THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

CUBS 3, PADRES 2

TIGERS 7, YANKEES 3

BLUE JAYS 2, METS 1

TWINS 5, ASTROS 4

DIAMONDBACKS 5, GIANTS 4

DODGERS 9, ATHLETICS 4

MARINERS 6, ANGELS 2

BREWERS 5, REDS 3

MARLINS 10, ROCKIES 7

RANGERS 6, GUARDIANS 3

WHITE SOX 8, ORIOLES 2

PIRATES 11, PHILLIES 7

RED SOX 6, NATIONALS 3

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD

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WORLD CUP SCOREBOARD

BRAZIL 2 JAPAN 1

GERMANY 1 PARAGUAY 1

MOROCCO 1 NETHERLANDS 1

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INDIANA HS FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

POCKET CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

BOONVILLE AT BOSSE, 6:30 PM

FLOYD CENTRAL AT GIBSON SOUTHERN, 6:30 PM

HERITAGE HILLS AT SOUTH SPENCER, 7 PM

MOUNT VERNON AT FOREST PARK, 6:30 PM

NORTH DAVIESS AT WASHINGTON, 6 PM

NORTH POSEY AT SOUTHRIDGE, 6:30 PM

PIKE CENTRAL AT EASTERN GREENE, 6 PM

PRINCETON AT TECUMSEH, 7 PM

TELL CITY AT PERRY CENTRAL, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

BOONVILLE AT MOUNT VERNON ©, 7 PM

FOREST PARK AT PERRY CENTRAL, 6:30 PM

HERITAGE HILLS AT OWENSBORO APOLLO (KY.), 7 PM

PIKE CENTRAL AT PRINCETON, 6:30 PM

SOUTH SPENCER AT EMINENCE (KY.), 7 PM

TECUMSEH AT NORTH POSEY ©, 7 PM

WASHINGTON AT SOUTHRIDGE ©, 6:30 PM

WEST WASHINGTON AT TELL CITY, 6:30 PM

SATURDAY, AUG. 29

ST. PIUS (MO.) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN, 6 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

FOREST PARK AT WASHINGTON, 6 PM

MOUNT VERNON AT GIBSON SOUTHERN ©, 7 PM

NORTH KNOX AT NORTH POSEY, 6:30 PM

PRINCETON AT HERITAGE HILLS ©, 7 PM

SOUTH SPENCER AT TECUMSEH ©, 7 PM

SOUTHRIDGE AT BOONVILLE ©, 6:30 PM

TELL CITY AT PIKE CENTRAL ©, 6:30 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

BOONVILLE AT CENTRAL, 6:30 PM

FOREST PARK AT TECUMSEH ©, 6:30 PM

GIBSON SOUTHERN AT HENDERSON COUNTY (KY.), 7 PM

HERITAGE HILLS AT SOUTHRIDGE ©, 6:30 PM

MOUNT VERNON AT SOUTH SPENCER, 7 PM

NORTH DAVIESS AT PIKE CENTRAL, 6 PM

NORTH POSEY AT TELL CITY ©, 7 PM

WASHINGTON AT PRINCETON ©, 6:30 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

CASTLE AT BOONVILLE, 7 PM

HERITAGE HILLS AT WASHINGTON ©, 6:30 PM

PIKE CENTRAL AT NORTH POSEY ©, 6:30 PM

PRINCETON AT MOUNT VERNON ©, 7 PM

SOUTH SPENCER AT FOREST PARK ©, 6:30 PM

SOUTHRIDGE AT GIBSON SOUTHERN ©, 6:30 PM

TECUMSEH AT PERRY CENTRAL, 7 PM

TELL CITY AT HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.), 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

BOONVILLE AT WASHINGTON ©, 6:30 PM

GIBSON SOUTHERN AT HERITAGE HILLS ©, 7 PM

MOUNT VERNON AT SOUTHRIDGE ©, 6:30 PM

NORTH KNOX AT PRINCETON, 6:30 PM

NORTH POSEY AT SOUTH SPENCER ©, 7 PM

PIKE CENTRAL AT FOREST PARK ©, 6 PM

TELL CITY AT TECUMSEH ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

FOREST PARK AT NORTH POSEY ©, 6:30 PM

HERITAGE HILLS AT MOUNT VERNON ©, 7 PM

PRINCETON AT BOONVILLE ©, 7 PM

SOUTH SPENCER AT PIKE CENTRAL ©, 6:30 PM

SOUTHRIDGE AT TELL CITY, 6:30 PM

SPRINGS VALLEY AT TECUMSEH, 6:30 PM

WASHINGTON AT GIBSON SOUTHERN ©, 6:30 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

EASTERN AT SOUTH SPENCER, 6 PM

GIBSON SOUTHERN AT BOONVILLE ©, 7 PM

NORTH POSEY AT HERITAGE HILLS, 7 PM

SOUTHRIDGE AT PRINCETON ©, 6:30 PM

TECUMSEH AT PIKE CENTRAL ©, 6:30 PM

TELL CITY AT FOREST PARK ©, 6:30 PM

WASHINGTON AT MOUNT VERNON ©, 6:30 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

BOONVILLE AT HERITAGE HILLS ©, 7 PM

FOREST PARK AT SOUTHRIDGE, 6:30 PM

GIBSON SOUTHERN AT PRINCETON ©, 7 PM

MOUNT VERNON AT NORTH POSEY, 7 PM

PIKE CENTRAL AT WASHINGTON, 6 PM

SOUTH SPENCER AT TELL CITY ©, 7 PM

TECUMSEH AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY, 7 PM

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INDIANA NORTHERN CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

CHURUBUSCO AT BREMEN, 7 PM

GLENN AT BOONE GROVE, 7:30 PM

KNOX AT NORTH JUDSON, 8 PM

LAVILLE AT TRITON, 7 PM

PLYMOUTH AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY, 7 PM

WAWASEE AT JIMTOWN, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

CONCORD AT JIMTOWN, 7 PM

GLENN AT FAIRFIELD, 7 PM

NORTH JUDSON AT LAVILLE, 7:30 PM

PIONEER AT KNOX, 7:30 PM

ROCHESTER AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY, 7 PM

TRITON AT BREMEN, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

ADAMS CENTRAL AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY, 7 PM

BREMEN AT BOONE GROVE, 7:30 PM

JIMTOWN AT EDWARDSBURG (MICH.), 7 PM

KNOX AT CULVER ACADEMY, 7:30 PM

RENSSELAER AT GLENN, 7:30 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

JIMTOWN AT GLENN ©, 7 PM

LAVILLE AT BREMEN ©, 7 PM

TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT KNOX ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

BREMEN AT JIMTOWN ©, 7 PM

GLENN AT KNOX ©, 7:30 PM

TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT LAVILLE ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

BREMEN AT GLENN ©, 7 PM

LAVILLE AT KNOX ©, 7:30 PM

TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT JIMTOWN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

BREMEN AT BUCHANAN (MICH.), 7 PM

GLENN AT LAVILLE ©, 7 PM

KNOX AT JIMTOWN ©, 7:30 PM

WOODLAN AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

JIMTOWN AT LAVILLE ©, 7 PM

GLENN AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY ©, 7 PM

KNOX AT BREMEN ©, 7:30 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

CULVER ACADEMY AT GLENN, 7 PM

WEST SIDE AT KNOX, 8 PM

JIMTOWN AT DOWAGIAC (MICH.), 7 PM

OSCEOLA GRACE AT LAVILLE, 7 PM

TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT BREMEN ©, 7 PM

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MID-INDIANA CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

BROWN COUNTY AT OWEN VALLEY, 7 PM

TINDLEY AT EDINBURGH, 7 PM

MILAN AT RUSHVILLE, 7 PM

NORTH DECATUR AT SOUTH DECATUR ©, 7 PM

SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT CRAWFORD COUNTY, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

BATESVILLE AT MILAN, 7 PM

CRAWFORD COUNTY AT BROWN COUNTY, 7 PM

EASTERN HANCOCK AT NORTH DECATUR, 7 PM

EDINBURGH AT CHRISTEL HOUSE, 7 PM

SOUTH DEARBORN AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY, 7 PM

SOUTH DECATUR AT GREENSBURG, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

BROWN COUNTY AT TRINITY LUTHERAN, 7 PM

NORTH DECATUR AT MILAN ©, 7 PM

SOUTH DECATUR AT EDINBURGH ©, 7 PM

SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT CLARKSVILLE, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

BROWN COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR ©, 7 PM

CRAWFORD COUNTY AT SOUTH DECATUR, 7:30 PM

EASTERN AT EDINBURGH, 7 PM

MILAN AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

BROWN COUNTY AT SOUTH DECATUR ©, 7 PM

EDINBURGH AT MILAN ©, 7 PM

SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

EDINBURGH AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY ©, 7 PM

LINTON AT NORTH DECATUR, 7:30 PM

MILAN AT BROWN COUNTY ©, 7 PM

PAOLI AT SOUTH DECATUR, 7:30 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

BROWN COUNTY AT EASTERN GREENE, 7 PM

INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL AT EDINBURGH, 7 PM

PROVIDENCE AT MILAN, 7:30 PM

SOUTH DECATUR AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY ©, 7 PM

UNION COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

MILAN AT SOUTH DECATUR ©, 7 PM

NORTH DECATUR AT EDINBURGH ©, 7 PM

SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT BROWN COUNTY ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

EASTERN HANCOCK AT MILAN, 7 PM

EDINBURGH AT BROWN COUNTY ©, 7 PM

FRANKLIN COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR, 7 PM

SOUTH DECATUR AT EASTERN, 7 PM

TECUMSEH AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY, 8 PM

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MID-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, AUG. 21

BROWNSTOWN AT CORYDON ©, 7 PM

NORTH HARRISON AT SALEM ©, 7 PM

SCOTTSBURG AT MADISON ©, 7 PM

SILVER CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

CHARLESTOWN AT BROWNSTOWN ©, 7 PM

CORYDON AT PAOLI, 7 PM

MADISON AT JENNINGS COUNTY, 7 PM

SALEM AT SILVER CREEK ©, 7 PM

SCOTTSBURG AT NORTH HARRISON ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 4

CHARLESTOWN AT MADISON ©, 7 PM

FLOYD CENTRAL AT SILVER CREEK, 7 PM

NEW ALBANY AT BROWNSTOWN, 7 PM

NORTH HARRISON AT CORYDON ©, 7 PM

SALEM AT SCOTTSBURG ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 11

BROWNSTOWN AT SALEM ©, 7 PM

CORYDON AT SCOTTSBURG ©, 7 PM

NORTH HARRISON AT CHARLESTOWN ©, 7 PM

SILVER CREEK AT MADISON ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 18

BROWNSTOWN AT NORTH HARRISON ©, 7 PM

CHARLESTOWN AT PROVIDENCE, 7 PM

CORYDON AT CLARKSVILLE, 7 PM

SALEM AT MADISON ©, 7 PM

SCOTTSBURG AT SILVER CREEK ©, 7 PM

FRIDAY, SEP. 25

CHARLESTOWN AT SCOTTSBURG ©, 7 PM

EASTERN AT NORTH HARRISON, 7 PM

MADISON AT SOUTH DEARBORN, 7 PM

SALEM AT CORYDON ©, 7 PM

SEYMOUR AT BROWNSTOWN, 7 PM

SILVER CREEK AT NEW ALBANY, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

CLARKSVILLE AT SCOTTSBURG, 7 PM

CORYDON AT CHARLESTOWN ©, 7 PM

MADISON AT BROWNSTOWN ©, 7 PM

NORTH HARRISON AT SILVER CREEK ©, 7 PM

SALEM AT EASTERN, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

BEDFORD NL AT SCOTTSBURG, 7 PM

BROWNSTOWN AT SILVER CREEK ©, 7 PM

CHARLESTOWN AT SALEM ©, 7 PM

CORYDON AT MADISON ©, 7 PM

NORTH HARRISON AT CLARKSVILLE, 7 PM

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

JENNINGS COUNTY AT CHARLESTOWN, 7 PM

MADISON AT NORTH HARRISON ©, 7 PM

SCOTTSBURG AT BROWNSTOWN ©, 7 PM

SILVER CREEK AT CORYDON ©, 7 PM

WEST WASHINGTON AT SALEM, 7 PM

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MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES

NBA NEWS

FORMER NBA PLAYERS MALIK BEASLEY, ED DAVIS ARE LATEST TO BE CHARGED IN GAMBLING SCANDAL

Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s sprawling gambling investigation, authorities said Monday.

When he was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024, Beasley agreed to tailor his performance based on prop bets in certain games, according to an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn.

U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said Beasley and others “turned professional basketball into a criminal betting operation.”

The schemes, he added, “erode the integrity of American sports and victimize the sports-watching public.”

Attorneys for Beasley and Davis did not immediately return messages seeking comment on charges of conspiracy and bribery.

Nocella said the scheme involved hundreds of thousands of dollars. The indictment, which names six people, says Beasley had financial woes, including millions of dollars in gambling losses, and had relied on Davis, a former teammate, for financial help.

In return for fixing his performance, Beasley got paid by his money-winning co-conspirators and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated, the indictment alleges.

In one example, Beasley dashed past four players to grab a rebound at the last second in a Milwaukee victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on March 10, 2024. With the Bucks ahead by seven points, the shot and any rebound would not have affected the outcome.

