“THE SCOREBOARD”
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
TIGERS 14. ORIOLES 0
DIAMONDBACKS 8, PIRATES 7 (12 INNINGS)
GUARDIANS 6, REDS 5 (GAME 1)
REDS 2, GUARDIANS 0 (GAME 2)
NATIONALS 8, BLUE JAYS 6
CUBS 10, CARDINALS 2
YANKEES 3, WHITE SOX 2
MARLINS 1, PHILLIES 0
RANGERS 4, RAYS 1
TWINS 3, ROYALS 2
ASTROS 3, ANGELS 2
PADRES 8, ROCKIES 7
BREWERS 8, GIANTS 2
MARINERS 7, DODGERS 6
ATHLETICS 4, RED SOX 3
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NFL NEWS
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NHL NEWS
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 5 LOUISVILLE 4
LAKE COUNTY 7 SOUTH BEND 5
FT. WAYNE 5 GREAT LAKES 2
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WNBA SCORES
FEVER 105 STORM 95
MYSTICS 92 SUN 84
LYNX 100 TEMPO 93
ACES 98 FIRE 83
LIBERTY 113 SPARKS 109
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INDIANA HS FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
IDAHO AT CAL POLY | 10 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
TCU VS. NORTH CAROLINA (AVIVA STADIUM IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
SAN JOSE STATE AT USC | 3 P.M. | NBC
ALABAMA STATE VS. SOUTHERN (LEGION FIELD IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPNU
NC STATE AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 5:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HAWAI’I AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NEW MEXICO STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
EAST TEXAS A&M AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN
HOWARD VS. ALABAMA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT TARLETON STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN2
MEMPHIS AT UNLV | 10 P.M. | FOX
WEEK 1
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
UMASS AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT UCF | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
MERRIMACK AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UALBANY AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
COLORADO AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK
IDAHO AT UTAH | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UAB AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
SAN JOSE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UTEP AT OKLAHOMA | 8 P.M. | SECN+
LIU AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
TOLEDO AT MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FS1
MIAMI (FLA.) AT STANFORD | 9 P.M. | ESPN
FRESNO STATE AT USC | 9 P.M. | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
EAST CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 12 P.M. | ABC
OREGON STATE AT HOUSTON | 12 P.M. | ESPN
COASTAL CAROLINA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT/HBO MAX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX
OHIO AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FS1
BRYANT AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
TARLETON STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LIBERTY AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
MIAMI (OHIO) AT PITT | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
BALL STATE AT OHIO STATE | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT KENTUCKY | 1 P.M. | SECN+
SE MISSOURI STATE AT IOWA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT AIR FORCE | 1 P.M. | MW+
RHODE ISLAND AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE STATE AT GEORGIA | 3 P.M. | SECN+
AUBURN VS. BAYLOR (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
FURMAN AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M. | SECN+
TEXAS STATE AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
BOSTON COLLEGE AT CINCINNATI | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TULANE AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MARSHALL AT PENN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
THE CITADEL AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TOWSON AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
MAINE AT APP STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT IOWA | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT COLORADO STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN
AUSTIN PEAY AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | SECN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7 P.M. | FS1
NICHOLLS AT KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT UTAH STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARKANSAS STATE AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CLEMSON AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
UL MONROE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
VMI AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UTAH TECH AT BYU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT MARYLAND | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
LAMAR AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 9:30 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
UNLV AT HAWAI’I | 10 P.M. | ESPN UNLIMITED AND THE CW NETWORK
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NEW MEXICO | 10 P.M. | FS1
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
UCLA AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS VS. LOUISVILLE (NISSAN STADIUM IN NASHVILLE, TENN.) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
NOTRE DAME VS. WISCONSIN (LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, WIS.) | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
SMU AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
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NFL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME – AUG. 6
CAROLINA VS. ARIZONA – 8PM, NBC/PEACOCK
WEEK 1
THURSDAY – AUG. 13
DETROIT AT CINCINNATI – 7PM
GREEN BAY AT PITTSBURGH – 7PM
INDIANAPOLIS AT NEW ENGLAND – 7:30PM
LA CHARGERS AT HOUSTON – 8PM
ARIZONA AT LAS VEGAS – 8PM
TENNESSEE AT SAN FRANCISCO – 9PM
FRIDAY – AUG. 14
DENVER AT ATLANTA – 7PM
TAMPA BAY AT NY JETS – 7PM
MIAMI AT WASHINGTON – 7PM
SATURDAY – AUG. 15
CAROLINA AT BUFFALO – 1PM
CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO – 1PM
MINNESOTA AT NY GIANTS – 1PM
LA RAMS AT KANSAS CITY – 4PM
JACKSONVILLE AT NEW ORLEANS – 4PM
PHILADELPHIA AT BALTIMORE – 7PM
DALLAS AT SEATTLE – 8PM
WEEK 2
THURSDAY – AUG. 20
LAS VEGAS AT HOUSTON – 8PM, ESPN
SAN FRANCISCO AT LA CHARGERS – 10PM
FRIDAY – AUG. 21
NY JETS AT PITTSBURGH – 7PM
CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE – 7:30PM
GREEN BAY AT DENVER – 9PM
SATURDAY – AUG. 22
WASHINGTON AT DETROIT – 12PM
BUFFALO AT CLEVELAND – 1PM
ATLANTA AT INDIANAPOLIS – 1PM
BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA – 1PM
NEW ORLEANS AT LA RAMS – 4PM
NY GIANTS AT MIAMI – 4PM
CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI – 7PM
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ENGLAND – 7PM
KANSAS CITY AT TAMPA BAY – 7:30PM
DALLAS AT ARIZONA – 10PM
SUNDAY – AUG. 23
SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE – 8PM, FOX
WEEK 3
THURSDAY – AUG. 27
PITTSBURGH AT BUFFALO – 7PM
NEW ENGLAND AT CLEVELAND – 8PM, PRIME VIDEO
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS – 8PM
LA RAMS AT LA CHARGERS – 10PM
FRIDAY – AUG. 28
WASHINGTON AT BALTIMORE – 6PM
HOUSTON AT CAROLINA – 7PM
ATLANTA AT MIAMI – 7PM
TAMPA BAY AT JACKSONVILLE – 7:30PM
NY GIANTS AT NY JETS – 7:30PM
NEW ORLEANS AT DALLAS – 8PM
ARIZONA AT GREEN BAY – 8PM
SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY – 8PM
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA – 8PM, CBS
MINNESOTA AT DENVER – 9PM
SATURDAY – AUG. 29
DETROIT AT INDIANAPOLIS – 1PM
CHICAGO AT TENNESSEE – 6PM
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2026 NFL TEAM SCHEDULES
https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2026/by-team
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET)
WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM)
WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING
1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS
2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC
3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS
4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/SPORTS RELEASES
NFL NEWS
49ERS COACH KYLE SHANAHAN TAKES BLAME FOR THE CRASH THAT LEFT HIM WITH A CONCUSSION
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan took the blame for the car crash that left him with a concussion and other injuries, saying he took his eyes off the road to reach for his fallen cell phone before hitting another vehicle.
Shanahan crashed into a 21-year-old woman driving in the other direction in Palo Alto on July 14 and was left with a concussion, broken ribs, a broken nose and broken left hand and stitches for a large cut above his right eye. Shanahan was briefly hospitalized following the crash and hasn’t been able to coach the team at the start of training camp. The other driver suffered minor injuries and did not need to be hospitalized.
Shanahan spoke to a small group of reporters on Tuesday for the first time since the crash to explain what happened from his vantage point and to make clear the crash was his fault.
“I was going 20 miles an hour,” Shanahan said. “I was not on my phone, but I dropped my phone, and it was stuck in my seats. It was on my lap, and it slid off, and I went down to look for it, and took my eyes off the road for two seconds, and as I was coming up, the air bags hit me in my face.”
Palo Alto police Lt. Nicholas Martinez confirmed Shanahan’s version of the crash was correct and that a mistake in a report transmitted to a state database incorrectly blamed the crash on the other driver.
“I can confirm that Kyle Shanahan’s statement that he provided is correct and that he was found at fault for the collision,” Martinez said in a statement Tuesday. “There was a clerical error in the preparation of the report that was transmitted to the state database. We are in the process of correcting that error. It is the officer’s discretion at the scene of the collision as to whether they issue a citation to either party. It is not uncommon for officers to elect to not issue a citation to either party involved in a collision. Neither party in this situation was provided preferential treatment.”
Shanahan has been unable to run the team or practice since training camp started on Saturday with assistant Chris Foerster in charge with assistance from coordinators Raheem Morris, Klay Kubiak and Brant Boyer.
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VIKINGS SUSPEND NEW DB COACH GERALD ALEXANDER FOR 3 WEEKS FOLLOWING A DRUNKEN DRIVING CHARGE
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have suspended defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander for three weeks without pay following a drunken driving charge for an incident earlier this year.
The Vikings announced the punishment Tuesday as they began training camp. Alexander’s suspension began Friday and will be in effect until Aug. 13, two days before their first preseason game at the New York Giants.
“I take full responsibility for the situation I put myself in and apologize for not meeting the mark,” Alexander said in a statement released by the Vikings. “I know it’s unacceptable. I understand the suspension and am committed to learning from the matter and ensuring I come back a better version of myself.”
Alexander, who was also given the title of defensive passing game coordinator, was hired in February to replace Daronte Jones, who became defensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders.
According to Hennepin County court records, Alexander pled guilty July 16 to a gross misdemeanor charge of third degree driving while impaired for refusal to submit to a chemical test. A fourth degree driving while impaired charge was dismissed. He was sentenced to 48 hours of community service, placed on two years of unsupervised probation and fined $603.
Police in Edina, a Minneapolis suburb, were called at 4:01 a.m. on April 26 for a vehicle stopped in the middle of an intersection with the driver unresponsive. An officer observed damage to the car and awoke Alexander by opening the door. His speech was slurred and his balance so poor that the one-leg stand as part of the field sobriety test was stopped to prevent injury, and a preliminary breath test showed an alcohol concentration of .169 on a weak breath, the officer reported, more than twice the legal limit. After being transported to the police station, Alexander refused an official breath test.
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EAGLES SET TO MAKE JALEN CARTER HIGHEST-PAID DEFENSIVE TACKLE IN NFL, AP SOURCE SAYS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are set to make two-time Pro Bowl selection Jalen Carter the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The Eagles and Carter announced that they agreed to terms on a four-year extension through the 2031 season. The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because financial terms hadn’t been announced, said the contract includes $106 million guaranteed.
The Eagles already had picked up the fifth-year option for the 2027 season for Carter, the ninth selection in the 2023 draft. His extension is one less distraction for the Eagles as they open training camp this week.
Carter was runner-up for the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award in 2023 to Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson. He has 13 1/2 sacks in 43 career games — he missed three games last season with injuries — and was a key contributor when the Eagles won the Super Bowl for the 2024 season.
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KUBIAK OPENS RAIDERS CAMP WITH COUSINS ATOP QB DEPTH CHART AND MENDOZA PUSHED TO COMPETE
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — As Klint Kubiak oversees his first training camp as a head coach, he is faced with the daunting task of figuring out how to juggle going with Kirk Cousins as the Raiders’ starting quarterback — for now — while getting the most out of overall No. 1 draft pick Fernando Mendoza.
Kubiak made clear Tuesday that when Las Vegas takes the field early Wednesday for its first training camp practice that Cousins will run the first-team offense.
But there also will be plenty of focus on Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner who led Indiana to the national championship last season and whom so many fans have placed their hope that he is the long-awaited franchise quarterback. Mendoza operated the third-team offense in offseason practices behind Cousins and Aidan O’Connell, so the Raiders initially eased him into the lineup.
Now it comes down to performance.
“It’s important for me to be fair to the players and to put the best player out there,” Kubiak said. “When we go out to practice tomorrow, Kirk Cousins is the starting quarterback. He’s the guy, and he’s going to get a ton of reps. He deserves them because he has played really good football, but I want Fernando and I want Aidan to push him.”
Kubiak and his coaches enter camp with a plan for how to navigate the quarterbacks’ competition early, but they are ready to make adjustments depending on how it plays out.
“We have a starting point on where those reps want to be for the guys,” Kubiak said. “We’re really thoughtful about how many reps each guy’s getting up against what defense. There’s going to be times where it moves and certain guys are with the twos, certain guys are with the threes. We’ll get the second guy with the ones. We have an early-on plan, but it’s always a moving target.”
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PANTHERS TIGHT END MITCHELL EVANS CARTED OFF WITH AN ANKLE INJURY, NOT BELIEVED TO BE SERIOUS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers second-year tight end Mitchell Evans was carted off the field on Tuesday with an ankle injury.
Panthers coach Dave Canales said after practice that Evans got rolled up on and that the initial diagnosis indicates the injury is not viewed as serious.
“They (the medical staff) are pretty optimistic,” Canales said. “But we’re going to do a full evaluation just to make sure there’s nothing happening in there. … I’ll give you more information as we do the full evaluation.”
Pressed into duty last season as a rookie because of an injury to Ja’Tavion Sanders, Evans was a pleasant surprise for the Panthers, having 19 receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns. The 2025 fifth-round draft pick out of Notre Dame is expected to compete with Tommy Tremble and Sanders for more playing time this season in what is viewed as an open tight end competition.
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REPORT: BAKER MAYFIELD, BUCS NOT CLOSE ON NEW CONTRACT
Quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not close to a new contract as training camp is set to begin Wednesday, ESPN reported.
Mayfield joined the team on a one-year, $4 million deal ahead of the 2023 season as the Bucs tried to fill the role of the retired Tom Brady.
The team rewarded Mayfield’s stellar effort with a three-year, $100 million contract in March 2024. He is entering the final year on that deal, with his $33.33 million annual salary ranked 16th among NFL quarterbacks.
ESPN reported that Mayfield is not afraid of playing out this season on his current deal or playing under the franchise tag in 2027.
Mayfield, 31, earned back-to-back Pro Bowl nods in 2023 and 2024 while helping Tampa Bay capture consecutive division titles, though the team limped to an 8-9 record last season and missed the playoffs.
In eight NFL seasons with four teams, Mayfield has completed 63.5% of his passes for 28,525 yards, 197 touchdowns and 101 interceptions in 123 games (120 starts).
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STEELERS CB JALEN RAMSEY INJURES KNEE, PLACED ON PUP LIST
The Pittsburgh Steelers placed cornerback Jalen Ramsey on the physically unable to perform list after the eight-time Pro Bowler sustained a knee injury before training camp.
Steelers general manager Omar Khan also announced Tuesday that offensive tackle Broderick Jones (neck) is cleared to begin practicing on Wednesday but cornerback Donte Kent (foot) has also been placed on the PUP list.
Khan stressed that the injury sustained by Ramsey during minicamp does not appear to be long-term and does not require surgery.
“He’s recovering,” Khan said. “Just probably be a couple weeks if I had to guess on his return. We’re just going to be smart about it. He’s a pro. You guys know how hard he works.”
Ramsey, 31, was dealt to Pittsburgh last summer in a swap that sent safety Minkah Fitzpatrick back to Miami. He recorded 88 tackles, three sacks and one interception in 17 games with the Steelers.
He has totaled 622 tackles and 25 interceptions in 152 career games with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, Dolphins and Steelers since being drafted fifth overall in 2016.
Jones, 25, suffered a season-ending neck injury in 2025.
“Obviously, we’re going to be smart in terms of how we progress him,” Khan said of Jones. “But you guys will see him out there on Wednesday.”
Jones has started 38 of his 45 games since being selected by the Steelers with the 14th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Kent, 24, was placed on injured reserve on Aug. 28, approximately 3 1/2 months after signing with Pittsburgh. He was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round in 2025.
