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“THE SCOREBOARD”
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WNBA SCORES
SEATTLE 101 CONNECTICUT 85
DALLAS 92 NEW YORK 82
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MLB SCORES
BALTIMORE 11 TORONTO 4
COLORADO 8 CLEVELAND 6
DETROIT 5 ARIZONA 1
TAMPA BAY 4 NY YANKEES 2
LA DODGERS 5 CINCINNATI 2
MINNESOTA 5 BOSTON 4
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6 PHILADELPHIA 2
MILWAUKEE 8 CHICAGO CUBS 4
ATLANTA 10 KANSAS CITY 7
ST. LOUIS 7 MIAMI 1
WASHINGTON 2 HOUSTON 1
LA ANGELS 6 TEXAS 4
SAN DIEGO 7 NY METS 6
PITTSBURGH 6 SAN FRANCISCO 5
SEATTLE 7 LAS VEGAS 1
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS AT OMAHA POSTPONED
GREAT LAKES 8 FT. WAYNE 3
QUAD CITIES 8 SOUTH BEND 2
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLTS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
TUE., JULY 29: PRACTICE (10-11:30 A.M.)
THUR., JULY 31: PRACTICE (8-10 P.M.)
SAT., AUG. 2: PRACTICE (10-11:35 A.M.)
SUN., AUG. 3: PRACTICE (10-11:30 A.M.)
SAT., AUG. 9: PRACTICE (4-5:10 P.M.)
SUN., AUG. 10: PRACTICE (4-5:30 P.M.)
MON., AUG. 11: PRACTICE (4-5:40 P.M.)
THUR., AUG. 14: PRACTICE (3-5 P.M.)
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2025 NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME – JULY 31
L.A. CHARGERS VS. DETROIT (NBC), 8:00
*****WEEK 1*****
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
INDIANAPOLIS AT BALTIMORE, 7:00
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA, 7:30
LAS VEGAS AT SEATTLE, 10:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
DETROIT AT ATLANTA, 7:00
CLEVELAND AT CAROLINA, 7:00
WASHINGTON AT NEW ENGLAND, 7:30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
N.Y. GIANTS AT BUFFALO, 1:00
HOUSTON AT MINNESOTA, 4:00
PITTSBURGH AT JACKSONVILLE, 7:00
DALLAS AT L.A. RAMS, 7:00
TENNESSEE AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
KANSAS CITY AT ARIZONA, 8:00
N.Y. JETS AT GREEN BAY, 8:00
DENVER AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:30
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
MIAMI AT CHICAGO, 1:00
NEW ORLEANS AT L.A. CHARGERS, 4:05
*****WEEK 2*****
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
TENNESSEE AT ATLANTA, 7:00
KANSAS CITY AT SEATTLE, 10:00
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
MIAMI AT DETROIT, 1:00
CAROLINA AT HOUSTON, 1:00
GREEN BAY AT INDIANAPOLIS, 1:00
NEW ENGLAND AT MINNESOTA, 1:00
CLEVELAND AT PHILADELPHIA, 1:00
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 4:00
BALTIMORE AT DALLAS, 7:00
L.A. CHARGERS AT L.A. RAMS, 7:00
N.Y. JETS AT N.Y. GIANTS, 7:00
TAMPA BAY AT PITTSBURGH, 7:00
ARIZONA AT DENVER, 9:30
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
JACKSONVILLE AT NEW ORLEANS, 1:00
BUFFALO AT CHICAGO (FOX), 8:00
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
CINCINNATI AT WASHINGTON (ESPN), 8:00
*****WEEK 3*****
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
PITTSBURGH AT CAROLINA, 7:00
NEW ENGLAND AT N.Y. GIANTS (PRIME VIDEO), 8:00
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
PHILADELPHIA AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30
ATLANTA AT DALLAS, 8:00
MINNESOTA AT TENNESSEE (CBS), 8:00
CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY, 8:20
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
BALTIMORE AT WASHINGTON, NOON
INDIANAPOLIS AT CINCINNATI, 1:00
L.A. RAMS AT CLEVELAND, 1:00
HOUSTON AT DETROIT, 1:00
DENVER AT NEW ORLEANS, 1:00
SEATTLE AT GREEN BAY, 4:00
JACKSONVILLE AT MIAMI, 7:00
BUFFALO AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30
L.A. CHARGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:30
LAS VEGAS AT ARIZONA, 10:00
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WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
| THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 2025 | |||
| DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | 8:20P (ET) | 8:20P | NBC |
| FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 2025 | |||
| KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (SAO PAULO) | 9:00P (BRT) | 8:00P | YOUTUBE |
| SUNDAY, SEPT. 07, 2025 | |||
| TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | CBS |
| CAROLINA PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | CBS |
| ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | 12:00P (CT) | 1:00P | CBS |
| PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW YORK JETS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | CBS |
| NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS | 1:00P (ET) | 1:00P | FOX |
| TENNESSEE TITANS AT DENVER BRONCOS | 2:05P (MT) | 4:05P | FOX |
| SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | 1:05P (PT) | 4:05P | FOX |
| DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS | 3:25P (CT) | 4:25P | CBS |
| HOUSTON TEXANS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS | 1:25P (PT) | 4:25P | CBS |
| BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS | 8:20P (ET) | 8:20P | NBC |
| MONDAY, SEPT. 8, 2025 | |||
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS | 7:15P (CT) | 8:15P | ABC/ESPN |
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
NFL
COWBOYS GUARD ROB JONES BREAKS BONE IN HIS NECK AND COULD MISS MONTHS, HE SAYS
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys guard Rob Jones broke a bone in his neck during the first padded practice of training camp and is expected to miss two to three months, the four-year veteran told the team’s website Monday.
Jones signed a one-year contract in free agency to give the Cowboys some depth in their offensive line. He had been working with the starters before getting injured in practice Sunday in California. Jones said the injury happened early in practice, but he finished the day.
The injury to Jones likely clears the way for rookie first-round draft pick Tyler Booker to start. There was a good chance Booker would have started anyway, although Jones was making an impact on the coaching staff.
The 26-year-old Jones spent his first four seasons in Miami after signing with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent. He started all 17 games last season and has 30 starts for his career.
The Cowboys have other options at guard, and all have starting experience. Saahdiq Charles joined Dallas this offseason after four years in Washington. Brock Hoffman was an injury replacement last season for seven-time All-Pro Zack Martin, who retired this year.
GIANTS PLACE BRYCE FORD-WHEATON ON INJURED RESERVE AFTER TORN ACHILLES TENDON, SIGN GUNNER OLSZEWSKI
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants placed wide receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton on injured reserve Monday, a day after he tore an Achilles tendon during practice at training camp.
Veteran wide receiver Gunner Olzsewski, a special teams standout, was signed to take Ford-Wheaton’s spot on the roster.
The 25-year-old Ford-Wheaton, in his third season with the Giants, went down Sunday on a play in which there was no contact. He got up, took a few steps and then slammed his helmet to the grass and sat down while trainers attended to him. Ford-Wheaton, who was carted from the field, missed his entire rookie season in 2023 when he tore an ACL in a preseason game against the Jets.
“Man, my heart aches for that man,” coach Brian Daboll said before practice Monday. “He’s done everything he could do to get back. He’s a very good special teams player for us and was having a good camp from working back from his injury. …
“That’s the tough part of this business — probably one of the worst is seeing these guys go down that have put so much time and effort and energy into getting back and we’ll certainly miss him.”
Ford-Wheaton, signed as an undrafted free agent out of West Virginia, returned last season from his torn ACL and played a key role on special teams for the Giants. He returned a blocked field goal 60 yards for a touchdown in a win over Seattle in Week 5.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t devastated!” Ford-Wheaton wrote on X on Sunday. “I did everything by the book! Didn’t take a single shortcut, left no stone unturned, invested everything into my body and my health this year.
“I’m not sure why me but I promise I’m not going out on these terms. It’s a long road ahead for sure but I know this is just part of Gods plan for me no matter how tough it may seem right now. Thank you all for your prayers, please continue to keep me in them. I WILL be back that’s a promise!! God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers!”
Olszewski returns to the Giants after spending most of the past two seasons in New York. He injured his groin before the season opener last year and was placed on injured reserve.
Olszewski, an All-Pro in 2020 after leading the NFL in punt return yards with New England, played his first three seasons with the Patriots after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Bemidji State in 2019. He signed with Pittsburgh in 2022 and was released during the 2023 season before the Giants signed him to their practice squad.
REPORT: BENGALS, DE TREY HENDRICKSON MAKE PROGRESS, ‘NOT CLOSE’ ON GUARANTEES
One holdout defensive end is under contract, but there is still ground to gain in negotiations between the Cincinnati Bengals and Trey Hendrickson.
Hendrickson, the NFL leader in sacks last season with 17.5, is training in Florida while Cincinnati gets ready for the regular season. The Bengals have made progress toward an agreement with the 30-year-old, but ESPN reported Monday the hangup over the amount of guaranteed money in the deal is significant.
NFL reporter Adam Schefter said during an interview on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday the two sides are OK with the length and total amount in the new contract. But he said there is between “$6 million and $10 million” difference in what the Bengals are offering in guarantees and what Hendrickson wants.
The Bengals finally had a breakthrough with first-round pick Shemar Stewart, their 2025 first-round pick who had been a holdout over contract language.
Hendrickson is subject to daily fines of $50,000 for missing training camp.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Hendrickson has been seeking a long-term deal since last year and said in the offseason he was open to a trade if it meant being paid what he believes to be his true value.
At issue is Hendrickson’s $15.8 million salary in 2025, the last season on a four-year, $60 million contract he signed in 2021. The highest-paid pass rushers in the NFL are all making at least $34 million per season, with Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons also in line for a massive payday.
Hendrickson has indicated he won’t play without a bump in pay.