But by hustling to grab the missed shot, Beasley finished with four rebounds that night, which was a winning prop bet, the indictment states.

“What’s funny is after he got it he had a big sigh of relief,” a co-conspirator said in a text message, according to the indictment.

Beasley last played for the Detroit Pistons in 2024-25, averaging 16 points. He is one of five players in NBA history with more than 300 3-pointers in a season, but has not played in the NBA since because of the investigation. He played briefly for a team in Puerto Rico earlier this year.

Beasley’s financial woes have been widely reported by the news media, including lawsuits by his Detroit landlord and payment disputes with a Milwaukee barber and Minnesota dentist.

Davis was a journeyman who was primarily a backup in a 12-year career that got him roughly $48 million in gross salary. He and Beasley briefly were teammates in Minnesota in the 2020-21 season.

In April, former NBA player Damon Jones, 49, became the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures.

Jones entered guilty pleas to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in schemes to defraud major sportsbooks, including DraftKings and FanDuel, and filch millions of dollars from unwitting poker players.

He was accused of selling or attempting to sell insider information to bettors based on his relationships in the NBA.

One of the biggest figures in the sweeping gambling investigation is Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who was coach of the Portland Trail Blazers when he was charged last year.

Billups is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families that cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million. He has pleaded not guilty.

Another key figure is Terry Rozier, who was on the Miami Heat when he was charged in 2025. Rozier is accused of conspiring with friends to help them win bets on his performance during a 2023 game when he played for the Charlotte Hornets. He, too, has pleaded not guilty.

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FREE AGENCY STARTS TUESDAY IN NBA, AND LEBRON JAMES HAS ALL EYES ON HIM ONCE AGAIN

NBA free agency in 2026: Everyone is waiting again for James to make a decision.

James was the biggest domino to fall in the NBA’s offseason player movement period 16 years ago when he decided to join Miami, and he may be the biggest domino to fall — at least in free agency — this summer as well. Free agency opens in the NBA on Tuesday evening, with James’ future atop the list of most intriguing storylines that will be solved over the coming days and weeks.

It seems like retirement isn’t happening yet, which would mean the NBA’s all-time leader in points scored, minutes played and games played coming back for a record-extending 24th season and potentially — when including playoff contests — appearing in the 2,000th game of his career.

His options would figure to include staying with the Los Angeles Lakers, returning to Miami or Cleveland (both would have interest for obvious reasons) or even thinking about moving elsewhere like Golden State and teaming up with longtime friends Stephen Curry and Draymond Green to chase one more title.

Green — who is not expected to leave Golden State — on Monday declined his $27.6 million option for next season, doing so to give the Warriors more maneuverability to add players in the coming days, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because that detail was not revealed publicly by the team, and it raises the possibility that the Warriors might now have more of a selling point to pitch to James.

“When the time comes, you guys will know what I decide to do,” James said when the Lakers were eliminated this spring by Oklahoma City in a 4-0 sweep.

The time is coming.

The window when teams can begin officially talking with free agents — other than the ones on their own team, those talks could begin when the NBA Finals ended — opens at 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, and deals could be flying not long afterward.

In most cases, any new deals cannot be executed until at least the end of the NBA’s offseason moratorium on July 6.

“This period we’re in right now, kind of from mid-May to mid-July, it’s a two-month sprint through the draft, combine, free agency, Summer League, all that,” Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. said earlier this month. “We’re super busy right now. But it’s a fun time of year. This is where we get to make decisions, shape the roster, do all that stuff.”

The NBA finalists — champion New York and runner-up San Antonio — both will have moves to make in the coming days, though they are expected to keep their cores largely intact.

Plenty of decisions and roster-shaping already has happened around the league, either by trades (such as the Giannis Antetokounmpo blockbuster) or teams re-signing or extending their own players (such as Trae Young’s $212 million deal with Washington and Austin Reaves’ $185 million deal with the Lakers).

Miami will land Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis in a trade that sends Tyler Herro, other players and draft capital to Milwaukee, but that won’t be finalized until that moratorium date passes. But in the interim, the Heat will be looking to add shooters — Tim Hardaway Jr., whose father’s number is retired in Miami, and longtime Antetokounmpo favorite Khris Middleton make a lot of sense.

The Heat will be keeping Andrew Wiggins, who on Monday exercised his $30 million option for this coming season and, according to a person familiar with the talks between the sides, has agreed in principle on a $34 million deal for the following two seasons — with 2028-29 at his option.

More trades could be coming, with a person familiar with the negotiations confirming to the AP that Toronto has spoken with the Los Angeles Clippers on the possibility of Kawhi Leonard — who led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title — returning to Ontario next season. And Boston is still believed to be holding talks about the possibility of trading 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown, who was the centerpiece of the Celtics’ ultimately futile offer to land Antetokounmpo in trade discussions with Milwaukee.

“Nobody has won more combined regular-season and playoff games since I entered the league 10 years ago,” Brown posted on social media over the weekend. He’s right: The Celtics have won 523 games with Brown in the lineup, including playoff contests, which is six more than Denver has won with Nikola Jokic over that span.

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REPORTS: HEAT F ANDREW WIGGINS OPTS IN, SIGNS EXTENSION

Heat forward Andrew Wiggins will pick up his $30.2 million player option and sign a two-year, $34 million extension with Miami, multiple outlets reported Monday.

The deal includes a player option for the third season in 2028-29, according to ESPN.

Wiggins, 31 is agreeing to a sizable pay cut with the extension — a projected $16.5 million salary in 2027-28 and $17.5 million in 2028-29 — to give the Heat more flexibility to build around new franchise cornerstone Giannis Antetokounmpo, per the Miami Herald.

Wiggins averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 68 games (all starts) in his first full season with Miami in 2025-26. He shot a career-best 41.4% from 3-point distance.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Wiggins was the 2014-15 NBA Rookie of the Year with Minnesota. He made his lone All-Star team and won an NBA championship with Golden State in 2021-22.

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Wiggins has averaged 18.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 834 career games (822 starts) for the Timberwolves (2014-20), Warriors (2020-25) and Heat.

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REPORT: LAKERS G MARCUS SMART DECLINES $5.4M OPTION

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart declined his $5.4 million player option for the 2026-27 season and will become a free agent, ESPN reported Monday.

Smart, 32, signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers in advance of the 2025-26 season. In 62 games (54 starts) last season, he averaged 9.3 points with 3.0 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals.

Over 12 NBA seasons, Smart has averaged 10.5 points with 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 697 games (441 starts) with the Boston Celtics (2014-23), Memphis Grizzlies (2023-25), Washington Wizards (2024-25) and Lakers.

A first-round draft pick (sixth overall) by Boston in 2014, Smart was the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

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REPORTS: JAMES HARDEN OPTS OUT, NEGOTIATING NEW DEAL WITH CAVS

James Harden and the Cleveland Cavaliers are in talks about a multiyear extension after Harden declined the $42.3 million player’s option on his contract, multiple outlets reported Monday.

If the 11-time All-Star and the Cavaliers don’t reach an agreement, Harden will become a free agent.

Cleveland acquired Harden from the Clippers at the February trade deadline and sent fellow All-Star guard Darius Garland to Los Angeles.

Harden, who turns 37 in August, previously said he wants to play in Cleveland and to sign another contract with the Cavaliers.

Should that happen, Harden is expected to give up salary — perhaps $10 million or more per season — in exchange for a longer deal and more guaranteed money, per The Athletic.

That would give Cleveland some much-needed salary relief heading into next season. Cleveland had the highest payroll in the league in 2025-26.

Harden averaged 20.5 points and 7.7 assists in 26 regular-season games for the Cavs, who went to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2018. They were swept by the New York Knicks.

Harden has averages of 24.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 1,221 regular-season appearances (1,007 starts) with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Clippers and Cavaliers.

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REPORT: CLIPPERS, RAPTORS IN SERIOUS KAWHI LEONARD TRADE TALKS

The Los Angeles Clippers are involved in serious discussions about a trade that would send Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors, ESPN reported Monday.

Leonard’s representatives have made it known that if the Clippers wanted to move on from Leonard that he would sign a contract extension with the Raptors, per the report.

Before signing as a free agent with the Clippers, Leonard spent one season in Toronto — 2018-19 — and led the Raptors to their only NBA title.

A native of the Los Angeles area, Leonard’s preference was to stay with the Clippers but they haven’t committed to him beyond this upcoming season, ESPN reported. He has one season left on his current contract and is due $50.3 million.

Leonard turned 35 on Monday.

If the trade goes through, Leonard would be eligible to sign a two-year extension with the Raptors worth as much as $123.7 million, according to ESPN.

Leonard is a two-time NBA champion, winning his first title in 2013-14 with the San Antonio Spurs in this third season in the league. He won the NBA Finals MVP award in both championship seasons.

The Spurs traded him to the Raptors in July 2018 in a deal that sent DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio.

Leonard’s time in Los Angeles hasn’t been clear sailing.

He has been saddled with injuries, missing the entire 2021-22 season and playing only 37 games in 2024-25 and 52 in both 2020-21 and 2022-23. He made 65 starts in 2025-26 and led the Clippers in scoring (27.9) and steals (1.9).

The NBA also is investigating whether the Clippers went around the salary cap by paying him through an endorsement with Aspiration, a banking company, instead of through proper payroll channels.

Leonard is a seven-time All-Star and twice was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

The Clippers finished the season at 42-40 and were eliminated in the play-in round by the Golden State Warriors. The Raptors were 46-36 and lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs in seven games.

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REPORT: KRISTAPS PORZINGIS STAYING WITH WARRIORS ON 2-YR, $40M DEAL

The Golden State Warriors signed veteran center Kristaps Porzingis to a two-year, $40 million contract on Monday, Porzingis’ agent told ESPN.

The deal includes a player option on the second season.

The Atlanta Hawks traded Porzingis to the Warriors for Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga in February, and in 15 games (11 starts) with his new team, Porzingis averaged 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

Now, he’ll stay with a Golden State franchise that, according to reports earlier Monday, has interest in bringing in both LeBron James and Anthony Davis this offseason.

Porzingis has been hampered in recent years by a condition called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), which causes a rapid heart rate, dizziness and extreme fatigue.

When healthy, the 7-foot-2 Latvian has been a productive and versatile NBA big man. Porzingis has career averages of 19.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 blocks per game in 10 NBA seasons with the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Hawks and Warriors. He has shot 36.4% from 3-point range for his career.

Porzingis, 30, was a key piece to the Celtics’ NBA championship in 2024, and the following season he made a career-high 41.2% of his 3-pointers (103 of 250) but was limited to 42 regular-season games in part by his illness.

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REPORT: KNICKS TO SIGN LANDRY SHAMET TO 4-YEAR, $24M DEAL

The New York Knicks are signing pending free agent guard Landry Shamet to a new four-year, $24 million contract, ESPN reported Monday.

Shamet, 29, was a key depth piece for the Knicks’ championship run this season. Shamet averaged 9.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 51 games (12 starts) during the regular season and 6.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 47.5% 3-point shooting in the playoffs for New York.

In eight seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards and Knicks, Shamet has averaged 8.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Shamet was picked in the first round (26th overall) by the 76ers in 2018.

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REPORT: HAWKS DECLINE JONATHAN KUMINGA’S $24.3M TEAM OPTION

The Atlanta Hawks have declined the $23.4 million team option on forward Jonathan Kuminga, ESPN reported on Monday.

The decision makes Kuminga an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career.

Kuminga, 23, was traded to Atlanta from Golden State on Feb. 5 in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis. The Hawks also received Buddy Hield in the deal.

Kuminga appeared in 16 games for Atlanta with one start, averaging 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. He played all six games of the Hawks’ first-round playoff loss to the New York Knicks, averaging 13.7 points and 3.3 rebounds against the eventual champions.

The Warriors selected Kuminga with the seventh overall pick of the 2021 NBA draft. He averaged 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game from 2021-26 with Golden State and contributed to a championship-winning team during his rookie season. He signed a two-year deal worth $48.5 million with the Warriors in September but requested a trade in January as his playing time diminished.

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REPORTS: PISTONS C JALEN DUREN AIMING TO JOIN KINGS IN SIGN-AND-TRADE

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren plans to meet with the Sacramento Kings when free agency begins to pursue a sign-and-trade deal, NBA on Prime and The Athletic reported Monday.

Duren and the Pistons were far apart in recent negotiations, per reports, with the big man eligible for a five-year, $287.1 million extension — $57.42 million per year — because he was named to the All-NBA third team this year. HoopsHype recently reported that Duren’s camp was seeking $40 million per year.

While Duren averaged 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in 70 games (all starts) in the regular season, his fourth season in the NBA, the first-time All-Star was far less effective in two playoff series for the top-seeded Pistons.

The eighth-seeded Orlando Magic and fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers both pushed Detroit to seven games before the Cavaliers eliminated the Pistons in the second round. Duren averaged 10.2 points and 8.5 rebounds in 14 postseason games, including four games in single-figure scoring in the Cleveland series.

The Athletic reported that “the most likely scenario” in a Duren sign-and-trade to Sacramento would involve Domantas Sabonis being sent to Detroit.

Sabonis, a three-time All-Star center/forward, has career averages of 16.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 665 career games for Oklahoma City (2016-17), Indiana (2017-22) and Sacramento (2022-26).