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STEELERS’ AARON RODGERS SAYS ‘ZERO DEBATE’ 2026 WILL BE FINAL SEASON IN NFL
Aaron Rodgers hasn’t had a change of heart in the last two months: His 2026 season with the Steelers will be his last in the NFL.
On Tuesday, Rodgers reiterated to reporters the same statement he made in May after his signed a one-year deal to return to Pittsbrugh, telling reporters the upcoming campaign will definitively be his final go-around.
“Yeah, this is it,” Rodgers said, via SteelersNow.com, as he reported to his final training camp as a pro. “… I thought last year might be it, but then Mike (McCarthy) got hired and I talked to my wife and she said, ‘You can do one more year.’ “
One more year it is for Rodgers, the 42-year-old four-time NFL MVP who played well enough in 2025 to warrant a sequel in Pittsburgh. His Tuesday declaration doesn’t come as a surprise, given his age and frequent flirtation with retirement over the last 18 months, but Rodgers’ firm repetition of such intent signals a clear understanding of what lies ahead.
The 2026 season will be a reunion with McCarthy for Rodgers, who spent 13 years in the coach’s offense in Green Bay before departing in 2023 for two fruitless years in New York. As he explained in May, Rodgers’ decision to return was driven partially by Pittsburgh’s decision to hire McCarthy.
With a clear end in sight, Rodgers will embark on his 22nd NFL season as if there is no tomorrow — and no room for waffling.
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A.J. BROWN HAS ALREADY LEARNED ’90 PERCENT’ OF PATRIOTS OFFENSE
Given the new offensive coordinators A.J. Brown has cycled through in his career, it should come as no surprise that he’s picking up Josh McDaniels’ scheme quickly.
On Monday, the new Patriots receiver told reporters he’s already most of the way there in getting the offense down, the rest will just be building chemistry with Drake Maye.
“The offense is — I’m in a good spot, a pretty good spot,” Brown said, via Boston.com. “I want to say I’m like 90 percent and it’s really about executing and getting on the same page with Drake each and every day.”
Brown noted that getting on the same page with his new QB requires “nonstop communication.” Early in camp, things have ebbed and flowed. On the first day of practices, Brown dropped a pass, which led to a scolding from coach Mike Vrabel.
“First team meeting, he ripped me for not bringing in a catch,” Brown said. “Early on as a rookie, I didn’t really like that too much. Now I know it comes from a great place. He expects me to make that play, and so do I.”
The Patriots acquired Brown from Philadelphia expecting him to provide a go-to difference maker on an offense that needed an infusion of big-play ability. So far, Brown has been the model citizen in Foxborough.
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JETS QB GENO SMITH REGRETS ‘DISTRACTION’ TO TEAM FROM OFF-FIELD INCIDENTS
New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith said Tuesday that he regrets if he was a distraction to the team because of incidents in the offseason and wants to move forward.
Smith addressed the media for the first time since a June incident in which a woman, identified as an ex-girlfriend, accused him of battery. The Davie, Fla, police department said on July 14 that Smith will not be charged and the investigation is no longer active.
The 35-year-old Smith, traded in March to the team where his NFL career started in 2013, met with media members on Tuesday when veterans reported to training camp in Florham Park, N.J. He brought up the off-field incidents before the first question was asked.
“I really hate the fact that something I was a part of could’ve been a distraction for this team, my teammates and this organization because a lot of hard work has been put in,” Smith said. “A lot of guys have put in a lot of work for us to be in a good spot as a team. I’m happy that I’m able to put this behind me. I’m looking forward to moving forward.”
Smith acknowledged having separate conversations with head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey as well as others in the organization, but declined to elaborate with specifics.
“I really feel like coming out of OTAs, I felt like we built some positive momentum and I’m really happy with where this team is right now,” Smith said. “I’m looking forward to moving forward and continuing to build day-by-day with my guys.”
One of the veteran leaders, linebacker Demario Davis, also was with New York when Smith was drafted by the team. Davis, who re-signed with the Jets in March, said he spoke with the QB about the allegations.
“We have a tight brotherhood in this locker room,” Davis said on Tuesday. “Nobody is operating in a silo on this team, and we need that. People need space where they can have people they know and trust that will protect them the right way.”
On June 21, a woman called 911, claiming to have been assaulted by Smith at his home. The woman, who identified herself as his ex-girlfriend, later posted a video of the encounter on social media. The video did not include evidence of an assault.
No one was arrested or detained at the scene, though the woman was trespassed from Smith’s home.
The official report cited a lack of witnesses and surveillance footage to corroborate the allegations, and neither Smith nor the woman provided requested follow-up statements to the police. That left the responding officer “unable to determine the primary aggressor in the physical altercation,” according to the report.
Smith also was involved in multiple traffic violations. He was stopped by Davie police in April for an improper vehicle tag and could not provide a physical driver’s license. He also didn’t present a license on July 6 when he was stopped for driving 70 mph in a 45-mph zone, per reports.
Smith received two traffic citations and about $400 in fines.
The Las Vegas Raiders traded Smith to the Jets in March along with a swap of late-round 2026 draft picks.
Smith threw a league-worst 17 interceptions and completed 67.4% of his passes for 3,025 yards with 19 touchdowns in 15 starts last season. The Raiders were 2-13 in games he started and Smith was sacked a league-high 55 times.
He has completed 65.2% of his passes for 22,168 yards and 124 TDs with 89 interceptions in 109 regular-season games (98 starts) with the Jets, New York Giants (2017), Los Angeles Chargers (2018), Seattle Seahawks (2020-24) and Raiders.
His only playoff appearance was in 2022 with the Seahawks, a 41-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC wild-card game. Smith was honored as the NFL Comeback Player of the Year that season and made the Pro Bowl in 2022 and 2023.
The Jets selected Smith in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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PACKERS PLACE ALL-PRO EDGE RUSHER MICAH PARSONS ON PUP LIST
The Green Bay Packers placed All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons on the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday as he recovers from a season-ending ACL injury in 2025.
Parsons, 27, said in early June that he is four months away from being cleared to practice. If he opens the season on the PUP list, he automatically has to miss at least the first four games.
The Packers also placed offensive tackle Brant Banks, defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse, defensive end Jordon Riley and long snapper Matthew Orzech on the PUP list.
Players can be placed on the active/PUP list only before the start of training camp, which for Green Bay is Wednesday.
They count against the 90-man roster limit and can attend team meetings and use team facilities in the preseason. They can come off the list at any time in camp and practice immediately. Otherwise, they cannot participate in any portion of practice while on the list.
If Parsons does start the season on the PUP list, he would be eligible to practice ahead of the Packers’ Week 5 home matchup against the rival Chicago Bears on Oct. 11. The following Sunday, Green Bay hosts Parsons’ former team, the Dallas Cowboys.
Parsons underwent ACL surgery Dec. 29 after a Dec. 14 injury against the Denver Broncos. He revealed on June 3 that the surgery included a procedure on his meniscus.
A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Parsons finished his first season with the Packers with 12.5 sacks, 41 tackles, 27 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles, making the All-Pro first team for the third time in five seasons.
Green Bay acquired Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys in a stunning trade on Aug. 28, 2025, then signed him to a four-year, $186 million contract extension through 2029. The Packers sent Kenny Clark and a pair of first-round picks to Dallas in the deal.
Parsons has recorded 65 sacks in 77 games (76 starts) since the Cowboys drafted him with the No. 12 overall pick in 2021. He was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021.
In other moves on Tuesday, the Packers signed kicker Lenny Kreig and tight end Thomas Yassmin and released edge Dante Barnett and kicker Lucas Havrisik.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION INDIANA HAS A LEAGUE-HIGH THREE PLAYERS EARN BIG TEN PRESEASON HONORS
CHICAGO (AP) — Defending national champion Indiana has three of the 12 players selected for preseason honors to lead all teams.
Rather than putting together a traditional preseason all-conference team, the Big Ten has a media panel select 12 players for preseason honors without regard to position. Indiana’s representatives include wide receiver Charlie Becker, linebacker Rolijah Hardy and defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker.
Ohio State, Oregon and Rutgers each had two players selected. Quarterback Julian Sayin and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith made it for Ohio State. Oregon’s picks were quarterback Dante Moore and defensive back Koi Perich. The Rutgers honorees were wide receiver KJ Duff and running back Antwan Raymond.
Other players earning preseason honors included Iowa offensive lineman Kade Pieper, Minnesota defensive lineman Anthony Smith and Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava.
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BIG TEN: NO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IF COLLEGE FOOTBALL MOVES TO A 24-TEAM PLAYOFF
CHICAGO (AP) — The Big Ten Conference would do away with its championship game if college football adopts a 24-team playoff.
Commissioner Tony Petitti says that’s a worthwhile sacrifice to get his preferred postseason format.
“When we make this decision as a league – are we going to support 24 – that’s where you start the conversation,” Petitti said Tuesday as the Big Ten opened its football media days. “Are you willing to give up your championship game to have the expanded playoff?”
Pettiti mentioned this possibility back in May as he stepped up his push to double the 12-team playoff. He conceded a 24-team College Football Playoff would mean no Big Ten championship game, which has been held annually in Indianapolis since 2011.
“Yeah, I think it’s pretty much we won’t be playing a championship game if we go to 24,” he said.
The bid to expand the playoff to 24 teams also has the support of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 and Notre Dame. The Southeastern Conference remains a holdout.
During the SEC’s media days event last week, commissioner Greg Sankey cited the risk to conference championship games as one potential drawback of a 24-team format. The SEC was the first major conference to adopt a league championship game and held its first one in 1992.
Petitti noted the potential drawbacks a team would face when it enters the playoff after competing in a championship game.
“There’s a lot of conflicting incentives,” Petitti said. “It’s still very powerful to win a Big Ten championship, and teams play hard. They want to win that game. But you’re talking about a pretty tough journey to go all the way through and where you are playing next, and what happens if a team loses that game, they don’t get a bye, and they have to go play relatively quickly.”
Petitti also outlined his reasons for wanting a 24-team playoff rather than merely expanding to 16. He said it would assure that more late-season games carried postseason implications.
“The format creates all kinds of incentives,” Petitti said. “If you think about a 24-team playoff, right, a bunch of teams are going to be ranked between 16 and 24 that are just trying to make sure they’re in. You’re going to have teams playing until the very end to see if they’re in. You’re going to have teams playing to see if they can get a home game. So every game is going to matter because your seeding is always going to be determined by somebody else.”
While some SEC coaches such as Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Tennessee’s Josh Heupel have countered Sankey’s position by saying they’re intrigued by a 24-team playoff, Big Ten coaches seem universally behind Petitti.
“When you get a room of 50 coaches or whatever we have in this conference together, it’s hard to get everybody to be unanimous on something,” Southern California’s Lincoln Riley said. “This is something that our room has been unanimous on.”
Riley said the lack of a conference championship game would make this more like the NFL model, where people simply pay more attention to the national championship than anything else.
“I know obviously those (conference championship games) are huge revenue drivers for these conferences, which matters in this day and ae maybe a little bit more than it used to,” Riley said. “But to think that that could not be made up when you start adding in some of those playoff games…. I have a hard time believing that couldn’t be recouped, that these conferences can’t just decide the regular-season champion, have your tiebreaker structure or whatever and let’s get into the playoffs.”
The standoff between the Big Ten and the SEC represented the latest disagreement between college football’s two heavyweight conferences, but Petitti downplayed their off-field disagreements. He pointed out that he and Sankey had spoken over five separate times Tuesday morning while awaiting proposed changes to Congress’ Protect College Sports Act.
Petitti even said he’d like to see more SEC-Big Ten matchups similar to Ohio State’s trip to Texas and Oklahoma’s visit to Michigan this season.
But that couldn’t stop the Big Ten from crowing a bit about getting the upper hand the last few years.
As Petitti spoke to reporters, the last three College Football Playoff trophies were to his right, representing the national titles won by Big Ten members Michigan in 2023, Ohio State in 2024 and Indiana in 2025. Petitti noted the Big Ten also has the reigning champions in men’s basketball ( Michigan ) and women’s basketball ( UCLA ).
Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who coached in the SEC at Arkansas from 2013-17, offered the line of the day by saying SEC schools “kind of want to live in 2005 forever.”
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BIG TEN NOTEBOOK: LINCOLN RILEY VERY CONFIDENT IN USC’S TRAJECTORY
After a strong start to his Southern California tenure, coach Lincoln Riley has lost some momentum in Los Angeles.
The Trojans, who reached the top five in the Associated Press poll each of his first two seasons in 2022 and ’23, haven’t reached the top 10 in either of the past two seasons or won double-digit games since his first campaign.
USC is still looking for the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance entering the 13th season of its existence. With his fifth season on the horizon, Riley feels this could be the year where that changes.
“Right now I feel like our alignment is as strong as it’s ever been,” Riley said Tuesday at Big Ten media days in Chicago. “… I got a great vantage point in my years at Oklahoma of what great alignment, what steady leadership really looks like in a program. I can sit here today and say really for the first time at USC I feel all of those things are operating at a high level and are very, very steady right now. With that, the momentum has been created.”
Quarterback Jaiden Maiava is back after a breakout first full season as a starter in which he completed 65.8% of his passes for 3,711 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Fourteen other starters are also returning, including the top two running backs and the entire offensive line.
USC also signed the No. 1 high school recruiting class in the country this offseason.
As pressure mounts to make the playoffs, Riley is not shying away from the expectations.
“It’s what it’s supposed to feel like here,” Riley said. “I’ve said this multiple times. I mean, the only two places that I’ve been a head coach at were blue blood schools that have the highest of expectations. I’ve really not known anything different. …
“Every year I expect to win, I expect us to win. I expect us to compete for and win championships. That doesn’t change.”
–Rocco Becht a familiar face for Matt Campbell at Penn State
Matt Campbell built quite a reputation at Iowa State for doing more with less.
After logging 72 wins over 10 seasons leading the Cyclones, he left as the winningest coach in program history and replaced James Franklin at Penn State ahead of the 2026 season.
Now, he is adapting to a different coaching lifestyle after a move from one of the have-not programs to a have that is looking to rediscover its former glory after winning two national titles in the 1980s.
Campbell doesn’t see a difference in approach despite the difference in scenery.
“Winning football games hasn’t wavered,” Campbell said. “How you win, how you win on the field, and quite honestly, what’s not going to waver is my belief system on how you build a football program and how you create a transformational journey.”
While he is largely surrounded by new faces in State College, Pa., Campbell does have one very familiar face: quarterback Rocco Becht, who followed him from Iowa State to Penn State.
Becht appeared in 39 games the past three seasons under Campbell, throwing for 9,209 yards, 64 touchdowns and 26 interceptions.
“Rocco is one of the young men whose grit, whose character, whose toughness has led the way during his college football career,” Campbell said. “He’s earned the right to be great every step of the way and in a short amount of time has been an unbelievable competitor and connector in our locker room.”
–Luke Fickell faces the music
Luke Fickell hasn’t yet lived up to the hype as Wisconsin’s head coach.
He was seen as a slam-dunk hire when he took over the Badgers in 2023 after stunningly leading Cincinnati to the 2021 College Football Playoff.
However, he already has lost more games in three seasons at Wisconsin (21) than he did in six years at Cincinnati (18).
“The last two years for us have not been up to the standard,” Fickell said. “… It hasn’t been there. That’s not just in the wins and losses, that’s in a lot of other things as well — the way we play the game, the physicality, the toughness.”
Many didn’t expect Fickell to be back for the 2026 season, but Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh announced in November that Fickell would return for a fourth season and receive far greater financial support.
