THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JULY 8, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

ATLANTA 90 GOLDEN STATE 81

PHOENIX 102 DALLAS 72

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NBA SUMMER LEAGUE AT A GLANCE

TUESDAY, JULY 8

MIAMI VS. GOLDEN STATE, 7 P.M.

L.A. LAKERS VS. SAN ANTONIO, 10 P.M.

SALT LAKE CITY SUMMER LEAGUE

AT SALT LAKE

SATURDAY, JULY 5

MEMPHIS 92, OKLAHOMA CITY 80

UTAH 93, PHILADELPHIA 89

MONDAY, JULY 7

OKLAHOMA CITY VS. PHILADELPHIA, 7 P.M.

MEMPHIS VS. UTAH, 9 P.M.

TUESDAY, JULY 8

MEMPHIS VS. PHILADELPHIA, 7 P.M.

OKLAHOMA CITY VS. UTAH, 9 P.M.

NBA 2K26 SUMMER LEAGUE

AT LAS VEGAS

THURSDAY, JULY 10

NEW ORLEANS VS. MINNESOTA, 3:30 P.M.

CLEVELAND VS. INDIANA, 5 P.M.

OKLAHOMA CITY VS. BROOKLYN, 5:30 P.M.

ORLANDO VS. SACRAMENTO, 7:30 P.M.

L.A. LAKERS VS. DALLAS, 8 P.M.

DENVER VS. MILWAUKEE, 9:30 P.M.

SAN ANTONIO VS. PHILADELPHIA, 10 P.M.

FRIDAY, JULY 11

MEMPHIS VS. BOSTON, 4 P.M.

ATLANTA VS. MIAMI, 4:30 P.M.

NEW YORK VS. DETROIT, 6 P.M.

UTAH VS. CHARLOTTE, 7 P.M.

CHICAGO VS. TORONTO, 8 P.M.

WASHINGTON VS. PHOENIX, 9 P.M.

L.A. CLIPPERS VS. HOUSTON, 10 P.M.

PORTLAND VS. GOLDEN STATE, 11 P.M.

SATURDAY, JULY 12

CLEVELAND VS. MILWAUKEE, 3:30 P.M.

DALLAS VS. SAN ANTONIO, 4 P.M.

INDIANA VS. OKLAHOMA CITY, 5:30 P.M.

CHARLOTTE VS. PHILADELPHIA, 6:30 P.M.

SACRAMENTO VS. CHICAGO, 8 P.M.

L.A. LAKERS VS. NEW ORLEANS, 8:30 P.M.

MINNESOTA VS. DENVER, 10 P.M.

MEMPHIS VS. PORTLAND, 10:30 P.M.

SUNDAY, JULY 13

PHOENIX VS. ATLANTA, 3:30 P.M.

DETROIT VS. HOUSTON, 4 P.M.

NEW YORK VS. BOSTON, 5:30 P.M.

TORONTO VS. ORLANDO, 6 P.M.

MIAMI VS. CLEVELAND, 7:30 P.M.

BROOKLYN VS. WASHINGTON, 8 P.M.

MILWAUKEE VS. L.A. CLIPPERS, 9:30 P.M.

GOLDEN STATE VS. UTAH, 10 P.M.

MONDAY, JULY 14

ATLANTA VS. HOUSTON, 4:30 P.M.

CHICAGO VS. INDIANA, 6 P.M.

CHARLOTTE VS. DALLAS, 6:30 P.M.

BOSTON VS. MIAMI, 8 P.M.

UTAH VS. SAN ANTONIO, 8:30 P.M.

PHOENIX VS. SACRAMENTO, 10 P.M.

L.A. CLIPPERS VS. L.A. LAKERS, 10:30 P.M.

TUESDAY, JULY 15

MINNESOTA VS. DETROIT, 4:30 P.M.

BROOKLYN VS. NEW YORK, 6 P.M.

OKLAHOMA CITY VS. ORLANDO, 6:30 P.M.

TORONTO VS. DENVER, 8 P.M.

PHILADELPHIA VS. WASHINGTON, 8:30 P.M.

PORTLAND VS. NEW ORLEANS, 10 P.M.

GOLDEN STATE VS. MEMPHIS, 10:30 P.M.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16

SACRAMENTO VS. CLEVELAND, 3:30 P.M.

PHOENIX VS. MINNESOTA, 5 P.M.

MILWAUKEE VS. CHICAGO, 5:30 P.M.

ORLANDO VS. BROOKLYN, 7:30 P.M.

DALLAS VS. PHILADELPHIA, 8 P.M.

NEW ORLEANS VS. OKLAHOMA CITY, 9:30 P.M.

WASHINGTON VS. UTAH, 10 P.M.

THURSDAY, JULY 17

DETROIT VS. MIAMI, 4 P.M.

INDIANA VS. NEW YORK, 4:30 P.M.

ATLANTA VS. MEMPHIS, 6 P.M.

SAN ANTONIO VS. CHARLOTTE, 7 P.M.

HOUSTON VS. PORTLAND, 8 P.M.

BOSTON VS. L.A. LAKERS, 9 P.M.

GOLDEN STATE VS. TORONTO, 10 P.M.

DENVER L.A. CLIPPERS, 11 P.M.

FRIDAY, JULY 18

CONSOLATION

TBD VS. TBD, 4 P.M.

CONSOLATION

TBD VS. TBD, 6 P.M.

CHAMPIONSHIP

TBD VS. TBD, 7 P.M.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

DETROIT 5 TAMPA BAY 1

BOSTON 9 COLORADO 3

MIAMI 5 CINCINNATI 1

MILWAUKEE 9 LA DODGERS 1

TORONTO 8 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4

KANSAS CITY 9 PITTSBURGH 3

CLEVELAND 7 HOUSTON 5

LA ANGELS 6 TEXAS 5

ARIZONA 6 SAN DIEGO 3

SAN FRANCISCO 3 PHILADELPHIA 1

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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COLTS TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE

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

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

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

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

MON., JULY 28: PRACTICE (10-11:15 A.M.)

TUE., JULY 29: PRACTICE (10-11:30 A.M.)

THUR., JULY 31: PRACTICE (8-10 P.M.)

SAT., AUG. 2: PRACTICE (10-11:35 A.M.)

SUN., AUG. 3: PRACTICE (10-11:30 A.M.)

SAT., AUG. 9: PRACTICE (4-5:10 P.M.)

SUN., AUG. 10: PRACTICE (4-5:30 P.M.)

MON., AUG. 11: PRACTICE (4-5:40 P.M.)

THUR., AUG. 14: PRACTICE (3-5 P.M.)

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2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

ACC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

BIG TEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

BIG 12 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

INDEPENDENTS FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

NOTRE DAMEUCONN

MAC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

PAC-12 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

OREGON STATEWASHINGTON STATE

SEC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

SUN BELT FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

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

WEST

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

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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

2025 NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 2025
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	8:20P (ET)	8:20P	NBC
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5, 2025
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (SAO PAULO)	9:00P (BRT)	8:00P	YOUTUBE
SUNDAY, SEPT. 07, 2025
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS	1:00P (ET)	1:00P	FOX
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS	1:00P (ET)	1:00P	FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS	1:00P (ET)	1:00P	CBS
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS	1:00P (ET)	1:00P	FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	1:00P (ET)	1:00P	CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS	12:00P (CT)	1:00P	CBS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW YORK JETS	1:00P (ET)	1:00P	CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS	1:00P (ET)	1:00P	FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT DENVER BRONCOS	2:05P (MT)	4:05P	FOX
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	1:05P (PT)	4:05P	FOX
DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS	3:25P (CT)	4:25P	CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS	1:25P (PT)	4:25P	CBS
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS	8:20P (ET)	8:20P	NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 8, 2025
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS	7:15P (CT)	8:15P	ABC/ESPN

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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES

NBA NEWS

POWELL JOINING HEAT, COLLINS TO CLIPPERS, LOVE AND ANDERSON TO UTAH IN 3-TEAM TRADE, AP SOURCE SAYS

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat are acquiring Norman Powell, John Collins is going to the Los Angeles Clippers and Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson are headed to the Utah Jazz as parts of a three-team trade, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Monday.

Also in the deal: at least one second-round draft pick, going from the Clippers to Utah, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not gotten the required approval from the NBA.

Powell averaged 21.8 points last season for the Clippers and is a career 40% shooter from 3-point range. Collins averaged 19 points in 40 games for the Jazz last season, while Love averaged 5.3 points in 23 games with the Heat and Anderson averaged 6.7 points in 25 games after being traded to Miami.

ESPN first reported the agreement.

Powell figures to give Miami much-needed scoring and shooting. The Heat were 24th out of 30 teams in points per game last season, plus have already seen the departure of Duncan Robinson — the team’s all-time 3-point leader — this summer. Robinson is joining the Detroit Pistons.

Love is an NBA champion, a five-time All-Star, a likely Hall of Famer when his playing days end and had expressed interest in possibly remaining with the Heat even past his current contract — which is set to expire after the coming 2025-26 season.

“Never thought I’d be a math problem,” Love posted on social media after being informed of the trade. “Welcome to the NBA.”

Collins has averaged 16 points per game in eight seasons, the first six with Atlanta and two with Utah. Anderson will be joining his sixth team, after previous stints with San Antonio, Memphis, Minnesota and Golden State before getting sent to the Heat as part of the trade that moved Jimmy Butler to the Warriors.

AGENTS: BUCKS RE-SIGNING G RYAN ROLLINS TO 3-YEAR DEAL

The Milwaukee Bucks are re-signing Ryan Rollins to a three-year, $12 million contract, the guard’s agents told ESPN.

The deal includes a player option in the third season, according to Equity Sports’ Mike Silverman and Brandon Grier.

Rollins, who turned 23 last week, originally joined the Bucks on a two-way deal in February 2024 and signed a rest-of-season contract this March, which made him an unrestricted free agent.

In his 19 starts in place of an injured — and now departed — Damian Lillard, Rollins averaged 10.2 points and shot 45.2 percent from 3-point range in 2024-25.

A second-round draft pick in 2022, Rollins has career averages of 5.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 81 games (19 starts) with the Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards and Bucks. He is a 41.4 percent shooter from behind the arc.

AGENT: PAOLO BANCHERO, MAGIC AGREE TO $239M MAX ROOKIE DEAL

The Orlando Magic are locking up cornerstone player Paolo Banchero, agreeing to a five-year, $239 million maximum rookie extension with the star forward on Monday, his agent told ESPN.

If Banchero is either named to an All-NBA team or wins NBA MVP or Defensive Player of the Year next season, the extension could reach $287 million, per Miller.

Banchero’s deal includes a player option in 2030-31, which has not happened since Luka Doncic (then with the Dallas Mavericks) and the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young finished out their rookie max contracts in 2021.

The Magic appear poised to be serious contenders in the Eastern Conference for the foreseeable future, with Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs also under contract for the next five seasons, newcomer Desmond Bane signed through the 2028-29 season and Tyus Jones joining on a one-year deal.

Banchero, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft, has guided the franchise to two consecutive postseason appearances, despite missing 34 games last season with an early oblique injury. After the All-Star break, he carried the Magic with averages of 29.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists.

He is also coming off a campaign in which he averaged career-high 25.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game along with 4.8 assists, becoming just the third Magic player to average more than 25 ppg (Shaquille O’Neal, Tracy McGrady).

Over his three seasons, the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2023-24 All-Star has averaged 22.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 198 games (all starts).

HAWKS OFFICIALLY BRING IN F/C KRISTAPS PORZINGIS, WAIVE F DAVID RODDY

The Atlanta Hawks officially welcomed Kristaps Porzingis on Monday while waiving forward David Roddy one day after he was acquired in the NBA’s first seven-team trade.

Transactions could not be formalized until the start of the new league year on Sunday. The Hawks were part of a three-team trade with the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets that initially was reported on June 24.

Atlanta acquired the 7-foot-2 Porzingis and a 2026 second-round draft pick from the Celtics in exchange for Hawks forward Georges Niang and a 2031 second-round pick (belonging to Cleveland).

The Nets got Hawks guard Terance Mann and draft rights to their 2025 No. 22 pick, Drake Powell. Brooklyn sent cash considerations to Boston.

“Kristaps is a unique and versatile talent with championship pedigree,” Hawks general manager Onsi Saleh said in a statement. “His ability to stretch the floor, protect the rim, and make plays on both ends adds another dimension to our team. We are fortunate to add a player of his caliber to our group.”

Saleh also thanked Mann and Niang for their contributions last season, after they were obtained in separate Feb. 6 trades with the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers, respectively.

Porzingis, 29, was an All-Star in 2017-18 with the New York Knicks, who drafted him with the No. 4 overall pick in 2015. Derailed by injuries, he missed the entire 2018-19 season with a torn ACL and has played fewer than 60 games in six of his last seven campaigns.

He missed the start of this past season following offseason ankle surgery. The torn medial retinaculum injury, considered “rare,” occurred during the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, which the Celtics won in five games.

Porzingis averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.5 blocks and 28.8 minutes in only 42 regular-season games (all starts) last season. He also played in 11 playoff games (seven starts) and averaged 7.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 21.0 minutes.

For his career, Porzingis averages 19.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.8 blocks and 30.8 minutes in 501 games (500 starts) for the Knicks (2015-18), Mavericks (2019-22), Washington Wizards (2022-23) and Celtics.

He earned $29.2 million this season and is due to earn $30.7 million in 2025-26.

Mann averaged 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 22.7 minutes in 30 games (one start) for Atlanta — all improvements over his earlier averages in 37 games (12 starts) for the Clippers.

For his career, Mann, 28, averages 8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 22.1 minutes in 412 games (169 starts) for the Clippers and Hawks.

The Indiana Pacers picked Niang in the second round of the 2016 draft. Niang, who turned 32 on June 17, has averaged 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 17.5 minutes in 544 games (32 starts).

Niang has played for the Pacers (2016-17), Utah Jazz (2017-21), Philadelphia 76ers (2021-23), Cleveland Cavaliers (2023-25) and Hawks. He averaged 12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 23.0 minutes in 28 games (two starts) for Atlanta.