“When there’s a lack of communication in any relationship, where it’s a business or personal relationship, lack of communication leads to animosity, and that leaves my narrative only to me with no clear direction,” Hendrickson said May 13 when asked about whether he wants to remain with the Bengals.
BRONCOS, WR COURTLAND SUTTON REACH FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION
The Denver Broncos and wide receiver Courtland Sutton agreed to a four-year contract extension on Monday, and head coach Sean Payton is eager to get the team’s No. 1 target back in the flow of the offense.
Sutton’s deal is worth $92 million, per multiple reports. The Broncos confirmed the four-year extension (covering the 2026 through 2029 seasons) but did not release the financial terms.
Sutton, a team captain, has been participating in individual drills during the first week of training camp. With the extension and more guaranteed money headed his way, the veteran wideout can focus on football.
“Here’s the deal: He’s been participating in all the individual, all the 1-on-1. He’s gotten 7-on-7 work. He’s gotten team reps. He’s just being smart,” Payton said just before the deal was announced Monday. “It’d be different if you felt like he was missing improvement, or not being out here, or just being out here riding the bike or something. I kind of know that player well enough to feel really good about where he’s at and his mindset both mentally and physically.”
Sutton was among league leaders in contested catches (34) and had a career-high 81 receptions last season.
“I think like any player, he’s dealt with some injuries. There are certain years. His 2019 film was outstanding. His film last year,” Payton said of Sutton’s evolution in his offense. “Finding that right weight and balance. Then what are the things that he does well? Certainly he’s a strong target. He’s smart. He’s one of our, I would say, clearly one of our leaders on this team. There are a lot of things that he brings to the table.”
With Bo Nix as the Broncos’ quarterback last season, the 29-year-old Sutton had 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games (13 starts).
Over seven seasons in Denver, after he was a second-round draft pick in 2018 out of SMU, he has made 379 receptions for 5,340 yards and 32 TDs in 98 games (82 starts). He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2019.
ESPN: PLAYFUL KISS LED TO RAIDERS RELEASING CHRISTIAN WILKINS
ESPN reported Monday that a playful kiss to the head of a teammate led to the release of defensive tackle Christian Wilkins last week by the Las Vegas Raiders.
The teammate, who went unnamed, took offense to Wilkins’ action, ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Monday on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
“When you speak to people there, inside the locker room, they say Christian playfully went to kiss a teammate on top of his head, and those same people said that player took offense to it,” Schefter said on McAfee’s show. “So that’s what everybody’s been dancing around.”
The Raiders released Wilkins last week after one season. The Raiders, who had signed Wilkins in March 2024 to a four-year, $110 million contract with $84.75 million guaranteed, had placed him on the physically unable to perform list before the start of training camp.
Wilkins, 29, had been working his way back from a season-ending Jones fracture to his left foot, sustained in the Raiders’ 34-18 loss to the Denver Broncos on Oct. 6. Wilkins did not participate in drills during OTAs in May nor in mandatory minicamp, according to media reports.
ESPN reported that the Raiders have voided the remaining $35.2 million of guaranteed money and that Wilkins filed a grievance with the NFLPA on Thursday.
Wilkins recorded 17 tackles and two sacks in five games (all starts) before having season-ending surgery.
He has totaled 372 tackles, 22.5 sacks, one interception, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in 86 career regular-season games (82 starts) with the Miami Dolphins and Raiders. He was selected by the Dolphins with the 13th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Clemson.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DEION SANDERS SAYS HE HAD BLADDER CANCER BUT WILL COACH THE COLORADO BUFFALOES THIS SEASON
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado coach Deion Sanders disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer but after surgery his oncologist considered him cured, so he plans to coach this season.
Dr. Janet Kukreja, the director of urologic oncology at the CU Cancer Center/UCHealth University of Colorado hospital, said Sanders had his bladder removed as part of the surgical plan.
“It was dynamic. It was tough. It wasn’t a cakewalk. It wasn’t easy,” said Sanders, who arrived to his news conference wearing a cowboy hat and overalls along with sunglasses, which he took off after getting choked up. “That was a fight, but we made it.”
Sanders, who turns 58 next month, spoke on the eve of fall camp as he enters his third season overseeing the Buffaloes. He brought his medical team with him to discuss his diagnosis. A section of his intestine was reconstructed to function as a bladder.
Sanders said he lost about 25 pounds, leading him to joke, “I was like Atlanta Falcons Prime at one point.”
He remained upbeat through the entire ordeal.
“He never folded one time and never wavered,” team trainer Lauren Askevold said. “You couldn’t ask for a better patient because he wants to get up and get going right. So it’s been awesome. It’s been a hectic journey, but there’s a blessing very in disguise with all this.”
The charismatic coach returned to campus last week and announced on social media, “Back and Feeling Great!” He’s missed football camps in Boulder this summer amid reports that he’s been ill.
On Sunday, the production crew of “Well Off Media,” which chronicles Sanders and the Buffaloes, posted a video on YouTube of the coach’s first meeting with the team. In the middle of the clip, there was a scene, dated May 9, where Sanders said: “I don’t know if I’m ready mentally, emotionally. Last night was tough, yesterday was tough, because I had to make a will. That’s not easy at all, to think that you may not be here.”
Sanders has dealt with other health issues. Many of them have involved his left foot since having two toes amputated in 2021 because of blood clot issues while he was coaching at Jackson State. He missed media day in 2023, his inaugural year at Colorado, after a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten toes on his left foot.
In March, Sanders signed a contract extension through the 2029 season.
The Buffaloes kick off the season on Aug. 29 against Georgia Tech at Folsom Field. It will be the first season in quite some time that he hasn’t coached one of his sons. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns while Shilo, a safety, is in camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes went 4-8 in his first season and 9-4 last season, with an appearance in the Alamo Bowl. They have big shoes to fill in replacing Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter.
FOOTBALL SEASON LOOMS WITH NO CLEAR GUIDANCE IN ATHLETE BATTLES TO WIN MORE ELIGIBILITY FROM NCAA
The stream of lawsuits across the country from college athletes trying to grab another season of eligibility appears ready to fizzle out for a bit.
With fall football practice cranking up this week, players still hoping for a judge allowing them to take the field may be left waiting for a ruling that likely won’t help them compete again.
“We’re at a point in the summer where I think any athlete out there is going to know that it’s probably too late to file a case and be able to get relief on it,” said Sam Ehrlich, a professor of legal studies at Boise State studying the 2021 Alston ruling’s effect on college athletics.
Relief on a larger question surrounding eligibility may be a while coming, too: In cases from California to Wisconsin, judges have provided inconsistent results for players seeking legal help for another season, and it may very well be a topic settled for good by a higher court.
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is perhaps the highest-profile athlete to win his court fight. The New Mexico State transfer sued the NCAA last fall, arguing that his junior college years should not count against his eligibility, citing the potential losses in earnings from name, image and likeness deals. U.S. District Judge William Campbell Jr. in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction, ordering the NCAA to allow Pavia to play.
The NCAA is appealing Campbell’s decision but granted a blanket waiver that will allow an extra year of eligibility for Pavia and other athletes who played at non-NCAA Division I schools before enrollment if they were going to exhaust their eligibility this year.
Pavia won. Others, such as Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean, have lost or are in limbo.
Practice starts Wednesday for Southeastern Conference members Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Chris Bellamy and Targhee Lambson are among four football players waiting on the same federal judge who gave Pavia another season of football last December.
Some schools have helped by filing waivers. Others wait and hold a spot, letting the athlete fight the legal battle.
“They’re just kind of in limbo in the transfer portal because schools don’t really know whether they’re going to have eligibility,” Ehrlich said. “It’s a really weird situation right now.”
The NCAA would like Congress to grant limited liability protection to help address all the lawsuits over eligibility. NCAA President Charlie Baker noted in June that athletes had five years to play four seasons for about a century, a situation that changed recently. Baker told The Associated Press then that the NCAA has won more of these cases than the association lost.
“But the uncertainty it creates, the consequences of this for the next generation of young people if you play this thing out, are enormous,” Baker said. “Moving away from an academic calendar to sort of no calendar for college sports is hugely problematic.”
Duke coach Manny Diaz thought such eligibility issues would be addressed after the House settlement, which took effect July 1.
“All I have been told is once they got House out of the way they are going to double back on a lot of these oddities and make sure eligibility is tied into a college career,” Diaz said at ACC media days. “We don’t want nine-year guys playing the sport.”
Thanks to the extra season added to careers for the coronavirus pandemic, the college eligibility calendar has been scrambled a bit. Pavia will be playing his sixth season after starting with two at New Mexico Military Institute, a junior college, then two more at New Mexico State.
Fullback Hayden Large played three NAIA seasons at Dordt before transferring to Iowa, where he will be playing his sixth season this fall after being granted another year.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz sees a simple solution in giving players five years to play five seasons. He’s also in favor of players who start in junior college having an extra year, even as he sees the need for a limit even if he doesn’t know what that should be.
“If a guy during his first year ends up being able to play five or six games, why not let him play?” Ferentz said. “It’s all about creating opportunity, in my mind. I’ve never understood the rationale for not doing that.”
Ehrlich is attempting to track all lawsuits against the NCAA, ranging from the House settlement;name, image and likeness litigation; college athletes as employees; and Title IX lawsuits, along with other cases. Ehrlich has tracked more than a dozen lawsuits involving eligibility, and common factors are hard to come by.
He saw three very different rulings from judges appointed by President Donald Trump. Standards of evidence for a preliminary injunction also have varied from judge to judge. Three cases have been appealed, with other motions helping delay some waiver requests.
Ehrlich said there remains the chance a case lands before the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I don’t see these cases drying up anytime soon,” Ehrlich said.