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REPORT: BRADLEY BEAL DECLINING CLIPPERS OPTION TO BECOME FREE AGENT

Bradley Beal will become an unrestricted free agent after declining his $5.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN reported Monday.

Beal, a three-time All-Star guard with the Washington Wizards, saw his scoring decline in two seasons with the Phoenix Suns and played in just six games for the Clippers before he had season-ending surgery for a hip fracture.

Beal signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Clippers in July 2025. The second year carried the player option.

While Beal was sidelined, the Clippers got off to a 6-21 start before Kawhi Leonard led a midseason turnaround. The franchise still chose to trade James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers at the deadline, and though they finished above .500 at 42-40, they lost the 9-versus-10 play-in game to the Warriors.

Beal turned 33 on Sunday, and his next steps are unclear. He managed just 8.2 points per game in his six Clippers appearances at the start of the season. He has averaged 21.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists over 807 career games with Washington (2012-23), Phoenix (2023-25) and the Clippers. He is a career 37.6% 3-point shooter.

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BLAZERS ACQUIRE JA MORANT IN 3-PLAYER DEAL WITH GRIZZLIES

Ja Morant joined the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday in a trade that ended his volatile run with the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Trail Blazers acquired the two-time All-Star in exchange for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray.

The Blazers also were rumored to be in discussions to deal for Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown, but it was unclear if the Morant move would end those talks.

Morant is signed for two more seasons with salaries of $42.17 million (2026-27) and $44.89 million (2027-28) before he is eligible to become a free agent in 2028.

Morant, 26, played only 20 games last season and a total of 79 the past three years.

In 327 career games, Morant averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds and one steal per game.

He was drafted No. 2 overall in 2019, has missed more than 100 games in his career because of injuries and was suspended 25 games in 2023 for a gun-related incident.

The Grizzlies finished 25-57 last season and have parted with most of the prime cast from their 51-win season in 2022-23, the second of their back-to-back Southwest Division titles.

Memphis traded 3-point specialist Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic before the 2025 NBA Draft and shipped two-time All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Jazz at the trade deadline in February.

Grant, 32, has played for five teams since entering the NBA with the 76ers in 2014. He averaged 18.6 and 3.5 rebounds per game in 57 games for the Blazers last season.

Murray, 25, just completed his third NBA season in Portland. He was the No. 23 overall pick in the 2023 draft and has averaged 5.3 points in 188 career games.

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MLB NEWS

SURGING CUBS TOP PADRES ON SEIYA SUZUKI’S WALK-OFF SINGLE

Seiya Suzuki’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 win over the visiting San Diego Padres.

Dansby Swanson started the winning rally with an infield single against Jason Adam (2-2).

Trent Thornton (3-2) worked around a one-out infield hit by Fernando Tatis Jr. in the ninth as Chicago prevailed for the seventh time in eight games. It was the third straight defeat for San Diego.

Neither starter was involved in the decision. San Diego’s Griffin Canning yielded two runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out three. Chicago’s Shota Imanaga scattered nine hits in his 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs with no walks and four strikeouts.

Tigers 7, Yankees 3

Casey Mize tossed seven outstanding innings in his longest start of the season and visiting Detroit scored seven runs in the first four innings during a victory over slumping New York.

Mize (3-5) allowed a double to rookie Spencer Jones that started the third and nothing else. The right-hander tied a career high with 10 strikeouts. It was Mize’s third career double-digit strikeout game, and he finished his outing by fanning five of the final six hitters.

The Yankees tied a season worst by losing their fifth straight game. Starter Ryan Weathers allowed five runs (two earned) on seven hits in a season-low 1 2/3 innings as the Tigers scored five unearned runs due to errors by New York third baseman Jose Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.

Blue Jays 2, Mets 1

Trey Yesavage pitched 6 2/3 strong innings as Toronto defeated visiting New York to end a six-game losing streak.

Yesavage (4-3) allowed one run on three hits. Louis Varland pitched around an infield hit and a walk in the ninth to earn his 17th save. Toronto’s first run came on a first-inning drive to left by George Springer that resulted in a triple and a run-scoring error.

Francisco Lindor hit a solo home run for the Mets, who have lost nine of 10. Sean Manaea (1-3) gave up two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Twins 5, Astros 4

Zebby Matthews recorded his seventh quality start of the season while Josh Bell slugged a two-run homer in the sixth inning, the third of three long balls for visiting Minnesota, which held on to beat Houston.

Matthews (4-5) matched his career high by logging seven innings and equaled his season high of seven strikeouts. He worked seven innings for the fourth time in nine starts this season. He permitted one run on four hits.

Cam Smith homered twice for the Astros, who went deep twice the ninth inning to climb within a run. Houston had won five of its previous six games, while Minnesota prevailed for the third time in four games.

Diamondbacks 5, Giants 4

Geraldo Perdomo broke a fifth-inning tie with a bases-clearing double, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings of one-run ball and Arizona held on to defeat San Francisco in Phoenix.

Ketel Marte and Nolan Arenado added home runs for the Diamondbacks, who improved to 7-0 against the Giants this season by taking the opener of a three-game series. Marte’s homer, his 16th, came on Giants starter Tyler Mahle’s second pitch of the game, a run San Francisco offset in the top of the fifth on a squeeze bunt by Jonah Cox.

Mahle (1-8) was charged with four runs on four hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings. Luis Arraez, Bryce Eldridge and Victor Bericoto had two hits apiece for the Giants.

Dodgers 9, Athletics 4

Shohei Ohtani smacked a three-run homer, Andy Pages hit a two-run blast and Max Muncy belted a solo shot to help Los Angeles record a victory over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.

Ohtani, Pages and Muncy were among eight Dodgers with two hits as Los Angeles matched its season high of 17 hits while winning for the sixth time in seven games. Manager Dave Roberts recorded his 999th career victory. Muncy, 35, had two RBIs while batting seventh and playing third base.

The Athletics also had a Max Muncy (age 23) batting seventh and playing third base. He was born 12 years to the day later, is no relation and went 1-for-3 with a run and a walk. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer had three hits and an RBI in his major league debut for the Athletics.

Mariners 6, Angels 2

Cole Young hit two home runs and George Kirby pitched eight strong innings as Seattle defeated visiting Los Angeles.

Dominic Canzone also went deep for the Mariners, who got back to .500 while snapping a two-game skid. Kirby (7-7) won his second straight start following a five-decision losing streak. The right-hander allowed two runs on seven hits.

Zach Neto doubled and homered for the Angels, who had a two-game winning streak ended and lost for just the third time in their past nine games. Angels rookie Ryan Johnson (1-3) gave up three runs — one earned — on four hits over five innings.

Brewers 5, Reds 3

Joey Ortiz hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning as Milwaukee came back from a three-run deficit to beat visiting Cincinnati.

The Brewers tied the game on Brice Turang’s solo homer in the seventh. Aaron Ashby (11-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning and increased his major-league-leading win total. Trevor Megill retired the Reds in order in the ninth for his 11th save.

Elly De La Cruz slugged a two-run homer for the Reds, who have lost five of their past seven games. Reliever Sam Moll (1-6) took the loss after Nick Lodolo fired five shutout innings of one-hit ball.

Marlins 10, Rockies 7

Otto Lopez homered and doubled, Griffin Conine belted a pinch-hit three-run homer, and Miami beat Colorado in Denver.

Javier Sanoja singled, doubled and tripled and Owen Caissie contributed two hits for the Marlins, who have won all four games against the Rockies this season. Sandy Alcantara (9-4) allowed five runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings.

Hunter Goodman homered among his two hits and Kyle Karros and Jake McCarthy each had two hits and two RBIs for Colorado. Reliever Victor Vodnik (2-3) served up Conine’s go-ahead homer in the fifth.

Rangers 6, Guardians 3

Cameron Cauley tripled in the seventh inning for his first major league hit in his debut, then scored the go-ahead run on Nicky Lopez’s single as visiting Texas beat Cleveland.

Lopez subsequently came home on Justin Foscue’s double as American League West Division-leading Texas scored twice in the seventh to take a 4-2 lead. Texas matched its longest winning streak of the year at five.

Cleveland rookie Parker Messick (7-5) lost for the fourth time in five starts, allowing four runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings.

White Sox 8, Orioles 2

Colson Montgomery’s run-scoring double broke an eighth-inning tie and Jacob Gonzalez drove in three runs with a pair of hits as visiting Chicago beat Baltimore.

White Sox reliever Grant Taylor (4-1) tossed two shutout innings. Every batter in the starting lineup had at least one hit as Chicago won for the fifth time in its past seven games.

Gunnar Henderson had two hits and Adley Rutschman provided two sacrifice flies for the Orioles, who have lost three in a row. Grant Wolfram (1-2), the first of four Baltimore relievers, took the loss.

Pirates 11, Phillies 7

Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez homered for the fourth straight game and Endy Rodriguez hit a late three-run shot as visiting Pittsburgh topped Philadelphia.

Playing in just his 16th MLB game, Valdez continued his hot stretch in support of Braxton Ashcraft (8-3), who settled down after a rough start to allow five runs and five hits in six innings. Jared Triolo also homered as Pittsburgh rallied from a 5-0 deficit.

Brandon Marsh hit two home runs for the Phillies, while Bryce Harper and Trea Turner also went deep. Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola (3-5) gave up eight runs, seven earned, and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Red Sox 6, Nationals 3

Willson Contreras and Caleb Durbin hit first-inning home runs, leading Boston to a series-opening win over visiting Washington.

Contreras crushed a three-run shot to spark the Red Sox, who did all of their offensive work — six runs on nine hits — over the first three innings en route to a fifth straight win. Ranger Suarez (4-3) struck out eight over six innings of three-run ball, marking the 12th consecutive quality start by Red Sox pitching.

Curtis Mead went 2-for-4 and CJ Abrams hit a two-run double for Washington, which had won its previous two games. Miles Mikolas (2-7) yielded six runs on nine hits in seven innings.

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NHL NEWS

REBUILDING CANUCKS ACQUIRE VETERAN FORWARD GALLAGHER IN TRADE WITH CANADIENS

The Vancouver Canucks added veteran depth by acquiring Brendan Gallagher in a trade with Montreal on Monday, with NHL teams busy revamping their rosters two days before the free-agency period opens.

As part of the deal, Montreal acquired future considerations and agreed to retain 50% of the $6.5 million the 34-year-old is scheduled to make in the final season of his contract.

Gallagher is a respected leader and valuable role player in spending 14 seasons in Montreal. He topped 20 goals five times, including a career-best 33 in 2018-19.

His playing time, however, began diminishing, with Gallagher appearing in just three playoff games in Montreal’s run to the Eastern Conference final before losing to eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina.

“We love the way he completes and leads by example,” Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson said of Gallagher, who is from Edmonton and played junior hockey in Vancouver. “Bringing in veterans like Brendan will help us set the standard for our younger guys to follow.”

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes, meantime, thanked Gallagher for his contributions in Montreal.

“Brendan will always hold a special place in the hearts of Canadiens fans. He represented the team with such tremendous determination, passion and inspiring courage,” Hughes said. “He is the very definition of a warrior, always putting the team’s success ahead of his own individual accolades.”

Canucks deal Hoglander to Nashville

It was the second trade of the day for the rebuilding Canucks after finishing last in the standings. Vancouver acquired a 2029 third-round pick in a deal that sent winger Nils Hoglander to Nashville.

The Predators continued revamping under new general manager Chris MacFarland. Hoglander has six years of NHL experience and missed a majority of last season after having ankle surgery, and finished with two goals and three assists in 38 games.

“He is a 25-year-old experienced winger who is known for his relentless, high-energy style of play, bringing a consistent motor to the lineup night after night,” MacFarland said. “We believe the player can come in and have a key role.”

Sabres re-sign Malenstyn to 6-year deal

The Buffalo Sabres re-signed checking-line forward Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5 million contract, retaining the player two days before he was eligible to hit the free agent market.

The average salary of $2.9 million more than doubles the $1.35 million Malenstyn made in each of his first two seasons in Buffalo. And it represents the value the 28-year-old brought to the team in a secondary role.

Last season, Malenstyn set a Sabres’ single-season record with 282 hits and finished second on the team with 75 blocked shots. He scored a career-high seven goals as part of a 14-point season.

The sixth-year NHL player spent his first four seasons in Washington and was acquired by Buffalo in a trade that sent a second-round pick to the Capitals at the 2024 draft.

Sharks re-sign Kesselring to 3-year deal

The San Jose Sharks signed newly acquired defenseman Michael Kesselring to a three-year, $13.5 million contract.

The 26-year-old was a pending restricted free agent, and was acquired by San Jose in a trade with Buffalo two weeks ago.

As part of the deal, the teams swapped first-round draft picks with the Sabres moving up seven spots in the order to No. 20 on Friday night.

The 6-foot-5 defenseman completed his fourth NHL season, and first in Buffalo. After topping 20 points with Arizona and Utah in each of his previous two seasons, Kesselring was limited by a nagging lower body injury and finished with two assists in 34 games last season.

In other moves

— Utah acquired forward Joshua Roy in a trade that sent defenseman Maksymilian Szuber to Montreal, in an exchange of minor leaguers.

— Colorado re-signed forward Taylor Makar to a two-year deal. He made his NHL debut by appearing in 12 games last season, and the 25-year-old is the younger brother of Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar.