In a historic NBA trade highlighted by 15-time All-Star forward Kevin Durant leaving the Phoenix Suns for the Houston Rockets, Roddy, 24, was one of the moving pieces. He went from Houston to Atlanta along with cash, while the Hawks swapped second-round picks.

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Roddy with the 23rd overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft out of Colorado State. He was traded the next day with Danny Green to the Memphis Grizzlies for De’Anthony Melton.

The Hawks obtained Roddy in a July 29, 2024, trade with the Phoenix Suns for E.J. Liddell. Atlanta waived Roddy on Feb. 6 after he averaged 4.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 12.8 minutes in 27 games (three starts). He also spent short stints last season with the 76ers and Houston Rockets.

Roddy has career averages of 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 16.9 minutes in 168 games (20 starts) for the Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Hawks, 76ers and Rockets in three seasons.

KNICKS MAKE IT OFFICIAL, HIRE MIKE BROWN AS HEAD COACH

The New York Knicks hired two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown as their new head coach on Monday.

Brown, 55, was fired by the Sacramento Kings last December after two-plus seasons. He previously coached the Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-10) and Los Angeles Lakers (2011-12) and has a career record of 454-304.

“After a thorough and extensive search process, we are pleased to announce Mike Brown as the head coach of the New York Knicks,” Knicks president Leon Rose said in a statement. “Mike has coached on the biggest stages in our sport and brings championship pedigree to our organization.”

Brown replaces Tom Thibodeau, who was fired a month ago after leading the Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

“(Brown’s) experience leading the bench during the NBA Finals, winning four titles as an assistant coach, and his ability to grow and develop players will all help us as we aim to bring a championship to New York for our fans,” Rose added.

The Knicks reportedly conducted a second interview with Brown last Tuesday and also reportedly interviewed former Charlotte Hornets head coach James Borrego, former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Micah Nori.

The Knicks cast a wide net to replace Thibodeau. They attempted to interview current head coaches — including Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks, Chris Finch of the Timberwolves and Ime Udoka of the Houston Rockets — but were denied permission by those teams.

They also interviewed South Carolina championship-winning women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley for the opening.

Brown has won four NBA championships as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs (2003) and the Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018 and 2022). He led the Cavaliers to the 2006-07 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the Spurs.

PISTONS ACQUIRE DUNCAN ROBINSON FROM HEAT FOR SIMONE FONTECCHIO

The Heat and Pistons formalized their agreement that sends 3-point specialist Duncan Robinson from Miami to Detroit in exchange for Simone Fontecchio on Monday.

It was previously reported that the Pistons were acquiring Robinson in a sign-and-trade, with the new contract worth $48 million over three years. The trade is one-for-one, Robinson for Fontecchio.

Robinson spent seven seasons with the Heat and is the franchise’s all-time leader with 1,202 career 3-pointers. Robinson set up the move by declining his $19.9 million early termination option before the start of the new league year.

The 31-year-old Robinson will seek more playing time with the Pistons. He averaged 24.1 minutes per outing in 74 games (37 starts) with Miami last season. His career high of 31.4 minutes occurred in the 2020-21 season.

Robinson averaged 11.0 points and made 190 3-pointers last season. He has a career scoring average of 11.3 points in 423 games (283 starts).

Robinson knocked down 752 treys over a three-season span earlier in his career, topped by a career-best 270 in the 2019-20 season, a total that ties for 25th most in NBA history.

Fontecchio, 29, is a forward who has split his three NBA seasons between the Utah Jazz (2022-24) and the Pistons (2024-25). He averaged a career-low 5.9 points per game in 75 appearances off the bench for Detroit last season.

He has averaged 7.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest over 193 NBA games (49 starts).

BLAZERS’ TRADE FOR CELTICS’ JRUE HOLIDAY ALTERED TO SWAP FOR ANFERNEE SIMONS

The Portland Trail Blazers’ acquisition of two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday was announced as official on Monday but has been amended from the terms reported on June 23.

The Boston Celtics will receive guard Anfernee Simons, but two future second-round picks are not part of the trade. It is now a straight player-for-player swap.

Trades could not be announced until they were finalized with the start of the new league year on Sunday.

The Oregonian reported on Monday that a review of Holiday’s medical history did not reveal anything to negate the trade but led the Trail Blazers to change terms of the transaction. The 35-year-old Holiday, who missed 20 games last season due to multiple injuries, is considered healthy and available for training camp in September, per the report.

The Celtics have shed players with large contracts, such as Holiday and forward/center Kristaps Porzingis, who was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. Star forward Jayson Tatum tore his right Achilles tendon in the second round of the playoffs and a long recovery period is expected.

Holiday, who will earn $32.4 million next season, is owed approximately $72 million combined in 2026-27 and 2027-28 on the back end of a four-year, $134.4 million contract he signed with the Celtics in April of 2024.

Simons. 26, joins the Celtics on an expiring contract. Per ESPN, the deal saves Boston $40 million in luxury tax payments next season.

In 2023, Portland landed Holiday in a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks for Damian Lillard, then sent the 16-year veteran to Boston and acquired a pair of first-round picks. Holiday never played a game for the Blazers.

In his first season with the Celtics, Holiday played an instrumental role in the team’s run to the 2024 NBA title, shooting a career-high 42.9 percent from 3-point range in 2023-24 and earning All-Defensive team honors. He averaged 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals last season.

Holiday was a first-round pick (No. 17 overall) of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2009. He has career averages of 15.8 points, 6.2 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals with the 76ers (2009-13), New Orleans Pelicans (2013-20), Bucks (2020-23) and Celtics in 1,037 games (956 starts). He won his first NBA title with Milwaukee in 2021 and is a six-time All-Defensive Team selection.

Simons, 26, was also a first-round selection at No. 24 overall by the Blazers in 2018. He averaged 19.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.8 assist last season.

In seven seasons with Portland, he averaged 15.0 points, 3.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds over 389 games (213 starts). He has averaged nearly nine 3-point attempts per game the last three seasons and is a career 38.1-percent shooter from distance.

LONZO BALL EXCITED FOR FRESH START WITH CAVALIERS AFTER TRADE FROM BULLS

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Lonzo Ball doesn’t have to worry about rehabbing from a knee injury for the first time in a couple seasons.

Instead, the veteran guard will use the offseason getting acclimated to a new team.

Ball was at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ practice complex meeting with the medical staff and coaches on Monday after his trade from the Chicago Bulls for forward Isaac Okoro was finalized on Sunday.

Chicago and Cleveland agreed to the trade on June 28, but it didn’t become official until the start of the new league year on Sunday.

“I think it’s a great situation for my play style,” Ball said. “Don (Donovan Mitchell) is one of the best players we have in the league. And they have two bigs that are mobile, can set pick-and-rolls and get to the rim like that. And then do some switching on defense. I think we can do a lot of different things on both sides of the ball, and to have the option to be able to do those things is great.”

Ball averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 35 games this past season after missing the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns because of a left knee injury. The 27-year old Ball underwent a meniscus and cartilage transplant in his left knee in March 2023 after two surgeries failed to fix an injury he suffered during his first season in Chicago in 2021-22.

SIXERS RE-SIGN VETERAN GUARD KYLE LOWRY AS HE EMBARKS ON WHAT WILL BE HIS 20TH SEASON IN THE NBA

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran guard Kyle Lowry re-signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday as he embarks on what will be his 20th season in the league.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team.

A Philadelphia native, the 39-year-old Lowry played in 35 games last season for the 76ers. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 assists.

Lowry was 24th overall pick out of Villanova by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2006 draft. He’s a six-time All-Star who’s played in 1,173 career games with Memphis, Houston, Toronto, Miami and the Sixers. He helped the Raptors win the NBA title in 2019 when his coach was current Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse.

Lowry is in the top 10 among active players in assists (fifth, with 7,099), 3-pointers (seventh, with 2,205) and steals (ninth, with 1,499).

“Kyle’s championship experience and Hall-of-Fame resume speaks for itself. He is a proven floor general with tremendous knowledge of the game that is a resource to everyone in the organization,” 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey said in a statement.

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SAMI WHITCOMB’S CAREER-HIGH 36 POINTS CARRY MERCURY PAST WINGS

Sami Whitcomb had 29 of her career-high 36 points in the first half, Alyssa Thomas had her 12th career regular-season triple-double, and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 102-72 Monday to break their first two-game losing streak of the season.

Thomas had 15 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds and Kiana Williams had 17 points off the bench as the Mercury avenged a 98-89 loss at the Wings on Thursday while playing without injured starters Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper.

Whitcomb, a nine-year veteran, made 12 of 19 field-goal attempts and seven of 11 3-pointers, tying a career high with seven 3-pointers.

JJ Quinerly had 18 points and five assists, Aziaha James had 15 points and Paige Bueckers had 11 points for the Wings, who had won five of seven. They played without starters Arike Ogunbowale and DiJonai Carrington.

Bueckers, who was 3 of 11 from the field, had 58 points when the teams split the first two games of the season series. James had a career-high 28 points in the Wings’ victory Thursday.

Whitcomb’s previous career high was 30 with the New York Liberty on June 26, 2021, when she made seven 3-pointers. Her high this season had been 18.

The Mercury put the game away with a 19-0 run in the third quarter for a 71-42 lead in a game they never trailed. It was tied once, at 4-4.

Phoenix made 14 of 32 3-pointers. They led the league with an average of 10.3 treys per game coming in. The Mercury had 29 assists on 36 field goals while breaking 100 for the third time in five games.

Whitcomb started quickly, hitting a 3-pointer on the Mercury’s first possession and scoring 11 of their first 12 points with three 3-pointers. She had 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting in the first quarter when the Mercury took a 28-19 lead.

Her fifth trey gave the Mercury a 33-21 lead one minute in the second quarter. James’ driving layup midway through the period trimmed the deficit to 37-31, but that was as close as the Wings got. Phoenix closed the first half on a 15-8 run for a 52-39 lead.

The Wings had a 44-43 rebounding edge but committed 18 turnovers and shot 36.0 percent from the field.

Williams had eight points in the third quarter and Whitcomb and Kathryn Westbeld had seven apiece in the third quarter, when the Mercury outscored the Wings 30-17.

ALLISHA GRAY CONTINUES STEADY SCORING IN DREAM WIN OVER VALKYRIES

Allisha Gray scored a game-high 24 points to help the Atlanta Dream post a 90-81 victory over the visiting Golden State Valkyries in College Park, Ga., on Monday.

Naz Hillmon added a season-high 16 points off the bench, while Rhyne Howard notched 15 for the Dream (12-7), who outscored Golden State 26-13 in the final quarter to pull away. Brionna Jones tallied 14 points and eight rebounds and Brittney Griner had 11 points in the win.

Golden State (9-9) was led by Monique Billings’ 19 points, followed by Kayla Thornton’s 15 and Tiffany Hayes’ 12. Veronica Burton and Kate Martin added 11 points apiece for the Valkyries, who dropped a second straight game to begin their four-game road trip.

After the Valkyries held a two-point edge at halftime, Hayes’ layup and triple pushed Golden State’s lead to 55-50 at the 5:15 mark, forcing an Atlanta timeout.

The Dream took a 64-63 lead on Hillmon’s triple with less than a minute left, before Martin’s three and Billings’ layup helped the Valkyries enter the final quarter with a four-point edge.

In the fourth, Howard’s 3-pointer knotted the score at 75 with 5:46 remaining. Gray’s three-point play then gave the Dream a 78-75 edge just over a minute later. Hillmon’s 3-pointer extended the run to 12-0 at the 2:22 mark, as Atlanta’s lead ballooned to 84-75.

Billings’ mid-range jumper with two minutes left snapped a four-plus minute scoring drought for Golden State, cutting the Valkyries’ deficit to seven, but Hillmon responded with a 3-pointer to seal the win.

Golden State connected on five of seven 3-point attempts in the first quarter to take a 26-16 lead after 10 minutes of play.

Atlanta cut into its deficit with a 10-4 run to open the second quarter, which was stamped with Jordin Canada’s mid-range jumper at the 6:49 mark.

After Stephanie Talbot’s basket gave Golden State a 35-30 edge, Atlanta answered with an 8-0 run – including Griner’s six points – to take its first lead.

Golden State finished the first half on an 8-0 run to take a 45-43 halftime-lead. Billings led the Valkyries with 11 first-half points, while Gray paced the Dream with 16.

REPORT: DEWANNA BONNER TO JOIN MERCURY AFTER FEVER SPLIT

WNBA star DeWanna Bonner is returning to where her professional career began and signing with the Phoenix Mercury, ESPN reported Monday.

Terms of their agreement were not yet known, with the report indicating Bonner would sign in the days to come.

Bonner played her first 10 WNBA seasons with the Mercury, who selected her fifth overall in the 2009 draft. She began her illustrious career by helping Phoenix win the 2009 WNBA title and winning three straight Sixth Player of the Year awards in her first three seasons.

Bonner, 37, began this season with the Indiana Fever, who waived her on June 25 so she could pursue a role with another team.

“Despite our shared goals and excitement heading into the season, I felt the fit did not work out and I appreciate the organization’s willingness to grant my request to move on, particularly at this point in my career,” Bonner said in a news release. “I wish the Fever great success as they continue to build around this dynamic group of young players.”

In nine games (three starts) for Indiana, Bonner averaged 7.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 21.3 minutes per contest, all down from her career averages of 14.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 30.2 minutes.

Bonner is the active WNBA leader in games played (511) and minutes played (15,441). In the first game of the season, she passed Tina Thompson as the league’s third all-time leading scorer, behind only Diana Taurasi and Tina Charles. She now sits at 7,546 career points.

In Phoenix, Bonner would join a Mercury team that entered Monday’s game against Dallas tied for second in the league standings at 12-6. She would reunite with Alyssa Thomas, her fiancee and former teammate with the Connecticut Sun.