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BASEBALL NEWS
LEGENDARY CUBS 2B RYNE SANDBERG DIES AT 65
Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, a longtime Chicago Cubs star who was one of the game’s greatest-ever second basemen, died on Monday at age 65.
Sandberg battled prostate cancer for more than a year.
The Cubs tweeted, “With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg has passed away today.”
After getting six at-bats for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981, Sandberg was traded to the Cubs and became a fixture in Chicago for 15 seasons.
The 10-time All-Star was an all-around performer, as proven by his nine Gold Gloves and seven Silver Slugger awards.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement, “Ryne Sandberg was a legend of the Chicago Cubs franchise and a beloved figure throughout Major League Baseball. He was a five-tool player who excelled in every facet of the game thanks to his power, speed and work ethic. …
“Ryne remained active in the game he loved as an ambassador for the Cubs, a manager for the Phillies and in the Minor Leagues, and a frequent participant at the Hall of Fame. His many friends across the game were in his corner as he courageously fought cancer in recent years. We will continue to support the important work of Stand Up To Cancer in Ryne’s memory.”
Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, added in a statement, “Ryne Sandberg had a relentless work ethic and an unshakable positive outlook. With it, he inspired all those who knew him. He always emphasized his respect for the way the game should be played, for his teammates and for the Hall of Fame, especially during his 2005 induction speech.”
Sandberg, affectionately called “Ryno,” was selected the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1984, when he hit .314 with league-high totals of 114 runs and 19 triples to go with 19 homers and 84 RBIs. He topped the NL with 40 homers in 1990.
In 2,164 career games, Sandberg hit .285 with a .344 on-base percentage, a .452 slugging percentage, 282 home runs, 1,061 RBIs and 344 stolen bases. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005, and a statue of Sandberg was unveiled outside Wrigley Field last year.
Longtime Cubs teammate Mark Grace said, “When you examine the offense and defense, you’ll find some years where he was the best player you’ve ever seen in your life.”
The Cubs got to the playoffs just twice in his career, losing in the NL Championship Series in 1984 and 1989. Sandberg logged a career .385 average (15-for-39) with a home run, six RBIs, six walks and three steals in 10 postseason games.
He went on to manage the Phillies from August 2013 to June 2015, compiling a 119-159 record.
GUARDS’ ALL-STAR EMMANUEL CLASE PLACED ON PAID LEAVE AS PART OF MLB SPORTS BETTING INVESTIGATION
Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of a Major League Baseball investigation into sports betting.
Clase, a three-time All-Star, becomes the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on leave in connection with a sports gambling probe. Luis Ortiz also is on non-disciplinary leave through Aug. 31.
It was unclear if the cases were related in any way. The Guardians said in a statement that they “have been informed that no additional players or club personnel are expected to be impacted.”
The 27-year-old Clase is 5-3 with 24 saves in 48 games this year, but he also has a career-high 3.23 ERA. The right-hander led the AL in saves in each of the previous three years and was speculated to be sought after in trades ahead of this week’s MLB trade deadline.
MLB said in a statement that Clase had been placed on leave per an agreement with the players’ association while the league “continues its sports betting investigation.” It declined further comment.
Cleveland was slated to begin a three-game series against Colorado on Monday night. The Guardians are second in the AL Central with a 52-53 record.
The Ortiz investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by the right-hander that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and against St. Louis on June 27. The gambling activity on the pitches was flagged by a betting-integrity firm and forwarded to MLB.
The situation with Clase and Ortiz comes after MLB suspended five players for gambling in June 2024, including a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023.
Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and three minor leaguers — San Diego pitcher Jay Groome, Arizona pitcher Andrew Saalfrank and Philadelphia infielder José Rodríguez — received one-year suspensions.
Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball in February for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games, and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.
BREWERS ACQUIRE RAYS C DANNY JANSEN FOR MINOR-LEAGUER
The Milwaukee Brewers made a move Monday night to add power at the catcher position, acquiring Danny Jansen and cash from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league infielder Jadher Areinamo.
Jansen, who has 11 homers this year, will take the roster spot of Milwaukee backup catcher Eric Haase, who was designated for assignment as part of the transaction.
Jansen, 30, grew up in Appleton, Wis.
“I don’t live too far (from Milwaukee), so that’s going to be something that my wife and I have never experienced as a family,” Jansen said, according to MLB.com. “I’m definitely excited to meet the new organization, and I’ve heard nothing but great things about them as well. I’m super grateful for my time here, and I’m excited for the next chapter as well.”
In 73 games for Tampa Bay this year, Jansen hit .204 with a .314 on-base percentage, a .389 slugging percentage and 29 RBIs.
Across 574 major league games for the Toronto Blue Jays (2018-24), the Boston Red Sox (2024) and Tampa Bay (2025), Jansen has a career hitting line of .218/.309/.415 with 85 home runs and 249 RBIs.
Haase, 32, hit .228/.278/.396 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 30 games for the Brewers in 2025. In 383 games for Cleveland (2018-19, 2023), Detroit (2020-23) and Milwaukee (2024-25), he owns a .228/.278/.396 slash line with 48 homers and 160 RBIs.
Areinamo, 21, was ranked as the Brewers’ 24th-best prospect by MLB Pipeline. He hit .297/.355.463 with 11 homers, 51 RBIs and 15 stolen bases this season for high Class-A Wisconsin, which plays in Appleton.
BASEBALL COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED CONFRONTED BY BRYCE HARPER DURING MEETING, AP SOURCE SAYS
CHICAGO (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper had a spirited exchange during a question-and-answer session between the commissioner and the team, according to a person with direct knowledge of the conversation.
The person spoke to the AP on Monday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Phillies slugger Nick Castellanos previously confirmed some details from the meeting in interviews with The Bandwagon and ESPN.
Manfred met with the Phillies and Red Sox during their series last week in Philadelphia. The session with the Phillies lasted for more than an hour.
Manfred spoke with the NL team about the media landscape and working together to grow the sport, according to the person with knowledge of the conversation. At some point, Harper told Manfred if he was there to talk about a salary cap, he could “get the (expletive) out” of the clubhouse.
Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, 2026, and some players are concerned about a possible management push for a salary cap. Harper is a two-time NL MVP and one of the game’s marquee names, making his confrontation with Manfred more noteworthy.
Manfred and some owners have cited payroll disparity as one of baseball’s biggest problems, while at the same time MLB is working to address a revenue decline from regional sports networks. Unlike the NFL, NBA and NHL, baseball has never had a salary cap because its players staunchly oppose one.
BRAVES ADD RHP CARLOS CARRASCO IN DEAL WITH YANKEES
The Atlanta Braves acquired veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco from the New York Yankees on Monday in exchange for cash considerations.
Carrasco, 38, had been designated for assignment by the Yankees in May before accepting an assignment to remain with the organization and join the roster at Triple-A Scranton.
Carrasco was 2-2 with a 5.91 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) with the Yankees and 4-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 11 appearances (10 starts) at Triple-A this season.
The move comes one day after the Braves added right-hander Erick Fedde, who was designated for assignment by the St. Louis Cardinals.
In 16 major league seasons, Carrasco is 112-105 with a 4.18 ERA in 332 appearances (283 starts) for the Cleveland Indians (2009-2020), the New York Mets (2021-23), Cleveland Guardians (2024) and Yankees.
The Braves are dealing with pitching injuries to Chirs Sale (ribs), Grant Holmes (elbow), Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder), Spencer Schwellenbach (elbow) and AJ Smith-Shawver (elbow).
MLB ROUNDUP: AFTER RAIN DELAY, TWINS WALK-OFF RED SOX
Brooks Lee hit a walk-off, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night in Minneapolis.
The game was delayed by violent storms before the start of the bottom of the ninth. The teams resumed after more than an hour delay, and the Twins promptly rallied for the victory.
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. singled before Red Sox reliever Jordan Hicks (1-7) hit back-to-back batters with pitches. Boston got a forceout at home before Lee singled to left.
Keirsey went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer. Christian Vazquez also drove in a run for the Twins, and Royce Lewis had two hits. Alex Bregman went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer for Boston. Roman Anthony went 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Wilyer Abreu had three hits.
Angels 6, Rangers 4
Kevin Newman and Luis Rengifo hit two-run homers and Taylor Ward added a solo shot, leading Los Angeles to a victory over Texas in the opener of a three-game series at Anaheim, Calif.
Gustavo Campero went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a run for the Angels, who snapped the Rangers’ six-game winning streak by logging their third victory in four games. Kenley Jansen pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless, scoreless relief to notch his 19th save.
Josh Jung homered and Josh Smith tripled and scored for Texas, which took just its second loss in 10 games. Jacob deGrom (10-3) gave up a season-high five runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings while striking out eight and walking one. It was deGrom’s first loss since May 26.
Padres 7, Mets 6
Elias Diaz’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted San Diego to a wild win over visiting New York.
Robert Suarez (3-4) got the win despite blowing the save when Ronny Mauricio cracked a one-out solo homer in the top of the ninth to tie the game.
Padres starter Dylan Cease gave up five runs on five hits and five walks in 4 2/3 innings, striking out nine. Mets starter Frankie Montas left after 4 1/3 innings, permitting eight hits and five runs while walking two and fanning three.
Mariners 3, Athletics 1
Luis Castillo pitched seven strong innings and Josh Naylor smacked his first homer with the Mariners to help Seattle post a victory over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
Naylor had two hits and scored twice for the Mariners, who are three games behind the first-place Houston Astros in the American League West. Cal Raleigh notched two hits and an RBI and Ben Williamson produced two hits, one run and a big defensive play for Seattle. Castillo (8-6) allowed one run and five hits.
Brent Rooker had an RBI for the Athletics, who were coming off a four-game road sweep of the Astros. A’s starter JP Sears (7-9) gave up three runs (two earned) and five hits over 4 1/3 innings. Athletics All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson (left hand) sat out his third straight game.