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TENNIS NEWS

NO. 1 ARYNA SABALENKA, TOP SEEDS STROLL INTO SECOND ROUND AT WIMBLEDON

No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka dominated Teodora Kostovic and led a parade of the top-ranked women’s singles players into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday in London.

Sabalenka strolled on Centre Court for a 6-2, 6-3 triumph in her first Grand Slam action since she followed a loss at the French Open by declaring she was ready to “quit tennis.”

“I have to say for the first match I felt pretty good. I’ll rate myself, let’s say 8 out of 10,” Sabalenka said after the 65-minute opener Monday.

Sabalenka said she trained with American Jessica Pegula in the lead-up to Wimbledon, even joking about her flat performance in the third set of her loss to Pegula at the Berlin Open.

“She really humiliated me,” Sabalenka joked.

Before a rematch can be reality, Pegula, the No. 4 seed, will need more performances like her own win Monday over Czech Darja Vidmanova, 7-5, 6-3. Pegula advances to play Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the second round; Sabalenka’s second-round opponent is American McCartney Kessler.

No. 5 seed and French Open champion Mirra Andreeva of Russia defeated Magda Linette of Poland 7-5, 6-4, and Coco Gauff, the No. 7 seed, defeated Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-2, 6-1. Gauff won for the 27th time this year and notched her first victory at Wimbledon since 2024. Gauff required only 54 minutes to wrap up the opening-round win.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka appeared to be moving without limitations, erasing concerns about a foot injury that forced her to retire during last week’s Bad Homburg Open final.

The 14th-seeded Osaka advanced by taking down France’s Elsa Jacquemot 6-1, 7-5. She took the court pre-match in a custom kimono-style gown created by Tokyo-based designer Hana Yagi.

Czech No. 10 seed Karolina Muchova beat Anastasia Zakharova of Russia 6-3, 6-2; Swiss No. 11 seed Belinda Bencic swept Great Britain’s Mika Stojsavljevic 6-2, 6-1 in 65 minutes; and No. 16 Iva Jovic ousted Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 7-6 (1), 6-0.

A pair of Russians, No. 18 Ekaterina Alexandrova and No. 19 Anna Kalinskaya, advanced with straight-set victories over Hungary’s Panna Udvardy and Poland’s Magdalena Frech, respectively, rounding out a day which saw all top-19 seeds in action advance with relative ease.

But it was not a flawless opening day for seeded competitors, as four players seeded in the 20s failed to make it out of the opening round.

No. 20 Maja Chwalinska of Poland — who became the first qualifier to reach the French Open finals last month — blew an early lead and fell 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 to Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand. No. 22 Leylah Fernandez of Canada made her third first-round exit in as many slams this year, swept 6-1, 7-6 (3) by Indonesia’s Janice Tjen, who also knocked her out of the Australian Open in January.

No. 27 seed Anastasia Potapova of Austria was beaten 6-2, 6-3 in 75 minutes by Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

Of the eight Americans in action Monday, only two lost. One of those, however, was No. 28 seed Ann Li, who came up short in a 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 loss to Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez.

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GOLF NEWS

PHIL MICKELSON TO MISS ALL FOUR MAJORS FOR FIRST TIME IN 36 YEARS

Despite being eligible to play in The Open Championship, Phil Mickelson will not compete in the final major of 2026 that is set to take place next month at Royal Birkdale Golf Club at Southport, England.

Mickelson, 56, has been moved from the list of this year’s competitors to the tournament’s list of non-playing exempt players. The tournament will take place July 16-19.

The designation means that Mickelson will not play in any of the four major tournaments this year, marking the first time he has missed all of them in a single year since 1990, which was two years before he turned professional.

A six-time major winner, Mickelson won The Open Championship in 2013, earning him an exemption to play in the event until he turns 60.

Mickelson has played in just one LIV Golf tournament this year before taking a break to tend to an unspecified family health matter. He did not play in the Masters or the PGA Championship for the same reason and was not extended a special invitation to play in this month’s U.S. Open.

Since he has been out of action, multiple reports have detailed incidents of Mickelson making unwanted advances toward women, including the former wife of player Pat Perez, when the couple was still married.

The reports also indicated that Mickelson has parted ways with three separate golf clubs in the San Diego area.

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INDIANA SPORTS NEWS AND HEADLINES

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – When Indiana takes the court this fall, it will be led by a trio of talented and determined leaders. Senior middle blocker Ava Vickers, junior setter Sade Ilawole and sophomore outside hitter Jaidyn Jager were voted as the program’s three team captains for the 2026 season by their peers. Vickers and Ilawole are captains for the second-straight year.

Fresh off a trip to the NCAA regional semifinals, these three players will try and guide the Hoosiers to consecutive postseason appearances for the first time this century. IU is set to play nine teams that finished in the final poll of last year’s AVCA rankings, including the defending national champions Texas A&M. Head coach Steve Aird’s group finished the year ranked 13th – the highest ranking in program history.

Jager and Ilawole will join Aird as IU’s representatives at this year’s Big Ten Volleyball Media Day in August. Vickers, who is coming off season-ending surgery, is one of two seniors (Luca Fickell) on this year’s roster that has played all four seasons of their career in Bloomington. IU is set to begin the campaign with a top-10 test at Louisville on Friday, August 28th.

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PURDUE WRESTLING

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Wrestling’s recruiting class of 2026 earned a final ranking of No. 22 by MatScouts, a primary recruiting source in college wrestling.

This news comes after the Boilermakers’ group was named the No. 13 class in the country by FloWrestling, the other top recruiting outlet, which last updated its list in October 2025.

Purdue has now earned three MatScouts top 25 recruiting classes in the past four years; the Boilermakers landed the No. 13 class in 2023 and the No. 23 class in 2024.

“What a great class for (head coach Tony Ersland),” wrote Willie Saylor, editor of MatScouts. “There are state champs from Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana, and the group spans across many weights. It will be an impact class — both in the competitiveness in the room, and with a couple guys that have point-scoring potential at the dance.”

Purdue’s class of 2026 features eight wrestlers on the MatScouts Big Board Top 250: No. 46 Camden Baum, No. 53 Zach Stewart, No. 125 Xavier Smith, No. 129 Nathan Rioux, No. 200 Parker Reynolds, No. 204 Drake Hooiman, No. 228 Tylin Thrine and No. 250 Jackson Bradley.

Purdue is one of three Big Ten programs with eight or more top 250 recruits.

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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s basketball incoming freshman guard Maya Zilbershlag will represent Israel in two EuroBasket tournaments this summer, competing at the U20 event in Lithuania July 4-12, before playing in the U18 tournament in Romania July 31-Aug. 9.

Zilbershlag will arrive in West Lafayette at the conclusion of the tournaments. All games will be streamed on the FIBA Youtube channel.

Prior to this summer’s events, Zilbershlag has represented Israel at five EuroBasket Championships throughout her prep career, averaging 14.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

She played in two same two events last season. The Kfar Saba native made her U20 debut in 2025 to guide Israel to a sixth-place finish, while averaging 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game and shooting 45.5% from distance.

Her breakout junior performance came at the 2025 U18 EuroBasket when she was named one of the top-10 players the Tournament, leading the event in scoring with 18.4 points per game and free throws attempted and made (39-of-49), ranking second in the event with an 80% free throw clip, finished eighth in rebounding (8.3) and seventh in efficiency, also recorded three double-doubles.

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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The 2026 NHL Draft now in the rearview mirror, the University of Notre Dame hockey program saw an unprecedented number of current and committed individuals selected. As the final name was called Saturday afternoon, five individuals with Irish ties had heard their name called over the course of the two-day event. Incoming freshman centerman Beckham Edwards was the first on the list to hear his name called, selected 143rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings (fifth round). Future Irish stars and committed skaters to join Edwards include Eric Frossard, André Mondoux, Cole Zurawski, and Parker Trottier.

“As a program we are proud to have five current and future Fighting Irish go in the NHL Draft,” Catalino Family Head Hockey Coach Brock Sheahan said. “It is a dream come true for these young men, and something to be truly proud of. Our goal is to continue to add the right kind of people and talent, and build our depth through recruiting. Today shows that we are on the right track. They know that being drafted is just a step in the process of playing in the NHL one day. The work to get there continues day in and day out. We are excited to help them develop into the type of players, and people that will have long term success on and off the ice.”

The 2026 draftees extend the University’s streak to 23 consecutive drafts in which a current or future student-athlete was selected by an NHL organization, dating back to Victor Oreskovich in the second round of the 2004 Draft.

Edwards is set to lace up his skates for the Irish in 2026-27 after a two-year stint in the Ontario Hockey League where he skated in 126 games with the Sarnia Sting and put up 90 points off 44 goals and 46 assists. The rookie is one of four Irish freshmen this coming season and currently the lone draftee of his class.

Frossard, a fifth round selection by the Anaheim Ducks, joined Edwards as part of the 2026 Draft class, hearing his name called just three spots later at 146 overall. A London, Ontario native, Frossard currently plays defense for the Guelph Storm of the OHL and totaled 14 points in 51 games played last season.

“The draft was an awesome experience for me and my family,” Frossard said on his experience in Buffalo. “Being drafted is a dream come true and could not have happened without my family. It is an honor to be selected by a great organization like the Ducks. I am looking forward to continuing to grow as a person and player.”

The sixth round opened with Mondoux’s selection by the New York Rangers at 162nd overall. The Ontario blueliner spent parts of the last two seasons with the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL where he appeared in 74 regular season contests and amassed 19 points off six goals and 13 assists.

Zurawski and Trottier also heard their names called in the sixth round of the 2026 draft to round out the class of Irish skaters. Zurawski was picked 181st overall by the Florida Panthers, shortly before Trottier at No. 189 by the Montreal Canadiens.

The five individuals selected in this year’s draft marks the fourth-most in program history. Only 1979 (seven), 2007 (six), and 2023 (six) saw more.

With Edwards slated to make his collegiate debut with the Irish in October 2026, the team will have nine rostered student-athletes to have been drafted previously. The rookie joins Brennan Ali (DET, 7th rd., 212; 2022), Danny Nelson (NYI, 2nd rd., 49; 2023), Paul Fischer (STL, 5th rd., 138; 2023), Cole Brown (NJD, 6th rd., 164; 2023), David Klee (2023, 7th rd., 196; 2023), Nicholas Kempf (WSH, 4th rd., 114; 2024), Hagen Burrows (TBL, 4th rd., 128; 2024), and Will Belle (TOR, 5th rd., 137; 2025).

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BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s volleyball program strengthened its defensive arsenal with its final addition to the 2027 roster—transfer libero Bobby Clapp from Barry University, announced by head coach Mike Iandolo Monday afternoon.

A native of Boynton Beach, Fla., Clapp has spent the last two seasons with the Buccaneers, beginning his collegiate career in 2025 under current Ball State assistant coach Charles Norman, who served as Barry’s head coach during the program’s inaugural season. Clapp led the team in digs during both his freshman (176) and sophomore (222) campaigns, recording 17 matches with 10 or more digs. In 2026, Clapp earned the program’s first ever Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (IVA) Defensive Player of the Year honor, along with a first team all-conference nomination, as he helped Barry to a 21-6 record and an IVA semifinal appearance. He recorded a career-best 17 digs at Roosevelt (Jan. 16) and a career-high six assists in a straight-set win at Edward Waters (March 27).

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1894 – Future Hall of Famer Fred Clarke sets a record by going 5 for 5 with a double in his first major league game, but Louisville squanders his performance in a 13 – 6 loss to Philadelphia. Clarke will be appointed manager in just three years.

1901 – Pete Dowling of Cleveland throws the first no-hitter in American League history, 7 – 0 against his former team, Milwaukee – except hardly anyone notices. This is because most game reports credit him with a one-hitter, the single safety being hit in the 7th inning by Wid Conroy on a ball that 3B Bill Bradley fails to snag. However, the official scorer soon reverses his decision, charging Bradley with an error, and Milwaukee’s papers give the hurler proper credit, but their reach is not wide enough to prevent Dowling’s feat to be largely lost in the mists of history until it is re-discovered in the 21st century.

1902:

Cleveland is the first American League team to hit three consecutive home runs in one inning as Nap Lajoie, Piano Legs Hickman and Bill Bradley connect in the 6th off St. Louis, with all the hits ending in the LF bleachers at St. Louis. The last two come on the first pitch thrown. Jack Harper tees up the gopher balls in the 17 – 2 loss. The feat was last done on May 10, 1894.

Jim Jones, Giants LF, throws three baserunners out at home in an 8 – 0 loss to Boston. His three assists at home ties the major league record set by Billy Hoy on June 19, 1889. It will be tied again in 1905.

1903:

At Chicago, the White Sox jump on Boston starter Nick Altrock for eight runs in the 1st inning. Chicago has seven hits and three walks. Altrock finishes the game, a 10 – 3 Chicago win, for his only complete game in a Boston uniform. Chicago must like what they see: they purchase Altrock on July 2nd.

The Cards bunch three hits and a George Davis error in the 6th for three runs and beat Christy Mathewson, 4 – 2. Davis will appear in just four games this year, all for the Giants, before White Sox owner Charles Comiskey secures an injunction to keep him off the field. He’ll be back with the Sox next season.

1904 – Christy Mathewson blanks Boston, 3 – 0, despite allowing eight hits. The Giants have now won 14 in a row.