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MLB ROUNDUP: GUARDIANS TOP ASTROS TO HALT 10-GAME SKID

Brayan Rocchio lined a go-ahead, two-run double into the left field corner with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, and a quartet of relievers protected the lead as the visiting Cleveland Guardians snapped a 10-game skid with a 7-5 victory over the red-hot Houston Astros on Monday.

After producing sacrifice bunts in his first two plate appearances, Rocchio broke a 4-all tie by drilling an 0-2 slider from Astros reliever Steven Okert over the outstretched glove of Houston third baseman Isaac Paredes. Angel Martinez and Bo Naylor scored to provide the Guardians a 6-4 advantage.

The Astros, who rallied from a four-run deficit with homers by Taylor Trammell and Paredes in the bottom of the fifth, sliced the Guardians’ two-run margin in half when Victor Caratini socked a solo homer to right field with two outs in the sixth off Guardians reliever Matt Festa (2-2).

Festa limited the damage to a lone run. Right-handers Paul Sewald and Hunter Gaddis followed by working a perfect inning of relief each before Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase retired the Astros in order in the ninth for his 19th save. David Fry added an insurance homer in the top of the ninth.

Brewers 9, Dodgers 1

Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run home run in his first at-bat with his new team and Freddy Peralta tossed six scoreless innings to pace Milwaukee to a victory over visiting Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series.

Peralta (10-4), the Brewers’ lone All-Star selection, scattered five hits, striking out seven and walking one. Aaron Ashby allowed an RBI single to Esteury Ruiz in the eighth. Christian Yelich added a home run for the Brewers, who have won three of four.

Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-7) failed to get out of the first inning, allowing five runs (three earned) on four hits with two walks. He needed 41 pitches to get two outs.

Blue Jays 8, White Sox 4

Joey Loperfido, Nathan Lukes and Addison Barger homered, and Jose Berrios pitched six strong innings as visiting Toronto defeated Chicago to stretch its winning streak to nine games, its longest since 2015.

A two-out rally in the second inning Monday helped the White Sox produce the game’s first run. After Lenyn Sosa struck out, rookie shortstop Colson Montgomery, making his home debut, worked a walk to bring up Brooks Baldwin, who grounded an RBI single off the glove of Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

The Blue Jays tied the game on Bo Bichette’s RBI single in the fourth inning, his first of two hits in the game. Toronto took the lead for good in the fifth, courtesy of back-to-back home runs. Loperfido connected against Chicago starter Sean Burke for his first homer of the season before Lukes followed with another solo shot.

Tigers 5, Rays 1

Colt Keith had three extra-base hits, including a solo home run, and Detroit opened a weeklong homestand with a victory over Tampa Bay.

Keith supplied two doubles and scored two runs as the American League-leading Tigers won their fourth straight. All-Star Javier Baez smashed a two-run homer while Zach McKinstry supplied a solo shot. Keider Montero (4-1), elevated from Triple-A earlier in the day, held the Rays to one run and four hits in six innings.

Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz (8-4) gave up three runs and seven hits with seven strikeouts in six innings. Jonathan Aranda had an RBI single for the Rays, who have lost six of their last eight contests.

Royals 9, Pirates 3

Bobby Witt. Jr. clubbed a two-run homer and had three RBIs, rookie Noah Cameron allowed two runs over seven strong innings and host Kansas City beat Pittsburgh.

Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez and Nick Loftin each hit solo homers for the Royals, who have won five of seven following a 5-14 rut. Cameron (3-4) struck out seven with a walk, while setting career highs for innings and pitches (109) in his 11th MLB start.

Tommy Pham’s two-run home run in the third snapped Pittsburgh’s 30-inning scoreless streak. Alexander Canario added a ninth-inning RBI single, one of the four hits for Pittsburgh, which has dropped six straight on the road. The Pirates’ Andrew Heaney (4-8) allowed four runs and six hits in just three innings.

Red Sox 9, Rockies 3

Roman Anthony hit his first career home run at Fenway Park en route to his sixth multi-hit game in his last nine, and Boston rolled past Colorado.

Anthony was 3-for-5 and scored twice to lead a 14-hit Boston attack, which earned Richard Fitts (1-3) his first career major league win after allowing just three runs (two earned) in 5 2/3 innings. Ceddanne Rafaela and Romy Gonzalez completed the night with eighth-inning homers for the Red Sox, who have now won four in a row and six of their last seven.

Austin Gomber (0-2) was charged with five runs (four earned) on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Marlins 5, Reds 1

Janson Junk held Cincinnati to one hit over six innings and Agustin Ramirez provided the pop to lead Miami to a road win.

Junk (3-1), Lake Bachar and Anthony Bender teamed to hold the Reds to just three hits as the Marlins won for the 11th time in their last 14. Ramirez doubled and hit his 14th home run of the season, a seventh-inning shot to the second deck in left field. Xavier Edwards also went 3-for-5 with two doubles.

The Reds, who have lost three straight, have managed just three runs over their last 31 innings. They scratched across their run without a hit on back-to-back walks and a sacrifice fly by Tyler Stephenson.

MLB ALL-STAR GAME SNUBS: SOTO, SPRINGER AMONG GLARING OMISSIONS

The 2025 All-Star Game reserves have been revealed, but not everybody who deserved this honor will make the trip to Atlanta. Several notable names in both leagues were absent from this year’s Midsummer Classic rosters.

Let’s take a look at the most glaring omissions from the 2025 All-Star squads.

Note: Statistics do not include Sunday’s games unless otherwise stated.

American League

George Springer, Blue Jays

The 35-year-old is enjoying a remarkable comeback season with the red-hot Blue Jays. A year after putting up a career-worst 91 OPS+, Springer’s hitting .285/.378/.520 with 16 homers and 10 stolen bases. He should be one of the first names called as an AL injury replacement.

Zach McKinstry, Tigers

McKinstry has come out of nowhere to produce a career-best season for the AL-best Tigers, and it deserves recognition. The 30-year-old utility player, who’s started games at six different positions, entered Sunday ranking 11th in the AL in fWAR and second in triples and sporting an OBP above .350. If there’s a fifth Tiger to get the call, it should be him.

Joe Ryan, Twins

Ryan’s been the stabilizing ace the Twins sorely needed, and he should have gotten a call to Atlanta. He’s sitting in the top 10 in the AL in wins, ERA, strikeouts, FIP, and K/9, while also sporting a BB/9 rate below two in nearly 100 innings.

National League

Juan Soto, Mets

Soto shook off his slow start and is now doing exactly what was expected of him after he signed a $765-million deal with the Mets. Yet, somehow, he failed to earn a fifth straight All-Star berth despite leading the NL in walks, ranking second in OBP, and inside the top 10 in homers, OPS, runs scored, and wRC+. This one is not just baffling – it’s inexcusable.

Seiya Suzuki, Cubs

Suzuki has taken to his primary DH role with the Cubs. He entered Sunday with 24 homers and an MLB-best 75 RBIs while ranking top 10 in the NL in slugging, total bases, extra-base hits, doubles, and OPS+. Suzuki was a five-time All-Star in his native Japan and should have added an MLB All-Star berth to his resume.

Ranger Suárez, Phillies

A back issue that kept him on the IL for the first month of the season is the only reason Suárez isn’t qualified – and probably the only thing keeping him off the All-Star team. The left-hander’s 1.99 ERA ranks second among NL pitchers with at least 70 innings, and he’s surrendered only six home runs while posting a 2.2 BB/9 rate.

NATIONALS NAME BENCH COACH MIGUEL CAIRO AS INTERIM MANAGER

The Washington Nationals named bench coach Miguel Cairo their interim manager after Dave Martinez was fired on Sunday.

The decision was announced by interim general manager Mike DeBartolo, who took over his role when general manager Mike Rizzo also was fired on Sunday.

Cairo was reportedly hesitant to take over for Martinez and asked for some time to ponder the opportunity. The club reportedly considered Triple-A manager Matthew LeCroy on an interim basis.

“Miguel is well-respected in our organization and around baseball,” DeBartolo said in a news release Monday. “A diligent worker and student of the game, he has a proven track record of showing strong leadership in a variety of situations, and I believe that his voice and energy will serve as a catalyst to our team and our fan base in the second half of the season.”

Cairo, 51, finished the 2022 season as the Chicago White Sox manager after Tony La Russa stepped aside because of an undisclosed medical condition. The White Sox went 18-16 down the stretch but failed to reach the playoffs.

A native of Venezuela, Cairo played 17 seasons in the major leagues for nine different clubs, none of which were the Nationals. He was a career .264 hitter with 41 home runs and 394 RBIs in 1,490 games.

Martinez helped Washington win the 2019 World Series in his second year as manager, with a 500-622 record in 7 1/2 seasons.

DeBartolo was serving as assistant general manager before he was moved into the interim GM spot Sunday. DeBartolo, who has a background in analytics, started in the Nationals’ front office in 2012.

The Nationals headed into play Monday 37-53 and last place in the National League East, 16 games out of first.

Washington has MLB’s second-worst record since the start of 2020 at 325-473. Only the Colorado Rockies have been worse.

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NHL NEWS

CANADIENS RE-SIGN G JAKUB DOBES TO 2-YEAR DEAL

The Montreal Canadiens re-signed goaltender Jakub Dobes to a two-year, $1.93 million contract this weekend.

Dobes, 24, appeared in 16 games in 2024-25 and finished 7-4-3 with one shutout, a 2.74 goal-against average and a .909 save percentage.

He placed fourth among rookie netminders in wins and was one of five first-year goaltenders to post a shutout.

The Canadiens selected the 6-foot-4 Czech Republic native in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Draft.

FLYERS D CAM YORK INKS $25.75M EXTENSION

The Philadelphia Flyers are signing defenseman Cam York to a five-year, $25.75 million extension, the team confirmed Monday.

York, 24, contributed 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) and an average ice time of 20:47 in 66 games in 2024-25. He was third on the team with 126 blocks and added 60 hits.

The California native has recorded 77 points (19 goals, 58 assists) in 235 career games since the Flyers drafted him in the first round (14th overall) in 2019.

York was a restricted free agent and received a qualifying offer from the Flyers on June 30.

TWO-TIME STANLEY CUP WINNER TYLER JOHNSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Tyler Johnson, who played 13 seasons in the NHL and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning, announced his retirement on Monday.

Johnson most recently suited up for the Boston Bruins, but the forward played only nine games in his lone season with them and contributed two assists.

In 747 games with the Lightning (2012-21), Chicago Blackhawks (2021-24) and Bruins, Johnson racked up 433 points, tallying 193 goals and 240 assists.

He burst onto the scene in 2013-14, his first full year in the league, when he totaled 50 points (24 goals, 26 assists) and was named to the NHL All-Rookie team.

When the Lightning made a deep playoff run in 2014-15, Johnson led all NHL players with 13 goals and 23 points that postseason. He suffered a broken wrist during the Stanley Cup Final, which Tampa Bay lost to Chicago.

Johnson provided some key scoring depth for the Lightning in the 2020 and 2021 playoffs. He had a two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens when the Lightning won their second straight Stanley Cup in July 2021.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

REPORT: OKLAHOMA AD JOE CASTIGLIONE RETIRING AFTER 27 YEARS

Oklahoma’s Joe Castiglione is preparing to end the longest current tenure for an athletic director in major college sports, ESPN reported.

Castiglione, who has guided the Sooners’ sports operations since 1998, will retire from his full-time role during the upcoming school year, per the report.

Castiglione, 67, plans to stay on as athletic director emeritus following the hiring of his successor.

Oklahoma has captured 26 national championships and 117 league titles during his 27 years in Norman, which included the transition from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference.

Castiglione was named the athletic director of the year by Sports Business Journal in 2009 and shared the award in 2018. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics named him its top AD in 2000 and 2018.

The Sooners won a national championship in football in 2000 and reached the men’s basketball Final Four in 2002 and 2016. The softball program has captured eight national titles since 2000, and the women’s basketball team made the Final Four in 2002, 2009 and 2010.

Including his five years as the AD at Missouri before taking over at OU, a total of 32 of his former employees have gone on to become athletic directors or commissioners, per ESPN.

FOUR-STAR LB MALIK MORRIS COMMITS TO FLORIDA

Four-star linebacker Malik Morris has committed to Florida, marking the Gators’ 17th recruit in the Class of 2026.

The 6-foot-1, 225-pounder attends Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Fla., located about 120 miles from Florida’s campus in Gainesville. Morris is ranked as the 12th linebacker in his class, 27th in Florida and 202nd nationally, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

He took an official visit to Florida on June 13, after previously visiting Texas A&M and Miami. Morris also held offers from Alabama, Georgia, Texas and other powerhouse programs.

“Just the atmosphere they have at Florida is unexplainable. If you’ve ever been to a Florida game, it’s 90,000 people just in there rocking,” Morris told Gators Online in May. “It’s the crib. I’m from Florida, so it’s right here.”

The linebacker tallied 95 tackles, nine sacks and three forced fumbles en route to winning Ledger All-County Defensive Player of the Year. Morris also tacked on five rushing touchdowns for a Lakeland squad that went 13-1 and appeared in 5A state title game.

Morris is Florida’s first linebacker recruit in the 2026 class and its fifth-highest rated prospect overall in the class. The Gators now rank 15th in 247Sports’ 2026 team recruiting rankings with 11 four-stars and five three-stars.

“It’s going back to the old Florida. How it used to be, and how it’s supposed to be,” Morris said to Gators Online about the school’s recruiting.

FLORIDA STATE LANDS FIVE-STAR CB CHAUNCEY KENNON

Chauncey Kennon, one of the top cornerbacks in the Class of 2026, committed to play for Florida State.

Kennon attends Booker High School in Sarasota, Fla., and grew up rooting for the Seminoles’ football program. He called Florida State his dream school.

“It was a place that truly felt like home to me,” Kennon told 247Sports in an interview. “There was nothing that went wrong. Everything was top-tier for me. My experience was A-1. So I feel like there was no debating where I was going to go. I knew the whole time.”

Kennon said he committed immediately after his official visit on June 13, but the announcement was made Sunday.