Brewers 8, Cubs 4
Christian Yelich had a two-run homer and Milwaukee overcame a shaky first inning from All-Star rookie Jacob Misiorowski to rally for a victory over visiting Chicago in the opener of the three-game series between the National League Central leaders.
The Brewers, who moved into first place one game ahead of the Cubs, erased a 3-0 first-inning deficit with four runs in the third off Matthew Boyd (11-4). Andrew Vaughn had a solo homer, his ninth, in the fifth and Sal Frelick had a solo shot, his eighth, an inning later to make it 6-3. Misiorowski finished his 80-pitch outing with three scoreless innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits.
The Cubs took a 3-0 lead in the first with the aid of a wild pitch and throwing error in a 40-pitch inning against Misiorowski.
Tigers 5, Diamondbacks 1
Dillon Dingler had a solo homer and two singles, and Troy Melton pitched seven shutout innings to collect his first career victory as host Detroit downed Arizona to open a three-game series.
In his second career start since being promoted from Triple-A Toledo, Melton (1-1) surrendered five singles without issuing a walk for the Tigers. Andy Ibanez, also recalled from Toledo earlier in the day, added a home run, a double and two runs.
Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7) gave up five runs and eight hits in six innings. Alek Thomas hit a solo shot for the Diamondbacks, who have lost six of their last seven contests.
Rays 4, Yankees 2
Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer and the Rays pulled back above .500 with a victory over the host Yankees.
Rays starter Drew Rasmussen (8-5) allowed a pair of run-scoring walks in the first inning before pitching five innings, holding the Yankees scoreless the rest of the way.
Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler (1-1) allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings during his third career start. The hard-throwing right-hander struck out five and walked four.
Nationals 2, Astros 1
Riley Adams clubbed a two-out, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, and visiting Washington edged reeling Houston.
Adams socked his sixth homer of the season to right field off Astros reliever Bryan King (3-2). Reliever Konnor Pilkington (2-0) got two outs in the sixth, and Kyle Finnegan recorded his 20th save with a perfect ninth.
The Astros took their sixth consecutive home loss, their fifth straight defeat overall. The Nationals won their third game in a row. Houston starter Framber Valdez fanned 12 in six innings.
Cardinals 7, Marlins 1
Andre Pallante allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings as St. Louis defeated visiting Miami.
Pallante (6-7) struck out four and walked one while enjoying quite a turnaround from his previous three starts, when he allowed 18 runs, 17 earned, on 25 hits in 15 2/3 innings. Masyn Winn went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and three RBIs for the Cardinals, who won for just the fourth time in 11 games since the All-Star break. Alec Burleson had a homer, two runs and two RBIs.
Marlins starter Edward Cabrera (4-5) allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits in six innings.
Braves 10, Royals 7
Ronald Acuna Jr. and Marcell Ozuna each hit a two-run homer, Austin Riley homered and drove in four, and visiting Atlanta emerged with a win over Kansas City.
The Royals tied a franchise record by issuing 14 walks, a mark reached four times previously. The Braves’ offense matched its best-ever walk total, equally a record achieved twice before. Riley broke things open with a three-run double in the eighth for the Braves, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Atlanta’s Spencer Strider (5-8) allowed two first-inning runs but no more while grinding into the sixth.
Rich Hill (0-2) walked six and allowed four runs and three hits in four innings during his second start for Kansas City, which had won five of the previous seven.
Dodgers 5, Reds 2
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just one run with nine strikeouts over seven innings, and Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run double to send the visiting Dodgers to a win over the Reds.
Yamamoto (9-7) matched a season-high seven innings, allowing just four hits and one run. The right-hander improved his road record to 6-3 in 11 starts. The only blemish on his slate was an RBI groundout by former Dodger Gavin Lux in the first inning.
Ohtani walked twice and cashed in a pair of runners to break a 1-1 tie with a double to center field off Cincinnati starter Chase Burns (0-3).
Pirates 6, Giants 5
Andrew McCutchen broke a tie with a seventh-inning homer, the Pittsburgh bullpen threw seven innings of two-run ball and the Pirates ran their winning streak to three in a row with a triumph at San Francisco.
Nick Gonzales also homered for the Pirates. Yohan Ramirez (1-0) pitched 2 1/3 shutout innings, and David Bednar recorded his 17th save despite allowing a run in the ninth.
Willy Adames totaled three hits and two RBIs for the Giants, who have lost four straight, all at home. Reliever Carson Seymour (0-1) permitted two runs in three innings.
Orioles 11, Blue Jays 4
Cedric Mullins and Coby Mayo belted back-to-back homers and Adley Rutschman had a big night at the plate in his first game off the injured list as Baltimore topped visiting Toronto.
Ramon Laureano and Colton Cowser also homered and Jordan Westburg joined Rutschman and Mayo with three hits apiece. The Orioles finished with 16 hits as they won their third game in a row. Corbin Martin (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief for his first win since 2019.
Bo Bichette had four hits and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nathan Lukes homered for the Blue Jays, who have lost two games in a row for the first time since the All-Star break.
White Sox 6, Phillies 2
Colson Montgomery and Luis Robert Jr. homered and Davis Martin pitched 5 2/3 sharp innings to help host Chicago to a victory against the Phillies.
Chicago has won the first game in each of its four series since the All-Star break and is 7-3 out of the break overall.
Robert connected for a go-ahead, two-run blast to the opposite field in the fourth as Chicago struck against Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez, a National League Cy Young award contender, in key spots. Sanchez (9-3) had allowed just four earned runs with 31 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings over his past four starts entering Monday.
Rockies 8, Guardians 6
Tyler Freeman had three RBIs against his former team and Hunter Goodman homered and drove in two runs over the last two innings, giving visiting Colorado a wild victory over Cleveland.
Colorado rookie Warming Bernabel homered for the second game in a row. The Rockies scored four times in the ninth to erase a 5-4 deficit against Cade Smith (2-4), who retired one batter and gave up four runs, one earned.
Tyler Kinley (1-3) was the winner, and Seth Halvorsen gave up Nolan Jones’ RBI single in the bottom of the ninth but still earned his 11th save. The game was delayed 2 1/2 hours at the start due to rain.
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WNBA NEWS
LIBERTY, WITHOUT BREANNA STEWART, STUMBLE AGAINST WINGS
Arike Ogunbowale compiled 20 points and 14 assists, Paige Bueckers scored 20 points and the Dallas Wings held off the Breanna Stewart-less New York Liberty 92-82 on Monday in Arlington, Texas.
The Wings led by 30 points early in the third quarter and were up 85-62 at the end of the period. However, the Liberty pulled within six with 1:44 left in the game as Dallas went scoreless for more than six minutes before Bueckers and DiJonai Carrington each made two late free throws.
Luisa Geiselsoder added 14 points for the Wings (8-19), who entered the game with the second-worst record in the league. They won for just the second time in eight games.
The defending WNBA champion Liberty (17-8), who have the second-best record in the league, were playing their first full game without Stewart this season. The All-Star forward hurt her lower right leg three minutes into a 101-99 home loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday.
Jonquel Jones scored 18 points, Sabrina Ionescu had 17 and Stephanie Talbot and Isabelle Harrison added 10 each to lead the Liberty, who were beginning a four-game road trip that they hope will feature Stewart’s return at some point.
Ogunbowale scored seven points and Bueckers added five as the Wings raced to a 16-2 lead in less than four minutes. Leonie Fiebich made a layup for the Liberty to stop the surge, but Dallas took its biggest lead of the first quarter at 23-6.
Marine Johannes made a 3-pointer and another jumper to start a New York push that concluded with Talbot and Jones each making a 3-pointer to pull the Liberty within 31-19 at the end of the period.
The second quarter started much like the first. Grace Berger and Bueckers each made two field goals during a 10-1 run that expanded the Wings’ lead to 41-19. Dallas led by as many as 25 points before Natasha Cloud made New York’s first field goal of the quarter with 4:37 remaining.
The Liberty stretched the gap to 63-36 going into halftime.
SKYLAR DIGGINS’ TRIPLE-DOUBLE LEADS STORM PAST SUN
Skylar Diggins tallied her first WNBA regular-season triple-double while leading the hot-shooting Seattle Storm to a 101-85 win over the Connecticut Sun on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.
Diggins, playing in her 318th WNBA game, had never logged a regular-season triple-double, although she posted the first triple-double in the history of the WNBA All-Star Game nine days earlier.
In just 23 minutes, Diggins logged 11 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. She led the Seattle offense in a red-hot performance, as the Storm pulled away with a 28-5 run in the third quarter that turned a 57-48 edge to an 85-53 advantage with 2:02 left in the quarter.
Diggins drained a pair of free throws late in the quarter to complete her triple-double, and then watched the final period from the bench.
A game after scoring just 58 points, the Storm nearly matched that total by halftime, establishing a 57-46 lead. The Storm fell a point short of their season scoring high, set in a 102-82 win over the Las Vegas Aces on May 25.
Seattle shot a season-best 60.9 percent (42-for-69) from the field, including 9-for-20 (45 percent) from 3-point range.
Aside from Diggins, Seattle (16-11) was led by Nneka Ogwumike and Gabby Williams. Ogwumike scored 26 points on 11-for-13 shooting in 19 minutes of playing time, while Williams notched 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Rookie Dominique Malonga added 12 points and six boards, and Ezi Magbegor tallied 10 points in the easy win.
Connecticut (4-21) was coming off a season-high 95-point output against the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday but couldn’t keep up that pace. Bria Hartley paced the Sun with 17 points, though she shot just 4-for-12 from the field. Tina Charles added 11 points, and reserves Jacy Sheldon and Olivia Nelson-Ododa chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The Sun took their fifth loss in six games, while the Storm continued a nine-game stretch of alternating wins and losses.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TULANE F GREGG GLENN III DIES IN ‘TRAGIC ACCIDENT’
Tulane starting forward Gregg Glenn III died in a “tragic accident” over the weekend, the school announced Monday. He was 22 years old.