The Athletic reported that Wisconsin’s roster budget is now more than $25 million, approximately equivalent to the buyout Fickell would have been owed had he been fired after the 2025 season.
That change in commitment has the coach feeling as confident as ever in the direction things are trending.
“The players, the coaches, the people that are really close to this team, have seen and felt a difference throughout this entire program,” Fickell said. “I’m standing here today in a lot different place than I was in the last three years.”
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COLLEGE NIL BILL INCLUDES $25 MILLION ‘RETENTION POOL’ BUT IS THAT ENOUGH TO SWAY BIG TEN, SEC?
A reworked Senate bill designed to regulate college sports proposes to more than double the amount of money schools could share with players as part of a flurry of revisions designed to win the support of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences.
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said Tuesday at his conference’s football media days that he was waiting to review the new language in the Protect College Sports Act, and the hope is that the new version of the bill “provides a lot more help than not.”
Among the key changes would be up to $25 million devoted to a “retention” pool that would allow schools to pay athletes already on their rosters to stay. That would be in addition to the $21.3 million schools are allowed to spend this season. Some $5 million of the new money would be devoted to women’s sports.
“That’s all very specific language that has to work together with the (House) settlement, so we need to see the language on all of that,” Petitti said.
The House settlement, which dictates the terms of revenue sharing, calls for 22% of certain revenues to be shared with the athletes. The retention pool figures to drastically change that math. Also uncertain is how it would impact name, image and likeness compensation from third parties, which allows schools to blow past the cap and many agree is the reason costs of assembling football and basketball rosters are spiraling out of control.
Jeffrey Kessler, the plaintiffs’ attorney in the House case, told The Associated Press: “I would have to see the specific provisions of the entire bill to evaluate any issues with the settlement.”
An outline of the changes made to the bill, a copy of which the AP obtained, also included changes the conferences sought over Olympic and women’s sports; avoiding creation of so-called super leagues; language that would prohibit colleges from paying high schoolers until they enroll; and making sure conferences won’t be required to participate in a media rights pooling arrangement the bill would allow.
Two other key points the conferences seek are refined language about limiting lawsuits over eligibility issues and preempting state statutes that guide NIL payments in favor of one uniform national law.
In speaking about the ramifications of the bill, Tennessee athletic director Danny White told AP this week that the best way to deal with the lawsuit issues is to let players collectively bargain.
“Even if they do act, there’s still a lot of issues that they won’t address and they probably can’t address legally,” White said.
There have been conflicting reports about how likely the bill is to reach the Senate floor, where it will need 60 votes to pass and move on to the House. Last week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said it was unlikely the bill would reach a vote before the Senate’s begins its recess Aug. 7.
The recent action might have changed the calendar.
“There’s a long list of areas where we’d like to see some improvements, but like the commissioner said, we also recognize that we’re not going to get everything that we’d like,” said Josh Whitman, the athletic director at Illinois who was chair of the NCAA board of directors through June. “And so ultimately, we’d like to see something put together in a package where the benefits outweigh some of the potential negatives.”
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PIONEER FOOTBALL: PRE-SEASON ALL-TEAMS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Returning First Team All-Pioneer Football League selections in all-purpose back Gavin Lochow and defensive lineman Mirko Jaksic, both from the University of Dayton and named to Stats Perform Preseason Watch Lists for the Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan Awards, respectively, highlight the 2026 Preseason All-PFL Team, presented Tuesday.
Lochow and Jaksic were among seven Flyers selected to the Preseason All-PFL Team. The University of San Diego, the Preseason Coaches Poll favorite, led all teams with nine players selected to 10 positions on the team. The University of St. Thomas followed with four selections and Butler University had three named to the 31-person squad. Nine of the league’s 11 teams had at least one student-athlete named to the Preseason All-PFL squad.
The Preseason All-PFL Team is composed of the top returnees at each position based on head coaches’ voting for the 2025 All-PFL Team. Its release follows Monday’s presentation of the 2026 PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
Lochow, a senior from Proctorville, Ohio, is a Preseason All-PFL selection for the second consecutive year. He followed his 2026 preseason selection by earning First Team All-PFL after ranking third with 118.0 all-purpose yards per game. Lochow had 731 receiving yards (61 receptions), 362 rushing yards (62 carries), 205 kick return yards (9 kick returns), and 10 total touchdowns last season. He was one of 30 individuals named to Stats Perform’s 2026 Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List earlier this month.
Jaksic, a senior from Norridge, Illinois, also returns after earning First Team All-PFL honors in 2025. He finished last season with 33 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Jaksic was the league’s representative on Stats Perform’s 30-person 2026 Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List earlier this month.
Lochow and Jaksic are among seven returning First Team All-PFL selections from 2025. The other five returning first teamers are San Diego running back Adam Criter, St. Thomas fullback Luke Schuler, Butler offensive lineman Charles Mackley, San Diego offensive lineman Maicah Talavou, and San Diego punter Emiliano Salazar.
The upcoming 2026 season marks the 34th season of the Pioneer Football League. The league will feature 11 teams, each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Championship. Nine teams will play during Week Zero, beginning with four games on Thursday, August 27. The race for the 2026 PFL Championship begins on September 26 with four games, including Drake’s conference-opener at Davidson.
About the Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is the only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation’s heartland. Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, and Valparaiso University were among the league’s founding members in 1993, with Davidson College, Marist University, Morehead State University, Presbyterian College, the University of San Diego, the University of St. Thomas, and Stetson University joining to form the current 11-team league.
2026 Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team
Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown
OFFENSE
WR Quentin Cobb-Butler (2) St. Thomas 5-7 165 Jr. Woodbury, Wis.
WR Cole Monach (2) San Diego 6-1 185 Gr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
WR Michael Mussari Dayton 6-1 196 Sr. Kings Mills, Ohio
QB Sonny Mannino Marist 6-5 245 RSr. Leesburg, Va.
RB Adam Criter (1) San Diego 6-3 205 Gr. Downers Grove, Ill.
RB Luke Hansen (2) Dayton 5-11 222 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind.
FB Luke Schuler (1) St. Thomas 6-4 243 Sr. Kenosha, Wis.
AP Gavin Lochow (1) Dayton 6-0 185 Sr. Proctorville, Ohio
TE Patrick Wagner St. Thomas 6-4 248 Gr. Crofton, Md.
OL Matthew Barnes Dayton 6-4 280 Sr. St. Louis, Mo.
OL Marcello Coleman Presbyterian 6-2 295 RSo. Jacksonville, Fla.
OL Charles Mackley (1) Butler 6-3 280 RJr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
OL James Morrison (2) St. Thomas 6-5 347 Gr. West St. Paul, Minn.
OL Maicah Talavou (1) San Diego 6-2 290 Sr. Long Beach, Calif.
DEFENSE
DL River Abenroth San Diego 6-2 270 Jr. San Diego, Calif.
DL Luke Green Butler 6-1 280 RJr. Pelham, N.Y.
DL KJ Hardesty Morehead State 6-2 240 RJr. Bowling Green, Ky.
DL Mirko Jaksic (1) Dayton 6-2 284 Sr. Norridge, Ill.
DL Sean Scheck San Diego 6-3 260 Sr. Batavia, Ill.
LB Mason Armstrong Butler 6-0 210 RJr. Madison, Wis.
LB Anthony Feltrinelli Valparaiso 6-1 220 RSo. Westfield, Ind.
LB Joe Kingsbury Dayton 6-0 226 Sr. Frankfort, Ill.
LB Sam Schmiesing Dayton 5-10 186 Jr. Kings Mills, Ohio
DB Ruben Lopez (2) San Diego 6-0 180 Gr. Mission Viejo, Calif.
DB Garrison Codde (2) Drake 5-10 175 Jr. Verona, Wis.
DB Chase Hatton (2, FotY) Marist 5-11 208 So. West Chester, Pa.
DB Nic Lendino Valparaiso 6-1 195 RJr. Naperville, Ill.
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Emiliano Salazar San Diego 6-1 170 Jr. Orange, Calif.
P Emiliano Salazar (1, PotY) San Diego 6-1 170 Jr. Orange, Calif.
RS Yosei Takahashi San Diego 5-7 170 Sr. Osaka, Japan
LS Carter Shupper San Diego 6-1 205 Jr. La Cañada, Calif.
Five defensive linemen due to a tie in voting.
Symbols in parentheses indicate 2025 All-PFL Team Recognition: 1 – was a First Team All-PFL selection; 2 – was a Second Team All-PFL selection; all other players were honorable mention selections; PotY – returning Player of the Year in their respective position group; FotY – returning Freshman of the Year in their respective position group.
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NBA NEWS
DRAYMOND GREEN AGREES TO A 1-YEAR, $27.7M CONTRACT TO REMAIN WITH THE WARRIORS, AP SOURCE SAYS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green has agreed to a one-year, $27.7 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Green will sign the contract that essentially matches the deal he opted out of last month before the Warriors made an unsuccessful bid to sign LeBron James, the person said.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced.
ESPN first reported the deal.
Green is now set to play his 15th season with the Warriors and if he plays in 51 games he will join Stephen Curry as the only players in franchise history to appear in at least 1,000 contests.
Green, Curry and coach Steve Kerr are the main remaining pieces of the team from the dynasty that delivered four championships. Golden State last won the title in 2022 and haven’t made it past the second round of the playoffs since then. The Warriors missed the playoffs this past season when they lost to Phoenix in the play-in tournament.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: GLEYBER TORRES DRIVES IN 5 AS TIGERS POUND ORIOLES
Gleyber Torres homered and drove in five runs and the host Detroit Tigers scored in every inning they batted in a 14-0 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.
Eduardo Valencia, recalled from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the series, hit a pair of homers among four hits and drove in four runs as the Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak. Kevin McGonigle had four hits, scored four runs and drove in another.
Colt Keith reached base four times and knocked in two runs. Javier Baez, activated off the 60-day injured list, added three hits and scored a run as the Tigers rang up 19 hits to Baltimore’s three.
Detroit starter Troy Melton (6-1) lasted seven innings, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out five. Ty Madden completed the shutout with two perfect innings. Baltimore starter Dean Kremer (1-4) surrendered eight runs and eight hits in four innings.Baseball coverage
Diamondbacks 8, Pirates 7 (12 innings)
James McCann’s RBI single in the top of the 12th proved to be the difference in Arizona’s wild victory at Pittsburgh.
The Diamondbacks prevailed despite squandering a 6-0 lead in the late innings. McCann recorded four hits overall and drove in automatic runner Tyler Locklear with his final hit off Pirates rookie reliever Wilber Dotel (1-3). Gerardo Carrillo (1-0) pitched two hitless innings to record his first career win.
Nolan Arenado had three hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks. Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds hit ninth-inning homers for the Pirates to extend the game.
Guardians 6, Reds 5 (Game 1)
Kyle Manzardo hit a grand slam early, Brayan Rocchio brought home Chase DeLauter with a safety squeeze in the eighth inning and visiting Cleveland beat Cincinnati in Game 1 of a split doubleheader.
DeLauter started the winning rally with a one-out single in the eighth and went to third on a Travis Bazzana single. Rocchio followed with a perfect bunt to the first base side. Colin Holderman (6-2) pitched a scoreless seventh for the Guardians and Cade Smith recorded his major league-leading 30th save with a scoreless ninth.
Sal Stewart went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two walks to pace the Reds.
Reds 2, Guardians 0 (Game 2)
JJ Bleday homered and five relievers combined to toss a three-hit shutout as Cincinnati edged visiting Cleveland in Game 2 of a day-night doubleheader.
Jose Franco (1-0) allowed just one hit over 3 2/3 innings to earn his first major league win as the Reds earned a split. Cleveland suffered its third shutout loss in four games.
Guardians starter Gavin Williams (10-6) was again a tough-luck loser despite another blazing display. The right-hander went seven innings and allowed just three hits and two runs while striking out 12 and walking one.
Nationals 8, Blue Jays 6
Luis Garcia Jr. and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers, Cade Cavalli pitched six solid innings and Washington evened its three-game series against visiting Toronto.
Garcia and Brady House had two hits apiece for the Nationals, who collected eight walks en route to their third win in four games. Cavalli (8-4) won his third straight start, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits.
Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo homer for Toronto, which has alternated losses and wins for seven games. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left in the fourth inning due to right hamstring tightness. Toronto starter Shane Bieber (2-2) was pulled after allowing four runs on one hit and six walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Cubs 10, Cardinals 2
Seiya Suzuki had three hits and two RBIs and Colin Rea tossed six strong innings for his team-high eighth victory as visiting Chicago beat St. Louis.
Ian Happ had two hits and drove in two runs for the Cubs, who pounded out 17 hits and won for the fourth time in five games. Rea (8-7) allowed one run on four hits.
Michael McGreevy (4-9) permitted seven runs over 1 2/3 innings in the shortest outing of his career as the Cardinals fell under .500 for the first time this season. St. Louis has lost nine of 12 games since the All-Star break.
Yankees 3, White Sox 2
Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings and Max Schuemann delivered a two-run double to lift visiting New York to a victory against Chicago.
Jasson Dominguez had a pair of hits for New York, which won for the fifth time in six games while sending American League Central-leading Chicago to its fourth defeat in the past five contests. Cole (4-5) secured his fourth consecutive quality start.
Braden Montgomery had two hits for the White Sox. Anthony Kay (7-5) scattered three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Marlins 1, Phillies 0
Right-hander Sandy Alcantara logged seven strong innings as Miami nipped visiting Philadelphia.
Kyle Stowers’ first-inning home run accounted for the offensive output for the Marlins, who have won the first two games of this series after entering with a franchise-record 12-game losing streak. Alcantara (11-6) allowed just four hits amid rumors that he could be dealt ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.
Aaron Nola (3-9) allowed one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings for the Phillies, who have lost eight of 11 games since the All-Star break. Philadelphia’s lineup managed only four hits, two of which came from former Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz.
Rangers 4, Rays 1
Cal Quantrill fired 5 1/3 innings to break a personal three-game losing streak, Austin Wynns homered and Texas got a crucial six-game road trip off to a good start with a win over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
It was Quantrill’s (4-3) first victory since June 2 at the St. Louis Cardinals, as he yielded one run on two hits. Evan Carter had two hits, a run, RBI, walk and stolen base. Ezequiel Duran singled to stretch his hitting streak to eight games, and Jacob Latz recorded his 21st save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
Junior Caminero was 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and an RBI for the Rays, who managed just five hits and lost for the second time in eight contests. Jonathan Aranda had two singles. Griffin Jax (6-8) went 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits.
Twins 3, Royals 2
Royce Lewis hit a walk-off two-run triple which lifted Minnesota to a victory over Kansas City in Minneapolis.
The Royals’ Alex Lange (1-6) allowed Victor Caratini’s leadoff single and Brooks Lee’s one-out walk in the ninth before Lewis ripped his first career triple to give the Twins their third straight win. Salvador Perez had the only RBI of the game for Kansas City.
Jack Anderson (1-0) picked up the first victory of his major league career after throwing a scoreless top of the ninth. Taj Bradley started for the Twins and threw six quality innings of two-run, three-hit ball, while Seth Lugo went six innings for the Royals, yielding a run on six hits.
Astros 3, Angels 2
Yordan Alvarez homered and later singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, leading Houston to a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Christian Walker homered and had two hits for the Astros, who won for the seventh time in eight games. Steven Okert (4-1) threw a hitless inning of relief. Josh Hader needed just four pitches to toss a 1-2-3 ninth and earn his 14th save.
Jorge Soler went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI and Vaughn Grissom also had two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles, which lost for the fifth time in six games. Angels reliever Mitch Farris (0-2) allowed the decisive run in the ninth.