1905:

Nap Lajoie is sidelined by blood poisoning from neglect of a spike wound. He will play in only 65 games, losing a chance to lead the American League in batting for the fifth straight year.

At New York, Eddie Plank is removed with no outs in the 9th inning and the A’s leading, 7 – 4. Rube Waddell comes in and retires the side to preserve the A’s victory.

1908 – Cy Young’s third career no-hitter is an 8 – 0 Boston win over New York. Cy almost duplicates his perfect game of 1904, walking just one batter – leadoff hitter Harry Niles. Niles is then caught stealing and the next 26 batters make out. Cy also tallies three hits and drives in half the Pilgrims’ runs off Rube Manning. At 41 years and 3 months, he is the oldest pitcher to turn the no-hit trick. Nolan Ryan will beat him in 1990 at the age of 43.

1909:

At Washington Park, the Superbas gaff the Giants, 7 – 2, beating Hooks Wiltse in the opener. The Giants come back in the nitecap, 3 – 0, behind Christy Mathewson. Matty strikes out nine and allows four hits.

Forbes Field opens in Pittsburgh, PA with a sell-out crowd of 30,332 watching the first-place Pirates lose, 3 – 2, to the Cubs as a parade of old-time players precedes the game. Built at a cost of over $1 million, it is the most expensive ballpark built to this point and the first to feature amenities such as elevators and an underground parking garage for motorcars. Chicago’s Ed Reulbach spoils Pittsburgh’s dedication of the new playpen, allowing three hits and beating Vic Willis. The Pirates will draw 98,000 fans in their first five home games, including 41,000 on July 5th.

1910 – The Athletics hold a special day to benefit the widow and children of Doc Powers, who died a year earlier from an intestinal condition while still active as a player. 12,000 persons come to Shibe Park to witness skills competitions followed by a friendly exhibition game between the A’s and stars from other American League teams, raising $8,000 for the cause.

1911 – Brooklyn’s Baron Knetzer lords it over Grover Alexander, handing Pete and the Phils a 5 – 0 shutout. Alexander’s record is now 15 – 3 and the Phils are tied for second with the Cubs, two games behind New York.

1912 – In the second game of a doubleheader at St Louis, Joe Jackson ties the major-league record with three triples to pace Cleveland to a 15 – 1 pasting of the Browns.

1913:

At Philadelphia, New York’s thrilling 11 – 10 win over the Phils puts the Giants on top to stay. Hooks Wiltse pitches the first nine innings for New York before wilting, and Christy Mathewson relieves. In the 10th, Buck Herzog singles off Grover Alexander and Matty wins his 14th. The fireworks continue after the game when John McGraw, walking to the clubhouse with several Phillies, is belted and then jumped by several Philly fans. McGraw is cut up and Phils P Ad Brennan is identified as the instigator of the fight. After investigating, National League President Tom Lynch will suspend both McGraw and Brennan for five days, with Brennan also fined $100.

The same ball is used for the entire game in the Reds’ 9 – 6 win over the Cubs.

1914 – Cleveland’s Terry Turner ends a long dry spell by hitting a three-run homer off the Browns’ Earl Hamilton. Turner’s last home run was back in 1906: he had gone 3,186 at bats without a round-tripper.

1916 – For the second time in three days, the Braves’ Ed Konetchy collects the only hit in a game, a single. Today it is Rube Benton of the Giants firing the one-hitter.

1917:

Pirates manager Nixey Callahan is fired after his team goes 20-40. Popular star Honus Wagner is named field manager with Hugo Bezdek to take over the team’s business affairs. As his first order of business, Wagner guides to Bucs to a 5 – 4 win over the Reds, contributing a two-run double as well.

The Tigers split with the host Browns, losing the opener before winning, 5 – 3. Ty Cobb warms up in the first game with two hits, then clocks an opposite field grand slam and a triple in the second game. The slam clears the left field bleachers.

1918 – In the 10th inning, Babe Ruth hits his 11th homer to beat Walter Johnson, 3 – 1, and boost the Red Sox back into first place. Ruth is playing CF when not pitching.

1924 – 2B Max Bishop and 3B Sammy Hale, the first two men in the A’s batting order, draw eight of the nine walks issued by New York pitchers in the A’s 10 – 3 win. A .271 hitter for 12 years, “Camera Eye” Bishop will draw 1,153 bases on balls, giving him a walk percentage of .204, which is higher than Babe Ruth’s and just behind Ted Williams’s .207.

1927:

The Tigers edge the Indians, 6 – 5, beating George Uhle for the fifth time this year.

A crowd of 3,000 at Yankee Stadium see the Yanks hand the Red Sox their 12th straight loss, beating the visitors, 13 – 6 on 19 safeties. Lou Gehrig takes over the home run lead when he clouts his 25th in the 1st inning, a bounce home run off Slim Harriss, but Babe Ruth, back in the lineup, golfs his 25th in the 4th, also off Slim. Gehrig has three hits and also swipes home. New York (49-20) wins its fifth straight while Boston loses its twelfth straight.

Alphonse “Tommy” Thomas pitches a 5 – 1 win over the Browns, the sixth time this season that the White Sox pitcher has beaten St. Louis. He last beat them on June 22nd. Lefty Stewart, who gives up a homer to Earl Sheely in the 6th, takes the loss.

Pirates SS Glenn Wright, heading home from St. Louis after a beaning in a game with the Cards, is slightly injured when the train he is riding is wrecked near Dennison, Ohio. Pitcher Lee Meadows, accompanying Wright, is also shook up.

1928 – The Yankees win two from Boston and close out the month 11 1/2 games in front of the A’s. Attendance lags, as the race appears over.

1930:

Brooklyn, in need of an outfielder, buys Ike Boone from the San Francisco Missions (Pacific Coast League) where he was hitting .448 through 83 games. In 1929, Boone compiled an all-time record of 553 total bases while hitting 55 homers and batting .407. Boone wasn’t even Brooklyn’s first choice; the Robins preferred another PCL batting star, Buzz Arlett, who had his eye injured in a postgame fight with umpire Chet Chadbourne, who slugged the Oakland OF with his mask.

The Cubs move into first place ahead of Brooklyn by defeating the Giants.

1931:

The New York Giants’ Ethan Allen pinch-hits a grand slam off the Cubs’ Pat Malone to tie the game, but Chicago scores again to win at the Polo Grounds, 11 – 10. Sparky Adams also homers in the game, his first since 1925. He had been to bat 3,104 times without a round-tripper.

The Athletics buy veteran Waite Hoyt from Detroit.

1934:

In a 4 – 3, 10-inning loss to the Browns, Tiger CF Gee Walker is picked off base twice in the same frame, earning him a ten-day suspension for his ineptitude. After Hank Greenberg singles, Walker reaches base on a error, but then gets caught off base when C Rollie Hemsley fires to first base. Greenberg attempts to draw a throw by running to third base and is thrown out, with Walker taking second. Moments later, with Walker standing six feet off the bag “as brave as a boy on a burning deck” (writer Charles P. Ward’s description), pitcher Jack Knott’s throw to SS Alan Strange nabs him. Mickey Cochrane is so furious he suspends Walker and fines him $20 – the sixth time this season that he has earned a $20 fine. Gee’s next appearance won’t come until July 16th when he pinch-hits for Cochrane.

Lou Gehrig has three triples at Washington. However, the game is rained out after 4 1/2 innings, depriving Gehrig of a record.

Led by pinch hitter Harlin Pool’s two hits and two runs, the Reds drop nine runs on the visiting Cardinals in the 8th inning, and win, 11 – 4.

On the 25th anniversary of Forbes Field, a granite monument to Barney Dreyfuss to the left of the exit gate is unveiled before the start of the Cubs-Pirates match. The Windy City squad wins, 4 – 2, behind Bill Lee, the eighth straight win for the Cubs.

1935:

At St. Louis, leadoff hitter Pete Fox leads the Tigers to a twinbill drubbing of the Browns, as Detroit rolls, 18 – 1 and 11 – 6. Fox drives in ten runs, six in the opener when he hits his second grand slam of the month. Fox has eight hits, five in the nitecap, and scores four runs in each game. Schoolboy Rowe coasts in the opener and Alvin Crowder is the nitecap winner.

At Boston, the Phils unload on the Braves, winning 15 – 5 to give Syl Johnson his eighth straight win.

1938 – The Phillies play their final game in the Baker Bowl, losing 14 – 1 to the Giants. They will play future games in A’s-owned Shibe Park. Hank Leiber hits the last homer in the park, while Slick Castleman is the last winning pitcher.

1948:

In his first full season as a pitcher, Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians pitches a no-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers, 2 – 0, in front of 49,628 at Briggs Stadium. Lemon has only two scares: Dale Mitchell makes a miraculous catch of a George Kell drive in the 4th and Ken Keltner makes a great stop behind third base in the 5th. The Tigers’ home was the last park in the junior circuit to use lights, installing illumination only two weeks ago.

An 18-year-old lefthander from Rochester, NY, Johnny Antonelli, gets a $75,000 contract from the Braves. Shortly afterward, the Tigers will pay a similar sum to another teenager, catcher Frank House.

1950:

Brownie stalwart P Ned Garver loses the game because of his mental error against the White Sox. In what would have been the winning run in regulation, Garver is called out for his failure to touch third base when rounding it. He loses, 3 – 2, in 13 innings.

Joe and Dom DiMaggio both hit home runs in the 10 – 2 Red Sox victory over New York in the nightcap of a doubleheader. It has been 15 years since two brothers homered in a game.

1951 – The Braves make it easy for new manager Tommy Holmes’s first appearance in front of the home crowd. Boston tallies eight runs in the 7th inning and seven runs in the 8th inning, to squash the Giants, 19 – 7. Backing Vern Bickford’s pitching, Earl Torgeson racks up seven RBIs in the two innings, including a grand slam off Sal Maglie, the first time that the Barber’s been clipped for a slam.

1952 – Satchel Paige is named to the All-Star team.

1953 – Braves slugger Eddie Mathews has five straight hits in a ten-inning, 6 – 4 win over the Reds.

1954 – Tom Morgan of the Yankees hits three Red Sox in the 3rd inning of a 6 – 1 loss. Mickey Mantle’s homer against Willard Nixon is the only Yankee tally.

1957 – The Braves sweep a doubleheader from Pittsburgh, 7 – 4 and 6 – 5, to take a half-game lead over the second-place Redlegs.

1959:

The Giants’ Sam Jones throws a 2 – 0 one-hitter against the Dodgers, allowing only Jim Gilliam’s controversial single in the 8th, a grounder that SS Andre Rodgers has difficulty picking up. Willie Mays’s two-run home run against Don Drysdale accounts for all the scoring.

At Wrigley Field, a bizarre play occurs in the 4th inning when two balls are put into play. On a 3 – 1 count, Bob Anderson’s pitch to Stan Musial is wild and bounces back to the screen. Catcher Sammy Taylor ignores the ball, assuming it ticked off Musial’s bat, but Cubs 3B Alvin Dark rushes in to retrieve the wild pitch/foul tip. The bat boy tosses the ball to field announcer Pat Piper, and Dark finally retrieves it from him. Meanwhile home plate ump Vic Delmore has handed a second ball to Anderson. Through all this, Musial reaches first with what he thinks is ball four, and then streaks for second base. Simultaneously, Dark and Anderson fire to the bag. Anderson’s throw goes into CF, but Dark’s to Ernie Banks catches the sliding Musial. Stan ignores the tag and rambles to third base as play is stopped. Delmore then rules Musial is out at second, while Al Barlick rules Stan safe at first base. Both managers play the game under protest, but the Cards drop theirs after dropping the Cubs, 4 – 1. The National League will drop Vic Delmore at the end of the season.

1960:

Dick Stuart blasts three consecutive home runs, as the Pirates split with the Giants. Stuart drives in seven runs and joins Ralph Kiner as the second Pirate to hit three home runs in a game at Forbes Field. Jack Sanford pitches a three-hit shutout to give the Giants an 11 – 0 first-game win. With the 11 – 6 nitecap victory, Pittsburgh is three ahead of the second-place Braves.

New York beats up on their cousins from Kansas City by banging out five homers to win 10 – 5. Moose Skowron leads with two home runs, with one each from Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Tony Kubek.

At Fenway Park, SS Don Buddin pulls some fancy footwork to lead the BoSox to a win against the Tigers. With the score tied in the 8th, Buddin is caught in a rundown between third base and home, but he eludes Detroit catcher Red Wilson to score. Wilson argues that Buddin left the base line, and earns an ejection by Red Flaherty for his views. The Red Sox score three more runs and win, 11 – 7. Ted Williams has a home run, off Jim Bunning, and Rocky Colavito answers with two homers.

1961 – Whitey Ford (14-2) tops the Senators, 5 – 1, to give the second-place Yankees their 22nd win of the month. Roger Maris drives in three runs and Mickey Mantle lines a shot over CF Willie Tasby that rebounds for an inside-the-park home run. Ford becomes the first pitcher in American League history to win eight games in one month.

1962:

With the aid of 13 strikeouts and a Frank Howard home run, Sandy Koufax no-hits Bob Miller and the Mets, 5 – 0 in Los Angeles. Sandy starts off the game by fanning the side on nine pitches in the 1st inning, the first National League pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches since Brooklyn’s Dazzy Vance, in 1924. It will be the first of four career no-hitters thrown by Koufax.