The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder is a five-star prospect ranked the No. 2 cornerback and No. 27 overall player in his high school class by 247Sports. The 247Sports composite has Kennon as a high four-star rated eighth at his position and 67th in the country.

Kennon had offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Miami and other top programs.

THE BIGGEST GAMES OF THE 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON

Mark your calendars for some of the best college football games coming in 2025. As the season progresses we will highlight more big games, but for now let’s look at the marquee games to look for.

AUGUST 30 TEXAS AT OHIO STATE: Are you fricken kidding me? What a way to kick-off a new season with Texas traveling to Ohio State to take on the defending national champion Buckeyes. Texas QB Arch Manning will look for revenge against the team that beat them in the CFP semi-finals. Don’t miss this contest!!

AUGUST 30 LSU AT CLEMSON: Are you kidding me? Two marquee games in one fabulous day? This game will feature two of college football’s best in Garrett Nussmeier and Cade Klubnik. The winner of this game could be the front runner for the Heisman Trophy. Both teams have struggled getting off to a good start in recent years.

AUGUST 31 NOTRE DAME AT MIAMI FL: So we get two great match-ups on the 3oth and this one on the 31^st? We will be in college football heaven for two days. The Catholics vs. the Convicts renew that rivalry as the Irish make their first trip to Miami since the 2017 season. Notre Dame feels they have the pieces to win it all this season.

SEPTEMBER 27 ALABAMA AT GEORGIA: Alabama get Georgia last season when the Tide were down a little. This will be Alabama’s SEC opener. For Georgia it’s revenge.

SEPTEMBER 27 OREGON AT PENN STATE: Two teams will playoff and national championship aspirations. Penn State may have the edge simply because they return a ton of talent from last season. This is a re-match of the Big 10 Championship and Oregon will be ready.

NOVEMBER 1 ARIZONA STATE AT IOWA STATE: These two teams had never played until the Big 12 title game last season. Arizona State made it to the CFP. Two talented QB’s will run the rematch showdown.

NOVEMBER 1 PENN STATE AT OHIO STATE: James Franklin is hoping the Nittany Lions are undefeated by the time they travel to Columbus. Remember Penn State host Oregon just days earlier at Happy Valley. Ohio State has won eight straight in this series.

NOVEMBER 8 LSU AT ALABAMA: Remember what happened between these two last season? Bama crushed LSU. Then both teams fell hard the rest of the way. Both coaches may be under national championship pressure if they don’t deliver very soon.

NOVEMBER 15 TEXAS AT GEORGIA: If it wasn’t for Georgia, Texas would have run the table in the SEC. Georgia beat the Longhorns in Austin and in Athens. There will be a lot on the line in this game.

NOVEMBER 29 OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN: The Wolverines are hoping to plant another flag into the Buckeyes and perhaps even spoil their chances of back-to-back national titles. Michigan has won four straight in the series, but anything can happen. Even a post-game scuffle.

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STATE OF KANSAS EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR CHIEFS, ROYALS STADIUM FUNDING

Kansas remains in the running to provide the future home of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

A committee in the Kansas state legislature extended a deadline Monday for the NFL and Major League Baseball franchises to accept state financing for new stadiums.

The original deadline came and went on June 30, but it was retroactively extended on Monday. Now the Chiefs and Royals have till June 30, 2026, but the committee is pressing for a decision from the teams by New Year’s Eve.

The Chiefs and Royals have long made their homes at Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium, respectively, in the same complex in Kansas City, Mo. They are among the oldest venues in their leagues and their leases with Jackson County are up in January 2031.

In June, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed off on legislation that would authorize bonds to pay for up to 50 percent of the cost for the Chiefs and Royals to build or renovate a stadium.

Not to be outdone, Kansas has had an offer on the table of using bonds to cover 70 percent of the cost of a new stadium if either of the teams chooses to relocate.

“Together, we have the opportunity to bring the National Football League to Kansas, anchored by a world-class domed stadium, new team headquarters, a state-of-the-art practice facility, and a vibrant mixed-use and entertainment district,” Chiefs president Mark Donovan wrote to Kansas Senate president Ty Masterson when requesting a deadline extension.

The Chiefs previously unveiled renderings for a proposed multimillion-dollar renovation of Arrowhead Stadium. The Royals have said they want to move from Kauffman Stadium, preferably to a new ballpark downtown.

In April 2024, voters in Jackson County rejected a sales tax measure that would have helped pay for Arrowhead renovations and a stadium for the Royals.

REPORT: ESPN SIGNING NFL ANALYST DAN ORLOVSKY TO LONG-TERM EXTENSION

Dan Orlovsky, who has served as an NFL analyst with ESPN since 2018, has agreed to terms on a long-term contract, Front Office Sports reported on Monday.

Per the report, the former NFL quarterback will remain as a game analyst for the second-string team on “Monday Night Football” with Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick and Laura Rutledge. Orlovsky, 41, will also continue to appear on “NFL Live,” “SportsCenter,” “Get Up” and “First Take.”

Orlovsky’s new contract is not final but he is apparently “at the 1-yard line” with the network, per the report.

Before the holiday weekend, the former Detroit Lions QB posted a picture on social media toasting himself and on his Instagram story, he wrote, “Here’s to what’s next.”

He wrote on his X account on Monday: “Gotta keep working. Gotta keep proving yourself. Gotta stay hungry. It’s always the journey.”

Orlovsky, whose NFL career began in 2005 and lasted until 2017, is a popular figure at ESPN who has apparently shown interest in becoming a coach in the NFL.

“Dan’s been talking to some teams and seeing if there’s something that interests him and is worthwhile for him,” ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter told Pat McAfee in an interview.

In February, Front Office Sports reported that Orlovsky was “exploring his options” regarding potential free agency. Last month, it was reported by The Athletic that Orlovsky would likely return to ESPN.

ESPN declined to comment on Monday’s report.

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GOLF NEWS

REPORT: COLLIN MORIKAWA TO HEAD OVERSEAS WITH NEW CADDIE

Colin Morikawa’s two-week tour of Scotland and Northern Ireland will come with a new caddie as he partners with Billy Foster, according to the golf site “bunkered.”

Foster, of England, has worked for a slew of high-profile clients, the most recent of which was countryman Matt Fitzpatrick before the duo split earlier this season. Foster has carried the bag for Spain’s Seve Ballesteros, Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke and England’s Lee Westwood.

Morikawa and Foster first will work together at this week’s Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club at North Berwick, Scotland. They will move on to the Open Championship at Royal Portrush from July 17-20.

Morikawa won the Open Championship in 2021 at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich Kent, England.

After a split with caddie J.J. Jakovac earlier this season, Morikawa has used multiple options on his bag, including former Cal teammate K.K. Limbhasut at the Rocket Classic in Detroit last month.

Morikawa, 28, is a two-time major winner who has six career PGA Tour victories, with his last at the Zozo Championship in October 2023.

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WIMBLEDON: NOVAK DJOKOVIC OVERCOMES A POOR START TO BEAT ALEX DE MINAUR AND REACH THE QUARTERFINALS

LONDON (AP) — Right before Wimbledon began, Novak Djokovic declared it was the tournament that gave him the best chance to claim an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles trophy. Made sense, really, given that he’s won seven titles there already and reached the past six finals.

For one uncharacteristically unsteady set in the fourth round Monday, it sure didn’t look as if that would happen this year. Djokovic, though, turned things around and avoided what would have been his earliest exit at the All England Club since 2016, coming through for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 11th-seeded Alex de Minaur at Centre Court.

With eight-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer sitting in the front row of the Royal Box, very little went right at the outset for the 38-year-old Djokovic on the grass below during a breezy afternoon with the temperature in the 60s Fahrenheit (teens Celsius), a week after matches were contested in record-breaking heat.

“A lot of challenging moments for me,” Djokovic said.

That included trailing 4-1 in the fourth the set — except all he did there was win the last five games and 14 of the final 15 points.

“Lifted his level,” de Minaur said, “big-time.”

Djokovic’s bid for an eighth Wimbledon title and 25th Grand Slam singles trophy overall will continue against No. 22 Flavio Cobolli of Italy. Cobolli reached his first major quarterfinal with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) victory over 2014 U.S. Open champion and two-time major runner-up Marin Cilic.

Djokovic will be appearing in his 63rd Slam quarterfinal.

Against de Minaur, he made mistake after mistake, double-faulting four times in the first set alone. Djokovic lost five of his first seven service games against de Minaur, a 26-year-old Australian who accumulated 19 break points in all.

Djokovic made 16 unforced errors in the first set alone.

“I can’t remember when I’ve seen him play a worse set than this,” John McEnroe, who won Wimbledon three times in the 1980s, said on the BBC telecast. “I mean, it’s literally been years.”

All in all, Djokovic was discombobulated, chalking it up afterward to nerves and a swirling wind. He rushed between points. He reacted to flubbed shots by rolling his eyes or shouting and glaring in the direction of his guest box or putting his arms wide as if seeking explanations from someone, anyone.

At changeovers, he placed an ice-filled towel — usually wrapped around necks by players in steamy conditions — on his stomach, which he complained about during his first-round victory last week. But afterward, Djokovic dismissed the significance of that.

A loss would have been Djokovic’s soonest at Wimbledon since he was eliminated in the third round by Sam Querrey nine years ago.

Since winning his men’s-record 24th major title at the 2023 U.S. Open, Djokovic has come close to raising his total. He was the runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon last year — the second consecutive time they met in the final, with the results the same — and departed each of the first two Slams of 2025 in the semifinals.

No man as old as Djokovic is now has won a major championship. He keeps showing why it’s not preposterous to think he could, such as a diving volley winner earlier in the tournament or the way Djokovic broke to lead 2-1 in the second set on a 35-stroke exchange Monday. He put his right index finger to his ear and waved his arms to ask for noise from the spectators.

“I didn’t have many solutions, to be honest,” Djokovic said, “but I just reset myself in the second.”

The comeback officially was on, and soon enough, he was closing the third set with a winner to cap a 27-shot point.

By the very end, it’s almost as though de Minaur was resigned to defeat, knowing he’s only the latest — and perhaps not the last — opponent to succumb to a surging Djokovic.

“I mean,” de Minaur summed up, “he’s been pretty good in big moments for a very long time.”

What else happened at Wimbledon on Monday?

Belinda Bencic, playing at Wimbledon for the first time since becoming a mom, reached her first quarterfinal there by beating No. 18 Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 6-4. The 19th seed, Liudmila Samsonova, advanced to her first major quarterfinal with a 7-5, 7-5 victory against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

Who plays at the All England Club on Tuesday?

The women’s quarterfinals are No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Laura Siegemund, and No. 13 Amanda Anisimova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The men’s quarterfinals are No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Cam Norrie, and No. 5 Taylor Fritz vs. No. 17 Karen Khachanov.

WIMBLEDON BLAMES HUMAN ERROR FOR A MISTAKE BY THE TECH THAT REPLACED OFFICIALS. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED

LONDON (AP) — The All England Club, somewhat ironically, is blaming “human error” for a glaring mistake by the electronic system that replaced human line judges this year at Wimbledon.

The CEO of the club, Sally Bolton, said Monday that the technology was “inadvertently deactivated” by someone for three points at Centre Court during Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s three-set victory over Sonay Kartal a day earlier in the fourth round. On one point, a shot by Kartal clearly landed past the baseline but wasn’t called out by the automated setup — called Hawk-Eye — because it had been shut off.

Hours after Bolton spoke with reporters, the club issued a statement to announce that it “removed the ability for Hawk-Eye operators to manually deactivate the ball tracking,” meaning “this error cannot now be repeated due to the system changes we have made.”

Bolton declined to say who made the mistake on Sunday or how, exactly, it occurred or whether that person would face any consequences or be re-trained. She did note that there were other people at fault: the chair umpire, Nico Helwerth, and two who should have let him know the system was temporarily down — the review official and the Hawk-Eye official.

“We didn’t need to put line judges back on the court again,” Bolton said. “We needed the system to be active.”

Is Wimbledon using AI for line calls this year?

No. But like most big tennis tournaments nowadays — the French Open is one notable exception — Wimbledon has replaced its line judges with cameras that are supposed to follow the balls on every shot to determine whether they land in or out.

There are those, particularly in the British media, who keep referring to this as part of the ever-increasing creep of artificial intelligence into day-to-day life, but Bolton objected to the use of that term in this case.

“The point I would want to emphasize — and perhaps contrary to some of the reporting we’ve seen — is it’s not an artificial intelligence system. And it is electronic in the sense that the camera-tracking technology is set up to call the lines automatically, but it requires a human element to ensure that the system is functional,” Bolton said. “So it is not AI. There are some humans involved. And in this instance, it was a human error.”

What happened on the missed call at Wimbledon?

Russia’s Pavlyuchenkova was one point from winning a game for a 5-4 lead in the first set against Britain’s Kartal on Sunday when a shot by Kartal landed long. But there was no ruling from Hawk-Eye.

After a delay, Helwerth decided the point should be replayed, which Pavlyuchenkova thought showed bias toward an opponent competing in her home country. With Hawk-Eye back up and running after a delay, Kartal won that game, but Pavlyuchenkova took that set and the match.

The All England Club looked into what happened and found that the line-calling system actually was off for three points before anyone noticed.

The system itself worked “optimally,” Bolton said repeatedly.

“In this instance, sadly,” she said, “it was the human part of the operation that made a mistake.”

Why was the Hawk-Eye system accidentally turned off during a match?

Bolton said the system is shut down between matches — “and the humans are the people that need to do the activating and deactivating” — and someone accidentally did so during Pavlyuchenkova vs. Kartal.

Asked why, Bolton responded: “Well, I don’t know. It was a mistake, obviously. … I wasn’t sat there, so I don’t know what happened.”

She said Helwerth could have made a ruling himself on the controversial non-call, the way he did on the prior pair of points, but instead just decided to pause the match.

“I’m assuming,” Bolton said, “he felt he had not seen it properly.”

Pavlyuchenkova said after the match the official told her he thought the ball was out.

What do players think about the use of technology at Wimbledon?

Players are divided on whether there even should be electronic rulings during matches — unless it is fool-proof — or whether there should be a return to Wimbledon’s old way of doing things.

