into effect in the 11th inning in case of a tied score. Under this variant of the rule, the home team can determine whether it will attack – i.e. try to score a run – or defend – i.e. attempt to prevent a run from scoring – in the sudden-death half inning. In today’s game, the visiting Schaumburg Boomers, as the attacking team, start the inning with a runner on first base but fail to score. Therefore, the Lake Erie Crushers are declared the winners by a 1 – 0 score in spite of not having had a runner cross the plate at any time.
2025:
Jen Pawol becomes the first woman to be an umpire in a major league game as she works both ends of a doubleheader between the Marlins and Braves at Truist Park. Tomorrow, she will be the home plate umpire in a game between the same two teams.
By hitting career home run #252 today, Pete Alonso ties Darryl Strawberry for most in New York Mets franchise history, although Alonso, who made his debut in 2019, has needed 146 fewer games to reach the mark. However, the Brewers, who have been the hottest team in the majors of late, spoil the occasion with a 7 – 4 win over the Mets, their 11th in the past 12 games. the Brew Crew still has not lost a game in August.
Births[edit]
1856 – Frank Lane, umpire (d. 1912)
1863 – Jake Wells, catcher (d. 1927)
1867 – John Grim, catcher (d. 1961)
1872 – Bill Dammann, pitcher (d. 1948)
1878 – Highball Wilson, pitcher (d. 1934)
1880 – Dike Varney, pitcher (d. 1950)
1884 – Gordon Hickman, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1966)
1886 – Bob Clemens, outfielder (d. 1964)
1887 – Kid Butler, infielder (d. 1964)
1890 – Leo Callahan, outfielder (d. 1982)
1892 – John Cunningham, infielder (d. 1922)
1894 – Leo Kavanagh, infielder (d. 1950)
1894 – Johnny Mitchell, infielder (d. 1965)
1895 – Willis Flournoy, pitcher (d. 1964)
1897 – John Galbreath, owner (d. 1998)
1899 – Eddie McLane, college coach (d. 1980)
1901 – Phil Todt, infielder (d. 1973)
1909 – Augustus Saunders, infielder (d. 1999)
1911 – Lee Hong, minor league pitcher (d. 1996)
1911 – Justin Stein, infielder (d. 1992)
1912 – Grantham Lambert, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1981)
1912 – Tom Sunkel, pitcher (d. 2002)
1913 – Jack Tighe, manager (d. 2002)
1915 – Joseph Gunn, minor league infielder (d. 2013)
1915 – Arnie Moser, pinch-hitter (d. 2002)
1918 – Katsumi Oki, NPB catcher (d. 1993)
1919 – Ralph Houk, catcher, manager (d. 2010)
1919 – Fred Sanford, pitcher (d. 2011)
1920 – Jim Duffy, umpire (d. 2003)
1921 – Lenny Hornsby, minor league pitcher (d. 2012)
1921 – Hisayuki Ikeda, NPB catcher (d. 1944)
1922 – Rafael Sangil, minor league pitcher (d. 2009)
1923 – Ned Martin, broadcaster (d. 2002)
1923 – George Vico, infielder (d. 1994)
1925 – Roman Mejias, outfielder (d. 2023)
1926 – David Voigt, author (d. 2016)
1927 – Tony Pacheco, coach (d. 1987)
1929 – Bernice Metesh, AAGPBL pitcher and outfielder
1930 – Milt Bolling, infielder (d. 2013)
1930 – Adolfo Talamantes, Mexican national team catcher
1931 – Chuck Essegian, outfielder
1931 – Chal Port, college coach (d. 2011)
1933 – Masao Ota, NPB pitcher
1934 – Eli Grba, pitcher (d. 2019)
1934 – Tadashi Hyodo, NPB infielder (d. 2013)
1936 – Julian Javier, infielder; All-Star
1937 – Ray Blemker, pitcher (d. 1994)
1939 – Claude Osteen, pitcher; All-Star
1941 – Paul Lindblad, pitcher
1942 – Tommie Agee, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2001)
1945 – Chris Wheeler, announcer
1946 – Jerry Moses, catcher; All-Star (d. 2018)
1946 – Osamu Nomura, NPB pitcher
1947 – Buddy Hunter, infielder
1947 – Roberto Romero, minor league infielder
1948 – Bill Campbell, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2023)
1948 – Gary Timberlake, pitcher
1949 – Ted Simmons, catcher; Hall of Fame
1950 – Bobby Brett, minor league outfielder/owner
1950 – Sue Burns, owner (d. 2009)
1950 – Akira Ichihara, NPB infielder
1950 – Junior Kennedy, infielder
1951 – Steve Swisher, catcher; All-Star
1956 – Hiroji Kaizuka, NPB pitcher
1956 – Kevin Saucier, pitcher
1957 – Yoshio Mizukami, NPB infielder
1957 – John Moses, outfielder
1957 – Billy Simpson, minor league outfielder
1958 – Koji Murase, college coach
1958 – Matt Young, pitcher; All-Star
1959 – Jim Adduci, outfielder
1960 – Stan Clarke, pitcher
1961 – Parris Mitchell, Australian national team pitcher