At Houston, the game between the Colts and the Reds is called on account of fog after seven innings. Houston is leading 7 – 3 when the fog rolls in. It is so thick that the outfielders can’t see home plate.

Houston has no monopoly on problematic weather, it would seem; in St. Louis, a messy, muddy game features 36 hits, 22 of them collected by the visiting Pirates, en route to a 17 – 7 rout of the host Cardinals. Chief offenders among the ungracious guests are Smoky Burgess and Roberto Clemente with three home runs, two doubles and 12 RBI between them. Burgess pushes home seven with his three extra-base blows while Clemente, for the second consecutive season, reaches the right field pavilion roof at Busch Stadium.

1964 – At Wrigley Field, the Reds’ Joey Jay allows just two hits but loses to the Cubs, 1 – 0. Larry Jackson does him one better, allowing just one hit and driving in the lone run with a single. Jackson’s no-hit bid is stopped in the 7th when Pete Rose singles.

1967 – Losing 12 – 3 in the second game against the Giants, the Phils send in utility man Cookie Rojas to pitch the 9th. Rojas throws a scoreless inning and has now played all nine positions since arriving in the big leagues in 1963.

1970 – A sellout crowd of 51,050 is on hand for the dedication of Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium, rushed to completion so the Reds can host the All-Star game. There is no electricity in the refreshments areas, and the scoreboard occasionally misfires, but Hank Aaron doesn’t misfire as he hits the park’s first home run off Cincinnati starter Jim McGlothlin in the 1st inning. The Braves win, 8 – 2.

1972 – Joe Pepitone rejoins the Cubs after a brief retirement, and is 1 for 4 in the Cubs’ 4 – 3 win over the Pirates. Rick Reuschel allows two hits in 7 1/3 innings before leaving with a twisted ankle, but picks up the win. Billy Williams drives in three runs for the Cubs.

1973:

The Cubs, leading by seven games, lose to the Mets and Jon Matlack, 2 – 1.

The first-place Dodgers spot the Reds a 5 – 1 lead, before coming back to win, 8 – 7, in 13 innings. The Reds (39-37) are in fourth place.

1975:

Baltimore C Dave Duncan ties the major-league record with four consecutive doubles during an 8 – 2 win over first-place Boston. Compounding the loss, Boston P Dick Pole suffers a broken cheek when he is hit by a line drive off the bat of 1B Tony Muser.

The Brewers whip the Yanks, 5 – 4, by scoring two runs in the bottom of the 9th. Bobby Darwin’s eighth homer of the year is the big blow. Bill Travers (4-0) takes the win. Milwaukee, winner of 15 out of its last 21, is in third place in the AL East.

For the third time in four days, the Reds win on an extra-inning home run. This time, Johnny Bench belts a three-run homer in the bottom of the 12th and the Reds whip the Astros, 9 – 6. Clay Kirby gets the decision.

1977:

Cliff Johnson becomes the second player in three days to hit a pair of homers in an inning, after Willie McCovey did it on June 27th. He hits three consecutive home runs, including two in the 8th inning, as the Yankees rout the Blue Jays, 11 – 5. New York (42-33) is a half-game behind the Red Sox.

The host Reds beat the Giants, 11 – 5, as Joe Morgan paces the scoring with five runs and two stolen bases, despite going 0 for 2 at the plate.

1978:

Larry Doby becomes the second black major league manager, after Frank Robinson, replacing Bob Lemon as skipper of the White Sox. Chicago has a 34-40 record at the time, and will go 37-50 the rest of the way.

On an 0-2 pitch from Atlanta Braves pitcher Jamie Easterly, Giants first baseman Willie McCovey launches his 500th career home run over the left field fence at Fulton County Stadium becoming the 12th player to accomplish the feat. The historic homer occurs in the 2nd inning of the opener of a doubleheader which the Giants sweep, 10 – 9 and 10 – 5. Mike Ivie adds his second pinch grand slam of the year in the opener. Jack Clark has three home runs in the two games.

1979:

The Mets score six runs in the top of the 11th to break a 3 – 3 tie with the Cubs. Chicago storms back with five runs in the bottom of the frame, including ex-Met/now Cub Mike Vail’s grand slam, but New York hangs on to win the game, 9 – 8.

In San Francisco, the Reds’ Tom Seaver fires a three-hitter, beating the Giants, 2 – 0. Tom Terrific retires the last 21 straight batters and the Reds push over two runs in the 9th off Ed Whitson to win.

Less than halfway into its maiden season, the Inter-American League – planned as a new Triple-A circuit – folds. The Miami Amigos, with a 43-17 record, are declared the league champions.

1983:

The Reds score eight runs in the 1st inning and go on to beat the visiting Giants, 15 – 5. Paul Householder drives in four runs, two on a freak inside-the-park homer. With Ron Oester on first base, Householder hits a shallow fly that LF Chris Smith loses in the sun and it bounces over his head. Smith then slips going after the ball and the two baserunners race around the bases. Oester slides across the plate just ahead of Householder’s slide, which is so close he spikes Oester’s knee.

Outfielder Lance Junker of the Redwood Pioneers (California League) connects for two grand slams in the 9th inning against Reno. He is the third to do this in organized baseball history.

1985:

Cleveland beats Seattle, 7 – 3, to snap the Mariners’ club-record nine-game winning streak.

In his final at bat of the month, Pedro Guerrero delivers a two-run home run off Bruce Sutter to give the Dodgers a 4 – 3 win over the Braves. It is Guerrero’s 15th home run in June (19th overall), tying the major league record.

1986:

1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson makes his professional baseball debut with the Memphis Chicks of the AA Southern League and goes 1 for 4 with two strikeouts.

The Yankees trade OF Ken Griffey to the Braves for OF Claudell Washington and SS Paul Zuvella.

1988 – Alarmed by the White Sox’s threatened move to St. Petersburg, Florida, Illinois lawmakers grant state subsidies for a new stadium to replace venerable but decaying Comiskey Park.

1993:

70-year-old Minnie Minoso appears as a DH for the St. Paul Saints in a game against Thunder Bay in the independent Northern League. Minoso grounds back to pitcher Yoshi Seo in his only at bat.

The Indians finish their home stand with a 4 – 2 win over the White Sox. The Indians have now won 23 straight at Jacobs Field.

The Mets defeat the Marlins, 7 – 1, to win consecutive contests for the first time in 65 games.

1994 – In Montreal’s 7 – 3 victory over the Giants, San Francisco OF Darren Lewis commits an error, allowing Cliff Floyd’s base hit to skip under his glove. It is Lewis’ first error in 392 major league games (938 chances), and his first miscue since May 10, 1991, at Triple-A Phoenix.

1995:

Cleveland’s Eddie Murray singles in the 6th inning against Minnesota’s Mike Trombley for his 3,000th career hit, making him just the 20th player to reach the mark. The visiting Indians beat the Twins, 4 – 1.

Barry Bonds has four hits, including a pair of homers, and drives in five runs to pace the Giants to a 7 – 6 win over the Padres. His second homer is a two-run shot with two outs in the 9th inning off Trevor Hoffman, his first walk-off home run as a Giant. Chris Hook (3-0) is the winner.

1996:

Rockies 2B Eric Young steals six bases in Colorado’s 16 – 15 win over the Dodgers to tie a major league record. Three steals come in the 3rd inning when he steals second base, third and home. The two teams score in 14 of their 18 turns at bat, tying another big league mark. There are seven lead changes in the contest, which is marked by 38 hits, ten home runs and ten stolen bases – nine of them with Hideo Nomo on the mound. Three of the homers come on consecutive pitches as Mike Piazza, Eric Karros and Raul Mondesi homer off Mark Thompson. The 4-hour and 20-minute game is the longest nine-inning contest in National League history. Mondesi drives home six runs for Los Angeles, while Dante Bichette gets five hits and four ribbies for Colorado.

The Giants lose their tenth in a row, as San Diego wins, 7 – 4. It ties the losing streak record for the franchise in San Francisco.

The Twins defeat the Royals, 5 – 2, as Minnesota LF Marty Cordova has his hitting streak stopped at 23 games.

Cards pitcher Todd Stottlemyre has three hits, two in the six-run 2nd inning, in beating the Pirates, 10 – 3.

1997:

In the resumption of interleague play, the Cubs set the tone by edging the American League Royals, 8 – 7. Dave Clark’s three-run, pinch-hit home run with two outs in the 8th tops off a five-run inning. Jeff King hits his fifth homer against National League pitchers for the Royals.

In Baltimore, Cal Ripken’s second grand slam of the season is the big blow in a six-run 3rd inning as the Orioles beat the hapless Phillies, 8 – 1. Mike Mussina wins his 100th game to help Baltimore end its four-game losing streak. For the Phils, it is their 15th loss in 16 games.

Rangers hurler Bobby Witt becomes the first American League pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season game in nearly 25 years. His round tripper off Ismael Valdes helps Texas beat the Dodgers in interleague action, 3 – 2. Roric Harrison was the last AL pitcher to hit a home run, in 1972, before the introduction of the designated hitter the following year.

Bobby Higginson belts three home runs and drives in seven runs and Justin Thompson allows four hits in eight innings as Detroit kicks the Mets, 14 – 0. It is the most lopsided shutout in Mets history. Detroit hits more homers (6) than the Mets have hits (5), and it is the most home runs given up by Mets pitchers since April 29, 1978.

In the first regular-season game between Canada’s major league teams, the Expos emerge 2 – 1 winners over the Blue Jays. Pedro Martinez allows three hits, including a solo home run by Carlos Delgado, and strikes out ten while Vladimir Guerrero hits a home run in his first interleague at-bat.

Seattle’s Ken Griffey Jr., who missed the last two All-Star Games with injuries, is elected for the eighth straight year. Griffey tops all players with 3,514,340 votes. Orioles 3B Cal Ripken, picked to play in his 15th All-Star Game, is second with 2,571,985 votes.

At Oakland, Tony Gwynn, Chris Jones and Greg Vaughn all hit three-run home runs as San Diego pounds Oakland, 15 – 6. Gwynn and Vaughn have four RBIs apiece as the Padres bat around twice. 1B Wally Joyner strokes five hits for the Pods.

1998:

Mark McGwire belts his 37th homer of the year, tying Reggie Jackson’s record for most homers before the All-Star break. The homer is a 472-ft upper deck shot off Kansas City’s Glendon Rusch.

Dodgers P Ramon Martinez undergoes season-ending surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and torn cartilage in his pitching shoulder.

With an 8th-inning homer against the Diamondbacks, Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa extends his major league record for home runs in a month, hitting his 20th round-tripper in June. The Cubs lose to the Diamondbacks, 5 – 4.

1999:

The Pirates score eight runs in the 4th inning on their way to a 9 – 1 victory over Philadelphia.

President Bill Clinton shows up in time to see Sammy Sosa blast his National League-leading 30th homer as the Cubs edge the Brewers, 5 – 4. Sosa has nine homers in his last 13 hits.

The Athletics defeat the Mariners, 14 – 5. Seattle P Damaso Marte makes his major league debut in the 8th inning, and surrenders a home run to DH John Jaha on his first big league pitch.

Cincinnati defeats Arizona, 2 – 0, as Ron Villone and Scott Williamson combine on a one-hitter. The Diamondbacks’ only hit is a single by OF Tony Womack. Randy Johnson strikes out 17 in a magnificent but losing effort; in his last start he struck out 14 in losing to a no-hitter by Jose Jimenez.

Texas defeats Anaheim, 18 – 4, as both DH Rafael Palmeiro and 3B Todd Zeile get four hits and drive home four runs.

The Blue Jays defeat the Orioles, 10 – 9, in ten innings, as Willie Greene ties an American League record by hitting a pinch home run in two consecutive at bats. His previous pinch home run came against the Royals on June 20th. Greene’s homer in the bottom of the 9th ties the score at 7 – 7. The Orioles score two in the top half of the 10th, but the Blue Jays come back with three runs in their half of the inning to win.

2000:

Ila Borders, the first woman to play in men’s professional baseball, retires at age 26. Borders was pitching for the Zion Pioneerzz of the Western Baseball League.

After trailing 8 – 2 with two outs in the 8th inning, Mike Piazza’s tie-breaking three-run homer completes a ten-run miracle comeback as the Mets stun the Braves, 11 – 8. Nine of the runs are driven in with two outs and the ten runs equal the most ever scored in an inning by the Mets.

The Red Sox seemingly answer their 3B needs by acquiring Ed Sprague from the Padres for minor league IF Cesar Saba and P Dennis Tankersley.

2001 – Oakland defeats Texas, 15 – 4, as SS Miguel Tejada hits three home runs and a single and drives home eight runs. Tejada had gone 26 games without a homer before hitting a grand slam in the 1st, followed by a three-run shot in the 2nd. He adds a solo blast in the 9th. Erik Hiljus is the benefactor, winning his first major league decision. Hiljus also strikes out four batters in the 7th.

2002 – In a 13 – 1 drubbing by the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, Padres second baseman D’Angelo Jimenez comes in to pitch with two outs in the 7th inning. He retires the four batters he faces, but Jeff Suppan allows one run in seven innings, and Raul Ibanez uses a home run and triple to drive in four runs for the Royals.