Since 2007 through last year, there was a combination of the human touch and technology: There were line judges on court to make calls, but players were allowed to challenge and ask for a video replay of a point if they thought there was a mistake.

“It’s such a big match, big event,” Pavlyuchenkova said. “Since we have already automatic line-calling and so much invested into this, we should probably look into something else to have better decisions.”

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INDIANA SPORTS BROADCASTING NEWS

INDIANASRN SET TO DELIVER WALL-TO-WALL FOOTBALL COVERAGE THIS FALL – HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND COMMUNITY FIRST.

With the countdown to kickoff officially underway, IndianaSRN is gearing up for its biggest football season yet. From Friday night under the lights at Indiana high schools to intense Saturday showdowns in college stadiums, IndianaSRN is once again set to be the go-to destination for fans who want comprehensive, high-quality, faith-centered sports coverage across the state.

This fall, IndianaSRN will stream more than 60 live football games, including select college matchups and dozens of IHSAA-sanctioned contests. Now in our 17th year of sports broadcasting, we’re continuing to expand our reach—broadcasting games from powerhouse programs to up-and-coming schools, always with a focus on telling the full story of the teams, players, and communities that define Indiana sports.

IndianaSRN is proud to be deeply connected to the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its mission to support student-athletes through education, sportsmanship, and community involvement. The IHSAA has long been a cornerstone of Indiana’s sports culture, and we’re honored to help amplify the voices of high school athletes across the state.

Our commitment to coverage is matched by our growing audience. In 2024, IndianaSRN’s football broadcasts drew over 175,000 unique viewers, with peak viewership reaching 6,000+ viewers per game for major rivalries and postseason matchups. These numbers continue to grow as families, alumni, and fans tune in not only from Indiana, but from across the country—often using our platform to connect with hometown teams and student-athletes.

Each broadcast features professional commentary, live score graphics, instant replays, and high-definition video production, giving viewers an experience comparable to major networks. Whether you’re watching a high-stakes sectional game or a small-school conference clash, IndianaSRN brings professionalism and heart to every single stream.

In addition to high school action, IndianaSRN will again partner with colleges across the region to highlight small-college football programs that don’t always receive mainstream media attention. These games are part of our mission to elevate athletics at every level and offer exposure to student-athletes whose stories deserve to be told.

To keep up with the latest game schedules, player features, weekly polls, and more, fans are encouraged to visit the IndianaSRN Sports Page at www.indianasrn.org. The site is updated daily and serves as a hub for everything IndianaSRN—from game previews and highlight reels to interviews with coaches and athletes.

As our broadcast schedule grows, so does the opportunity for businesses and organizations to join the IndianaSRN family. Our sales and partnership team is actively seeking sponsors for the 2025 season. With customizable packages available, sponsors will receive on-air mentions, rotating digital ads, and prominent placement on our website and social media platforms. These sponsorships not only provide outstanding visibility but also support local student-athletes and schools by helping us keep our programming accessible to all viewers.

If your business or organization is interested in partnering with IndianaSRN this season, please contact our team through the website at www.indianasrn.org or email us directly at info@indianasrn.org.

Whether you’re a parent in the bleachers, an alum watching from afar, or a fan who just loves Friday night football, IndianaSRN is proud to be “Where You Always Have a Front Row Seat.” Join us this fall and experience the difference for yourself.

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INDIANA PACERS

PACERS CONFIRM G TYRESE HALIBURTON TO MISS 2025-26 SEASON

The Indiana Pacers confirmed what was expected that star point guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 season after surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon.

Pacers president Kevin Pritchard conformed the status Monday.

“I have no doubt that he will be back better than ever,” Pritchard said on Indiana’s WISH-TV. “The surgery went well. It was a little higher and he gets more blood to that (as he recovers). He will not play next year though. We would not jeopardize that now. So don’t get any hopes up that he will play.”

Haliburton was injured in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last month, with the Oklahoma City Thunder going on to win the game and their first title in franchise history. Without Haliburton, the Pacers were outscored 56-43 in the second half as Oklahoma City finished off a 103-91 victory.

The two-time All-Star scored nine points with three 3-pointers before leaving the floor. He averaged 14.0 points, 5.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds during the NBA Finals.

Haliburton, 25, averaged 18.6 points, 9.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 73 games (all starts) during the regular season and was selected All-NBA third team. He has career averages of 17.5 points, 8.8 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 333 games (294 starts) for the Sacramento Kings (2020-22) and Pacers.

INDIANA PACERS SIGN JAMES WISEMAN

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers announced Monday the team signed center James Wiseman. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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INDIANA FEVER

BOSTON LEADS INDIANA AGAINST GOLDEN STATE AFTER 23-POINT GAME

Golden State Valkyries (9-9, 5-5 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (9-9, 6-5 Eastern Conference)

Indianapolis; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever hosts the Golden State Valkyries after Aliyah Boston scored 23 points in the Indiana Fever’s 89-87 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.

The Fever are 5-5 in home games. Indiana is fifth in the WNBA averaging 84.1 points and is shooting 46.5% from the field.

The Valkyries are 2-6 on the road. Golden State is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Indiana makes 46.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.6 percentage points higher than Golden State has allowed to its opponents (39.9%). Golden State has shot at a 40.6% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points fewer than the 42.4% shooting opponents of Indiana have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Valkyries won 88-77 in the last meeting on June 20. Kayla Thornton led the Valkyries with 16 points, and Boston led the Fever with 17 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Boston is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 8.3 rebounds for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 20.8 points and 1.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

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Monique Billings is averaging 8.4 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Valkyries. Thornton is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fever: 5-5, averaging 83.7 points, 34.2 rebounds, 20.0 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.3 points per game.

Valkyries: 6-4, averaging 80.8 points, 37.6 rebounds, 18.8 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.9 points.

INJURIES: Fever: Caitlin Clark: out (groin).

Valkyries: None listed.

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INDIANA SOFTBALL

BRIANNA COPELAND SIGNS WITH ATLANTA SMOKE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Softball alum Brianna Copeland has signed with the Atlanta Smoke of the Women’s Professional Fastpitch league.

Copeland joins the team in its first season in Atlanta after playing in Texas the last two seasons.

The Smoke are the reigning WPF Champions, winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.

Copeland was a four-year standout for the Hoosiers, and her senior campaign was her best. The Pelham, Alabama, native hit .331 with 57 hits, 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs. She also recorded a .628 slugging percentage and a .440 on-base percentage. In the circle, she posted an 18-10 record while throwing 148 strikeouts and holding opposing batters to a .274 batting average.

Copeland was recognized as a 2025 NFCA third-team All-American, marking the second time she received the honor, as well as being named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team, NFCA All-Region First Team. She also earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2024 and 2025 and was an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete in 2023.

Through Copeland’s outstanding play, she helped elevate the standards of Indiana softball, leading the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history from 2023-25.

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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL RETURNS TO MACKEY ARENA

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After shattering the Big Ten match attendance record last fall with a pair of sold-out matches, the Purdue women’s volleyball program will return to Mackey Arena for three conference showdowns this season.

Purdue will begin and end Big Ten action in one of the most daunting arenas in college athletics, hosting the conference-opener vs. Washington on Thursday, September 25 and Illinois on Sunday, September 28 at Mackey Arena. Then, in the final match of the regular-season, Purdue will host Indiana on Saturday, November 29.

With the announcement, Purdue is slated to play in three 10,000-plus seat arenas over a total of five matches, with the Mackey matches complimented by appearing at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday, August 31 against Tennessee and Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, October 16 against Indiana for the Monon Spike trophy.

With the sport on the rise, the Boilermakers enter the upcoming season with 44 consecutive sellouts and 128 consecutive weeks ranked among the AVCA top-25. Meanwhile, the upcoming season is primed to see the most volleyball matches in Mackey Arena since 2012.

Volleyball owns a 14-5 record inside Mackey Arena, picking up a dominant sweep over Indiana for the Monon Spike trophy last October (25-18, 25-14, 25-9) in the Big Ten attendance record-setting spectacle, which was followed by another sold-out match against Wisconsin a week later.

Within two hours of Mackey matches going on-sale a year ago, over 9,800 tickets were sold for the Wisconsin match, the equivalent of filling Holloway four times over. Both matches were sold-out a month before the first competition.

Ticket information, match times and broadcast schedule will be announced at a later time.

Coming off one of its best seasons in program history with a 27-7 (16-4 Big Ten) record, an NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance and a fourth-place finish in the league standings, the Boilermakers return 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten honoree Taylor Anderson, who not only ranked No. 8 in the nation in assists per set (11.25), but guided Purdue to its third-highest hitting % in single-season history (.280%). In addition to returning rising stars, which include Kenna Wollard, Ryan McAleer and Grace Heaney, Shondell’s incoming freshmen and transfer class set Purdue up to tie the tallest team in over 22 years, with an average front court height of 6’2″.

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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

JACOBSEN WINS GOLD, MAYER SHINES AT FIBA U19 WORLD CUP

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Members of the Purdue Basketball team capped off a successful FIBA U19 World Cup competition over the weekend, highlighted by sophomore Daniel Jacobsen winning gold with USA Basketball.

The American squad defeated Germany 109-76 in the championship to go undefeated in all seven games, winning all seven of their games by at least six points. The team won by an average of 39.0 points per game in wins over Australia, France, Cameroon, Jordan, Canada, New Zealand and Germany. USA Basketball surpassed 105 points in six of the seven games.

Jacobsen, a 7-foot, 4-inch center from Chicago, averaged 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game while making 20-of-33 (.606) shots from the field. He ranked second among all players in the field in blocked shots with 13, despite playing just 12.3 minutes per game.

His best performance came in the round of 16 victory over Jordan with 15 points, five rebounds, five blocks and two assists while going 7-of-9 from the field. Jacobsen blocked at least one shot in all seven games he played.

The gold medal is Jacobsen’s second with USA Basketball, after winning Gold in the 2018 FIBA AmeriCup last summer. He and the late Caleb Swanigan are the only Boilermakers to win at least two gold medals with USA Basketball.

Mayer, meanwhile, was an early MVP candidate for team Israel after leading his country to an undefeated record in pool play and a spot in the quarterfinals. The Israeli team, which was making its first appearance in the U19 World Cup, finished seventh after losing to Slovenia in the quarterfinal and Australia in the consolation bracket, before defeating Switzerland in the seventh-place game.

Mayer finished the tournament playing in just four games, ranking second in the field in scoring (20.0 PPG), while averaging 5.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game, ranking ninth in steals. He shot 38.2 percent from 3-point range (13-of-34) in the four games.

Mayer put on one of the best individual performances of the tournament, tallying 33 points with seven assists, five rebounds and four steals in a dramatic come-from-behind win over Cameroon in the round of 16. He was 12-of-26 from the field, 5-of-12 from 3-point range and 4-of-5 from the free throw line, while committing just one turnover in 38 minutes.

He scored 24 points with four rebounds and four assists in the opening win over Switzerland.

Unfortunately, Mayer suffered a minor finger injury in the loss to Slovenia in the quarterfinals and missed the final two games.

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PURDUE TRACK AND FIELD

ENEKWECHI SETS AFRICAN RECORD IN MEN’S SHOT PUT

EUGENE, Ore. – Purdue track & field alum Chukwuebuka Enekwechi set an African record in the shot put on July 5 at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore.

His throw of 22.10m set the record and he became the first African athlete to throw over 22m in the shot put. The previous record was 21.97m set by South Africa’s Janus Robberts on June 2, 2001.

With his record-setting throw, Enekwechi moved to No. 4 in the world this season trailing only USA’s Joe Kovacs (22.48), Italy’s Leonardo Fabbri (22.31) and USA’s Roger Steen (22.11). He is one of seven athletes to throw over 22m this season.

Enekwechi was already the Nigerian record holder in the shot put with his previous personal best 21.91m on May 25, 2024 in Eugene. He owns seven of the top 10 all-time throws by an African athlete.

He continues to work towards the 2025 World Athletics Championships that will be held in Tokyo, Japan from Sept. 13-21.

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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

FREEMAN NAMED TO DODD TROPHY WATCH LIST

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman, the winner of the 2024 Dodd Trophy, has earned selection to the award’s 2025 watch list. The Dodd Trophy celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy.

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary this season, the award was established to honor the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division 1A) head football coach whose program represents the highest ideals on and off the field. Freeman is one of three Dodd Trophy winners on the watch list, joining Dabo Swinney (2011) and Brian Kelly (2018).

Freeman enters the 2025 season after leading Notre Dame to a National Championship appearance and a 14-2 record in 2024, with a final Associated Press ranking of No. 2. He was honored with several coaching awards during the 2024 season, including: the Dodd Trophy; the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award; the George Munger College Coach of the Year Award; the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches College Coach of the Year honor; the Ted Ginn Sr. Coach of the Year Award from the National Alliance of African American Athletes; and the honorary head coach for the 2024 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team.

Entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Fighting Irish, Freeman has an all-time record of 33-10, with a postseason record of 5-2, including three CFP wins in 2024. He led Notre Dame to seven victories over opponents ranked in the AP Poll at the time of the game last season: No. 20 Texas A&M, No. 15 Louisville, No. 24 Navy, No. 18 Army, No. 9 Indiana, No. 2 Georgia and No. 5 Penn State. The CFP victory over Penn State was the 14th ranked win of the Freeman era at Notre Dame, more than any other Irish head coach in the first three years of his tenure, and tied for the most of any FBS program over the last three years (Georgia, 14).

Notre Dame owned the most wins against AP ranked teams in 2024, with a 7-1 record. No other team faced more AP-ranked teams in 2024 than Notre Dame’s eight.

Among teams ranked in the final AP Top 25, Notre Dame notched four wins, the most for Notre Dame since 2002 (four). Notre Dame’s three wins over teams ranked in the final Top 10 is the most for the program since 1990 (three).