1962 – Mitsukuni Takeda, NPB pitcher
1963 – Judsel Baranco, Hoofdklasse player (d. 2006)
1963 – Vance Lovelace, pitcher
1963 – Hiroshi Watanabe, NPB infielder
1964 – Pai-Chuan Yao, CPBL infielder
1965 – Sheng-Cheng Han, CPBL pitcher
1965 – Jeff Neely, minor league pitcher
1965 – Dale Polley, pitcher
1966 – Tim McWilliam, scout
1966 – Bob Scanlan, pitcher
1967 – Kelly Ahrens, minor league catcher
1967 – Masaaki Esaka, NPB pitcher
1967 – Rex Hayes, Canadian national team outfielder
1967 – Deion Sanders, outfielder
1968 – Mike Shildt, manager
1968 – Eugenio Valdéz, minor league pitcher
1968 – Shen-Ping Yu, CPBL catcher
1969 – Shigeyori Koharazawa, NPB pitcher
1969 – Troy Percival, pitcher; All-Star
1970 – Pat Mahomes, pitcher
1971 – Santy Gallone, minor league infielder (d. 2008)
1971 – Scott Karl, pitcher
1971 – Ryan Radmanovich, outfielder
1971 – Ben Van Ryn, pitcher
1972 – Jose Alguacil, coach
1972 – Dusty Allen, infielder
1972 – Chun-Ho Chen, CPBL catcher
1972 – Jeff Zimmerman, pitcher; All-Star
1973 – Juan Alvarez, pitcher
1973 – Dante Carbini, Serie A1 pitcher
1973 – Daniel de Haan, Hoofdklasse catcher
1973 – Rolando Herrera, Panamanian national team pitcher
1974 – Matt Morris, pitcher; All-Star
1975 – Brian Fuentes, pitcher; All-Star
1975 – Mike Lamb, infielder
1975 – Manuel Vega, Cuban league pitcher
1976 – Osmany Santana, minor league outfielder
1977 – Jason Frasor, pitcher
1977 – Hideto Isomura, Japanese national team pitcher
1977 – Steve Lomasney, catcher
1977 – Edgar Quintero, minor league outfielder
1977 – Alex Santos, minor league pitcher
1978 – Chance Caple, minor league pitcher
1978 – Hiromi Oho, NPB outfielder
1978 – G.G. Sato, NPB outfielder
1978 – Mike Williams, minor league pitcher
1978 – Heath Wilson, minor league catcher
1979 – Ron Flores, pitcher
1979 – Troy Pickford, minor league pitcher
1980 – Mike Nannini, minor league pitcher
1980 – Edgar Varela, coach
1982 – Mike Shildt, coach
1983 – Erick Abreu, coach
1983 – Drew Butera, catcher
1984 – Graham Godfrey, pitcher
1984 – Matt Moore, drafted infielder
1985 – Ryan Strieby, minor league infielder
1986 – Alan Farina, minor league pitcher
1986 – Jackson Quezada, minor league pitcher
1987 – Alex Burg, coach
1987 – Sinead Flanigan, Australian women’s national team pitcher
1987 – Elmir Tairi, Croatian national team infielder
1987 – Hsien-Hsien Yang, Taiwan national team infielder
1988 – Spencer Arroyo, minor league pitcher
1989 – Dustin Antolin, pitcher
1989 – Edgar Correa, minor league pitcher
1989 – Dong-min Han, KBO outfielder
1989 – Jason Heyward, outfielder; All-Star
1990 – Zack Wiley, Great Britain national team infielder
1991 – Steven Moya, outfielder
1993 – Kensuke Kondo, NPB outfielder
1993 – Brady Lail, pitcher
1994 – Kyle Cody, pitcher
1994 – Ben DeLuzio, outfielder
1994 – Trevor Wick, minor league pitcher and manager
1995 – Garth Cahill, South African national team pitcher
1995 – Naoya Mochizuki, Japanese national team outfielder
1996 – Brendan Rodgers, infielder
1996 – Luke Williams, infielder
1997 – Austin Hassani, Bundesliga pitcher
1997 – Nolan Hoffman, pitcher
1999 – Xavier Edwards, infielder
1999 – Takehiro Hasegawa, NPB pitcher
1999 – Chi-Ling Hsu, minor league pitcher
1999 – Yunior Tur, pitcher
1999 – Owen White, pitcher
2000 – Luke Bell, minor league pitcher
2000 – Hayden Juenger, pitcher
2000 – Noah Mendlinger, minor league infielder
2000 – Wikelman Ramírez, minor league pitcher (d. 2025)
2002 – Hiroto Takahashi, NPB pitcher
2002 – Daito Yamamoto, NPB outfielder
Deaths[edit]
1886 – Bill Smith, outfielder (b. 1865)
1897 – Jack Scheible, pitcher (b. 1866)
1900 – Gideon White, umpire (b. 1838)
1906 – Tom Burke, minor league outfielder (b. 1890)
1930 – Pythias Russ, catcher/infielder (b. 1904)
1936 – Ed Halbriter, pitcher (b. 1860)
1936 – Jim Mahady, infielder (b. 1902)
1937 – Duff Cooley, outfielder (b. 1873)
1937 – John Keefe, pitcher (b. 1867)
1945 – Art Nichols, catcher (b. 1871)
1948 – Chick Bowen, outfielder (b. 1897)
1948 – Harry Lord, infielder, manager (b. 1882)
1950 – Ed Klepfer, pitcher (b. 1888)
1953 – Joe Evans, outfielder (b. 1895)
1958 – Ray Ryan, minor league catcher, manager and executive (b. 1883)
1964 – Pete Johns, infielder (b. 1889)
1965 – Walt Whittaker, pitcher (b. 1894)
1969 – Glenn Myatt, catcher (b. 1897)