Glenn was the Green Wave’s fourth-leading scorer in 2024-25, his second season with the school after playing his freshman season at Michigan.
“It is with profound sadness that I reach out to you today. We have lost a cherished member of our university community, Gregg Glenn III, who died in a tragic accident this weekend. He was a talented student-athlete who enriched our lives with his spirit, dedication, and passion for both sports and academics,” vice president of student affairs Sarah Cunningham said in the announcement. “Gregg was an outstanding athlete on our men’s basketball team and an individual who brought joy and light to those around him.”
The 6-foot-7 native of Pompano Beach, Fla., averaged 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 34 starts for the Green Wave, who finished 19-15 last season.
“He was not only an exceptional athlete, but also a remarkable person who brought energy, dedication, and kindness to our team and community,” Tulane head coach Ron Hunter said in a statement. “Gregg’s spirit and passion will be deeply missed.”
No details about the accident — even where it happened — were provided.
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BOXING
DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI, BOXER WHO WENT FROM PRISON TO CHAMPION, DIES AT 72
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the Hall of Fame fighter who took up boxing in prison and became a two-weight world champion, has died. He was 72.
Qawi’s sister, Wanda King, said he died Friday following a five-year battle with dementia.
Born Dwight Braxton in Baltimore, Qawi grew up in Camden. He competed in the boxing program at Rahway State Prison while serving a sentence for armed robbery, and turned professional at age 25 soon after his release in 1978.
In December 1981, Qawi — who legally changed his name in 1982 following his conversion to Islam — stopped Matthew Saad Muhammad in the 10th round to win the WBC light heavyweight belt. Qawi stopped Saad again eight months later, taking six rounds.
After a loss Michael Spinks, the 5-foot-7 Qawi — called “The Camden Buzzsaw” — moved up in weight and took the WBA cruiserweight title from Piet Crous in July 1985. Qawi lost the title to future heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield in a 15-rounder in July 1986.
Qawi later fought as a heavyweight, with George Foreman stopping him in seven rounds.
Qawi retired in 1998 at age 46 with a 41-11-1 record and 25 knockouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.
After his retirement from the ring, he worked as a boxing trainer, youth advocate and drug and alcohol counselor.
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GOLF NEWS
REPORT: LIV WEEKLY PURSE INCREASING TO $30M IN 2026
The weekly purses for LIV Golf competitions will increase to $30 million in 2026, with the extra $5 million going toward the team competition, the Sports Business Journal reported Monday.
Beginning next season, $20 million in purse money will continue to cover individual stroke play with $10 million dedicated to the team competition, per the report.
By comparison, the eight Signature Events of the PGA Tour carry $20 million payouts. The highest payout on the PGA Tour — even among majors — is The Players Championship at $25 million.
The 13 LIV Golf teams are set up to be run independently, with each captain signing his own commercial deals and players.
The onus of onboarding new players in the offseason is now more focused on teams and captains, with the enormous signing bonuses in the early stages of the league a thing of the past, per the SBJ.
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TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
COLTS
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WESTFIELD, Ind. – The Colts held their first fully padded practice of training camp on Monday, as Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones each had arguably their best performances since camp started last Wednesday.
Physicality and competition have quickly become the two most prevalent themes of the first five days of training camp, and when the pads come on, those factors are only heightened.
“You just can’t play without the pads being on,” cornerback Kenny Moore II said with a smile.
Moore and the rest of the defense continued to show off their aggressiveness on Monday, thanks to that ability to be a little bit more physical, consistently challenging the Colts offense. Everyone had to increase their level of play to compete, and even though Richardson and Jones wore their red jerseys and didn’t take any hits, they still had to adjust to the pressure. Monday ended up being the best showing both quarterbacks have put on so far.
“They’re not getting hit, but they gotta know,” head coach Shane Steichen said. “Obviously, the rush is going to be a little tighter, but they just gotta be able to move in the pocket, create space, know when to step up, know when to escape. All those things come into play whether we’re in pads or not pads, it’s all part of it.”
“Both of them were solid,” he said. “They’re throwing the ball with accuracy, with rhythm, timing. Had some big plays down the field, so very pleased with both those guys.”
While much of the work during team periods was focused on the run game and short passing plays – as it has been for much of camp so far – both quarterbacks had impressive deep throws. Richardson found tight end Will Mallory along the sideline in a seven-on-seven period, and Jones connected with wide receivers Michael Pittman Jr. and Ashton Dulin downfield in 11-on-11 drills.
Both quarterbacks were also able to consistently find receivers in heavy coverage on short and intermediate throws. Richardson showed his growth in being able to layer passes and find tight windows for his target.
“You got to throw these tight windows in this league, and that accuracy and how to layer the ball and how to know when to throw it and how to throw it is big,” Steichen said. “Obviously, going into year three, the timing, knowing the offense better.”
Steichen confirmed both quarterbacks will continue to evenly split snaps with the first-team offense, and there is still no set timeline for naming a starting quarterback as he wants to “let this thing play out.”
News and Notes from Monday’s practice:
Wide receiver Alec Pierce had a blister on his foot, Steichen said, and did not participate in practice.
Tight end Will Mallory caught a few passes from both Richardson and Jones in various team drills, including a deep contested catch on the sideline from Richardson in seven-on-seven.
Running backs Jonathan Taylor and DJ Giddens showed off their speed and physicality as they burst through the defensive line multiple times in 11-on-11 drills.
Cornerback Jaylon Jones had a strong showing in one-on-one drills, breaking up a pass from Jones intended for Pittman. Jones had four stops on four tries in the one-on-one period.
Cornerback Kenny Moore II broke up two passes intended for wide receiver Josh Downs during one-on-one drills.
Also in a one-on-one period, wide receiver Adonai Mitchell beat out cornerback Charvarius Ward for a deep downfield reception.
Cornerback Justin Walley broke up a pass intended for tight end Tyler Warren in a seven-on-seven period.
Richardson found Mitchell with a dart through heavy coverage in the flat during 11-on-11.
Jones connected with Dulin on back-to-back plays in an 11-on-11 period.
COLTS, LT BERNHARD RAIMANN AGREE TO TERMS ON FOUR-YEAR, $100 MILLION EXTENSION
Be it Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones, the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback will have their blindside protected by a very happy Bernhard Raimann in 2025.
Raimann and the Colts agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension on Monday, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.
The annual salary of $25 million over the length of the extension puts Raimann among the top-five highest-paid left tackles in the NFL, tying him with the Washington Commanders’ Laremy Tunsil at fourth.
Raimann is the latest in a recent surge of tackle extensions, following the Los Angeles Chargers’ Rashawn Slater and Green Bay Packers’ Zach Tom most recently.
Entering his fourth NFL season since he was selected 77th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, Raimann has had a rather epic journey to the league already.
An Austian native who once played wide receiver for the Vienna Vikings club team in his home country, Raimann moved to Michigan and played his college ball at Central Michigan. He became an Indy starter as a rookie in 2022 and has been a mainstay for the Colts ever since.
In 2022, Raimann earned a 73.3 overall grade from Pro Football Focus and has improved each season, with an 82.7 mark in 2023 and an 85.1 tally last year — which was eighth in the NFL.
With Raimann lining up next to left guard Quenton Nelson, Indy boasts one of the better left sides in the league, which has been a boon for running back Jonathan Taylor and should be of utmost value to Jones or Richardson.
The two are in the beginning stages of a QB battle for the top spot, but there’s no competition at left tackle.
Raimann was entering the final season of his rookie contract with a $3.65 million base salary due him. He’s getting a stupendous raise as he’s been pegged as one of the pillars for a Colts team hoping to be on the rise following a four-year playoff drought.
COLTS SIGN DT JOSH TUPOU, PLACE T JACK WILSON ON INJURED RESERVE
WESTFIELD, Ind. – The Indianapolis Colts today signed free agent defensive tackle Josh Tupou and placed tackle Jack Wilson on the Injured Reserve list.
Tupou, 6-3, 340 pounds, has played in 68 career games (23 starts) in his time with the Baltimore Ravens (2024) and Cincinnati Bengals (2017-23). He has compiled 89 tackles (42 solo), 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble. Tupou has also appeared in five postseason contests (one start) and has registered six tackles (one solo). He was originally signed by the Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017, out of Colorado. In 2024, Tupou spent time on the Ravens’ active roster and practice squad. He appeared in three games and tallied three solo tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack. His last name is pronounced TEW-po.
Wilson, 6-11, 310 pounds, spent Weeks 6-8 on the Colts practice squad last season after originally signing with the team on October 9, 2024. He played basketball at Minnesota in 2023-24 and appeared in seven games. Wilson played football at Washington State (2020-22) and saw action in 25 games along the offensive line and on special teams. In 2022-23, he was also a member of the Cougars’ basketball team and appeared in 14 games. Prior to Washington State, Wilson played basketball at Idaho (2019-20) and Oregon State (2018-19). At Idaho, he saw action in 18 games and averaged 4.2 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game. At Oregon State, Wilson appeared in seven games.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
MENDOZA, SARRATT TABBED TO PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Awarded to the outstanding player in college football, the Maxwell Award announced its preseason watch list for the award with Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza and wide receiver Elijah Sarratt each among the 80-player contingent.
Indiana is one of 16 programs to have multiple student-athletes on the preseason watch list. Semifinalists will be announced November 11 and the three finalists for the Maxwell Award will be unveiled November 25. The winner of the 89th Maxwell Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 11.