With the conclusion of the 2024 season, Notre Dame was first in pass efficiency defense (104.4), first in turnovers gained (33), first in defensive touchdowns (6), first in blocked kicks (6), second in fumbles recovered (14), second in blocked punts (3), fourth in passing yards allowed (169.4), fourth in scoring defense (15.5), fifth in passes intercepted (19), fifth in turnover margin (1.13), seventh in kickoff return defense (15.61), ninth in first downs (326), 10th in scoring offense (36.1) and 11th in total defense (307.4).

2025 Dodd Trophy preseason watch list

Bret Bielema, Illinois

Jeff Brohm, Louisville

Curt Cignetti, Indiana

Mario Cristobal, Miami (FL)

Matt Campbell, Iowa State

Spencer Danielson, Boise State

Ryan Day, Ohio State

Kalen DeBoer, Alabama

Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State

Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri

Mike Elko, Texas A&M

James Franklin, Penn State

Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame

Josh Heupel, Tennessee

Brian Kelly, LSU

Brent Key, Georgia Tech

Chris Klieman, Kansas State

Dan Lanning, Oregon

Joey McGuire, Texas Tech

Jeff Monken, Army

Steve Sarkisian, Texas

Ryan Silverfield, Memphis

Kalani Sitake, BYU

Kirby Smart, Georgia

Dabo Swinney, Clemson

Brent Venables, Oklahoma

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HIDALGO, USA BASKETBALL WIN 2025 FIBA AMERICUP GOLD MEDAL

SANTIAGO, Chile — For the third time in her young career, Hannah Hidalgo is a Team USA gold medalist.

On Sunday, the Notre Dame guard and two-time All-American helped the United States National Team defeat Brazil, 92-84, to win the 2025 FIBA Women’s Americup. The American squad finished play with a perfect 7-0 record to earn its fifth gold medal at the event and third over the last four competitions.

Hidalgo finished with 16 points, including knocking down a pair of free throws with 8 seconds left to give Team USA the win. She went 8-9 from the free throw line and also posted 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

As has been the case with Notre Dame, Hidalgo was a vital performer for Team USA over the last nine days. Entering Sunday’s final, the rising junior had averaged 11.8 points and 4.4 assists per game, marks that ranked ninth and fourth in the tournament, respectively. She also had accumulated a competition-best 20 steals. Her top scoring performance came in the semifinals against Canada, when Hidalgo posted 19 points, 4 assists and 4 steals.

At the conclusion of play, Hidalgo was named to the tournament’s All-Star Five.

In addition to the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup gold medal, Hidalgo helped power the Americans to victory in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup and the 2022 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup. She was the 2023 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.

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BUTLER BASEBALL

BUTLER BASEBALL ADDS TY NEAL TO COACHING STAFF

Ty Neal has agreed to become the next pitching coach at Butler. The talented assistant heads to campus after stops at Michigan, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami Ohio, and Southern Illinois. Neal brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the program and has assisted in the recruiting and development of over 50 MLB draft picks!

“I’m extremely excited to bring Coach Neal aboard,” Head Coach Blake Beemer stated. “His level of care for student-athletes, competitive fire, and overall success made him the target candidate in this process, and I think he can help take our team to new heights. I also want to thank Grant Leiendecker and our administration for their tireless work to make this happen.”

Neal was an assistant coach at Michigan in 2025 helping the Wolverines post a 33-23 overall record. They went 16-14 in the Big Ten standings and held a 4.92 team ERA. Tate Carey was selected as a NCBWA Freshman All-American after going 9-0 on the mound and the Wolverine staff would record 384 strikeouts in the 2025 campaign.

Before assisting with the Wolverine program, Neal made a stop in Indiana becoming the director of pitching for Pro-X Athlete Development. He also coached at Carmel High School for two years.

Neal served as a quality control analyst at Arizona State in 2018. He held this position after four-year stint as the head coach at Cincinnati.

While with the Bearcats, Neal coached four Major League players from 2014-2017. During that time, UC won 91 games and made the American Athletic Conference Tournament in each of his final three seasons.

In 2016, Cincinnati posted a 3.69 ERA, the lowest since 1974, and posted the best winning percentage (.720) at home in school history. In his final season with the Bearcats, Neal had wins over three ranked teams including No. 1 Louisville.

Neal earned his collegiate head coaching gig after eight special seasons as an assistant at Indiana. He helped assemble two Top-10 recruiting classes which led to an appearance in the 2013 College World Series.

Overall, Neal helped develop nine Major League talents, including the Indiana career leader in wins, innings pitched, and saves. IU won two Big Ten Tournament Championships and a regular season championship with Neal on staff.

While in Bloomington, Neal mentored eight Freshman All-Americans, four All-Americans, two Big Ten Freshmen of the Year winners, two Big Ten Pitchers of the Year honorees and two Team USA members.

Neal held coaching jobs at Miami Ohio, Southern Illinois and Cincinnati before landing at Indiana. He began his coaching career at his alma mater spending the 2000 season at Miami Ohio. He helped the Redhawks win the MAC Tournament Championship which punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

From 2001-03 Neal worked at Southern Illinois as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. He coached three freshman All-Americans and the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year.

After a successful three years with the Salukis, Neal had a one-year stint as the pitching coach at Cincinnati before reuniting with Tracy Smith at Miami Ohio in 2005.

With the RedHawks, Neal was part of a MAC Regular Season and Tournament Championship, an NCAA Regional appearance, and a pitching staff that ranked Top-10 nationally in ERA. The pitching staff featured two major league pitchers.

Neal earned his degree in Sport Management from Miami University and played four seasons for the Redhawks. He earned his master’s degree from Southern Illinois University in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management while coaching.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE CROSS COUNTRY

HOME LEAGUE MEET HIGHLIGHTS 2025 CROSS COUNTY SCHEDULE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne will run three meets at the Mastodon Cross County Course in 2025, including the 2025 Horizon League Championships.

The Mastodons will host the title races Nov. 1 in Fort Wayne. It will be the first time the course hosts a league championship event since the 2013 Summit League Championships.

The ‘Dons will open 2025 with two home meets. First is the Mastodon Alumni Open on Sept. 6, followed by the Rumble in the Fort on Sept. 20.

The ‘Dons will travel to the Joe Piane Invite on Oct. 3 hosted by Notre Dame and then the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 17.

Following the league meet on Nov. 1 in Fort Wayne, Purdue Fort Wayne will stay in the state to compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 17 in Evansville. The national championship is hosted by Missouri on Nov. 22.

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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL

ACES VOLLEYBALL UNVEILS 2025 SCHEDULE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Set to open his first season leading the University of Evansville volleyball program, head coach Zach Weinberg has announced the full 2025 season schedule.

Full 2025 Schedule

“Our staff is really excited about the slate of matches we’ve lined up for this season. This schedule will present lots of opportunities to learn about ourselves as we head into Valley play, and with so many new faces in the program (mine included), it will be good to get everyone truly integrated,” Weinberg said. “Having Michigan State inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse, as our home opener, is a great opportunity to show a Big 10 institution the level of community and fan support we have here in Evansville and at UE. I hope we can sell out Meeks and have that be an incredible atmosphere for a huge match!”

“Renewing the home and home rivalry with USI was a non-negotiable, in my mind. The two teams always play competitive matches, and when rivalries and bragging rights are at play, stats and history get thrown out the window. Those will be competitive matches, and I’m excited to bring the city together to witness it,” Weinberg added. “Before any “official” matches get underway, we will host our Purple & Orange scrimmage in Meeks at 6PM on Friday, August 22nd. Admission will be free, and it will be the fans’ first chance to see the 2025 Aces live and in person! Aces Fans-we’d love to have you there! 2025 is going to be a great building season for us, and I can’t wait to see everyone in Meeks Family Fieldhouse this year!”

Following an exhibition match on August 23 at Lindenwood, the Purple Aces open the regular season on Friday, August 29 at the Butler Big Dawg Kickoff in Indianapolis. UE faces Butler in the opener while completing the weekend with contests against Middle Tennessee State and Purdue Fort Wayne.

In the home opener on Wednesday, September 3, Evansville welcomes Big Ten foe Michigan State. It will mark the first time a Big Ten school has played inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse since the first match at the facility on Sept. 8, 2017 when UE welcomed Indiana University.

Non-conference action continues on Sept. 4-5 when the squad travels to Atlanta for the GSU Invitational. Hosted by Georgia State, the Aces take on Florida A&M, Queens, and host GSU. Florida A&M is the reigning SWAC Champion, posting a perfect 16-0 league mark on the way to the NCAA Tournament.

UE returns to campus for a home tournament on the 12^th and 13^th. UAB, Western Illinois, and Morehead State comprise the event. WIU won 17 matches last season while the Eagles represented the Ohio Valley Conference in the NCAA Tournament. Non-conference action wraps up with a home-and-home versus USI. The teams meet up in Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Sept. 18 while the Aces make the trek across town two days later.

Missouri Valley Conference action opens with a home contest versus Bradley on Sept. 26. UE heads to Southern Illinois on the 27^th for its first league road match. October begins with home matches versus Belmont and Indiana State on the 3^rd and 4^th.

Five of the next six matches take place on the road with the stretch opening on Oct. 10 with a road tilt at UNI. The Panthers were a perfect 18-0 in the Valley last season and went 23-7 overall. The weekend continues at Drake, who won 20 matches a season ago while posting a 16-2 MVC mark. The road trip continues on Oct. 14 with a contest at Indiana State.

Evansville faces UNI at home on the 18^th before traveling to Belmont and Murray State on the 24^th and 25. On Halloween, the Aces host UIC before squaring off against Valparaiso on November 1. Following a road swing to Illinois State and Bradley (Nov. 6-7), UE completes the regular season at home against Drake and Southern Illinois on the 14^th and 15^th.

The MVC Tournament runs from Nov. 19-25 and will be hosted by the higher seed.

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EVANSVILLE ATHLETICS

UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DR. ZIGGY SIEGFRIED

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville President Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz announced today that Dr. Kenneth “Ziggy” Siegfried, Director of Athletics, has signed a contract extension that will keep him in the role through 2030. Originally hired in the spring of 2022, Siegfried will now continue his leadership of Purple Aces Athletics under the new agreement.

“Dr. Siegfried’s leadership has transformed our athletics department and energized both our campus and the wider Evansville community,” said President Pietruszkiewicz. “I am confident in the direction he is leading us, one that prioritizes competitive excellence, elevates the student-athlete experience, and positions our Athletics programs for bold, strategic growth that reflects the spirit and ambition of our entire University.”

Since arriving at UE, Siegfried has led the development and execution of the Pathway to Excellence strategic plan, a comprehensive vision that has elevated the profile of Aces Athletics across the board.

Additionally, Siegfried oversaw what is believed to be the largest gift in UE Athletics history. In May 2024, UE alum Kyle and Ashley Freeland announced a $3 million gift that secured the future of the Freeland Clubhouse, a transformational facility that will significantly enhance the baseball program’s training and recruitment efforts. The Freeland’s philanthropy serves as a pivotal component of the Pathway to Excellence plan.

Under Siegfried’s leadership and guidance, UE student-athletes performed in the classroom, achieving the first and second highest cumulative GPAs in the history of the athletics department. In addition, the Aces have achieved notable success on the field and record-breaking engagement in the stands. Last summer, the baseball team delivered a season for the ages, capturing the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship and earning its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2006. Their momentum did not stop there, and the Aces went on to win their NCAA Regional and advanced to the Super Regional for the first time in program history. This championship run not only captivated fans across the country but also helped drive the highest ticket and group/gate revenue in program history.

Men’s soccer returned to prominence with a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 1996. The program’s success reignited campus pride and demonstrated the strength of student-athletes on a national stage. Meanwhile, men’s basketball has seen a dramatic transformation under Head Coach David Ragland. In just his second year, the program more than tripled its win total from the prior season and secured its first postseason berth in nearly a decade. It stands as one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the country. This on-court progress, paired with Siegfried’s strategic leadership, has also contributed to record-breaking attendance and renewed excitement in the stands.

Across its seventeen Division I sports, UE recorded its highest total ticket revenue in the past decade. Over a three-year period, Siegfried has also successfully hired new head coaches in men’s basketball, volleyball, men’s soccer, track and field, swim and dive, and softball.

Driving this momentum is a bold vision for the future. Siegfried has also spearheaded development of a comprehensive Athletics Facilities Master Plan which has already completed or is in the process of completing $7.6 million in capital projects. These include a $4.5 million baseball clubhouse, a $1.1 million turf softball field, a $1.2 million intramural and soccer practice field complex, enhancements to the basketball practice facilities for both men’s and women’s programs, an expanded baseball press box, and Phase I of a new Sports Performance Center.

Philanthropic support has surged under Siegfried’s tenure, contributing to a more sustainable and competitive future for all athletic programs. His leadership has not only invigorated campus pride but also strengthened the University’s bond with alumni, fans, and supporters throughout the Tri-State.

“I’m incredibly thankful to President Pietruszkiewicz, our Board of Trustees, and the entire University of Evansville community for their continued belief in our vision,” said Siegfried. “It’s been an honor to work alongside such dedicated student-athletes, coaches, and staff. I’m excited to keep building on our momentum and creating an athletics program that reflects the values and excellence of this institution.”

The University’s decision to extend Siegfried’s contract ensures a strong, stable foundation as Purple Aces Athletics continues to grow its impact locally and nationally.

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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

July 8

1912 — Rube Marquard’s 19-game winning streak was stopped as the New York Giants lost 7-2 to the Chicago Cubs.

1918 — Boston’s Babe Ruth lost a home run at Fenway Park when prevailing rules reduce his shot over the fence to a triple. Amos Strunk scored on Ruth’s hit for a 1-0 win over Cleveland. Ruth, who played 95 games in the season, finished tied for the American League title with 11 homers.

1935 — The AL extended its All-Star winning streak to three with a 4-1 victory at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. New York Yankee Lefty Gomez went six innings, which prompted the NL to have the rules changed so that no pitcher could throw more than three innings, unless extra innings.