1970 – Shigeya Iijima, NPB outfielder (b. 1918)
1977 – George Milstead, pitcher (b. 1903)
1978 – Floyd Patterson, minor league player and manager (b. 1904)
1978 – Edward Post, minor league pitcher (b. 1926)
1979 – Walter O’Malley, owner; Hall of Fame (b. 1903)
1980 – Mel Kerr, pinch runner (b. 1903)
1981 – Dynamite Dunn, minor league infielder (b. 1911)
1981 – Sammy Hughes, infielder; All-Star (b. 1910)
1985 – Sam Streeter, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1900)
1986 – Oscar Esquivel, writer; Salon de la Fama (b. 1932)
1986 – Tom Greenwade, scout (b. 1904)
1986 – Clarence Maddern, outfielder (b. 1921)
1990 – Bill Causion, minor league outfielder (b. 1929)
1991 – Hank Majeski, infielder (b. 1916)
1998 – Ray Moss, pitcher (b. 1901)
1999 – Ralph DiLullo, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1911)
2001 – Kerry Rainey, minor league pitcher (b. 1924)
2003 – Billy Rogell, infielder (b. 1904)
2006 – Eulogio Osorio, Serie Nacional outfielder (b. ????)
2006 – Eiichiro Takahashi, NPB pitcher (b. 1936)
2010 – Gene Hermanski, outfielder (b. 1920)
2011 – Gary Bogatay, minor league pitcher (b. 1938)
2011 – Bill Casanova, minor league outfielder (b. 1930)
2013 – Harry Elliott, outfielder (b. 1923)
2013 – Glen Hobbie, pitcher (b. 1936)
2013 – Johnny Logan, infielder; All-Star (b. 1926)
2014 – Charles Gelatt, owner (b. 1918)
2014 – Ryan Missler, minor league infielder (b. 1975)
2014 – Yasuyuki Nakai, NPB outfielder (b. 1954)
2015 – Akio Osaki, NPB pitcher (b. 1930)
2017 – Larry Smith, minor league infielder (b. 1941)
2017 – Danny Walton, outfielder (b. 1947)
2018 – John Kennedy, infielder (b. 1941)
2019 – Bill Mills, catcher (d. 1919)
2020 – Carroll Hardy, outfielder (b. 1933)
2020 – Yasushi Yamamoto, scout (b. 1945)
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TV SPORTS TODAY
Sunday, August 9
AUTO RACING
1 p.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore.
2 p.m.
FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix of Portland, Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore.
3:30 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa
4 p.m.
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland, Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore.
BIG3 BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Week 8: Dallas Power vs. Chicago Triplets, Boston Ball Hogs vs. Detroit Amps, Boston
GOLF
9 a.m.
GOLF — Ladies Euro Tour: PIF London Championship, Final Round, Centurion Club, Saint Alban, England
11 a.m.
FOX — LIV Golf League: Final Round, Trump National Golf & Country Club Bedminster, Bedminster, N.J.
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Final Round, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.
3 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Final Round, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.
GOLF — 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Championship Final Match, The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.
GYMNASTICS
1:30 p.m.
NBC — USGA: 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Phoenix
4 p.m.
NBCSN — USGA: 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Phoenix
6 p.m.
NBC — USGA: 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Phoenix
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
2 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
4 p.m.
ESPN — Little League World Series: TBD, Regional
LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
Noon
ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Game 21, Greenville, N.C.
3 p.m.
ABC — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Game 21, Greenville, N.C.
MLB BASEBALL
Noon
NBCSN — Cincinnati at Washington (12:15 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Cincinnati at Washington (12:15 p.m.)
8 p.m.
NBC — Houston at San Diego (8:20 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Houston at San Diego (8:20 p.m.)
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
4 p.m.
CBSSN — NWSL: Portland at Boston
9 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: Angel City at Seattle
WNBA BASKETBALL
12:30 p.m.
ABC — Las Vegas at New York
3:30 p.m.
NBC — Dallas at Minnesota
PEACOCK — Dallas at Minnesota
7 p.m.
ESPN — Golden State at Los Angeles
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