With 20 career games played and 19 starts over three seasons at Cal, Mendoza was the No. 14 overall prospect in the Transfer Portal and No. 3 quarterback per 247Sports for the 2025 cycle. He finished his career at Cal as the all-time leader in completion percentage (66.4%) and tied for No. 7 in 250-yard passing games (10). His 2024 season produced just the ninth 3,000-yard passing season in Cal history (3,004 yards) and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl.
An all-conference performer in each of his three collegiate seasons, Sarratt was a third-team All-Big Ten pick in 2024 after he ranked top-40 nationally in receiving touchdowns (No. 36; 8) and receiving yards (No. 35; 957), with both totals top-10 in program history. He graded as the No. 4 receiver in the Big Ten and No. 13 in Power 4 (80.8) per Pro Football Focus (min. 500 snaps) and set an IU record for yards receiving in the Old Oaken Bucket win over Purdue (165 yards).
The Maxwell Football Club was founded in 1935 and is the oldest football organization of its kind in America. The Club recognizes excellence in performance at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of the game. The Maxwell Club is also deeply involved and fully vested in the community through programs to promote academic excellence, community volunteerism, and leadership. High school student-athletes around the country have an opportunity to participate in MFC Showcase events, free of charge, through the generosity of our corporate partners, NFL Foundation, College Sports Communicators, SRA Inc, Vertical Raise, Quinco Inc., the ETC Foundation and the Bradley Law Firm.
The Maxwell Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 900 recipients since 1935. This season, 12 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Indiana volleyball team will make five confirmed appearances on linear television this fall, as announced by the conference office on Monday (July 28) morning. The Big Ten has set the national standard in promoting the growth of women’s volleyball and will carry 79 matches on its networks this year.
This is the third-straight season that the Hoosiers will appear on the Big Ten Network or its partner channels at least four times in the same year. IU played eight nationally-televised contests in 2024, including a commanding sweep of Northwestern at Wilkinson Hall.
IU will be part of an opening night doubleheader to begin the Big Ten campaign on Wednesday, September 24th. The Hoosiers will head to Evanston to play Northwestern (9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT) following the conclusion of Michigan and Nebraska (7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT).
Volleyball will take center stage in the state’s capital on Thursday, October 16th when IU and Purdue meet at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to play for the Monon Spike. It is believed to be one of the first volleyball matches played inside the basketball arena and will command a national audience (7 p.m. ET) on the Big Ten Network.
Additional network matches for the Hoosiers include home contests with Ohio State (Oct. 19, Noon ET) and Minnesota (Oct. 24, 8 p.m. ET) at the end of October. IU will play the defending national champions, Penn State, in Happy Valley (Nov. 2, 4 p.m. ET) to begin the final month of the regular season.
The start times for IU’s remaining home matches on B1G+ will be determined at the beginning of August.
Hoosiers on Big Ten Network (all times Eastern):
Wednesday, September 24th at Northwestern: 9 p.m., BTN
Thursday, October 16th vs. Purdue: 7 p.m., BTN
Sunday, October 19th vs. Ohio State: Noon, BTN
Friday, October 24th vs. Minnesota: 8 p.m., BTN
Sunday, November 2nd at Penn State: 4 p.m., BTN
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL LANDS ANDREJ ACIMOVIC
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the addition of Andrej Acimovic to the 2025-26 roster. Acimovic, a Bosnian center, is the 13th scholarship player added to the Hoosiers during DeVries’ first offseason.
“Andrej is a talented big man that we are excited to get in our program and develop,” DeVries said. “He has good size and is able to score the basketball in different ways. He is strong on the glass and has good defensive instincts and timing when blocking shots.”
15 | Andrej Acimovic | 6’11 | Center | Freshman | Bijeljina, Bosnia
Averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the U19 ABA League, the top league in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia region… during competition in the second Bosnian division, a senior level league, he posted 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game… shot 65.3% from the floor and 39.0% from the 3-point line… member of the U16 and U18 Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team.
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PURDUE SWIMMING
BOILERS WELL REPRESENTED BY GROUP OF 7 AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With Boilermakers competing in as many as 11 events in Singapore, Purdue Swimming & Diving will once again be well represented at the year’s top international showcase – the World Aquatics Championships.
Seven Boilermakers – three swimmers and four divers – are set to compete for country from July 24 through Aug. 3. All six Boilermakers that have already competed for Purdue will be making return trips to World Aquatics’ international championship event. Only incoming freshman Janis Dzirkalis (Latvia) will be making his debut at the World Championships.
Alum David Colutri was the first Boilermaker to compete in Singapore as 27-meter high diving, a finals-only event, was once again split into two days of competition. Colturi was in 10th place among a field of 23 competitors after the first four rounds. He posted the top-scoring dive (97.20) in round 3. The competition concludes at 11 p.m. ET on July 26. Colturi is competing at his sixth World Championships.
INDIVIDUAL EVENT SCHEDULES AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Country, Seasons at Purdue)
Divers
• Jordan Rzepka (USA, 2022-25) – 10-Meter
• Daryn Wright (USA, 2023-Pr) – 10-Meter Synchro, 3M & 10M Team Diving
• Tyler Wills (USA, 2025-Pr) – Mixed 10-Meter Synchro
• David Colturi (USA, 2008-10) – 27-Meter High Diving
Swimmers
• Nikola Aćin (Serbia, 2019-22) – 50m Backstroke, 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Jinq En Phee (Malaysia, 2017-20) – 50m & 100m Breaststroke
• Jānis Dzirkalis (Latvia, Incoming Freshman) – 50m & 100m Freestyle
Alum Steven LoBue and diving’s associate head coach, Mark Bradshaw, are also in Singapore serving on USA Diving’s coaching staff. LoBue is the head coach of the American high divers and Bradshaw is a staff assistant for the traditional diving roster. LoBue (2004-07 at Purdue) was a two-time medalist in 27-meter high diving at the World Championships, winning gold in 2017 and silver in 2019.
Aćin, Phee and Wright are all Olympians that continue to be among the top performers for their countries.
EXPERIENCE AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
* – Qualified but did not compete due to illness
• David Colturi – 6th (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Nikola Aćin – 5th (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Jinq En Phee – 4th (2015, 2019, 2022*, 2024, 2025)
• Jordan Rzepka – 3rd (2022, 2023, 2025)
• Daryn Wright – 3rd (2022, 2024, 2025)
• Tyler Wills – 2nd (2024, 2025)
• Jānis Dzirkalis – 1st
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
LOVE NAMED TO 2025 MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior running back Jeremiyah Love has earned selection to the 2025 Maxwell Award Watch List. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football, recognizing excellence on the field and exceptional contributions to the game.
Six Notre Dame players have won the Maxwell Award on seven occasions in its history: TE Leon Hart (1949), HB John Lattner (1952 and 1953), LB Jim Lynch (1966), DE Ross Browner (1977), QB Brady Quinn (2006) and LB Manti Te’o (2012).
Love, already named a Walter Camp Preseason All-American, comes off a statement 2024 campaign for Notre Dame. He rushed for a touchdown in each of the first 13 games of 2024 and totaled 17 rushing touchdowns, in addition to two receiving touchdowns. Love posted 1,125 rushing yards in 2024, the 21st time an Irish player has broken the 1,000-yard rushing mark in a season.
He averaged 6.9 yards per carry, which ranked ninth nationally in 2024 among players with 100 or more carries, and he tied for second among all single-season 1,000-yard rushers in ND records (Reggie Brooks, 1992, 8.0 – 1,343; Josh Adams, 2017, 6.9 – 1,430).
Love was the only FBS player to score a rushing touchdown in every regular season game that season. He broke the record for the most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown in Notre Dame history with 13 (passing 11 – Wayne Bullock, 1973-74, 17 total rushing TDs during streak). The 13-consecutive games to start a season is also a program record, besting Autry Denson’s season-opening run of 10 in 1998
Notre Dame’s rushing offense ranked No. 4 among the Power 4 in yards per carry (5.66), ranking No. 7 among all FBS teams. The Irish ranked No. 6 among Power 4 teams in rushing offense (210.8).
Love, Jadarian Price and Riley Leonard each had at least 700 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns in 2024, the only FBS team to have a trio accomplish that feat that season. Notre Dame tied for second at the end of the regular season among all FBS teams in rushes of 50 or more yards with seven (by four players, with seven touchdowns).
With 45 rushing touchdowns in 2024, the Irish led all Power 4 teams and ranked third among all FBS programs in rushing touchdowns.
NOTRE DAME TO FACE WAKE FOREST IN 2027 DUKE’S MAYO CLASSIC
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame will face Wake Forest in the 2027 Duke’s Mayo Classic, played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2027. The game is part of Notre Dame’s existing scheduling agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference and will be played as a neutral-site contest.
The Irish hold a 6-0 record against the Demon Deacons, winning the last meeting 47-7 in 2023 at Notre Dame Stadium. The two programs have never played a neutral-site game against one another, with Notre Dame owning a 4-0 record against Wake Forest at home, and 2-0 record on the road.
“We are excited for another chance to play in an NFL stadium and against the Demon Deacons,” Notre Dame Deputy Athletics Director for Football Ron Powlus said. “The opportunity to showcase our two great institutions and football programs, while affording our football program and student-athletes an exciting and unique experience in the great city of Charlotte, is one we can’t wait to be a part of.”
Notre Dame’s success in NFL stadiums spans decades. The Irish hold a 28-15 record when playing in current NFL stadiums (beginning in 1980). Notre Dame leads all FBS teams in number of different NFL stadiums played since 2014 with 17. The next closest programs have 10. Since 2016, Notre Dame has played 19 games in NFL Stadiums: eight postseason matchups and 11 regular-season contests.
2027 will mark the second time the Irish have played in Bank of America Stadium, the first being the 2020 ACC Championship game, as Notre Dame competed as a member of the ACC that season.