1941 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hit a three-run, two-out homer in the ninth to give the AL a dramatic 7-5 victory in the All-Star game at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium. Up to that point Arky Vaughn of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the NL hero with two home runs, the first player to do so in All-Star play. Joe and Dom DiMaggio both played for the AL, marking the first time that brothers appeared in the same All-Star game.

1947 — Frank Shea became the first winning rookie pitcher in the first 14 years of All-Star play as the AL nipped the NL 2-1 at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.

1952 — The NL edged the AL 3-2 in the first rain-shortened All-Star game. The five-inning contest, at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, featured home runs by Jackie Robinson and Hank Sauer of the Nationals.

1957 — Baseball owners re-elected commissioner Ford Frick to another seven-year term when his contract is up in 1958.

1958 — The 25th anniversary All-Star game, at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, went to the AL, 4-3 in a game that only produced 13 singles. This was the first All-Star game in which neither team got an extra-base hit.

1970 — Jim Ray Hart of San Francisco hit for the cycle and became the first NL player in 59 years to drive in six runs in one inning as the Giants beat Atlanta, 13-0.

1974 — New York shortstop Jim Mason tied a major-league record when he doubled four times in the Yankees’ 12-5 win over Texas.

1994 — Shortstop John Valentin made the 10th unassisted triple play in baseball history in the sixth inning and then led off the bottom of the inning with a homer to lead Boston to a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

1997 — Cleveland Indians catcher Sandy Alomar hit a two-run homer to give the American League a 3-1 victory over the National League in the All-Star game. Alomar, the first player to win the All-Star MVP in his own ballpark, broke the tie in the seventh inning off San Francisco’s Shawn Estes.

1982 — Billy Martin records his 1,000 career win as a manger as the A’s beat the Yankees 6-3.

2000 — Dwight Gooden and Roger Clemens teamed up to shut down the Mets, giving the Yankees identical 4-2 victories in the first double-ballpark doubleheader in the majors since 1903. After the opener, many in the sellout crowd of 54,165 at Shea Stadium immediately headed for Game 2, which drew 55,821 at Yankee Stadium.

2008 — Ryan Braun of Milwaukee hit his 56th career home run in his 200th major league game, a 7-3 win over Colorado. Only Mark McGwire and Rudy York (both 59) had hit more in their first 200 games in the majors.

2014 — The Mets record the 4,000th win in franchise history by defeating the Braves 8-3.

2015 — Tampa Bay hits two inside-the park home runs in a 9-7 loss to the Royals. It is the first time the feat has been done since 1997.

2021 — San Diego Padres relief pitcher Daniel Camarena records his first MLB hit, a Grand Slam, in his second at bat against the Washington Nationals’ Max Sherzer.

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July 9

1902 — Rube Waddell beat Bill Dinneen 4-2 in 17 innings when light-hitting Monte Cross hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia.

1932 — Ben Chapman of the Yankees hit three homers, including two inside-the-park, as New York beat the Detroit Tigers 14-9 at Yankee Stadium.

1937 — Joe DiMaggio hits for the cycle as the Yankees defeat the Seantors 16-2.

1940 — The NL recorded the first shutout in All-Star play, with a 4-0 win at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Five pitchers — Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French, and Carl Hubbell — held the AL to three hits. Max West hit a three-run homer.

1946 — After a one-year break due to war travel restrictions, the Americans trounced the Nationals 12-0 at Fenway Park, the most one-sided of the All-Star games. Ted Williams of the Red Sox didn’t disappoint the hometown fans. He hit two homers and two singles for five RBIs.

1968 — Willie McCovey hit into a double play, scoring Willie Mays with the only run of the 39th All-Star game, played at the Houston Astrodome. It was the first game of this series played indoors and the first 1-0 contest in All-Star history.

1976 — Houston’s Larry Dierker pitched a no-hitter as the Astros beat Montreal 6-0. Dierker struck out eight and walked four.

1991 — Cal Ripken hit a three-run homer to lead the AL over the NL 4-2 in the All-Star game for the AL’s fourth straight victory in the contest.

1996 — Mike Piazza launched an upper-deck home run in his first at-bat and lined an RBI double next time up, leading the Nationals to a 6-0 victory in the All-Star game in Philadelphia.

2002 — Despite Barry Bonds hitting a home run and Torii Hunter making a spectacular catch, the All-Star game finished in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings when both teams ran out of pitchers.

2005 — It took 847 regular-season games at Coors Field, the most any stadium needed, before hosting its first 1-0 game. The lowest total runs scored in a game at Coors Field before Colorado’s 1-0 win over San Diego was 2-0.

2011 — Derek Jeter homered for his 3,000th hit, making him the first player to reach the mark with the New York Yankees. Jeter hit the milestone with a drive to left field with one out in the third inning off Tampa Bay’s David Price, his first at Yankee Stadium this season. He tied a career high going 5 for 5 and singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for a 5-4 win. Jeter became the 28th major leaguer to hit the mark and joined former teammate Wade Boggs as the only players to do it with a home run.

2011 — The Los Angeles Dodgers got their first hit with two outs in the ninth inning and still beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 when Dioner Navarro singled in Juan Uribe for the unlikely victory. Uribe was down to his last strike when he drove a pitch from Luke Gregerson over the head of left fielder Chris Denorfia for Los Angeles’ first hit and only the second hit of the game for either team. Navarro then looped a 3-1 pitch into short right-center to give the Dodgers three consecutive shutout victories for the first time since July 1991. San Diego’s Cameron Maybin had the first hit of the game in the fifth, a clean single through the box. It was the Padres’ only hit against rookie right-hander Rubby De La Rosa and three relievers.

2013 — Alex Rios tied an American League record with six hits in a nine-inning game and Adam Dunn hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Justin Verlander in the eighth to lift Chicago over Detroit 11-4.

2015 — Jose Fernandez pitched seven innings and tied the modern record for most consecutive home victories by a starter to begin a career, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0.

2019 — The American League defeats the National League 4-3 in the 2019 All-Star Game for their 7th straight win.

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July 10

1917 — Ray Caldwell of New York pitched 9 2-3 innings of no-hit relief as the Yankees beat the Browns 7-5 in 17 innings in St. Louis.

1932 — The Philadelphia A’s defeated Cleveland 18-17 in an 18-inning game in which John Burnett of the Indians had a record nine hits. Jimmie Foxx collected 16 total bases, and Eddie Rommell of the A’s pitched 17 innings in relief for the win, despite giving up 29 hits and 14 runs.

1934 — Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession, but the AL came back to win the All-Star game 9-7 at the Polo Grounds as Mel Harder gave up one hit in the last five innings.

1936 — Philadelphia’s Chuck Klein hit four home runs in a 9-6 10-inning victory over the Pirates, and it wasn’t in the cozy Baker Bowl. He hit them in Pittsburgh’s spacious Forbes Field, including the game-winning three-run shot in the 10th off Bill Swift. Klein almost homered in the second inning when he sent Pirates outfielder Paul Waner to the wall in right to haul in a long fly ball.

1947 — Don Black of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 3-0 no-hitter over the Philadelphia A’s in the first game of a twin bill.

1951 — The NL hit four homers en route to an 8-3 triumph at Detroit, giving the league consecutive All-Star victories for the first time.

1968 — The American League and National League agreed to split into two divisions in 1969. The twelve teams in each league will be divided and play a best-of-five games League Championship Series to determine the pennant winner.

1982 — Larry Parrish of the Texas Rangers hit his third grand slam in seven days, off Milt Wilcox in the first game of a doubleheader against Detroit. The Rangers beat the Tigers 6-5. Parrish had hit his first on July 4 and his second on July 7.

2001 — Cal Ripken upstaged every big name in the ballpark, hitting a home run and winning the MVP award in his final All-Star appearance to lead the American League over the Nationals 4-1. Derek Jeter and Magglio Ordonez connected for consecutive home runs as the AL won its fifth in a row.

2007 — Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-3 with an inside-the-park home run to lead the American League to a 5-4 victory over the National League in the All-Star game.

2009 — Jonathan Sanchez pitched the majors’ first no-hitter of the season, recording a career-high 11 strikeouts in San Francisco’s 8-0 win over the San Diego Padres. The only runner the Padres managed came on an error by third baseman Juan Uribe in the eighth.

2012 — San Francisco’s Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval keyed a five-run blitz against Justin Verlander in the first inning that powered the NL to an 8-0 romp over the American League in the All-Star game.

2013 — David Ortiz doubled in his first at-bat to become baseball’s career leader in hits as a designated hitter and hit a two-run homer an inning later, leading Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 victory over Seattle. Ortiz entered the night tied with Harold Baines for the most hits as a DH.

2014 — Derek Jeter, playing his final regular-season game in Cleveland, went 2 for 4 in the 1,000th multi-hit game of his career. Cleveland scored nine runs in its last two innings at bat to rally past New York with a 9-3 win.

2019 — The independent Atlantic League introduces a “robot umpire” to call balls and strikes at its annual all-star game in York, PA.

2022 — In the 8th inning of their game against the White Sox, Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman drops a routine fly ball hit by Luis Robert and is charged with his first error since June 13, 2018, ending the longest errorless streak by any player at any position in major league history after 440 games. Worse, the error proves costly as Robert later comes around to score the winning run in a 4 – 2 ChiSox win.

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

July 8

1889 — John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the 75th round in Richburg, Miss., for the U.S. heavyweight championship. It’s the last bare-knuckle boxing match before the Marquis of Queensbury rules are introduced.

1922 — Suzanne Lenglen beats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, 6-2, 6-0 for her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon.

1939 — Bobby Riggs beats Elwood Cooke in five sets to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon.

1941 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run, two-out homer in the ninth inning to give the American League a dramatic 7-5 victory in the All-Star game at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium.

1955 — Peter Thomson wins his second consecutive British Open finishing two strokes ahead of John Fallon. Thomson shoots a 7-under 281 at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland.

1967 — Billie Jean King sweeps three titles at Wimbledon. King beats Ann Hayden Jones 6-3, 6-4, for the singles title; teams with Rosie Casals for the women’s doubles title, and pairs with Owen Davidson for the mixed doubles title.

1978 — Bjorn Borg beats Jimmy Connors, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to win his third straight men’s title at Wimbledon.

1984 — John McEnroe whips Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 100-degree temperatures to take the men’s singles title at Wimbledon.

1990 — West Germany wins the World Cup as Andreas Brehme scores with 6 minutes to go for a 1-0 victory over defending champion Argentina in a foul-marred final.

1991 — Michael Stich upsets three-time champion Boris Becker to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

1994 — Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O.J. Simpson.

1995 — Top-ranked Steffi Graf wins her sixth Wimbledon singles title, beating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.

1995 — NHL Draft: Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) defenceman Bryan Berard first pick by Ottawa Senators.

1996 — Switzerland’s Martina Hingis becomes the youngest champion in Wimbledon history at 15 years, 282 days, teaming with Helena Sukova to beat Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 in women’s doubles.

2000 — Venus Williams beats Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title. Williams is the first black women’s champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1957-58.

2007 — Roger Federer wins his fifth straight Wimbledon championship, beating Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-2. I’s also Federer’s 11th Grand Slam title overall.

2010 — Paul Goydos becomes the fourth golfer in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59. Goydos puts together his 12-under, bogey-free round on the opening day of the John Deere Classic. Goydos makes the turn at 4-under, then birdies all but one hole on the back nine at the 7,257-yard TPC Deere Run course.

2012 — Roger Federer equals Pete Sampras’ record of seven men’s singles titles at the All England Club, and wins his 17th Grand Slam title overall, by beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

2014 — Germany hands Brazil its heaviest World Cup loss ever with an astounding 7-1 rout in the semifinals that stuns the host nation. Miroslav Klose scores a record-setting 16th career World Cup goal in a five-goal spurt in the first half and Germany goes on to score the most goals in a World Cup semifinal.

2016 — Roger Federer loses in the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in his career, falling to Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Centre Court. The 34-year-old Federer had been 10-0 in Wimbledon semifinals, winning seven of his finals.

2018 — South Korean golfer Sei Young Ki breaks the LPGA 72-hole scoring record with a 31-under par 257 in winning the Thornberry Creek Classic.

2021 — San Diego Padres relief pitcher Daniel Camarena records his first MLB hit, a Grand Slam, in his second at bat against the Washington Nationals’ Max Sherzer.

2022 — Gymnast Simone Biles aged 25, becomes the youngest person to receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden.

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July 9

1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle under 1 minute as he breaks Duke Kahanamoku’s world record with a time of 58.6 seconds.

1932 — The NFL awards a franchise to Boston under the ownership of George Preston Marshall, Vincent Bendix, Jay O’Brien, and Dorland Doyle. The Boston Braves will change their nickname to Redskins in 1933 and move to Washington after the 1936 season.

1940 — The National League registers the first shutout, 4-0, in the All-Star game.

1954 — Peter Thomson becomes the first Australian to win the British Open. Thomson shoots a 9-under 283 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, edging Bobby Locke, Dai Rees and Syd Scott by one stroke.

1965 — Peter Thomson wins his fifth British Open title by two strokes over Brian Huggett and Christy O’Connor Sr. Thomson shoots a 7-under 285 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Thomson’s previous Open victory was in 1958. It’s the last to conclude with two rounds on Friday.

1966 — Jack Nicklaus wins the British Open with a 282 at Muirfield to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan and Gary Player as the only men to win the four majors.

1967 — Mark Spitz and Catie Ball, both 17, swim to world records, and 14-year-old Debbie Meyer sets two records in one race in the Santa Clara International Invitational swim meet. Spitz sets a 100-meter butterfly record at 56.3 and Ball becomes the first U.S. swimmer to set a world record for the breaststroke with a 2:40.5 time for 200 meters. Meyer breaks the 800-meter freestyle record in 9 minutes, 35.8 seconds on the way to a record 18:11.1 in the 1,500.

1968 — Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when he moves from Philadelphia 76’ers to LA Lakers.

1988 — Nolan Ryan is 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3.

1989 — Boris Becker and Steffi Graf claim a West German sweep of the Wimbledon singles crowns in the first double finals day in 16 years. Becker wins his third Wimbledon title in five years, rolling past defending champion Stefan Edberg 6-0, 7-6 (1), 6-4, while Graf takes her second straight championship over Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-1.