Padres 8, Rockies 7
Xander Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning enabled San Diego to outlast visiting Colorado.
Mason Miller (3-1) fanned the side in the top of the ninth as the Padres won their fourth straight game and climbed over .500 for the first time since July 1. San Diego finished with 16 hits, five from Fernando Tatis Jr.
Willi Castro and Mickey Moniak homered for the Rockies, who took their third loss in a row when Jimmy Herget (0-4) yielded the deciding run. Colorado’s Cole Carrigg had three hits.
Brewers 8, Giants 2
Logan Henderson pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Luis Lara drove in three runs and Milwaukee gradually pulled away for a win at San Francisco.
Brice Turang collected three hits while Jackson Chourio and William Contreras added two apiece for the Brewers, who evened the three-game series at a win apiece. Henderson (5-1) limited the Giants to two hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings.
Giants starter Landen Roupp (7-9) was charged with four runs on four hits in 3 2/3 innings. Bryce Eldridge launched a two-run homer in the eighth.
Mariners 7, Dodgers 6
Dominic Canzone hit two home runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, as visiting Seattle finished off a victory over Los Angeles.
Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Rob Refsnyder also hit home runs to give the Mariners a season-high five on the night and end a 12-game losing streak to the Dodgers going back to 2021. Seattle starter Luis Castillo allowed five runs on 11 hits over five innings. Jose A. Ferrer (4-1) threw one scoreless inning for the win.
Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy homered for the Dodgers, who were playing their first home game since the All-Star break. Los Angeles All-Star left-hander Justin Wrobleski allowed a season-high four home runs while giving up five runs over six innings. Brock Stewart (0-1) surrendered one run in 1 1/3 innings.
Athletics 4, Red Sox 3
Brian Serven smacked a two-run homer and Gage Jump tossed six shutout innings to help the Athletics record a victory over Boston in West Sacramento, Calif.
Henry Bolte had two hits, including an RBI single, and Tommy White notched his second four-hit outing in just 10 big league games for the Athletics. Lawrence Butler added a pinch-hit RBI double as the A’s won for just the seventh time in their past 31 games.
Connor Wong hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth to bring Boston within one. Wilyer Abreu had a run-scoring single for the Red Sox, who lost for just the third time in the past 21 games. Boston also had a 10-game road winning streak halted.
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GOLF NEWS
PGA TOUR ADDING TOURNAMENTS TO LUCRATIVE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, TIGER WOODS WITHIN REACH ON MONEY LIST
The PGA Tour is starting to fill in the Championship Series portion of its 2028 schedule with a pair of announcements this week, one of them a surprise.
Sompo, a multinational insurance holding and financial group that is part of Japan-based Sompo Holdings, will be the title sponsor of one of the premier events on the 2028 schedule that will have $20 million purses and the top tier of players.
Sompo will get started next year at a familiar place — Silverado Resort in Napa, California, where Scottie Scheffler won the 19th and final edition of a fall event in 2025. But it won’t be staying there when the tour shifts to its “Championship” and “Challenger” tracks in 2028.
The 2027 tournament will be July 29 to Aug. 1 — two weeks after the British Open — and televised by CBS on the weekend. Still to be determined is the name of the tournament and, of greater interest, the new market for 2028 and beyond. That will be announced later.
The PGA Tour is eager to hit larger markets where it doesn’t have a regular presence, such as Denver, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco and New York.
James Shea, the CEO of Bermuda-based Sompo Property & Casualty, said the partnership is a “major opportunity for Sompo to further expand our global brand awareness and showcase the strength of our business to customers, partners and communities around the world.”
On Monday, the tour announced the Travelers Championship outside Hartford, Connecticut, would also be part of the Championship Series. That was expected. The Travelers has been one of the highest performing tournaments during the FedEx Cup era that began in 2007 and has offered $20 million prize funds since 2023.
“This has been an extremely successful tournament by every metric,” PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said last month at the Travelers Championship, where he introduced the concept of the Championship and Challenger series. “I think they do a lot of things that we’re looking for in a Championship Series event.”
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REPORT: LIV GOLF TO CANCEL SEASON FINALE IN MICHIGAN
The announcement is expected to come on Wednesday, raising more questions about the future of the rival league.Sports content provider
The Michigan event is scheduled for Aug. 27-30 at The Cardinal at Saint John’s Resort in Plymouth, Mich.
It would be the second tournament removed from the 2026 schedule since Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced in April that it will stop funding the league at the end of this season. LIV New Orleans originally was set for June 25-28.
If the Michigan tournament is nixed, there will be only two tournaments left on the LIV Golf calendar: LIV Golf New York from Aug. 6-9 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.; and LIV Golf Indianapolis from Aug. 20-23 at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Ind.
LIV Golf played its first tournament since early June last week, with Australia’s Lucas Herbert winning the title at LIV Golf United Kingdom on Sunday in Rocester, England.
LIV golfer Martin Kaymer, the captain of Cleeks GC, said last week that there was only a 5% chance that the finale in Michigan would take place.
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The R&A and LPGA Tour
AIG WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN
Site: Lytham St. Annes, England.
Course: Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Yardage: 6,585. Par: 72.
Prize money: $10 million. Winner’s share: $1.5 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 a.m. (Golf Channel), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (USA Network); Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m. to noon (USA Network), noon to 2 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: Miyu Yamashita.
Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.
Last week: Jenny Shin won the Women’s Scottish Open.
Notes: The final major of the LPGA season is a chance for either Nelly Korda or Haeran Ryu to become the first to capture three majors in a season since Inbee Park in 2013. … This is the sixth time for the Women’s British Open to be held at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. The last one was in 2018 and won by Georgia Hall of England. … Catriona Matthew won at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 2009 just 11 weeks after giving birth to her daughter. … Lytham St. Annes is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Southport, where the British Open was held two weeks ago. … Korda is coming off a missed cut at the Evian Championship and a tie for 16th in the Women’s Scottish Open. Those are her only two finishes outside the top 10 this year. … Lilia Vu is the only American to win the Women’s British Open in the last 12 years. … The Women’s British Open has been an LPGA major since 2001. Karrie Webb won a year later to become the only woman to win five different majors.
Next tournament: The Standard Portland Classic on Aug. 13-16.
PGA Tour
ROCKET CLASSIC
Site: Detroit.
Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,328. Par: 70.
Prize money: $10 million. Winner’s share: $1.8 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Aldrich Potgieter.
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Jackson Koivun won the 3M Open.
Notes: This is the eighth and final year of the Rocket Classic in Detroit, and it has drawn a reasonable field led by British Open runner-up Cameron Young, the No. 3 player in the world, and U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark. … Jackson Koivun is playing a week after the former No. 1 amateur won in his third start as a pro on the PGA Tour. … The field includes seven of the top 25 in the world ranking, including Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama. … Cameron Davis of Australia has two PGA Tour victories, both of them at the Rocket Classic. … Only two tournaments remain before the top 70 are determined for the FedEx Cup postseason. Among those outside the top 70 are Keegan Bradley (76) and Brooks Koepka (84). Both are in the field this week. … Blades Brown would have been in the field from the alternate list but withdrew to play on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he is 12th in the standings. The top 20 earn PGA Tour cards.
Next week: Wyndham Championship.
PGA Tour Champions
PORTUGAL INVITATIONAL
Site: Vilamoura, Portugal.
Course: The Els Club Vilamoura. Yardage: 7,335. Par: 72.
Prize money: $3 million. Winner’s share: $450,000.
Television: Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: New tournament.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink.
Last week: Jerry Kelly won the Senior British Open.
Notes: This is a new tournament on the PGA Tour Champions and gives it back-to-back weeks in Europe following the Senior British Open in Scotland. … The only other two tournaments held outside the United States are in Morocco and Canada. … Jerry Kelly’s victory at the Senior British Open earns him a spot at St. Andrews for the 155th British Open next year. … Stewart Cink leads the PGA Tour Champions with four victories this year, one ahead of Zach Johnson. Both are in the field in Portugal this week. No one else has more than one victory this year. … Ernie Els redesigned the golf course, which previously was known as the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course. … Padraig Harrington is playing his eighth consecutive week, a streak that began with the Canadian Open on June 11 and included two PGA Tour events, two majors, three senior majors and a regular PGA Tour Champions event.
Next tournament: Boeing Classic on Aug. 14-16.
Korn Ferry Tour
UTAH CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Ogden, Utah.
Course: Ogden Golf and CC. Yardage: 7,097. Par: 70.
Prize money: $1 million. Winner’s share: $180,000.
Television: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Julian Suri.
Points leader: Doc Redman.
Last week: Tommy Morrison won the Evans Scholars Invitational.
Next week: Pinnacle Bank Championship.
European tour
Last tournament: Ryan Fox won the British Open.
Next tournament: Danish Golf Championship on Aug. 13-16.
Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.
LIV Golf League
Last week: Lucas Herbert won LIV Golf UK.
Next tournament: LIV Golf Indianapolis on Aug. 20-23.
Points leader: Jon Rahm.
Other tours
Challenge Tour: Infortar Estonia Challenge, Estonian Golf & CC, Joelahtme, Estonia. Defending champion: New tournament.
Korea LPGA: Aurora World Championship, Aurora Golf and Resort, Wonju, South Korea. Defending champion: Sohyun Bae.
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SWIMMING NEWS
ANNA MOESCH SETS AMERICAN 100M FREESTYLE RECORD AT U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS
Anna Moesch topped her own national record while winning the women’s 100-meter freestyle on Tuesday as the U.S. Swimming Championships got underway in Irvine, Calif.
Moesch finished in 51.88 seconds, topping the U.S. mark of 51.93 that she established in London two months ago. Her time was also a meet record, besting the 52.04 mark set by Torri Huske last year.
Speaking about her improvement this year, the 20-year-old told NBC Sports, “Think I’ve changed a lot about every part of my stroke, my kick, … my underwaters, my start. I’m really learning how to piece them all together.”
Rylee Erisman was the runner-up at 52.92, and Liberty Clark captured third place in 52.97.
Caeleb Dressel won the men’s 100-meter freestyle in 47.70, with the nine-time Olympic gold medalist prevailing in an individual event for the first time in two years.
His last major solo win was in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, and the 29-year-old last won the U.S. title in the 100 freestyle in 2022, per NBC Sports.
“I haven’t seen a one next to my name in a long time, so it feels good,” Dressel told NBC Sports. “I love this sport so much. It feels good to be back swimming, enjoying myself. It feels like freshman year right now, pretty good time for freshman year.”
Brooks Curry (47.81) and Patrick Sammon (47.87) finished just behind Dressel.
In the men’s 200-meter butterfly, Luca Urlando prevailed while competing in the event for the first time since he captured the world championship in 2025. Urlando won in 1 minute, 54.45 seconds, topping Ilya Kharun (1:54.59) and Enzo Solitario (1:54.99).
Hannah Bellard earned the women’s 200-meter butterfly crown in 2 minutes, 6.86 seconds. Bella Sims (2:07.19) and Lindsay Looney (2:07.26) took second and third place, respectively.
The competition continues through Saturday.
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COLTS FOOTBALL
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COLTS TRAINING CAMP PREVIEW
WESTFIELD, Ind. – The Colts will take the field at Grand Park on Wednesday for their first training camp practice of 2026, with 47 days separating them from Sept. 13’s season opener against the Baltimore Ravens at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Depending on your point of view, those 47 days are either a long runway to get ready for the season – or they represent precious little time to prep.
Over the next six and a half weeks, we’ll get plenty of questions answered about what sort of team the Colts will field starting in Week 1. For now, on training camp eve, let’s start by looking at some of the questions we have now – and what answers may emerge from them between now and the middle of September.
How does Daniel Jones move?
Jones is cleared to practice in full beginning Wednesday, just seven and a half months after sustaining a torn Achilles’ against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 14 of the 2025 season. Maybe that sounds surprising, given the general sentiment around Achilles’ injuries in sports is the recovery takes about a year (and, if we’re being honest, we here in central Indiana are still getting over Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles’ injury in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals).
But if you’ve been paying attention to what Jones has said since the injury happened, this – being ready for Day 1 of training camp – was always the goal. He put in the requisite work, but also didn’t rush anything. Jones stuck to the long, grueling process, and the Colts now have their QB1 available for the beginning of training camp because of it.
“He put in so much work this offseason to get to where he’s at and he’s been tirelessly working,” head coach Shane Steichen said on Tuesday’s episode of The Colts Show.
Now that Jones is cleared, though, the question for him becomes more broad: How does he look, specifically with regard to how he moves with the ball in his hands.
“Any time you go through surgery, there’s always going to be a little bit of a new normal for any player, but doesn’t mean they’re not great again,” general manager Chris Ballard said. “Just a little bit of a new normal, and you got to work through that.”
For Jones, though, don’t expect the new normal to look drastically different from the mobility he showed in 2025.
Per Pro Football Focus, Jones had only three rushing attempts on designed quarterback runs in 2025 (and one of them was an aborted snap). From 2020-2024, Jones averaged about 28 designed rushing attempts per season. And per NFL Next Gen stats, Jones scrambled at the seventh-lowest rate in the NFL in 2025 (8.6 percent of his dropbacks).
Where Jones’ mobility made an impact was on play-action rollouts. Jones had designed rollouts at the ninth-highest rate in the NFL in 2025 (11.2 percent of dropbacks), and he completed 31 of 36 passes on play-action rollouts with an average of 9.3 yards per attempt and a passer rating of 112.3.
So the question here isn’t about how Jones looks as a runner or scrambler – it’s more about how he looks when he’s asked to be on the move well behind the line of scrimmage.
Who emerges as the backup quarterback…and could the Colts keep both Riley Leonard and Anthony Richardson Sr.?
The competition between Riley Leonard and Anthony Richardson Sr. – who split first-team reps when Jones was held out of portions of OTA practices this spring – may not be a win-or-leave battle. Ballard, on Tuesday, more than left the door open for the Colts to carry Jones, Leonard and Richardson on their 53-man roster after cuts go through on Aug. 30.
“That’s my intention right now,” Ballard said.
The trade request Richardson made earlier this year still stands, Ballard said, but he said both the Colts and Richardson’s camp are “realistic” in that “we’re not just going to give him away.” Richardson will have an opportunity to re-take the backup quarterback role he had to begin the 2025 season, but even if Leonard – who’s impressed on and off the field – earns the job, the 2023 No. 4 overall pick could still have a place on the 2026 Colts roster.
“He is a great teammate and he’s fun to be around,” Ballard said. “And he has really grown and worked. It’s been fun to watch. … Everybody’s developmental plan is different, and his was a little different. I still think that he has got a future.”
When is Alec Pierce back, and what shakes out at wide receiver?
Pierce was placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list on Monday, which should not be taken as a signal he won’t be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 season (the same goes for linebacker CJ Allen, who had a muscle strain and isn’t expected to be out for long, Ballard said).
Ballard said Pierce is “close” and is about a week or two away, but he declined to speculate on a firm timetable on when the 26-year-old wide receiver could be cleared to practice.
“Pierce is working his butt off, and he’ll be he’ll be ready to go when he’s completely cleared,” Ballard said.
In the temporary absence of Pierce, and the permanent absence of Michael Pittman Jr., look for Josh Downs to be the recipient of plenty of targets early in camp as he looks to carve out a larger role in the Colts’ offense. But even when Pierce returns, the Colts will have a need for a third wide receiver when operating out of 11 personnel (one running back, one tight end, three receivers).
Look for veteran Ashton Dulin to get a crack at that role, but it could be a wide-open (pun intended) competition between him and guys like Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Laquon Treadwell, Deion Burks or anyone else who makes an impression during training camp.