2004 – For the third straight game, the Tigers win thanks to walk-off home run. Following the lead of teammates Eric Munson and Carlos Pena in the two previous games, Dmitri Young hits a two-run dinger in the 11th inning to beat the Indians, 9 – 7.

2005 – Rain forces a game between the Astros and Reds to be called after seven innings with the score at 2 – 2. It will be the last tie game before a change of rules in 2007 will make future ties possible only under extremely rare circumstances.

2007 – A staged protest by Pittsburgh Pirates fans appears to be underwhelming as about 1,000 fans (among over 28,000 in attendance) leave in the 2nd inning. Organizers cite a strong contest by the Pirates as a reason for the lack of enthusiasm for the vocal minority’s protest.

2008:

The White Sox top the Indians, 9 – 7, behind the potent bat of Nick Swisher. Swisher hits his second grand slam in four days and homers from both sides of the plate in the win.

The Pittsburgh Pirates bat a pitcher eighth for the first time in over 50 years when manager John Russell has Paul Maholm in the #8 slot and Jack Wilson batting last. The Pirates fall, 4 – 3, to the Reds, when Matt Capps blows the save, allowing a two-run bottom-of-the-9th homer to Ken Griffey Jr.

2009:

The Baltimore Orioles complete the biggest comeback in their history, besting Boston, 11 – 10, after trailing 10 – 1. They score five runs in the 7th and five more in the 8th, capped by Nick Markakis’ two-run double off closer Jonathan Papelbon, thus depriving John Smoltz of a chance to win his first game for the Red Sox.

Jason Marquis pitches a two-hit shutout as Colorado blanks the Dodgers, 3 – 0. He is the first ten-game winner in the National League this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are busy on the transaction front. They trade starting LF Nyjer Morgan and P Sean Burnett to the Washington Nationals in return for P Joel Hanrahan and OF Lastings Milledge, a former top prospect who has failed to crack the Nats’ line-up. In a separate move, the Bucs send veteran OF Eric Hinske to the Yankees for two minor leaguers.

2010:

The Texas Rangers, leading the AL West, make a deal for veteran catcher Benjie Molina, acquiring him in a trade from the Giants for P Chris Ray. The Rangers have been winning in spite of lacking a proven backstop. In today’s game, Vladimir Guerrero’s bat does the damage, as he belts a grand slam and a solo homer among his four hits against his former teammates, the Angels, to lead Texas to a 6 – 4 victory. In his major league debut, Omar Beltre only goes four innings for the Rangers and Dustin Nippert picks up the win in relief – the team’s 21st this month, a franchise record. Josh Hamilton extends his hitting streak to 23 games in the contest.

For the second night in a row, the Yankees’ bats are stymied by a Mariners hurler. One day after Cliff Lee’s complete game win, Felix Hernandez pitches a two-hitter and strikes out 11 in a 7 – 0 win. Michael Saunders hits two homers for the winners.

The Phillie Phanatic, the Philadelphia Phillies’ furry green mascot, is being sued by a Pennsylvania woman who claims that she suffered an arthritis flare-up, leading to knee-replacement surgery, after the creature climbed on top of her at a minor league game in Reading, PA in 2008.

2011 – The Rockies acquire veteran 2B Mark Ellis from Oakland in return for P Bruce Billings and a player to be named later. Ellis became expendable with the promotion of rookie Jemile Weeks a few weeks ago.

2012:

Johan Santana shuts out the Dodgers, 5 – 0, allowing three hits over eight innings. It is the Dodgers’ seventh consecutive loss. Ike Davis hits a three-run homer for the Mets.

The Phillies trade veteran 1B Jim Thome to the Orioles for minor leaguers Kyle Simon and Gabriel Lino. The 41-year-old is hitting .242 with five home runs in 30 games, but had to miss a month with a bad back; in Baltimore, he will be used as a DH and won’t need to worry about having to play the field.

A rain delay during the 7th inning of a Frontier League game between the Joliet Slammers and the Southern Illinois Miners almost turns tragic, as hurricane-force winds begin tearing through the ballpark, ripping the tarp off the field and swallowing a number of the workers who are trying to secure it with sandbags. Luckily, no one is hurt, but the game is cancelled.

2013:

After a 14-inning marathon further lengthened by a two-hour-and-twenty-minute rain delay, the Pirates defeat the Brewers, 2 – 1, for their ninth straight win. Both starting pitchers have to leave after the 2nd-inning thunderstorm, but relievers Tyler Thornburg for Milwaukee and Vin Mazzaro for Pittsburgh are both outstanding, the latter retiring all 15 batters he faces in order. Trailing 1 – 0, the Bucs tie the game on a pair of hits off Jim Henderson in the 8th and Russell Martin finally ends the game with a pinch-hit single off Francisco Rodriguez in the bottom of the 14th.

Eddie Gamboa throws a seven-inning no-hitter for the Bowie BaySox against the Harrisburg Senators in the first game of a doubleheader in the Eastern League. A week ago, Gamboa, who began throwing the knuckleball only this year, had taken a no-hitter into the 8th inning of a game against Altoona.

2014:

The Rays set a major league record when Brad Boxberger strikes out Ichiro Suzuki of the Yankees in the 12th inning of a 4 – 3 win. Ichiro’s is the 287th strikeout by a Rays pitcher in June, beating by one the record for most K’s in a month set by the Cubs in August of 2002.

After beginning his last start with six perfect innings, the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta is at it again, taking a no-hitter into the 8th inning before the Red Sox’s Stephen Drew singles with two out. He ends up a 2 – 0 winner, as two relievers complete the two-hit shutout.

Mike Hessman of the Toledo Mud Hens takes Jake Brigham of the Indianapolis Indians deep for his 259th International League home run. This breaks Ollie Carnegie’s IL home run record, Carnegie having last played in the circuit 69 years earlier.

2015:

Chris Sale ties a record set by Pedro Martinez in 1999 when he strikes out ten or more batters for the eighth straight start. He also collects his first major league hit in limiting the Cardinals to a run and strikes out 12 in eight innings, but leaves with the game tied 1 – 1. The White Sox win, 2 – 1, in 11 innings.

Rookie Mike Montgomery of the Mariners pitches his second straight shutout in defeating the Padres, 5 – 0, on a one-hitter. The only hit is a double by Yangervis Solarte with one out in the 7th

2016:

Coastal Carolina University wins the 2016 College World Series by defeating the University of Arizona, 4 – 3, in Game 3 of the finals after the schools had split the first two games. It is Coastal Carolina’s first championship in any sport and comes in its first appearance in the College World Series.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy makes a rare decision, eschewing the use of the designated hitter in a road game against the Athletics to allow pitcher Madison Bumgarner to hit for himself. It turns out to be an inspired move as Bumgarner doubles off Dillon Overton in the 3rd inning, sparking a six-run outburst, as the Giants go on to win, 12 – 6. The last team to have deliberately declined to use the DH were the 1976 White Sox who had P Ken Brett bat for himself a few times.

2017 – The major leagues conclude the month of June with a record of 1,101 homers hit during the month. This beats the previous record of 1,069 set in May 2000. The sluggers doing the most damage are rookie Cody Bellinger, who led all batters with 13, George Springer, who hit 11, and Justin Smoak and another rookie, Aaron Judge, smashing ten each. 77 batters had multi-homer games, including a four-homer game by the unlikely Scooter Gennett on June 6th.

2018 – Michael Lorenzen homers in a third consecutive at-bat, having done so on June 24h as a pinch-hitter and again on June 29th, this time in his normal role as a relief pitcher. The third one is the most spectacular, however, as it comes against Jacob Barnes of the Brewers with the bases loaded in the 7th inning, again as a pinch-hitter. His grand slam is key to the Reds’ 12 – 3 win.

2019 – The pitchers and substitutes for the 2019 All-Star Game are announced, and the youth trend already evident in the results of the fan vote announced earlier in the week is confirmed. 31 players will be making their first appearance in the Mid-Summer Classic, not counting any late additions to the two leagues’ rosters.

2020 – Minor League Baseball officially announces the cancellation of its season, as Major League Baseball will not make players available to minor league teams this year. Teams will instead keep a “taxi squad” of eligible players ready to be added to the major league roster on short notice if the need arises. The decision was pretty much inevitable in any case, as minor league teams are dependent on gate receipts to cover most operating expenses, and did not have the option of playing games solely for a television audience as their major league counterparts are now preparing to do.

2021:

Mississippi State University wins the 2021 College World Series, defeating Vanderbilt University, 9 – 0, in the final game, for the first title in school history. Pitchers Will Bednar, who is the named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player, and Landon Sims combine on a one-hitter, defeating Kumar Rocker.

Trea Turner celebrates his 28th birthday by becoming the fifth player in history to hit for the cycle for the third time in a 15 – 6 Nationals win over Tampa Bay.

2022 – The Pirates are the first team in major league history to have three batters have three-homer games in the same month, as Michael Perez goes deep three times in an 8 – 7 win over the Brewers. This comes exactly one day after Bryan Reynolds did so against the Nationals, and two weeks after Jack Suwinski had done the same, capped with a walk-off homer, against the Giants on June 19th. In fact, the record for an entire season is four such games, accomplished three times.

2023:

The Royals trade P Aroldis Chapman to the Rangers in return for P Cole Ragans and minor league OF Roni Cabrera.

The Braves end the month in force by belting six homers in a 16 – 4 win over the Marlins, two coming off the bat of Matt Olson. This gives Atlanta 61 homers in June, the second highest total for any team in any month of a major league season, while their 21 wins are a team record. Michael Soroka picks up his first win since tearing his Achilles tendon back on August 3, 2020.

For the first time, the Mexican national team wins a major international tournament. Following ten Silver Medals, dating to their debut in the 1926 Central American Games, they win the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. They led the round-robin at 5-1 and were set to face Cuba in the Gold Medal Game before it was wiped out by rain, giving Mexico the title. In the Bronze Medal Game, Venezuela edges the Dominican national team, 8 – 7 in extra innings, when 1B José García smacks a two-run double to end it.

2024 – Rookie OF Wyatt Langford hits for the cycle in leading the Rangers to an 11 – 2 win over the Orioles. CF Derek Hill also homers twice in the win which snaps a six-game losing streak. Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson strikes out all four times he faces winning pitcher Andrew Heaney, ending a streak of reaching base in 36 straight games.

2025 – Wilyer Abreu pulls off an extremely rare feat as he hits both an inside-the-park homer and a grand slam in leading Boston to a 13-6 win over the Reds. He is only the sixth player to do so, and the first since Roger Maris in 1958. His inside-the-parker is the first by a Red Sox player at Fenway Park since 2011.

Births[edit]

1860 – John Connell, umpire (d. 1896)

1862 – Tug Arundel, catcher (d. 1912)

1863 – Henry Killilea, owner (d. 1929)

1864 – Ned Bligh, catcher (d. 1892)

1864 – Jocko Flynn, pitcher (d. 1907)

1865 – Tim Hurst, manager; umpire (d. 1915)

1871 – Jake Herzer, minor league infielder (d. 1907)

1873 – George Stultz, pitcher (d. 1955)

1880 – Davy Jones, outfielder (d. 1972)

1888 – William Hawker, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1953)

1894 – Wes Griffin, scout (d. 1956)

1895 – Johnny Miljus, pitcher (d. 1976)

1896 – Will Jones, catcher (d. ????)

1900 – Ed Rile, pitcher/outfielder (d. 1971)

1902 – Hal Smith, pitcher (d. 1992)

1903 – Robert Hannegan, owner (d. 1949)

1905 – Art Scharein, infielder (d. 1969)

1912 – Dino Chiozza, infielder (d. 1972)

1912 – Johnny Hudson, infielder (d. 1970)

1913 – Manny Salvo, pitcher (d. 1997)

1915 – Roberto Ortiz, outfielder (d. 1971)

1915 – Harry Pletersek, minor league outfielder (d. 1999)

1917 – Willie Grace, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2006)

1920 – Tadashi Mimura, NPB catcher (d. ????)