1991 — South Africa is readmitted by the International Olympic Committee to the Olympic movement, ending decades of sports isolation and clearing the way for its participation in the 1992 Games.

1995 — Pete Sampras becomes the first American to win Wimbledon three straight years by beating Boris Becker 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

2000 — Pete Sampras passes Roy Emerson for the most Grand Slam championships and ties Willie Renshaw, a player in the 1880s, for the most Wimbledon titles with a four-set victory over Pat Rafter. Sampras, winner of seven Wimbledon titles, 13 Grand Slam championships, extends his mark at Wimbledon to 53-1 over the past eight years.

2001 — Goran Ivanisevic becomes one of Wimbledon’s most improbable champions, beating Patrick Rafter. Two points away from defeat, Ivanisevic rallies to beat Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 and becomes the second player to win a Wimbledon singles title without being seeded.

2006 — Roger Federer ends a five-match losing streak to Rafael Nadal, winning 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3 to earn his fourth straight Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship. Nadal had beaten Federer in four finals this year.

2006 — Italy wins its fourth World Cup title winning the shootout 5-3 against France, after a 1-1 draw. Outplayed for an hour and into extra time, the Italians win it after French captain Zinedine Zidane is ejected in the 107th for a vicious butt to the chest of Marco Materazzi.

2009 — Joe Sakic retires after 21 NHL seasons with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise, finishing with 625 goals and 1,641 points.

2011 — Derek Jeter homers for his 3,000th hit, making him the first player to reach the mark with the New York Yankees.

2016 — Serena Williams wins her record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title by beating Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 in the Wimbledon final. Williams pulls even with Steffi Graf for the most major championships in the Open era, which began in 1968. This is Williams’ seventh singles trophy at the All England Club.

2021 — British road cyclist Mark Cavendish wins Nimes to Carcassonne stage 13 of the Tour de France for his 34th career state win. The win ties Eddy Merckx for most career stage wins.

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July 10

1926 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Open golf tournament for the second time with a 293 total.

1934 — Carl Hubbell strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession, but the American League comes back to win the All-Star game 9-7 at the Polo Grounds.

1936 — Philadelphia’s Chuck Klein hits four home runs in a 9-6 10-inning victory over the Pirates at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field.

1951 — Britain’s Randy Turpin defeats Sugar Ray Robinson in 15 rounds to win the world middleweight title and give Robinson his second loss in 135 bouts.

1960 — UEFA European Championship Final, Parc des Princes, Paris, France: Viktor Ponedelnik scores in extra time as Soviet Union beats Yugoslavia, 2-1.

1971 — Lee Trevino rebounds from a double-bogey on the next to last hole with a birdie on the final hole to win the 100th British Open by one stroke over Lu Liang-Huan. Trevino, who won the U.S. Open a month earlier, is the fourth golfer to win both championships in the same year, joining Bobby Jones (1926, 1930), Gene Sarazen (1932), and Ben Hogan (1953).

1976 — Johnny Miller shoots a 66 in the final round to beat 19-year-old Spaniard Seve Ballesteros by six strokes to take the British Open. Ballesteros, who starts the final round two strokes ahead of Miller, shoots a 74 and ends tied for second place with Jack Nicklaus.

1992 — The Major Soccer League, the only major nationwide professional soccer competition in the United States, folds after 14 seasons.

1999 — Team USA wins the Women’s World Cup over China in sudden death. The Americans win 5-4 in penalty kicks, with defender Brandi Chastain kicking in the game winner.

2010 — Paula Creamer wins her first major tournament, never giving up the lead during a steady final round of the U.S. Women’s Open. Creamer shoots a final-round 2-under 69 for a 3-under 281 for the tournament.

2010 — Spain wins soccer’s World Cup after an exhausting 1-0 victory in extra time over the Netherlands. In the end, it’s Andres Iniesta breaking free and scoring a right-footed shot from 8 yards just past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

2011 — The United States advances to the semifinals after one of the most exciting games ever at the Women’s World Cup in Dresden, Germany. The U.S. beat Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie. Abby Wambach scores a thrilling goal to tie it in the 122nd minute, and goalkeeper Hope Solo denies the Brazilians again.

2016 — Andy Murray wins his second Wimbledon title by beating Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) on Centre Court.

2016 — Brittany Lang wins her first career major at the U.S. Women’s Open when Anna Nordqvist touches the sand with her club in a bunker for a two-stroke penalty in the three-hole aggregate playoff. The penalty occurs on the second hole of the playoff and is not delivered to the players until they were on the final hole after officials review replays in the latest controversy at a USGA event. Lang seals the win with a short par putt on the final playoff hole, while Nordqvist makes bogey to lose by three shots.

2017 — An independent review of the scoring in Manny Pacquiao’s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn confirms the outcome in favor of the Australian. A Philippines government department asked the WBO to review the refereeing and the judging of the so-called “Battle of Brisbane” in Australia on July 2 after Horn, fighting for his first world title, won a unanimous points decision against Pacquiao, an 11-time world champion. The WBO said three of the five independent judges who reviewed the bout awarded it to Horn, one awarded it to Pacquiao and one scored a draw.

2021 — Ashleigh Barty of Australia wins Wimbledon defeating Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.

2022 — Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković wins 4th straight and record equaling 7th Wimbledon singles title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 win over Nick Kyrgios of Australia; Đoković 21 Grand Slam titles.

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TV SPORTS

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Tuesday, July 8

MLB BASEBALL

7:30 p.m.

TBS — L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at Athletics (10:05 p.m.) OR Arizona at San Diego (9:40 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

10 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: L.A. Lakers vs. San Antonio, Sacramento, Calif.

SOFTBALL

4:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Blaze vs. Bandits AND Volts vs. Talons, Rosemont, Ill.

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

TNT — FIFA Club World Cup: TBD, Semifinal, East Rutherford, N.J.

TRUTV — FIFA Club World Cup: TBD, Semifinal, East Rutherford, N.J.

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

Noon

FS1 — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Germany vs. Denmark, Group C, Basel, Switzerland

3 p.m.

FOX — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Poland vs. Sweden, Group C, Lucerne, Switzerland

TENNIS

8 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, London

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

ESPN — Las Vegas at New York

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Wednesday, July 9

GOLF

6 a.m. (Thursday)

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, First Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

MLB BASEBALL

2 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m.) OR Toronto at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

ESPN — N.Y. Mets at Baltimore

7:05 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Seattle at N.Y. Yankees

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at Athletics (10:05 p.m.) OR Arizona at San Diego (9:40 p.m.)

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

Noon

FS1 — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: England vs. Netherlands, Group D, Zurich, Switzerland

3 p.m.

FOX — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: France vs. Wales, Group D, Gallen, Switzerland

TENNIS

8 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, London

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

Noon

NBATV — Golden State at Indiana

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Thursday, July 10

GOLF

6 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, First Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Genesis Scottish Open, First Round, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland

4 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The ISCO Championship, First Round, Hurstbourne Country Club, Louisville, Ky.

6 a.m. (Friday)

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, Second Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at Minnesota (1:10 p.m.) OR N.Y. Mets at Baltimore (1:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Seattle at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) OR Tampa Bay at Boston (7:10 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR Texas at L.A. Angels (9:35 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

3:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: New Orleans vs. Minnesota

8 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: L.A. Lakers vs. Dallas, Las Vegas

10 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: San Antonio vs. Philadelphia, Las Vegas

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Finland vs. Switzerland, Group A, Thun, Switzerland

FS1 — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Norway vs. Iceland, Group A, Thun, Switzerland

TENNIS

8 a.m.

ESPN — WTA: Wimbledon, Semifinals, London

1 p.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Mixed Doubles Championship, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Las Vegas at Washington

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Friday, July 11

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)

2 a.m. (Saturday)

FS1 — AFL: Geelong at Greater Western Sydney

AUTO RACING

2:30 p.m.

FS2 — NXT IndyCar Series: Practice, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

3:30 p.m.

FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

6:30 p.m.

FS2 — NXT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

COLLEGE BASEBALL

7 p.m.

MLBN — HBCU Swingman Classic: National League vs. American League, Atlanta

GOLF

6 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, Second Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Genesis Scottish Open, Second Round, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The DICK’S Open, First Round, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, N.Y.

4 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The ISCO Championship, Second Round, Hurstbourne Country Club, Louisville, Ky.

4 a.m. (Saturday)

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, Third Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — PLL: New York vs. Boston, Chicago

MLB BASEBALL

7:10 p.m.

APPLE TV+ — Seattle at Detroit

9:35 p.m.

APPLE TV+ — Arizona at L.A. Angels

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at San Diego (9:40 p.m.) OR L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

4:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Atlanta vs. Miami, Las Vegas

7 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: Utah vs. Charlotte, Las Vegas

9 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: Washington vs. Phoenix, Las Vegas

11 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Portland vs. Golden State, Las Vegas

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits vs. Talons, Omaha, Neb.

SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — USL Championship: Orange County at Monterey Bay

11 p.m.

FS1 — Liga MX: Club America at Juarez

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Italy vs. Spain, Group B, Bern, Switzerland

FS1 — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Portugal vs. Belgium, Group B, Sion, Switzerland

TENNIS

8 a.m.

ESPN — ATP: Wimbledon, Semifinals, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ION — Atlanta at Indiana

10 p.m.

ION — Connecticut at Seattle

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Saturday, July 12

AUTO RACING

8:55 a.m.

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany – Sprint Race, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, German

Noon

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

1:30 p.m.

FS1 — NXT IndyCar Series: The Indy NXT by Firestone at Iowa Speedway, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

4:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

5 p.m.

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The SYNK 275 – Race 1, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

GOLF

4 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, Third Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

7 a.m.

FS1 — LIV Golf League: Second Round, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain

9 a.m.

FOX — LIV Golf League: Second Round, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain

10 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Genesis Scottish Open, Third Round, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland

Noon

CBS — PGA Tour: The Genesis Scottish Open, Third Round, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The DICK’S Open, Second Round, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, N.Y.

2:30 p.m.

NBC — American Century Championship: Final Round, Edgewood Tahoe Resort, Stateline, Nev.

5 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The ISCO Championship, Third Round, Hurstbourne Country Club, Louisville, Ky.

4 a.m. (Sunday)

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, Final Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

5:30 a.m. (Sunday)

FS1 — LIV Golf League: Final Round, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Run 4 Roses Classic: TBD, Louisville, Ky.

5 p.m.

ESPN2 — Run 4 Roses Classic: TBD, Louisville, Ky.

MILB BASEBALL

4 p.m.

MLBN — 2025 All-Star Futures Game: American League vs. National League, Atlanta

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

6 p.m.

ESPN — UFC Fight Night Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Nashville, Tenn.

9 p.m.

ESPN — UFC Fight Night Main Card: Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira, Nashville, Tenn.

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Yankees (1:05 p.m.) OR Seattle at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)

7:30 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at San Diego OR Texas at Houston

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Toronto at Athletics (10:05 p.m.) OR Arizona at L.A. Angels (9:35 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

4 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: Dallas vs. San Antonio, Las Vegas

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Charlotte vs. Philadelphia, Las Vegas

8:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: L.A. Lakers vs. New Orleans, Las Vegas

10:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Memphis vs. Portland, Las Vegas

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

MLBN— Athletes Unlimited: Bandits vs. Talons, Omaha, Neb.

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

FS1 — MLS: Nashville at Inter Miami

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Sweden vs. Germany, Group C, Zurich, Switzerland

FS1 — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: Poland vs. Denmark, Group C, Lucerne, Switzerland

4:55 p.m.

FS1 — Copa America Group Stage: Peru vs. Chile, Group A, Quito, Ecuador

TENNIS

8 a.m.

ESPN — ATP: Wimbledon, Doubles Championship, London

11 a.m.

ESPN — WTA: Wimbledon, Championship, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

ABC — Minnesota at Chicago

4 p.m.

CBS — Golden State at Las Vegas

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Sunday, July 13

AUTO RACING

11:30 a.m.

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, German

1 p.m.

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The SYNK 275 – Race 2, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

3:30 p.m.

TNT — NASCAR Cup Series: The Challenge Round 3 – Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: The Challenge Round 3 – Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

BIG3 BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

CBS — Week 5: Miami 305 vs. DMV Trilogy, Chicago Triplets vs. Dallas, LA Riot vs. Boston, Houston Rig Hands vs. Detroit Amps, Boston

GOLF

4 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Amundi Evian Championship, Final Round, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

5:30 a.m.

FS1 — LIV Golf League: Final Round, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain

10 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Genesis Scottish Open, Final Round, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland

Noon

CBS — PGA Tour: The Genesis Scottish Open, Final Round, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The DICK’S Open, Final Round, En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, N.Y.

2:30 p.m.

NBC — American Century Championship: Final Round, Edgewood Tahoe Resort, Stateline, Nev.

5 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The ISCO Championship, Final Round, Hurstbourne Country Club, Louisville, Ky.

HORSE RACING

1 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.) OR Tampa Bay at Boston (1:35 p.m.)

6 p.m.

ESPN — 2025 MLB Draft: Rounds 1-3, Atlanta

MLBN — 2025 MLB Draft: Rounds 1-3, Atlanta

NBA BASKETBALL

4 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Detroit vs. Houston, Las Vegas

6 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Toronto vs. Orlando, Las Vegas

8 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Brooklyn vs. Washington, Las Vegas

10 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: Golden State vs. Utah, Las Vegas

SOFTBALL

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits vs. Talons, Omaha, Neb.

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

TBS — FIFA Club World Cup: TBD, Final, East Rutherford, N.J.

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

3 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA Euro 2025 Championship Group Stage: England vs. Wales, Group D, St. Gallen, Switzerland

4:55 p.m.

FS1 — Copa America Group Stage: TBA, Group B

TENNIS

8 a.m.

ESPN — WTA: Wimbledon, Doubles Championship, London

11 a.m.

ESPN — ATP: Wimbledon, Championship, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.ABC — Dallas at Indiana

THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JULY 8, 2025

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