“We got good players there now, just how does it sort out as we go,” Ballard said.
One thing Ballard did entertain Tuesday was the notion he could sign a veteran free agent receiver at some point. If he does, it wouldn’t be related to Pierce’s status; it’d instead be driven if there’s a possible improvement to be made on the roster at the outside spot opposite Pierce.
“We’ll evaluate as we go along,” Ballard said. “We’ll probably talk through some of those guys.”
Who earns starting roles at a few key spots on defense? (And at kicker!)
The Colts will open camp with several players penciled in as starters, but with a handful of significant positions featuring competitive battles for top-of-the-depth-chart roles.
Both linebacker spots – the WILL and the MIKE – in Lou Anarumo’s defense are up for grabs, with rookie CJ Allen having the inside track at the MIKE once he is activated off the PUP list. But Allen, the No. 53 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, will have to earn that role through his work in practice and behind the scenes; few rookies are handed starting jobs without some level of competition.
At the WILL, veteran Akeem Davis-Gaither will compete with a group of players including 2026 fourth-rounder Bryce Boettcher. And Ballard on Tuesday said he’s not averse to having two rookies starting at linebacker.
The Colts’ second safety spot next to Cam Bynum, too, looks wide open with AJ Haulcy, Jonathan Owens, Daniel Scott, Juanyeh Thomas and Hunter Wohler competing for reps there. But just because only one of those players will start doesn’t mean you won’t see the other four; the Colts played 91 snaps with Bynum, Nick Cross and Rodney Thomas II on the field together in 2025, per NFL GSIS, and could see an uptick in three-safety usage thanks to their depth in 2026.
Finally, the closest competition the Colts will have may be at kicker, where there may be little to separate Spencer Shrader (13/14 on field goals in 2025) and Blake Grupe (11/11 on field goals with the Colts in 2025).
COLTS GM CHRIS BALLARD: https://www.colts.com/video/chris-ballard-talks-daniel-jones-alec-pierce-deforest-buckner-colts-training-camp-2026-training-camp-media-availability
COLTS DL DEFOREST BUCKNER: https://www.colts.com/video/deforest-bucker-on-recovery-process-and-working-towards-week-1-2026-training-camp-media-availability
COLTS TE TYLER WARREN: https://www.colts.com/video/tyler-warren-focused-heading-into-year-2-2026-training-camp-media-availability
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FEVER BASKETBALL
SEATTLE (July 28, 2026) — The Indiana Fever (18-10) earned a season sweep over the Seattle Storm with a 105-95 win on Tuesday night, setting WNBA history with their 12th 100+ point scoring game of the season and fourth consecutive of such games. Caitlin Clark led the Fever with 32 points, followed by 28 points from Kelsey Mitchell and a double-double from Monique Billings to take the victory.
Outscoring the Storm 37-20, the Fever took a 17-point lead in the first quarter, led by 11 points in three minutes from Sophie Cunningham, in addition to nine from Clark and eight from Billings. Following an injury to Aliyah Boston, the Storm went on a run, cutting into what was a 20-point lead for the Fever, but Indiana was able to grit it out for the remainer of the quarter to remain in front 58-47 at the halftime break.
The Storm outscored the Fever 25-18 in the third quarter, but 16 points from Clark helped Indiana maintain its lead heading into the final 10 minutes. With 18 points from Mitchell in the fourth quarter, the Fever reestablished their double-digit lead, securing the road victory.
Indiana Fever Notes:
Caitlin Clark recorded her ninth 30+ point scoring game of her career with 32 points scored, one away from tying Tamika Catchings (10) for the second most in franchise history. The game marked Clark’s fourth 30+ game of the season, tied with Kelsey Mitchell and Breanna Stewart for the third most in the league this season.
Caitlin Clark’s 30+ points and 5+ assists mark the ninth of her career. All other Indiana Fever players across the history of the franchise have eight combined.
Kelsey Mitchell recorded her 12th consecutive 20+ point scoring game with 28 points scored, marking the third longest streak in league history, tied with Arike Ogunbowale and Breanna Stewart, one shy of the second most held by Diana Taurasi.
With four three-pointers made, Kelsey Mitchell surpassed 75 three-pointers made in a single season for the fifth season in her career, tied for the second most in WNBA history.
Kelsey Mitchell also extended her WNBA record for most consecutive games with at least three 3PM to 12 games, totaling four three-pointers made on the night.
Monique Billings earned her second double-double of the season, finishing the night with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Kelsey Mitchell’s 18 points scored in the fourth quarter are good for the second most in a single quarter in franchise history, one shy of the franchise record of 19 points set by Mitchell herself on May 20, 2022 against Connecticut.
The Indiana Fever recorded their 12th 100+ point scoring game of the 2026 season, setting a new WNBA record for most of such games in a single season. The previous record of 11 games was set by the Las Vegas Aces in 2023, a record which took them 40 games to do, the Fever did so in 28 games.
Additionally, the Fever surpassed 100+ points scored for the fourth consecutive game, setting a new record most consecutive games with 100+ points scored.
The Fever’s 37 points scored in the first quarter are tied for the third most points in a single quarter in franchise history, three shy of the record of 40 points set on September 1, 2026 against the New York Liberty.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Enmanuel Valdez hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to push the Indianapolis Indians to a 5-4 win on Tuesday night at Louisville Slugger Field.
With the Indians (18-10, 49-54) trailing, 4-2, in the final frame, Dominic Fletcher and Derek Berg opened with back-to-back walks. Joshua Palacios grounded into a double play with Fletcher advancing to third. On 0-2 with the game in the balance, Termarr Johnson cut the deficit to one with an RBI single into right field. Mitch Jebb then walked on a 3-2 pitch to put the tying run in scoring position. Jebb’s walk was the end of Hunter Parks’ (L, 2-2) outing as Trevor Kuncl entered from the Louisville (9-19, 48-53) bullpen.
A wild pitch from Kuncl moved both runners into scoring position as Ronny Simon drew ball four later in the at-bat to load the bases. Valdez entered a 3-2 count and laced a line drive into left center for two runs and the lead.
Indy struck first with an RBI double from Jack Brannigan in the fourth inning as the Bats countered with all four of their runs in the fifth, capped by Héctor Rodríguez’s 25th home run of the campaign. Duce Gourson drove in the Indians’ second run with a single in the sixth.
Noah Davis tossed 5.0 innings for Indy as he allowed the four Bats runs. CD Pelham followed with 2.0 scoreless innings and Derek Diamond (W, 3-0) recorded the next three outs unscathed. Beau Burrows (S, 8) stranded Rodríguez at third with a strikeout of Michael Chavis to conclude the contest.
Indianapolis continues the six-game series at Louisville on Wednesday night at 6:35 PM ET. LHP Hunter Barco (3-6, 4.87) is scheduled to start for the Indians and RHP Davis Daniel (5-8, 4.71) will take the rubber for the Bats.
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INDIANA BASEBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana baseball program will have two new faces in the clubhouse for the 2027 campaign as head coach Jeff Mercer announced a pair of young assistant coaches to complete his coaching staff. Matt Morrow and Sean Mullen will join the Hoosiers’ staff this fall following stops at Kentucky and Omaha respectively.
Morrow, a former player under Mercer at Wright State, comes to Bloomington after spending time at Kentucky as the Director of Offensive Development in 2026. He will be a full-time assistant coach with the Hoosiers and directly help with hitting and infield defense. Morrow will coach the first base box during games while fellow assistant coach Zach Weatherford continues third base duties.
Mullen, an 11th round MLB Draft Pick in 2021, joins the staff with loads of collegiate and professional pitching experience. After wrapping up his playing career, Mullen served as the Director of Pitching Development for Omaha during the 2026 season. He will be an assistant coach and work directly with pitchers and catchers in Bloomington.
Matt Morrow – Assistant Coach/Hitting & Infield
A four-year letterwinner for the Raiders, Morrow played in 224 games with 214 starts during a brilliant playing career. He recorded 242 hits and scored 201 runs while sporting a career .415 on-base percentage. Morrow was a Freshman All-American in 2015 and a three-time First Team All-Horizon League selection. He advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2018 under the guidance of Jeff Mercer.
“We are thrilled to have Matt join our staff. He was a great player at Wright State for me and has developed into an excellent young coach,” Mercer said. “He has experience recruiting junior college and transfer portal players. With his infield development skills and his competitive relatability to our players, Matt will transition seamlessly into our program.”
Following his time in college, Morrow played two seasons of professional baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization after signing as an undrafted free agent. His collegiate coaching tenure begin as a volunteer assistant at Illinois-Chicago. He made additional stops at Wabash Valley (2023-24), St. Louis (2025) and Kentucky (2026).
“Born and raised in Indiana, I couldn’t be more to join the staff in Bloomington,” Morrow said. “I am excited to be reunited with a group of coaches that I know and trust. I’m ready to work and do whatever it takes to help the program win.”
Morrow will work directly with IU’s infielders and assist with offensive efforts alongside Mercer and Zach Weatherford. Morrow was a four-year starter at second base for the Raiders and sported a career .981 fielding percentage. He will coach the first base box during games.
Sean Mullen – Assistant Coach/Pitching & Catching
Mullen had one of the best individual seasons on the mound during the tenure of legendary UCLA skipper John Savage. In 2021, Mullen went 9-1 with a 3.39 ERA before being picked in the 11th round of the MLB Draft by Tampa Bay. He was also a draft pick out of high school by the Colorado Rockies.
“We’re excited to have Sean join the program. He had a terrific playing career at UCLA as well as in the Tampa Bay organization,” Mercer said. “He will assist our pitchers and lead our catchers. His experience with the NewtForce mound, biomechanic evaluations and training modifications will be invaluable to our staff.”
He pitched two seasons in the Rays’ organization, making 30 appearances for High-A Bowling Green in 2022. Mullen also made a brief pit stop in Independent League baseball with the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2025. He transitioned into coaching as the Director of Pitcher Development for Omaha
“I’m extremely thankful to Coach Mercer for allowing me to join the Hoosier family and be a part of the Indiana baseball program,” Mullen said. “I’m excited to be in Bloomington and work with really talented coaches and players towards one common goal.”
Mullen will assist pitching coach Matt Myers with the day-to-day efforts of IU’s pitching staff and bullpen. He will also have a hand in developing the group of catchers and work with all operations of the program.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will head to Walt Disney World to compete in the third annual WBCA Showcase this November at the State Farm Field House at the ESPN Wide World Sports Complex.
The Boilermakers will square off with Florida State on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m., before taking on Texas Tech at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Broadcast information will be announced at a later date. The remainder of Purdue’s non-conference slate will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Boilermakers will meet Florida State for the third time since 2021-22, splitting the two previous contests. Purdue picked up the first win of the Katie Gearlds era with a 66-61 win over the No. 17 Seminoles in 2021 at the St. Pete Showcase, overcoming a 27-point run by Florida State led by Cassidy Hardin’s 18 points on six 3-pointers.
Purdue is 2-0 all-time against Texas Tech. The two sides first met in the 2001 NCAA Mideast Regional semifinals when Katie Douglas sank a runner with 30 seconds to play to lift the Boilermakers to a 74-72 win in Birmingham, Ala.
The State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has a storied history of hosting elite men’s and women’s college basketball events, including the ESPN Events Invitational that has been held there since 2006, as well as the WBCA Showcase.
Tickets for the WBCA Showcase are on sale now exclusively through Ticketmaster by clicking here. Tickets start at only $25 with upgraded seating options available. All tickets will be sold online via Ticketmaster and delivered digitally. Tickets will not be available to purchase onsite at the State Farm Field House box office on game days.
Group discounted tickets also will be available soon. Those who are interested in group discounted tickets may contact Ellie Tangen, WBCA director of membership and ticket sales, by email at ellie.tangen@wbca.org to receive more information.
Below is the full schedule for the 2026 WBCA Showcase:
Thursday, Nov. 19
Purdue vs. Florida State, 11 a.m.
Texas Tech vs. North Carolina, 6 p.m.
Alabama vs. Florida A&M, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21
UCF vs. Florida State, noon
Purdue vs. Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Alabama vs. North Carolina, 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 22
Texas Tech vs. USF, 1 p.m.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
BURNABY, B.C. – Purdue went on to take its third straight contest with a 79-48 victory over the University of Calgary on the campus of Canada’s only NCAA sanctioned program, Simon Fraser University.
Antione West Jr. recorded his third double-digit performance of the trip, finishing with 14 on the night to lead the Boilers. Purdue had a balanced attack, with 10 players in the score column. Both Gicarri Harris and Omer Mayer finished with 11 points apiece.
Calgary had one lead in the contest, holding it for just 19 seconds, before Purdue ran away with the game. The Boilers scored 21 points in each of the first two quarters, outscoring Calgary 21-8 in the second quarter alone.
While both teams struggled from 3-point range, Purdue shooting 7-for-28 on the night, the Boilers outrebounded Calgary 46 to 35 and recorded 17 assists to the Dinos’ 10.
Purdue will take on the University of Fraser Valley, tomorrow night, Jul. 29 at 5:00 p.m. ET, looking for a final victory to close out its Canadian excursion.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
Charles Mackley, Luke Green and Mason Armstrong were named to the 2026 Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team on Tuesday afternoon. All three bulldogs return to the squad for their junior campaign.
Mackley was an integral part of Butler’s offensive line last season starting at guard in all 12 games. He was part of a unit that allowed only 15 sacks on the season. The Bloomfield Hills, Mich. native played in only six games in 2024 before having a breakout season in 2025 as a staple of the offensive line. Mackley also landed on Phil Steele’s All-PFL First Team.
Green and Armstrong both earned PFL honorable mention honors in 2025. Green accumulated 23 total tackles and two tackles for loss while blocking two kicks last season. Armstrong was second on the team in tackles a season ago with 65 to his credit. The Madison, Wis. native tallied 10 tackles for loss and one sack to go with a fumble recovery. Armstrong garnered a spot on Phil Steele’s Third Team for his efforts on the defensive side of the ball.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets at https://am.ticketmaster.com/butler/buy. Football single-game tickets begin at $15 for adults and $10 for youth. Season tickets for the 2026 Butler football season include general admission adult tickets for just $85 and reserved seats for only $105. Season parking passes are also available for purchase.
Cabanas are also available again this season for Butler Football games. The package includes a private 9×10 cabana with enclosure on three sides. Two parking passes and 12 general admission tickets are included in the single-game package ($395) or three-game package ($999).
The Bulldogs’ season opener lands on Aug. 29 when the Bulldogs host Georgetown College (Ky.) at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
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INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State softball alum Lauren Sackett has continued her playing career overseas with the former Sycamore playing professionally with the Bollate Softball 1969 program heading into the championship rounds this week.
The former Sycamore joined Bollate Softball 1969 following graduation from Indiana State this season. She has lined up in four games in the circle posting a 2.33 ERA over four complete game efforts, pitching 27.0 innings. She picked up her first win in her inaugural debut on July 5, going 7.0 innings allowing six hits and one run while striking out seven.
She followed up her first outing with a season-long 8.0-inning effort in the circle allowing just five hits and three runs (two earned), while striking out two.
The Bollate Softball 1969 program has a storied history winning 15 Italian Championships, most recently in the 2025 season. The team has also won multiple European Championships, including claiming the European Champions Cup in both 2019 and 2025.
The Terre Haute, Ind. native wrapped up her collegiate playing career at Indiana State in 2026, finishing with an 11-14 record and a 3.73 ERA over 30 appearances inside the circle. She posted 11 complete games and two shutouts, including the season-opening 3-0 win over UT Martin, while adding a complete-game, 7.0-inning, four-hit, eight-strikeout contest against Morehead State.