“We are thrilled to welcome Notre Dame and Wake Forest to Charlotte for what promises to be an unforgettable matchup at Bank of America Stadium,” Will Pitts, CEO of the Charlotte Sports Foundation, said. “This game is a testament to our city’s passion for college football and our continued commitment to hosting premier sporting events. We’re incredibly grateful to both universities for their partnership and to Duke’s Mayo for their unwavering support in making events like this possible.”
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
BULLDOGS PICKED FOURTH IN PFL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL
The Butler football team was picked to finish fourth in the Pioneer Football League standings this year. The PFL communications office released the 2025 Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Monday afternoon with San Diego, Drake, St. Thomas and Butler rounding out the top four teams. The Toreros topped the preseason poll for the first time since 2019.
The PFL will present its 2025 Preseason All-PFL Team on Tuesday.
San Diego picked up five first-place votes and was not ranked lower than third by any of the league’s head coaches to earn the poll’s top spot with 94 points.
Drake, the 2024 PFL Champion, was first on three ballots to earn second place in the poll with 78 points. St. Thomas rounded out the top three with 72 points which included one first-place vote and two more for second.
Butler, Dayton, and Morehead State were tightly packed into the next three spots. The Bulldogs didn’t receive any first-place votes, but had four coaches pick them third leading to their 66-point total. Dayton was one point behind in fifth place while Morehead State nabbed one first-place vote yet finished sixth with 64 points.
Presbyterian was the fifth PFL program to receive at least one first-place vote in the poll. The Blue Hose edged Davidson to come in at seventh (55). The Wildcats were picked eighth with 53 points.
Marist, Valparaiso, and Stetson rounded out the PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll taking ninth, 10th, and 11th, respectively.
The poll reflects the vastly different landscape entering the 2025 season with five programs helmed by new head coaches including Kevin Lynch at Butler, Saj Thakkar at Davidson, Joe Woodley at Drake, Mike Jasper at Stetson, and Andy Waddle at Valparaiso.
The upcoming 2025 season marks the 33rd year of the Pioneer Football League. The league features 11 teams, each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Championship.
The 2025 schedule gets underway Thursday, August 28, with Dayton, Drake, and St. Thomas set to kick off on opening night. Marist opens its season on Friday, August 29, followed by the league’s remaining seven teams on Saturday, August 30.
Butler will play four non-league games to prep for their PFL home opener against Marist on Sept. 27. The season opener sends BU to Northern Iowa on August 30. The 2025 home opener brings Truman State to the Sellick Bowl on Sept. 6 and two road games at Hanover and Weber State will end the non-conference slate.
Butler hosts Marist, Presbyterian, Drake, and Valparaiso this year. Road games are slated at St. Thomas, Dayton, Morehead State, and San Diego.
2025 PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1) San Diego (5) – 94 Points
2) Drake (3) – 78 Points
3) St. Thomas (1) – 72 Points
4) Butler – 66 Points
5) Dayton – 65 Points
6) Morehead State (1) – 64 Points
7) Presbyterian (1) – 55 Points
8) Davidson – 53 Points
9) Marist – 24 Points
10) Valparaiso – 18 Points
11) Stetson – 16 Points
First-place votes in parentheses… Coaches not allowed to vote for own team
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VALPO FOOTBALL
PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE RELEASES 2025 PRESEASON POLL
The Pioneer Football League released its 2025 preseason poll on Monday, with the Valparaiso University football team predicted to finish 10th based on a survey of the league’s head coaches.
San Diego was tabbed the preseason favorite to win the league with defending champion Drake picked second.
The 2025 Preseason All-PFL Team will be announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Pioneer Football League
2025 Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Team 1st 2nd 3rd Points
1. San Diego 5 4 1 94
2. Drake 3 2 1 78
3. St. Thomas 1 2 0 72
4. Butler 0 1 4 66
5. Dayton 0 1 2 65
6. Morehead St. 1 0 0 64
7. Presbyterian 1 1 1 55
8. Davidson 0 0 1 53
9. Marist 24
10. Valparaiso 18
11. Stetson 16
10 points awarded for a first-place vote, with one point less for each succeeding place. (Maximum score = 100)
Coaches were not allowed to vote for their team.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
July 29
1908 — Rube Waddell struck out 16, sending the St. Louis Browns past the Philadelphia A’s 5-4.
1911 — Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns with a 5-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader. Wood fanned 12 and allowed three baserunners on two walks and a hit batsman.
1915 — Honus Wagner, 41, became the oldest player to hit a grand slam as Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 8-2. The grand slam was an inside-the-park homer. Wagner remained the record holder until 1985, when Tony Perez hit one the day before his 43rd birthday.
1928 — The Cleveland Indians scored eight runs in the first inning and nine more in the second and went on to beat the New York Yankees 24-6 at Dunn Field. Johnny Hodapp singled twice in the second and sixth innings.
1936 — The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 22-7 in the first game of a doubleheader, then lost the second game 5-4.
1955 — Smoky Burgess of the Cincinnati Reds hit three home runs and drove in nine runs in a 16-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field.
1968 — George Culver of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a 6-1 no-hitter against the Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader at Philadelphia.
1983 — Steve Garvey of the San Diego Padres ended his NL record of 1,207 consecutive games. The streak ended when he dislocated his thumb in a collision with Atlanta pitcher Pascual Perez while trying to score.
2000 — Eddie Taubensee hit a game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth and homered again in the 11th to lead Cincinnati to a 4-3 win over Montreal.
2001 — Craig Monroe homered in his first major league at-bat, and the Texas Rangers beat Tampa Bay 2-0.
2003 — Boston’s Bill Mueller became the first player in major league history to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a game and connected for three homers in a 14-7 win at Texas.
2006 — Tomas Perez tied a major league record with four doubles, going 5-for-5 and leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 19-6 rout of the New York Yankees.
2010 — Anibal Sanchez pitched a one-hitter, leading the Florida Marlins past the San Francisco Giants 5-0. Sanchez retired his first 13 batters and matched a career high with eight strikeouts.
2018 — The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history. Honored are Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell.
2022 — Aaron Judge hits two more homers in leading the Yankees to an 11 – 5 win over the Royals. He now has 41 on the season, tying the American League record for most before the end of July held by Hall of FamersBabe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Ken Griffey Jr. Judge will set a new record with another homer tomorrow.
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July 30
1917 — Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Ossie Vitt, each went 5-for-5 in Detroit’s 16-4 romp over Washington.
1933 — Dizzy Dean struck out 17 Cubs for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat Chicago 8-2.
1947 — The New York Giants defeated Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in 10 innings, ending Blackwell’s 16-game winning streak.
1959 — Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his major league debut, with the San Francisco Giants. His hits included two triples in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1962 — The American League, led by homers from Leon Wagner, Pete Runnels and Rocky Colavito, powered past the National League 9-4, in the second All-Star Game of the year. Wagner of the Angels was named MVP.
1968 — Washington shortstop Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still won the game 10-1.
1969 — Houston, behind grand slams by Denis Menke and Jim Wynn, scored 11 runs in the ninth inning to pound the New York Mets 16-3 in a doubleheader opener at Shea Stadium. Mets pitchers Cal Koonce and Ron Taylor gave up the slams, marking the first time this century that two grand slams were hit in the same inning of a National League game.
1973 — Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A’s.
1980 — Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot behind his right collarbone.
1982 — The Atlanta Braves returned Chief Noc-A-Homa and his teepee to left field after losing 19 of 21 games and blowing a 10½-game lead. The teepee was removed for more seats. The team recovered to regain first place.
1988 — John Franco of the Cincinnati Reds set a major league record with 13 saves in one month. Franco was tied with Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter and Bob Stanley.
1990 — George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by Commissioner Fay Vincent.
2008 — Kelly Shoppach of Cleveland tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but Detroit beat the Indians 14-12 in 13 innings. Shoppach had two homers and three doubles.
2009 — A story in the New York Times states that sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are among the 104 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. The test results were supposed to be kept secret, but Alex Rodriguez’s presence on the list of those who tested positive had already been leaked earlier this year. Ortiz states that he was not aware he had tested positive six years earlier and denies using steroids.
2011 — The New York Yankees broke loose for 12 runs in the first inning of the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader, setting a franchise record en route to a 17-3 rout of Baltimore.
2012 — Kendrys Morales homered from both sides of the plate during a nine-run sixth inning, capping the burst with a grand slam that sent the Los Angeles Angels romping past the Texas Rangers 15-8. Morales became the third switch-hitter in major league history to homer as a lefty and righty in the same inning. Carlos Baerga did it for Cleveland in 1993 and Mark Bellhorn of the Chicago Cubs duplicated the feat in 2002.
2017 — Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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July 31
1930 — Lou Gehrig drove in eight runs with a grand slam and two doubles, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 14-13.
1932 — Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium opened and Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia A’s beat the Indians 1-0 before 76,979 fans.
1934 — The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings at Cincinnati as Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitas both went the distance.
1954 — Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double to lead the Milwaukee Braves to a 15-7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Adcock’s 18 total bases set a major league record at the time. Adcock homered in the second inning off Don Newcombe, doubled in the third and homered in the fifth off Erv Palica. He connected off Pete Wojey in the seventh and off Johnny Podres in the ninth. Adcock saw only seven pitches and his double off the left-center field fence just missed going out by inches.
1961 — The All-Star Game ended in a 1-1 tie at Fenway Park because of heavy rain.
1981 — The second baseball strike ended after 42 days.
1990 — Nolan Ryan, 43, won his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
2002 — Mike Mussina became the second pitcher in major league history to give up six doubles in one inning, during the New York Yankees’ 17-6 loss to Texas. Hall of Famer Lefty Grove allowed that many with Boston in 1934 against Washington.
2003 — John Smoltz broke his own record as the fastest pitcher to record 40 saves by pitching a scoreless ninth in Atlanta’s 7-4 win over Houston. Last year, he got his 40th save on Aug. 8, en route to breaking the NL record with 55.