1921 – Jack Albright, infielder (d. 1991)

1921 – Masumi Isegawa, NPB catcher (d. 1996)

1921 – Joe Stephenson, catcher (d. 2001)

1923 – Raymond Guard, minor league pitcher (d. 2014)

1923 – Harry Ornest, minor league infielder (d. 1998)

1926 – Louis Vavro, minor league pitcher (d. 1998)

1928 – Yo-Yo Davalillo, infielder (d. 2013)

1928 – Dick Raklovits, minor league infielder (d. 2017)

1929 – Yoshihiko Taki, NPB pitcher (d. 2017)

1930 – Otha Bailey, Negro League catcher (d. 2013)

1931 – Don Gross, pitcher (d. 2017)

1933 – Dave Roberts, infielder (d. 2021)

1933 – Seiki Sakakihara, NPB pitcher

1935 – Yusaku Akimoto, NPB pitcher (d. 2016)

1935 – Paul Toth, pitcher (d. 1999)

1936 – Lou Vassie, minor league infielder

1937 – Rendon Marbury, Negro League infielder

1943 – Yoshiaki Shinohara, NPB infielder

1944 – Makoto Kamigochi, NPB outfielder

1944 – Ron Swoboda, outfielder

1945 – Jerry Kenney, infielder

1945 – Otis Thornton, catcher (d. 2025)

1945 – Takashi Wakisaka, NPB outfielder

1947 – David Mundy, Australian national team infielder

1949 – Kazuyuki Yamamoto, NPB pitcher

1952 – Tom Zimmer, coach

1954 – Sun-myung Jung, KBO pitcher

1956 – Chuck Meriwether, umpire (d. 2019)

1957 – Bud Black, pitcher

1960 – Darren Dilks, minor league pitcher

1960 – Al Newman, infielder

1962 – Tony Fernandez, infielder; All-Star (d. 2020)

1963 – Joji Tago, NPB pitcher

1964 – Doug Dascenzo, outfielder

1964 – Edgar Perez, minor league infielder

1964 – Bill Robinson III, minor league outfielder

1965 – Max Diaz, minor league manager

1965 – Chuck Mount, minor league pitcher

1966 – Paul Schrieber, umpire

1968 – Tim Barker, minor league infielder (d. 2020)

1968 – Dan Peltier, outfielder

1969 – Hiroki Nomura, NPB pitcher

1970 – Mark Grudzielanek, infielder; All-Star

1971 – Ernesto Guevara, Cuban league pitcher

1971 – Mattias Landin, Swedish national team infielder

1972 – Garret Anderson, outfielder; All-Star (d. 2026)

1972 – Jim Stoops, pitcher

1973 – Atsushi Matsuoka, Japanese national team infielder

1973 – Chan Ho Park, pitcher; All-Star

1974 – Jae-ho Baek, KBO infielder

1975 – Mike Judd, pitcher

1975 – Billy Munoz, minor league infielder

1976 – Ryan Hankins, minor league infielder

1977 – Justin Reid, minor league pitcher

1979 – Ron Acuna, minor league outfielder

1979 – Miguel Miyagusuku, Peruvian national team pitcher

1980 – Hugo Castellanos, minor league pitcher

1980 – Carter Kahue, Palauan national team pitcher

1980 – Todd Linden, outfielder

1980 – Massimiliano Sartori, Italian Baseball League infielder

1980 – Masashi Sasaki, Japanese national team outfielder

1980 – Marc Sauer, minor league pitcher

1982 – Derick Grigsby, minor league pitcher

1982 – Mitch Maier, outfielder

1982 – Delwyn Young, outfielder

1983 – Tsz-Yeung Chan, Hong Kong national team outfielder

1983 – Daisuke Ochi, NPB pitcher

1983 – Drew Sutton, infielder

1984 – Stephen Faris, minor league pitcher

1984 – Matt Maradeo, minor league pitcher

1984 – Keiji Uezono, NPB pitcher

1985 – Leandro Juárez, Argentinian national team pitcher

1985 – Shinji Ohara, NPB pitcher

1985 – Pat Venditte, pitcher

1986 – Mike Carp, infielder

1986 – Yuan-Chuan Wen, CPBL infielder

1987 – Claudio Bavera, minor league pitcher

1987 – Ryan Cook, pitcher; All-Star

1987 – Cole Figueroa, infielder

1987 – Ivan Kornev, Russian national team outfielder

1988 – Jeff Kobernus, infielder

1988 – Blake Treinen, pitcher; All-Star

1989 – Pat Biserta, minor league outfielder

1989 – Dean Green, NPB infielder

1989 – Masatoshi Okada, NPB catcher

1989 – Victor Samchuk, Russian national team outfielder

1990 – Che Yeyne Abad], minor league pitcher

1990 – Jesus Aguilar, infielder; All-Star

1990 – Cody Asche, infielder

1990 – Yong-joo Seo, KBO outfielder

1993 – Seiji Kawagoe, NPB outfielder

1993 – Trea Turner, infielder; All-Star

1994 – Rogelio Armenteros, pitcher

1994 – Eric María, minor league catcher

1994 – Josh Rojas, infielder

1994 – Albin Sivard, Elitserien pitcher

1995 – Wei-Lin Chen, CPBL pitcher

1995 – Irving López, infielder

1995 – Denis Pakši, Slovakian national team infielder

1995 – Luis Silva, minor league infielder

1996 – Pablo Grass, Bolivian national team catcher

1996 – Kazuma Okamoto, infielder

1997 – Carlos Cortés, outfielder

1997 – Pierce Khan, Pakistani national team infielder

1999 – José Figueroa, Puerto Rican national team pitcher

2000 – Dabertson Balentien, Curaçao national team catcher

2002 – Soma Uchiyama, NPB catcher

2003 – Sheng-Wen Chen, CPBL pitcher

2003 – Julian Faulhaber, Austrian national team pitcher

2003 – Yi-An Liao, CPBL catcher

2003 – Kittipong Thonglor, Thai national team outfielder

2007 – Yuya Sakurai, NPB infielder

Deaths[edit]

1905 – Pete Dowling, pitcher (b. 1876)

1908 – William Van Cott, executive (b. 1821)

1912 – Harry Lyons, outfielder (b. 1866)

1917 – Henry Mathewson, pitcher (b. 1886)

1931 – Lee Dressen, infielder (b. 1889)

1937 – Pete O’Brien, infielder (b. 1867)

1937 – Jerry Upp, pitcher (b. 1883)

1942 – Cad Coles, outfielder (b. 1886)

1943 – Mike McDermott, pitcher (b. 1874)

1946 – Grover Baichley, pitcher (b. 1890)

1946 – Sam Hope, pitcher (b. 1878)

1947 – Mellie Wolfgang, pitcher (b. 1890)

1950 – Paul Fitzke, pitcher (b. 1900)

1950 – Joe Lake, pitcher (b. 1881)

1952 – Donald Jarmon, pitcher (b. 1914)

1959 – Clarence Berger, outfielder (b. 1894)

1961 – Dizzy Dismukes, pitcher, manager (b. 1890)

1967 – Fred Liese, pinch hitter (b. 1885)

1967 – Hap Myers, infielder (b. 1888)

1968 – Ned Porter, pitcher (b. 1905)

1969 – Charley Carter, pitcher (b. 1919)

1969 – Milt Gray, catcher (b. 1914)

1973 – Doc Cook, outfielder (b. 1886)

1974 – Mule Haas, outfielder (b. 1903)

1974 – Bill Perrin, pitcher (b. 1910)

1975 – Red Jones, outfielder (b. 1911)

1976 – Firpo Marberry, pitcher; umpire (b. 1898)

1977 – Monk Younger, college coach (b. 1894)

1978 – Danny Lynch, infielder (b. 1926)

1978 – Cleo Smith, infielder (b. 1899)

1990 – Danny Amaral, minor league outfielder (b. 1911)

1994 – Don Kolloway, infielder (b. 1918)

1996 – Jerry May, catcher (b. 1943)

1997 – Barney Hearn, minor league outfielder and manager (b. 1912)

1999 – Tokichiro Ishii, college coach; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1924)

2002 – Pete Gray, outfielder (b. 1915)

2002 – Raul Sánchez, pitcher (b. 1930)

2002 – Wilmore Williams, outfielder (b. 1918)

2005 – Al Milnar, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1913)

2009 – Jay Kleven, catcher (b. 1949)

2011 – Don Buddin, infielder (b. 1934)

2014 – Frank Cashen, General Manager (b. 1922)

2014 – Bobby Castillo, pitcher (b. 1955)

2015 – Doug Opperman, minor league infielder (b. 1925)

2016 – Shoji Tokai, NPB outfielder (b. 1938)

2019 – Luis Mercedes, outfielder (b. 1968)

2021 – Simon Heemskerk, Hoofdklasse infielder and manager (b. 1935)

2021 – Chung-nam Kim, South Korean national team manager (b. 1945)

2021 – Yasunori Oshima, NPB infielder (b. 1950)

2025 – Alvin Fleming, Hoofdklasse coach (b. 1948)

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TV SPORTS TODAY

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Tuesday, June 30

MLB BASEBALL

7 p.m.

TBS — Detroit at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.)

7:05 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Detroit at N.Y. Yankees

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — L.A. Angels at Seattle (9:40 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Arlington, Texas

5 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, East Rutherford, N.J.

9 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Mexico City

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Bandits

9 p.m.

CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Volts at Talons

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, First Round, London

6 a.m. (Wednesday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Second Round, London

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Wednesday, July 1

GOLF

6:30 a.m. (Thursday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, First Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE (BOY’S)

4 p.m.

ESPNU — Naptown Challenge: TBD, 2028 Division Championship, Annapolis, Md.

6 p.m.

ESPNU — Naptown Challenge: TBD, 2027 Division Championship, Annapolis, Md.

MLB BASEBALL

12:30 p.m.

MLBN — Chicago White Sox at Baltimore (12:35 p.m.)

3:30 p.m.

MLBN — San Diego at Chicago Cubs (joined in progress) (2:20 p.m.)

8 p.m.

ESPN — Cincinnati at Milwaukee

SOCCER (MEN’S)

Noon

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Atlanta

4 p.m.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Seattle

8 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Santa Clara, Calif.

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Blaze at Spark

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Second Round, London

6 a.m. (Thursday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Second Round, London

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Thursday, July 2

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, First Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, First Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

4 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, First Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

5:30 p.m.

NBCSN — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, First Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

6:30 a.m. (Friday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Second Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

MLB BASEBALL

12:30 p.m.

MLBN — Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (12:35 p.m.)

3:30 p.m.

MLBN — Miami at Colorado (joined in progress) (3:10 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Inglewood, Calif.

7 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Toronto

9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — USL League One: Knoxville at Boise

11 p.m.

FS1 — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Vancouver, British Columbia

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Bandits

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Second Round, London

6 a.m. (Friday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Connecticut

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Friday, July 3

AUTO RACING

7:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

11:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

2 p.m.

FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Practice, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

3 p.m.

FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Second Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

11 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Second Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

4 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Second Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

5:30 p.m.

NBCSN — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Second Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

MLB BASEBALL

4 p.m.

MLBN — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (7:10 p.m.)

8:10 p.m.

APPLE TV — Tampa Bay at Houston

9:40 p.m.

APPLE TV — Milwaukee at Arizona

10 p.m.

MLBN — Toronto at Seattle (10:10 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: TBA

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Summer League: TBA

SOCCER (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Arlington, Texas

6 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Miami Gardens, Fla.

9:30 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 32, Kansas City, Mo.

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

6 a.m. (Saturday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ION — Minnesota at New York

10 p.m.

ION — Chicago at Las Vegas

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Saturday, July 4

AUTO RACING

7 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

10 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

11 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

1 p.m.

FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio – Race 2, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

2 p.m.

NBCSN — SuperMotocross World Championship: RedBud – Round 22, Buchanan, Mich.

2:30 p.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

5:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Chicagoland, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.

EATING COMPETITION

Noon

ESPN2 — Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: From Coney Island, N.Y.

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Third Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Third Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

2 p.m.

NBC — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Third Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Third Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

MLB BASEBALL

11 a.m.

MLBN — Pittsburgh at Washington (11:05 a.m.)

4 p.m.

MLBN — Toronto at Seattle (4:10 p.m.)

8 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (8:08 p.m.) OR St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (8:08 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — Milwaukee at Arizona (9:40 p.m.)

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: TBA

9 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: TBA

SOCCER (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, Houston

5 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, Philadelphia

SOFTBALL

4:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Volts at Bandits

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Spark

9 p.m.

CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Blaze at Talons

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Third Round, London

6 a.m. (Sunday)

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Round of 16, London

TRACK AND FIELD

Noon

NBCSN — USATF: Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League), Eugene, Ore.

WNBA BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Golden State at Atlanta

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Sunday, July 5

AUTO RACING

9 a.m.

FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

10 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Pirelli British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom

FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio – Race 2, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

12:30 p.m.

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

6 p.m.

TNT — NASCAR Cup Series: eero 400, In-Season Challenge – Round 2, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Ill.

BIG3 BASKETBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Week 3: LA Riot vs. Boston Ball Hogs, Miami 305 vs. Chicago Triplets, DMV Trilogy vs. Houston Rig Hands, Dallas Power vs. Detroit Amps, Miami

GOLF

7 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: BMW International Open, Final Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Final Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Final Round, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.

NBC — PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open Championship, Final Round, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Noon

ESPNU — NHSI: TBD, Semifinal, Cary, N.C.

8:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NHSI: TBD, Championship, Cary, N.C.

LACROSSE (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

ESPN — PLL All-Star Game: West vs. East, Anapolis, Md.

LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)

5:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — WLL All-Star Game: West vs. East, Anapolis, Md.

MLB BASEBALL

Noon

NBC — N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (12:30 p.m.)

PEACOCK — N.Y. Mets at Atlanta (12:30 p.m.)

1:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.)

PEACOCK — Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.)

5 p.m.

NBCSN — Toronto at Seattle

PEACOCK — Toronto at Seattle

7 p.m.

NBC — San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (7:20 p.m.)

PEACOCK — San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (7:20 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Boston at L.A. Angels

PEACOCK — Boston at L.A. Angels

NBA BASKETBALL

9 p.m.

ESPN — Summer League: TBA

SOCCER (MEN’S)

4 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, East Rutherford, N.J.

8 p.m.

FOX — FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage: TBD, Round of 16, Mexico City

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ESPN — NWSL: Bay FC at Boston

SOFTBALL

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Spark

8 p.m.

MLBN — Athletes Unlimited: Volts at Bandits

TENNIS

6 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Round of 16, London

Noon

ABC — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Round of 16, London

TRACK AND FIELD

Noon

NBCSN — USATF: Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League), Eugene, Ore.

WNBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — Indiana at Las Vegas

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