She finished her Indiana State playing career pitching over 350.0 total innings over 87 appearances, adding 22 complete games and four shutouts.
Sackett earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Sport Management at Indiana State. She will continue her education this upcoming year at Indiana University where she will be starting in the Sport Administration doctorate program, while also working with the softball staff.
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VALPO FOOTBALL
Two members of the Valparaiso University football program received preseason recognition on Tuesday as redshirt junior defensive back Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) and redshirt sophomore linebacker Anthony Feltrinelli (Westfield, Ind. / Westfield) were tabbed to the Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Lendino finished 12th in the PFL and second on the team with 86 tackles in 2025, averaging 7.2 per game. He tied for eighth in the league in passes defended with eight and tied for sixth among PFL defenders with three interceptions. Lendino’s strong season helped him earn All-PFL Honorable Mention, PFSN All-PFL First Team, Phil Steele All-PFL Fourth Team and the team’s Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Lendino, who was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the week on Nov. 16, 2025, was twice a PFL nominee for National Freshman of the Week honors in 2024. He was named the team’s Newcomer of the Year following his redshirt freshman campaign.
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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1900 – With all the National League teams in the East, and no Sunday games allowed, 100 players gather in New York City. Their demands are: release of players who are not going to be used rather than farming them out, and players to share in the purchase price when they are sold. Says veteran Hughie Jennings: “We are not out to fight the owners, but to resolve injustices in the contracts.”
1901 – At the Polo Grounds, Boston’s Kid Nichols and Christy Mathewson square off for a ten-inning shootout, with Boston prevailing, 5 – 4. Matty gives up 11 hits in bringing his record to 15-11.
1903:
Pittsburgh’s Ed Doheny (12-6) jumps the team to return home because he is convinced he is being followed by detectives. The Pittsburgh Post headlines Doheny going AWOL with: “His Mind is Thought To Be Deranged.” He will return on August 15th, but mental illness will indeed put a premature end to his career.
Cy Young goes all the way as Boston loses to the Highlanders, 15 – 14. The New Yorkers had been shut out in their two previous matches in the series. Patsy Dougherty leads the Boston offense by hitting for the cycle, but Cy gets little defense as Boston makes eight errors behind him. New York starter Jack Chesbro is lifted in the 6th for Harry Howell, while Willie Keeler has four hits to lead the Highlander offense. The game lasts 2 hours, 10 minutes.
1904 – Brooklyn’s Jack Cronin outpitches Christy Mathewson to beat the Giants, 1 – 0. Brooklyn scores in the 1st inning when Matty walks two with two runners on base.
1907 – At St. Louis, the Giants edge the Cards, 4 – 3 in 11 innings. New York blows a 2 – 0 lead in the 9th when Christy Mathewson makes a wild throw to first base. A triple by Cy Seymour, sandwiched between two hits, gives the Giants a pair of runs, and Matty holds on to win.
1908:
Rube Waddell continues to haunt Connie Mack, again fanning 16 A’s in a 5 – 4 win for the Browns.
John McFarlan of Helena (Arkansas State League) loses his perfect game when the 27th batter refuses to bat, resulting in a 9 – 0 forfeit.
Christy Mathewson defeats the Cardinals again, beating Harry Sallee, 1 – 0. Sallee allows four hits, but the one run scores on an error and passed ball.
1909 – National League president Harry Pulliam, despondent over his inability to handle the problems and controversies of the league, dies after shooting himself in his room at the New York Athletic Club yesterday. Pulliam had been suffering from a nervous breakdown.
1910 – White Sox OF Patsy Dougherty breaks up Detroit’s Ed Summers’s no-hitter. It is the fourth time in his ten-year career that the .284 hitter has ruined someone’s no-hitter.
1911:
At Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds, Joe Wood of the Red Sox whiffs twelve Browns en route to a 5 – 0 no-hitter.
Rube Marquard shuts out the Cards on four hits before 23,000 in St. Louis. The Giants pitcher will beat the Redbirds again on the 31st, allowing five hits.
In his last appearance for Cleveland, Cy Young pitches just three innings and gives up five runs in a 7 – 1 loss to Washington. After this game, Cleveland will waive the veteran to the Boston Rustlers.
1912 – For the first time, a National League team loses a game because of the rule that holds runners in place when a batted ball hits an umpire. A double by the Giants’ Buck Herzog drives in two runs, but the ball hits umpire Garnet Bush, and the runs do not count.
1913 – Rube Marquard wins his ninth in a row for the Giants, beating the Cards, 2 – 1.
1914 – The newly-acquired Vean Gregg goes seven innings for the Red Sox before exiting, and Boston goes on to beat the host White Sox, 8 – 4, in ten innings.
1915 – Forty-one-year-old Pirates infielder Honus Wagner reaches Brooklyn Robins hurler Jeff Pfeffer for a grand slam in the 8th inning, helping Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn at Forbes Field, 8 – 2.
1919 – At Navin Field, Dutch Leonard decides to pitch around Braggo Roth with two outs in the 9th inning to face Babe Ruth. Although the Boston slugger, who has already reached the Detroit southpaw with two doubles, responds by tying an American League record with his ninth home run of the month and sixteenth of the season, the Tigers prevail, 10 – 8.
1921:
John McGraw buys OF Irish Meusel, who is hitting .353 but has been suspended by the Phillies for lackadaisical play. McGraw gives up three bench warmers and $30,000. The Giants take three from the Reds and go into the National League lead for the first time. They will fall back by seven games before coming on with a rush in September.
As part of Cleveland’s 125th anniversary celebration, Cy Young, 54, makes a two-inning appearance on the mound in an old-timers’ game. Charles Zimmer, 60, is his catcher.
1922:
At the Polo Grounds, the under-performing Pirates crack five homers and trounce the league-leading Giants, 8 – 3. Max Carey hits two and starter Wilbur Cooper another.
The Browns host the Red Sox and beat them, 4 – 1, behind Urban Shocker. However, both George Sisler and C Hank Severeid are injured, the latter with a split finger on a foul tip. Sisler is spiked in the 4th.
1928 – The Indians score eight in the 1st and nine in the 2nd in a 24 – 6 win over the Yankees at home. Johnny Hodapp of the Indians becomes the first American League player to get two hits in an inning twice in a game. He strokes two singles in both the 2nd and 6th innings of the game. The Yankees’ lead shrinks from 11 1/2 games to six in one week.
1931 – Cleveland’s Wes Ferrell shuts out Washington, 6 – 0, scattering ten hits, as the Senators leave 15 runners on base.
1934 – Flint Rhem comes within a lazily-fielded bunted ball to third base of pitching a no-hitter for Boston against the Dodgers. He wins, 1 – 0.
1936 – The football Dodgers? The Dodgers smother the Cardinals, 22 – 7, in the first game of a twinbill, then lose 5 – 4.
1938:
In a postgame radio interview with Bob Elson, Jake Powell of the Yankees will make headlines with remarks about “beating up niggers and then throwing them in jail” as part of his off-season duties as a policeman. For the statements, Judge Landis suspends Powell for ten days.
New York’s Spud Chandler pitches 15 innings as the Yankees beat the White Sox, 7 – 3.
1945 – The West wins the 1945 East-West Game, 9 – 6, as Bill Williams drives in four and Archie Ware three. Verdell Mathis picks up two hits and tosses three hitless, scoreless innings for the victory. The West leads 9 – 0 after four due to poor pitching performances from Tom Glover and Bill Ricks.
1947 – In the second 1947 East-West Game, the West wins, 8 – 2. Artie Wilson goes 4 for 4 with a walk and four runs while Sam Jethroe drives in four in the one-sided affair.
1948:
The Red Sox rout the Tigers, 8 – 1, behind Jack Kramer’s tenth straight win. Billy Goodman’s grand slam, along with homers by Kramer and Bobby Doerr, pace the attack. The victory extends the Red Sox’s American League lead to a half-game over the idle A’s.
In Boston, Big Bill Voiselle pitches the first-place Braves to a 2 – 1 win over the Pirates, and collects his fifth hit of the year. Voiselle raises his average to .097, a point higher than his uniform number. Voiselle has the highest uniform number ever in the majors in honor of his South Carolina home town of Ninety Six.
The Giants win their third straight shutout, stopping the Reds, 5 – 0, behind Dave Koslo. Larry Jansen and Clint Hartung threw the other two shutouts. Walker Cooper’s grand slam, off Ken Raffensberger, is the big blow.
1951:
Before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 70,972, the Yankees sweep the White Sox, 8 – 3 and 2 – 0. Joe DiMaggio powers two homers off Lou Kretlow in the opener, and ex-Sox Bob Kuzava outduels Saul Rogovin to win the nitecap. With yesterday’s game rained out, the Sox are now 6 1/2 out of first place.
Against the Phillies, Cubs player-manager Phil Cavarretta earns his money by driving home three runs in a first-game win, 5 – 4, snapping the Cubs’ ten-game home losing streak. His triple in the 6th off Robin Roberts ends the Cubs’ scoreless inning skein of 31 innings, and the consecutive scoreless innings by Phils pitchers at 41. Cavarretta takes the bench in the second game but inserts himself as a pinch-hitter in the 7th when Roberts relieves, and hits a grand slam home run as the Cubs sweep, winning the nitecap, 8 – 6. The nitecap loss goes to Bubba Church, who put two runners on before giving way to Roberts. It is Church’s first and only career loss to Chicago after nine straight wins.
In the first game at Cincinnati, Willie Mays steals the first of 338 bases. Then pitcher Willie Ramsdell picks him off second base. But the Giants win, 3 – 1, behind Sal Maglie. New York takes the nitecap as well, 6 – 4, as Monte Irvin (2) and Mays both swipe bases.
1955 – At Crosley Field, Smoky Burgess hits three home runs and drives in nine runs as the Redlegs rout the Pirates, 16 – 5. In the 4th inning, Roberto Clemente does his bit to curtail Burgess, leaping into the right center field screen to snare a line drive that has extra bases written all over it.
1956 – Herb Score and Hank Aguirre of the Indians sweep Baltimore, 3 – 0 and 4 – 0.
1958 – Ted Williams hits his 17th career grand slam, tying him for second place with Babe Ruth, and behind Lou Gehrig, who had 23. Williams also adds a three-run homer, as Boston beats Detroit, 11 – 8.
1961:
Duke Snider’s pinch-hit home run and Ron Fairly’s RBI hit give Los Angeles a 5 – 4 win at Pittsburgh. The Dodgers take over first place from the Reds.
The Giants’ Orlando Cepeda hits a 1st-inning grand slam to give the Giants a 4 – 3 win over the Phils. The Phillies will lose 23 straight before another victory.
1962:
Gene Conley contacts manager Pinky Higgins by telegram, stating that he is “mostly tired,” and has “other plans.” He will return the next day to the Red Sox and will be fined $2,000.
Don Drysdale pushes his record to 19-4 as he completes a three-game Dodger sweep over the Giants, winning, 11 – 1. Frank Howard has a home run and three singles to drive home five runs. Willie Mays accounts for the only Giants run with a home run. Los Angeles now leads the Giants by four games.
1963 – Chicago’s Joel Horlen flirts with a no-hitter against the Senators, going 8 1/3 innings before giving up a bouncing single up the middle to Chuck Hinton. One out later, Don Lock keys a 2 – 1 Washington win with a home run.
1966:
At Cincinnati, Jim Maloney strikes out 13 in the Reds’ 4 – 3 win over Houston.
The Yankees edge the White Sox, 2 – 1, on Mickey Mantle’s 14th homer in 24 games. Mick moves ahead of Lou Gehrig into sixth place on the homer list with the blast.
1967:
The Indians trade Rocky Colavito again, this time to the White Sox for OF Jim King and a player to be named later.
At Fenway Park, the Twins and Red Sox split a doubleheader. Boston wins the opener, 6 – 3, with the decision going to John Wyatt. In the nitecap, Boomer Scott thrills the crowd with an inside-the-park homer, but Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison (2), and Ted Uhlaender all hit home runs for the Twins. Jim Perry wins, 10 – 3.
1968:
The Reds’ George Culver throws a 6 – 1 no-hitter against the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh edges Atlanta, 3 – 2, and Roberto Clemente burns Hank Aaron, sort of. Bill Mazeroski puts Pittsburgh on the board first with a 2nd-inning solo home run while Joe Torre singles and scores Atlanta’s first run, then doubles to drive in the other. Clemente, for his part, singles and scores the Bucs’ second run, then singles home the third and deciding run. Aaron has a fine day at bat (3 for 4), but not on the bases. Leading off the 7th, with the Braves down, 3 – 0, he singles but is quickly picked off by Bob Veale. Three innings before, he is burned in even more embarrassing fashion on a play which involves four future Hall of Famers. Charley Feeney of the Post Gazette writes: “Hank led off the 4th with a single, but on a hit-and-run, he was decoyed by both Gene Alley and Maz, who faked fielding a phantom grounder. Aaron was standing on second when Clemente caught Torre’s fly ball and was easily doubled up.” The one time he does manage to stay on base, representing the tying run in the 8th inning, he fails to score on Torre’s double.
1969 – Yankee reliever Jack Aker’s string of 33 scoreless innings comes to an end as the A’s rally for three runs to top the Yankees, 6 – 5. Vida Blue, the A’s starter, receives credit for his first major league victory.
1970:
Hank Aaron cracks two home runs and drives in five runs to lead the Braves to a 9 – 7 come-from-behind win over the visiting Cardinals. Hal King also homers to match three round trippers by St. Louis.
The Cubs purchase 1B/OF Joe Pepitone from the Astros. Pepitone will drive in 31 runs in his first 31 games for his new team.
1972:
Brooks Robinson hits a two-out home run in the 11th to give Baltimore a 4 – 3 win over the Indians. Frank Duffy hits his first major league home run for the Tribe and John Lowenstein hits a home run in the 9th to briefly give the Indians the lead.
The Padres take 17 innings but finally edge the Reds, 4 – 3, at Riverfront Stadium.
1973 – Wilbur Wood wins his 20th game of the season as the White Sox beat the Twins, 8 – 6.
1974 – Detroit hits four home runs in the 1st inning in an 8 – 2 win over the Indians. Al Kaline, Bill Freehan and Mickey Stanley hit consecutive home runs off Fritz Peterson, and Ed Brinkman adds another later in the inning, off Steve Kline.
1975 – Milwaukee’s first two hitters – Don Money and Darrell Porter – crack homers off Red Sox pitcher Diego Segui. That’s enough for Jim Colborn, who wins, 4 – 0.
1977 – Phil Niekro picks up his tenth win of the year, beating the Pirates, 5 – 3, for the Braves. But he has to strike out four Bucs in the 6th inning to do it. He strikes out Dave Parker and Bill Robinson, but after Al Oliver doubles, Rennie Stennett whiffs and reaches first when the ball eludes the catcher. Omar Moreno then makes the fourth K in the inning.
1978 – The Yankee Stadium crowd is pleasantly surprised as recently-resigned skipper Billy Martin returns to join in on the Old Timers’ Day festivities. Much to their delight, the fans are informed that “Billy the Kid” will return as skipper in 1980.
1983 – Due to a dislocated thumb caused by a collision at home plate trying to score in the first game of a doubleheader against the Braves, Padres 1B Steve Garvey’s consecutive game streak ends in the nightcap at 1,207.
1984 – The first two Phillies batters – Juan Samuel and Von Hayes – greet Montreal’s Bill Gullickson with home runs. Hayes adds another homer and the Phils win on a two-run pinch homer by Len Matuszek in the 9th, 6 – 4.
1986 – Sparky Anderson, the first manager to win the World Series in each league, also becomes the first manager to win 600 games in both the National and American Leagues when his Tigers beat the Brewers, 9 – 5.