2007 — The New York Yankees tied a franchise record by hitting eight home runs, including two by Hideki Matsui, in a 16-3 rout of the Chicago White Sox. New York last hit eight homers in a game in a doubleheader opener at the Philadelphia Athletics on June 28, 1939.
2010 — Carlos Gonzalez hit a game-ending home run to complete the cycle, and Colorado rallied to a 6-5 win after blowing a three-run lead in the eighth inning to the Chicago Cubs.
2011 — Ricky Nolasco scattered 12 hits, Emilio Bonifacio homered and Florida handed the Atlanta Braves the 10,000th loss in franchise history. With the 3-1 loss, the Braves become the second big league team with 10,000 losses. The Phillies reached that mark in 2007.
2015 — New York’s Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for the record 14th time, hitting his 10th grand slam and a two-run homer that led the Yankees past the Chicago White Sox 13-6.
2021 — Seby Zavala becomes the first player in MLB history to record his first three home runs in the same game.
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
July 29
1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats the challenger, M. Petit of France, in 25 minutes.
1934 — Paul Runyan beats Craig Wood on the 38th hole to win the PGA Championship at Park Country Club in Williamsville, N.Y.
1956 — Cathy Cornelius wins a playoff over Barbara McIntyre to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1957 — At the Polo Grounds in New York, Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson at 1:52 of the 10th round to retain the heavyweight title.
1960 — The first American Football League preseason game is played in Buffalo, N.Y. The Boston Patriots, led by quarterback Butch Songin, beat the Bills 28-7 before 16,474 fans at War Memorial Stadium .
1979 — Amy Alcott shoots a 7-under 285 to beat Nancy Lopez in the Peter Jackson Classic, later named The du Maurier Classic. The du Maurier is one of the LPGA Tour’s major championships from 1979-2000.
1986 — The U.S. Football League wins and loses in its lawsuit against the NFL. The jury finds the NFL violated antitrust laws, as the USFL claimed, but awards the USFL only $1 in damages.
1989 — Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor becomes the first person to high jump 8 feet, breaking his world record at the Caribbean Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He surpasses his mark of 7-11½.
1990 — Beth Daniel shoots a 66 to overcome a 5-shot deficit and win the LPGA Championship — her first major title in 12 years on the tour. Daniel beats Rosie Jones by one stroke and pockets $150,000, the largest in LPGA Tour history.
1992 — The U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team wins the gold medal, with Matt Biondi and Tom Jager becoming the first U.S. male swimmers to win golds in three Olympics.
1996 — Michael Johnson sweeps to victory in an Olympic 400-meter record 43.49 seconds, while Carl Lewis leaps into history in Atlanta. Lewis’ long jump of 27 feet, 10¾ inches earns him his ninth gold medal, equaling the American mark held by swimmer Mark Spitz.
2001 — Copa América Final, Estadio El Campín, Bogotá: Defender Iván Córdoba scores winner as home team Columbia edge Mexico, 1-0.
2008 — Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admits he brought shame on his profession as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal.
2012 — Kimberly Rhode wins the Olympic gold medal in women’s skeet shooting, becoming the first American to take an individual-sport medal in five consecutive Olympics.
2012 — Dana Vollmer of the U.S. sets a world record to win the 100-meter butterfly at the London Olympics. Vollmer hits the wall in 55.98 seconds to shave 0.08 off the mark set by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden at the 2009 world championships in Rome.
2015 — Russia’s Natalya Ishchenko wins a record 18th career synchronized swimming gold medal at the world championships at Kazan, Russia.
2021 — Sunisa Lee wins the women’s all-around gymnastics gold medal in Tokyo.
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July 30
1870 — Monmouth Park opens with a five-day meet.
1930 — Host Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer’s first World Cup in Montevideo.
1932 — The 10th modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles.
1961 — Jerry Barber edges Don January by one stroke in a playoff to win the PGA title at Olympia Fields in Illinois.
1966 — England beats West Germany 4-2 at London’s Wembley Stadium to capture soccer’s World Cup.
1968 — Washington’s Ron Hansen pulls off an unassisted triple play in a 10-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
1971 — In the NFL Chicago All-Star Game, the Baltimore Colts beat the All-Stars 24-17.
1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points.
1980 — Houston pitcher J.R. Richard suffers a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome.
1984 — Michael Gross of West Germany sets a world record in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:47.44 at a meet in Munich.
1996 — The American softball team wins the gold medal, beating China 3-1 behind a controversial two-run homer from Dot Richardson in the first Olympic competition in that sport.
2009 — Seven more world records on the fifth night of the world swimming championships in Rome are set, pushing the total to 29 and moving past last summer’s Beijing Olympics. Ryan Lochte gets things rolling by breaking Phelps’ mark in the 200-meter individual medley. The Chinese women finish it off, eclipsing the 800 freestyle relay mark by more than two seconds, with the Americans also breaking the previous record but only getting silver.
2012 — In London, Missy Franklin, a 17-year-old from Colorado, wins the women’s 100-meter backstroke. Franklin has a brief 13-minute break after taking the final qualifying spot in the 200 freestyle semifinals before she had to get back into the water for the backstroke final. Ruta Meilutyte, 15, becomes the first Lithuanian to win an Olympic swimming medal by holding off a late charge from world champion Rebecca Soni of the U.S. in the 100 breaststroke.
2013 — Katie Ledecky crushes the world record in the 1,500 freestyle for her second gold medal at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain. The 16-year-old American finishes with a time of 15:36.53 to beat the previous mark by more than 6 seconds — Kate Ziegler’s 15:42.54 in 2007.
2015 — North Korea wins its first gold medal at the world aquatics championships through 16-year-old Kim Kuk Hyang in women’s 10-meter diving. In her first international competition, Kim produces a stunning final dive, earning two perfect 10 scores from the seven judges, for a total of 397.05 points. On the next dive, the leader up to that point, world champion Si Yajie of China, makes an error to drop to fourth.
2021 — South African swimmer Tatjana Shoemaker sets a new women’s 200m breaststroke world record of 2:18.95 at the Tokyo Olympics.
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July 31
1932 — France beats the U.S. 3-2 for its sixth consecutive Davis Cup championship.
1934 — Britain, led by Fred Perry and Bunny Austin, defeats the U.S. 4-1 at Wimbledon to win the Davis Cup title.
1942 — Jockey Bill Turnbull wins seven of nine races at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H.
1954 — Joe Adcock hits four homers and a double to lift the Milwaukee Braves a 15-7 victory over Brooklyn.
1963 — The Cleveland Indians become the first American League club to hit four straight home runs. No. 8 hitter Woody Held hits a two-out homer off Paul Foytack and pitcher Pedro Ramos follows with his second homer of the game before Tito Francona and Larry Brown’s first major league homer finish this odd power surge. Foytack is the only major league pitcher to give up four straight home runs.
1973 — Julius Erving, the American Basketball Association’s leading scorer, is traded by the cash-strapped Virginia Squires to the New York Nets for forward George Carter and cash.
1983 — Jan Stephenson beats JoAnne Carner and Patty Sheehan by one stroke to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
1990 — Nolan Ryan wins his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.
1993 — Mike Aulby becomes the third player in PBA history to win a tournament by rolling a 300 game in the title game. Aulby beats David Ozio 300-279 in the Wichita Open.
1994 — Sergei Bubka sets a world pole vault record for the 35th time in his career at a meet in Sestriere, Italy. Bubka soars 20 feet, 1¾ inches, adding a half-inch to his mark set in Tokyo in 1992.
2000 — Dorothy Delasin becomes the LPGA’s youngest winner in 25 years by beating Pat Hurst on the second extra hole to win the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. The 19-year-old Delasin is the youngest winner on the tour since Amy Alcott took the Orange Blossom Classic at age 19 in 1975.
2005 — Grant Hackett becomes the first swimmer to win four straight world titles in the same event, capturing another 1,500-meter freestyle. The Aussie stretches out his own record for world championship medals to 17.
2007 — All-Star Kevin Garnett is traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to Boston for five players and two draft picks. The Celtics obtain the former MVP and 10-time All-Star from Minnesota for forwards Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes and Gerald Green, guard Sebastian Telfair and center Theo Ratliff and two first-round draft picks.
2011 — Yani Tseng wins the Women’s British Open for the second straight year, beating Brittany Lang by four strokes and becoming the youngest woman to capture a fifth major title. The 22-year-old top-ranked Taiwanese shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under 272.
2012 — Michael Phelps breaks the Olympic medals record with his 19th, helping the U.S. romp to a 4×200-meter freestyle relay victory at the London Games. With 19 medals spanning three Olympics, Phelps moves one ahead of Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who got her haul in 1956, 1960 and 1964.
2012 — The team of Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber lives up to all the hype, winning the first U.S. Olympic title in women’s gymnastics since 1996.
2021 — Katie Ledecky wins the women’s 800m gold in Tokyo. This is the third consecutive Olympics she has won the race.
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TV SPORTS
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Tuesday, July 29
MLB BASEBALL
12:30 p.m.
MLBN — Toronto at Baltimore (12:35 p.m.)
7 p.m.
TBS — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees
TRUTV — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees
9:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Pittsburgh at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — USL Championship: Miami at Pittsburgh
8 p.m.
FS2 — Canadian Premier League: Cavalry FC at Valour FC
11 p.m.
FS1 — Leagues Cup Group Stage: Pachuca at San Diego FC, Phase One
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
7:55 p.m.
FS1 — Conmebol Copa America: Brazil vs. Uruguay, Semifinal, Quito, Ecuador
TENNIS
11 a.m.
TENNIS — Canada-ATP/WTA Early Rounds
WNBA BASKETBALL
10 p.m.
NBATV — Las Vegas at Los Angeles