1987 – The Royals trade SS Buddy Biancalana to the Astros for pitching prospect Mel Stottlemyre, Jr.
1988:
The Orioles trade pitcher Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox in return for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling. Boddicker will have two successful years with Boston while Anderson will become a productive lead-off man for Baltimore and Schilling will become one of baseball’s most dominant pitchers of his era.
In the Cubs’ 8 – 3 win over Kevin Gross and the host Phillies, Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, the first pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home. It comes on the front end of a double steal with Mitch Webster. Sutcliffe is the first Cubs pitcher to steal home since Hippo Vaughn in 1919.
1989:
The White Sox trade their all-time home run leader, Harold Baines, and IF Fred Manrique to the Rangers for IF Scott Fletcher, OF Sammy Sosa, and P Wilson Alvarez.
Oakland’s formidable Rickey Henderson has no official at-bats, but scores four times on four walks and five stolen bases. It’s all for naught as the Mariners swamp Oakland, 14 – 6. Randy Johnson is the winner.
1990 – At Detroit, the Red Sox bang out 12 doubles, setting an American League record, in a 13 – 3 win over the Tigers. Wade Boggs has three, while Tim Naehring, Jody Reed and Ellis Burks each have two. Greg Harris wins easily. The previous AL record was 11, set on July 14, 1934 by Detroit against New York. The 12 two-baggers will be tied in 1996 by Cleveland.
1991:
The Mariners hit four consecutive doubles in an inning of their 11 – 4 victory over the Orioles, falling one shy of the major league record.
During a game at Yankee Stadium, Oakland OF Jose Canseco is bombarded with assorted objects by unruly fans. Included among the objects are an inflatable doll, a transistor radio, and a head of cabbage. Oakland escapes with a 10 – 8 victory, and Canseco strokes a double in four at bats.
1993:
The Phils complete a three-game sweep of the Cardinals and now lead the National League East by seven games.
Reds P Tom Browning is arrested for possession of marijuana.
1995:
Toronto defeats Oakland in an 18 – 11 slugfest at the SkyDome. A’s P John Briscoe allows two runs in the 6th inning without letting a ball leave the infield. He allows an IF hit, a walk, a hit batsman, another walk and another hit batsman.
Star P Osvaldo Fernandez of the Cuban national team defects as his team plays Team USA in Millington, Tennessee.
The Royals top the Tigers, 5 – 4, on Jon Nunnally’s home run in the 16th inning, Kansas City’s first extra-base hit in the game following 21 singles, including five by OF Vince Coleman. The American League record is 26 set by the Brewers in 1992. Nine players hit in the ninth slot, including winning pitcher Hipolito Pichardo, who bats twice. He is the first Royals’ pitcher to go to the plate since Mark Littell in 1977, though infielder David Howard, who tossed two innings in 1994, batted while pitching.
1996:
After a mild heart attack last month, Tommy Lasorda, 68-year-old Dodger manager of twenty years, announces his retirement due to his health. Bill Russell is named as his replacement.
The Indians trade 2B Carlos Baerga and IF Alvaro Espinoza to the Mets in exchange for 3B Jeff Kent and SS Jose Vizcaino. Baerga, a former All-Star, is last in hitting and fielding among American League second basemen.
In the Reds’ 2 – 1 loss to the Astros, Reds infielder Chris Sabo shatters his bat in the 2nd inning strewing pieces of cork over the field. He’ll be suspended for seven games for using a corked bat.
1997:
The Mariners and Randy Johnson knuckle under to Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox, 4 – 0. Mo Vaughn’s two-run homer is the big blow for Boston.
The Rangers ship Ken Hill, 16-10 last year, to the Angels for C Jim Leyritz and a player to be named later. Hill has struggled to a 5-8 record this season. Leyritz is insurance in case the Rangers can’t sign Ivan Rodriguez, but they will ink Pudge in two days to a five-year deal worth $42 million.
The Blue Jays pick up veteran Mariano Duncan from the Yankees for cash and a minor leaguer.
The Orioles purchase veteran Harold Baines from the White Sox. Baines is hitting .305 for Chicago.
Pedro Martinez strikes out 13 Rockies, including Andres Galarraga four times, in Montreal’s 3 – 0 win. Martinez gives up just three hits in going all the way.
1998:
The White Sox swap P Matt Karchner to the Cubs for P Jon Garland, the Cubs’ first-round pick (tenth overall) in the 1997 amateur draft.
After 16 straight starts without a win, Devil Rays pitcher Tony Saunders gives up just five hits in 6 2/3 inning in a 6 – 0 win over Oakland. He’ll end the year at 6-15.
1999:
The Athletics obtain P Omar Olivares and IF Randy Velarde from the Angels in exchange for P Elvin Nina and OFs Jeff DaVanon and Nathan Haynes.
Thirteen National League umpires lose their jobs as the resignations they tendered on July 14th are accepted.
2000:
The Brewers hold Bob Wickman All-Star Poster Night a day after the team trades their All-Star reliever to the Indians.
The White Sox trade catcher Brook Fordyce and three minor league pitchers to the Orioles for catcher Charles Johnson and DH Harold Baines.
The Cardinals obtain P Mike Timlin from the Orioles for 1B Chris Richard and P Mark Nussbeck.
Recently-acquired Mets make good first impressions as Mike Bordick goes 2 for 3, including a homer on the first pitch he sees as a Met, and Rick White pitches a scoreless inning to get the win; the other newcomer, Bubba Trammell, will homer in his first at-bat in his Mets debut tomorrow.
The Pirates defeat the Padres, 10 – 2, as OF Brian Giles goes 5 for 5 with a pair of doubles.
2001 – A career utility player who’s making the most of his opportunity to play this year in place of the injured Edgardo Alfonzo, second baseman Desi Relaford makes several key contributions to a dramatic, back-and-forth, 6 – 5 nailbiter between the Mets and Phillies. After Relaford’s tremendous over-the-shoulder inning-ending grab robs Philly of two runs in the 6th, he goes to even greater lengths to break the tie he’s just preserved: after his one-out, 7th-inning, hit-and-run single moves Lenny Harris to third and brings up Mike Piazza, New York’s number one run producer produces a tailor-made 4-6-3, inning-ending double play grounder. Long before Relaford can reach second, shortstop Jimmy Rollins receives the throw and crosses the bag, continuing on another ten to twelve feet past the bag and at least seven feet clear of the baseline before turning and making the transfer from glove to hand. As the unsuspecting shortstop winds up to throw, Relaford, his left arm dragging the baseline to which his fully-extended body is perfectly perpendicular, suddenly enters the picture, sliding/tumbling past on his way to second base. Just as Rollins is about to unload, Desi fully extends his right toe, hooks Rollins’ right shin and completely turns him around. When he comes to rest, the Phillies’ shortstop is facing the now unoccupied third base as its previous tenant, Lenny Harris, crosses home plate. The resulting 3 – 2 Mets lead will last exactly two batters into the next half-inning as John Franco coughs it up on Scott Rolen’s no-out, two-run homer. Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a towering, two-run homer in the 8th, but New York’s Armando Benitez blows the save and Relaford must come to the rescue yet again, turning a double play to get Benitez out of further trouble, thus setting the stage for redemption in the form of Mike Piazza’s walk-off home run.
2002:
The Phillies trade 27-year-old third baseman Scott Rolen along with minor league reliever Doug Nickle to the Cardinals in exchange for infielder Placido Polanco, southpaw Bud Smith and reliever Mike Timlin. Reportedly, the former Philadelphia third sacker rejected a ten-year pact estimated to be worth $140 million due to his feud with manager Larry Bowa.
The White Sox trade C Sandy Alomar Jr. to the Rockies. In return, Chicago gets P Enemencio Pacheco.
The text of the letter signed by 40 Hall of Famers and sent to baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr urges all sides “to protect the game we all love and have given so much to, we suggest you agree to a qualified mediator that will allow you to find the common ground necessary to avoid a work stoppage” is released. The former outstanding players, who include Reggie Jackson, Willie Mays and Warren Spahn, believe another work stoppage would be a terrible mistake.
2004 – In a 10 – 1 victory over the Expos, Eric Valent becomes the eighth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle. After singling in the 2nd, doubling in the 3rd and homering in the 5th, the Mets reserve triples in the 7th to join David Bell of the Phillies, Daryle Ward of the Pirates and Chad Moeller of the Brewers in accomplishing the feat this season.
2007:
Barry Bonds remains stuck at 754 home runs, going 1 for 4 in a loss to the Marlins. It is his last chance to tie Hank Aaron’s record at a home game before a visit to Dodger Stadium. Bonds manages to get his one hit on an infield single, showing he can still run.
Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Ichiro Suzuki collects the 1,500th hit of his major league career, a single off of Lenny DiNardo. It comes in his 1,060th game. Only two players – Al Simmons (1,040) and George Sisler (1,048) – have accumulated 1,500 hits in fewer games.
Major League Baseball sets a single-day attendance record as 717,478 fans show up for 17 games. It easily breaks the 640,412 record set on July 3, 1999.
The Dutch national team tops the USA College National Team, 9 – 3. It is notable for two things: Dirk van ‘t Klooster plays in his 163rd game for the Netherlands, tying the record held by Marcel Joost; and it is the first visit by the Dutch team to the USA for a head-to-head series. The US took the first game of the series easily, then Dave Draijer blew a late 1 – 0 lead in the second game, which the USA won, 2 – 1. Dave Bergman tosses six shutout innings in the finale while 1B Percy Isenia drives in 3 and LF Harvey Monte raps three hits.
2008:
Ichiro Suzuki raps the 3,000th hit of his career, combining the major leagues (1,722) and Japan’s Pacific League (1,278). Isao Harimoto was the only player to collect 3,000 or more hits in Nippon Pro Baseball, putting Ichiro second all-time in hits by a Japanese player in top-tier baseball leagues.
For the second straight season, Mark Teixeira is traded at the deadline. This time, he goes from the Braves to the Angels for young 1B Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Steve Marek.
2009:
With the July 31st trading deadline fast approaching, teams are busy dealing. The Phillies acquire 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee from Cleveland, along with OF Ben Francisco, in return for four minor league prospects: Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, Jason Donald and Jason Knapp. The Pirates dismantle their middle infield by sending All-Star 2B Freddy Sanchez to the Giants for top pitching prospect Tim Alderson, and SS Jack Wilson and P Ian Snell to Seattle for SS Ronny Cedeno, C-1B Jeff Clement and three minor league pitchers – Aaron Pribanic, Brett Lorin and Nathan Adcock.
In a thriller in St. Louis, the Cardinals rally from a 1 – 0 deficit with two outs in the 9th against Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton. A broken-bat single by Colby Rasmus sends the game into extra innings, negating a great start by Clayton Kershaw, who pitches eight scoreless innings for Los Angeles, helped by a magnificent leaping catch by slugger Manny Ramirez at the LF fence that robs St. Louis of at least two runs in the 7th. Both teams score in the 11th, then in the 15th, Brendan Ryan leads off with a triple, and, two outs later, Albert Pujols hits a single off Jeff Weaver to end the marathon, handing Blake Hawksworth the 3 – 2 victory, his first in the big leagues.
2010:
The Orioles announce that they have hired Buck Showalter as their new manager. He will take over for interim skipper Juan Samuel on August 3rd.
There is a frenzy of deals in anticipation of the trading deadline. The Phillies acquire P Roy Oswalt from the Astros for P J.A. Happ and minor leaguers Anthony Gose and Jonathan Villar; the Astros then flip Gose to Toronto for another top prospect, 1B Brett Wallace. In other deals, the Rangers acquire Jorge Cantu from the Marlins for minor leaguers Evan Reed and Omar Poveda; the Twins bolster their bullpen with All-Star closer Matt Capps, pried from Washington for young C Wilson Ramos; and the Padres obtain veteran infielder Miguel Tejada from Baltimore for minor league P Wynn Pelzer.
2011:
Two hitting streaks of more than 20 games end today, and a new one is born. Boston’s Dustin Pedroia goes 0 for 4 to end his streak at 25 games in a 3 – 1 loss to the White Sox. The Marlins’ Emilio Bonifacio is also kept hitless in a 5 – 0 loss to the Braves, ending his streak at 26 games, the second-longest in team history. During that game, Atlanta 2B Dan Uggla hits a three-run homer to get a hit in his 20th straight game in support of Brandon Beachy’s pitching.
The Phillies acquire All-Star RF Hunter Pence from the Astros for prospects Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton and Josh Zeid and a player to be named later. They then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10 – 3, as Chase Utley has a triple and homer among his three hits and Roy Halladay picks up his 13th win.
2012:
The Astros end a 12-game losing streak, the longest in team history, with a 9 – 5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lucas Harrell, the team’s most effective starter this season, gets credit for the rare win, as the Astros were 2-25 since June 28th before winning today. Jordan Schafer has a homer and three RBI. Before the game, the Astros make their third trade in a week, sending 3B Chris Johnson to the Arizona Diamondbacks in return for two minor league OFs, Bobby Borchering and Marc Krauss.
Heading the opposite direction are division rivals the Reds, who win their tenth straight in defeating the Rockies, 7 – 2, behind Mat Latos. They have won 17 of their last 19, consolidating their hold on first place in the NL Central, in spite of the absence of their best player, Joey Votto.
Clayton Kershaw pitches a five-hit shutout against the Giants to bring the Dodgers into a tie for first place with San Francisco in the NL West.
2013:
Jason Giambi becomes the oldest player to hit a walk-off homer when he connects off Ramon Troncoso as a pinch-hitter leading off the 9th to give Cleveland a 3 – 2 win over the White Sox. The 42-year-old Giambi is a few days older than Hank Aaron was when he ended a game with a homer in 1976.
The Rays re-take first place in the AL East from Boston with a 2 – 1 win in a make-up game at Fenway Park. On a controversial play in the 8th, pinch-runner Daniel Nava appears to slide under the tag of catcher Jose Molina with the game-tying run, but umpire Jerry Meals thinks otherwise. Manager John Farrell is ejected for arguing the call; after the game, Meals recognizes that he was wrong.
2014 – The Cubs win the longest game in team history, 4 – 3, as the 16 innings take 6 hours and 27 minutes to complete, 17 minutes longer than a 21-inning game played over two days in 1982; it’s also the record for a Rockies game. Catcher John Baker is pressed into mound duty in the 16th and earns the win when he scores the winning run after leading the bottom of the inning with a walk and is driven home on Starlin Castro’s sacrifice fly.
2015:
It’s another day of deals as the trading deadline is getting nearer. The biggest name to move is P Cole Hamels, who goes from the Phillies to the Rangers along with reliever Jake Diekman in return for P Matt Harrison and five prospects. The Dodgers land a couple of big names, as P Mat Latos and OF/1B Mike Morse come over from Miami; however, by the time this trade is finalized a day later, it will have turned into a three-team extravaganza involving 13 players. The Royals also continue their fine-tuning, sending P Joe Blanton, who is now supernumerary after the acquisition of Johnny Cueto a few days ago, to the Pirates for cash considerations.
Another trade almost gets consumed, as the Mets are on the verge of trading IF Wilmer Flores and P Zack Wheeler to Milwaukee for OF Carlos Gomez. The rumor of the deal sweeps through the stands at Citi Field, and Flores breaks into tears on the field as he does not want to leave a team that has grown into a contender. The trade falls through, however, and the Mets lose, 7 – 3, to San Diego in spite of three homers by Lucas Duda.
2016 – The Marlins and Padres pull off a big trade, as San Diego sends starting pitchers Andrew Cashner, Tayron Guerrero and Colin Rea to Miami in return for Ps Carter Capps and Jarred Cosart and prospects Josh Naylor and Luis Castillo. The latter two will turn out to be the most valuable pieces in the deal.
2018:
The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history before a crowd of more than 50,000 in Cooperstown, NY. Honored are Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell, four of them having been elected by the BBWAA and Morris and Trammell by the Veterans Committee.
Sean Newcomb of the Braves is one strike away from throwing a no-hitter when Chris Taylor hits a single with two outs in the 9th on Newcomb’s 134th pitch of the game. He is lifted immediately afterwards but ends up a 4 – 1 winner over the Dodgers.
With Puerto Rico having locked up Gold at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games three days prior, the Silver and Bronze Medals are up for grabs still entering the last game. It features 12-time champion Cuba and host Colombia, whose only prior Medal in the event was a Gold back in 1946. Cuba’s Freddy Asiel Alvarez, Vladimir García and Raidel Martínez hold the hosts to one run (a homer by Reynaldo Rodríguez) in a 3 – 1 victory. Colombia’s Randy Consuegra, who had pitched 12 1/3 shutout innings in the Games, starts on only two days’ rest and lasts only four innings, giving up two runs. Veteran Frederich Cepeda homers late while Roel Santos goes 2 for 4 with a walk and a run. It is only Cuba’s second Silver, having won mostly Golds in the past, while it still marks Colombia’s second-best finish ever at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
2019:
One day after their surprise acquisition of Marcus Stroman, the Mets deal with their surplus of starting pitchers by sending Jason Vargas to the Phillies in return for AA catcher Austin Bossart, who is hitting .195.
The Peruvian national team makes their Pan American Games debut. The 2019 Pan American Games host comes out surprisingly strong, trailing the powerful Dominican national team only 3 – 1 after six innings as Ken Ishihara keeps a lineup loaded with MLB veterans mostly in check. The bullpen is not as sharp as the final score is 10 – 3. Ángel Castro gets the win while Ronny Paulino has three runs and four RBI. In a rematch of last year’s Central American and Caribbean Games Bronze/Silver Medal matchup, Colombia avenges its loss by beating Cuba, 6 – 1, behind the pitching of José Calero while Christian Correa leads the offense. In the other game today, defending champion Team Canada routs Argentina, 10 – 0, as Philippe Aumont and RJ Freure combine on a five-hitter and Tristan Pompey goes 4 for 4.
2021:
The Israeli national team makes its Olympic debut in fine form, taking defending Gold Medalist South Korea to extra innings in a 5 – 4 loss. Ryan Lavarnway homers twice and Ian Kinsler hits a solo shot for Israel, while South Korea also gets three homers, from Ji-hwan Oh, Jung-hoo Lee and Hyun-soo Kim. Israeli starter Jon Moscot is injured after facing just one batter but the bullpen does well. The winning run scores in the bottom of the 10th when Jeremy Bleich hits Eui-ji Yang with the bases loaded to force in Kun-woo Park; the win goes to Seung-hwan Oh, one of the few players remaining from the team that took Gold in Beijing in 2008.
The Yankees made the two biggest moves ahead of the trade deadline tomorrow, acquiring OF Joey Gallo and P Joely Rodriguez in return for four prospects in a deal with the Rangers, and 1B Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs in return for two other young players. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are also active, obtaining slugging OF Kyle Schwarber, who is currently on the injured list, from the Nationals.
2022:
Aaron Judge hits two more homers in leading the Yankees to an 11 – 5 win over the Royals. He now has 41 on the season, tying the American League record for most before the end of July held by Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Ken Griffey Jr. Judge will set a new record with another homer tomorrow.
As expected, the Reds trade their only All-Star, P Luis Castillo, sending him to Seattle in return for four prospects.
In the semifinals of the 2022 South American Championship, Brazilian national team veteran Marcelo Arai is one out away from a perfect game against Peru when Gustavo Landin reaches on an error. Arai gets the next out to wrap up the no-hit, no-walk gem; he will be named MVP of the Championship when Brazil takes the title tomorrow.
2023 – The Rangers acquire P Max Scherzer from the Mets in return for IF Luisangel Acuna, the brother of the Braves’ Ronald Acuna.
2024 – Its another day with numerous trades in the majors, as the Dodgers are the latest team to get into the act. They engineer a three-team deal with the White Sox and Cardinals which results in three veterans leaving Chicago – Ps Erick Fedde and Michael Kopech and OF Tommy Pham; the Dodgers flip Fedde and Pham to the Cards in return for IF Tommy Edman, while the Sox end up with three prospects from L.A. for now (the deal also includes a number of players to be named later), headlined by IF Miguel Vargas. The Dodgers also obtain IF Amed Rosario from the Rays, bringing back a player they had added at last year’s trading deadline. Toronto continues to shed veterans, sending DH Justin Turner to Seattle and P Yusei Kikuchi to Houston, the last deal bringing back three players including P Jake Bloss and OF Joey Loperfido who both made their debut earlier this season. Also, the Braves bring back two of the heroes of their 2021 World Series triumph, getting OF Jorge Soler and P Luke Jackson from the Giants in return for P Tyler Matzek and a prospect.
2025: The Orioles and the Blue Jays swing a trade between the two games of a day/night doubleheader at Camden Yards, with the Jays obtaining P Seranthony Dominguez in return for a prospect. Dominguez then pitches a scoreless inning in the nitecap, but Toronto, who was on top of the baseball world only three days ago with the best record in the majors, loses both games, 16 – 4 and 3 -2, and is now in a freefall, having lost four straight.
Births[edit]
1837 – John Lowell, umpire (d. 1915)
1851 – John Greason, pitcher (d. 1889)
1864 – Will Sawyer, pitcher (d. 1936)
1866 – Sam Dungan, outfielder (d. 1939)
1868 – George Rettger, pitcher (d. 1921)
1877 – Earl Moore, pitcher (d. 1961)
1878 – Frank Martin, infielder (d. 1942)
1880 – Ed Donnelly, pitcher (d. 1957)
1880 – Jack Meyers, catcher (d. 1971)
1886 – Fred Smith, infielder (d. 1961)
1887 – George Cutshaw, infielder (d. 1973)
1894 – Bill McIvor, minor league pitcher (d. 1975)
1895 – Dutch Stryker, pitcher (d. 1964)
1896 – Eugene Keeton, pitcher (d. ????)
1897 – Jim Hamby, catcher (d. 1991)
1899 – Walter Beall, pitcher (d. 1959)
1902 – Luther Roy, pitcher (d. 1963)
1911 – Roy Henshaw, pitcher (d. 1993)
1911 – Jack Crosswhite, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1971)
1914 – Cedric Tallis, general manager (d. 1991)
1917 – Buck Frierson, outfielder (d. 1996)
1920 – Joe Borich, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1995)
1920 – Erv Dusak, outfielder (d. 1994)
1921 – Jim LaMarque, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2000)
1926 – Don Carter, minor league pitcher-infielder (d. 2012)
1928 – Gene Bennett, scout (d. 2017)
1928 – Ken Landenberger, infielder (d. 1960)
1929 – Randy Cooper, minor league outfielder (d. 2014)
1930 – Bruce Holt, US national team player (d. 2021)
1932 – Jack Bordieri, minor league pitcher (d. 2009)
1932 – Tom Mulcahy, minor league pitcher; scout (d. 2021)
1934 – Felix Mantilla, infielder; All-Star (d. 2025)
1937 – Bruce Cranshaw, minor league outfielder (d. 2018)
1937 – Taketoshi Yoshihara, NPB pitcher (d. 2010)
1938 – Medardo Nava, minor league catcher (d. 2016)
1938 – Don Wert, infielder; All-Star (d. 2024)
1939 – Akitada Niiyama, NPB pitcher (d. 2000)
1940 – Mamoru Sato, NPB infielder
1943 – Bill Whitby, pitcher (d. 2016)
1944 – Nobuhiro Ishihata, NPB pitcher
1945 – Roy Foster, outfielder
1946 – Harvey Shank, pitcher
1948 – Keiichi Shimazu, NPB outfielder
1948 – Yoshinori Sonoda, NPB infielder (d. 2006)
1948 – Hisashi Yamada, NPB pitcher; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
1948 – Asakichi Yoda, NPB infielder
1951 – Dan Driessen, infielder
1951 – Ken Kravec, pitcher
1951 – Greg Minton, pitcher; All-Star
1951 – Gary Thomasson, outfielder
1956 – Jeff Jones, pitcher
1959 – Dave LaPoint, pitcher
1960 – Michio Okubo, NPB pitcher
1960 – Daryl Smith, pitcher
1962 – Shinji Hata, NPB outfielder
1962 – Randy McCament, pitcher
1962 – Tadashi Shiba, NPB pitcher
1963 – Steve Frey, pitcher
1963 – Tommy Gregg, outfielder
1963 – Scott Nichols, scout
1965 – Luis Alicea, infielder
1965 – Brian Wood, minor league pitcher
1966 – Scott Cepicky, minor league infielder
1966 – Myung-soo Lee, KBO infielder
1967 – Eric Stone, minor league pitcher
1967 – Marc Delpiano, minor league infielder
1967 – Saul Valenzuela, minor league pitcher
1969 – Edson Matumoto, Brazilian national team outfielder
1969 – Mike Williams, pitcher; All-Star
1970 – Todd Dunn, outfielder
1970 – Pedro Pena, minor league pitcher
1970 – Todd Lavalley, minor league pitcher
1970 – Steve Wojciechowski, pitcher
1971 – Yoichi Mugikura, NPB pitcher
1971 – Johnny Ruffin, pitcher
1971 – Yuji Yoshioka, NPB infielder
1973 – Ken Kadokura, NPB pitcher
1974 – Jason Gooding, minor league pitcher
1974 – Yukio Kinugawa, NPB catcher
1975 – Seth Greisinger, pitcher
1975 – Joe Messman, minor league pitcher
1975 – Mike Munson, minor league catcher
1976 – Toyo Asayama, NPB outfielder
1976 – Cameron Saska, drafted pitcher
1977 – Tomoki Hoshino, NPB pitcher
1978 – Mike Adams, pitcher
1979 – Motohiro Yoshikawa, NPB infielder
1980 – Ryan Braun, pitcher
1980 – Eduardo Capdevila, Argentinian national team coach
1981 – Glenn Fernandez, Guam national team pitcher
1981 – Steve Obenchain, minor league pitcher
1982 – Pete Maki, coach
1982 – Takahiro Matsuka, NPB pitcher
1982 – Shoji Ohiro, NPB infielder
1983 – Seong-gui Yoon, South Korean national team pitcher
1984 – Toby Basner, umpire
1984 – Chad Billingsley, pitcher; All-Star
1984 – Mark Hamilton, infielder
1985 – Yuan-Yi Su, CPBL infielder
1986 – Charlie Cutler, minor league catcher
1986 – Masahiko Morifuku, NPB pitcher
1986 – David Thomas, minor league outfielder
1987 – Timothy Brewer, Virgin Islands national team pitcher
1987 – Kody Hinze, minor league infielder
1988 – Jeff Mottl, Great Britain national team pitcher
1988 – Pete Woodworth, coach
1989 – Eric Jokisch, pitcher
1989 – Chi-Wei Lin Wang, CPBL infielder
1989 – Brice Lorienne, Division Elite outfielder-infielder
1989 – Zach Petrick, minor league pitcher
1990 – Jacob Wilson, infielder
1991 – Barrett Barnes, minor league outfielder
1991 – Drew Cisco, minor league pitcher
1992 – Chris Anderson, minor league pitcher
1992 – Chia-Yen Cheng, CPBL pitcher
1993 – Daiki Masuda, NPB infielder
1993 – Alex Rubanowitz, Extraliga infielder
1994 – Fumiya Hojoh, NPB infielder
1994 – José Mendoza, minor league pitcher
1995 – Tyson Miller, pitcher
1995 – Tzu-Hao Chen, CPBL outfielder
1995 – Lukas Sirgėdas, Lithuanian national team outfielder
1996 – Shane McCarthy, minor league pitcher
1997 – Tommy Henry, pitcher
1997 – Daichi Ishii, NPB pitcher
1998 – Ginji Hasebe, NPB pitcher
1998 – Sixto Sanchez, pitcher
1998 – Jack Suwinski, outfielder
1998 – Will Wagner, infielder
1999 – Baek-ho Kang, KBO outfielder
2000 – Joe Rock, pitcher
2000 – Victor Torres, minor league catcher
2002 – Adam Musa, Palestinian national team pitcher
2003 – Cole Young, infielder
2007 – Yu-Lin Liao, minor league infielder
2010 – Diane Simon, French women’s national team infielder
Deaths[edit]
1891 – Steve Matthias, infielder (b. 1860)
1901 – Alonzo Slote, pre-MLB player (b. 1830)
1907 – Fred Craves, minor league manager (b. 1866)
1909 – Harry Pulliam, executive (b. 1864)
1921 – Conny Doyle, outfielder (b. 1862)
1934 – Walt McCredie, outfielder (b. 1876)
1936 – Kikuo Sato, NPB outfielder (b. 1917)
1937 – Pete Fries, pitcher (b. 1857)
1939 – John Sowders, pitcher (b. 1866)
1947 – George Bausewine, pitcher (b. 1869)
1948 – Arnie Stone, pitcher (b. 1892)
1954 – Babe Borton, infielder (b. 1888)
1957 – Joel Parkey, minor league infielder (b. 1938/1939)
1957 – Tommy Thevenow, infielder (b. 1903)
1959 – Boileryard Clarke, catcher (b. 1868)
1962 – Burt Shotton, outfielder, manager (b. 1884)
1964 – Vean Gregg, pitcher (b. 1885)
1967 – Ray Kolp, pitcher (b. 1894)
1968 – Bill Hart, infielder (b. 1913)
1969 – Doug Sydnor, outfielder (b. 1919)
1970 – Charley Moore, infielder (b. 1884)
1973 – Don Fisher, pitcher (b. 1916)
1974 – Everett Hornsby, minor league pitcher (b. 1884)
1976 – Jesse Baker, infielder (b. 1895)
1976 – Elmer Myers, pitcher (b. 1894)
1978 – Charlie Bold, infielder (b. 1894)
1982 – Lute Boone, infielder (b. 1890)
1987 – Yoshiharu Ogawa, NPB pitcher and manager (b. 1924)
1990 – Maceo Clark, pitcher (b. 1897)
1996 – Bill Jackowski, umpire (b. 1914)
1998 – Toshiaki Moriyasu, NPB pitcher (b. 1947)
2001 – Gerik Baxter, minor league pitcher (b. 1980)
2001 – Pete Hughes, minor league outfielder (b. 1915)
2003 – Yuji Ban, NPB catcher (b. 1923)
2003 – George Maloney, umpire (b. 1928)
2003 – Jim Pruett, catcher (b. 1917)
2006 – Ryohei Hasegawa, NPB pitcher and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1930)
2007 – Bill Robinson, outfielder (b. 1943)
2008 – Dick McCleney, minor league pitcher (b. 1929)
2008 – Earlene Risinger, AAGPBL pitcher (b. 1927)
2008 – Lee Wheat, pitcher (b. 1929)
2014 – Dan Hagan, minor league infielder (b. 1939)
2017 – Urbano Lugo Sr., minor league pitcher (b. 1939)
2017 – Lee May, infielder; All-Star (b. 1943)
2018 – Umberto Calzolari, Serie A pitcher (b. 1938)
2020 – Mike Gillespie, college coach (b. 1940)
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TV SPORTS TODAY
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Wednesday, July 29
GOLF
4 a.m. (Thursday)
GOLF — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, First Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at N.Y. Mets (1:10 p.m.) OR Toronto at Washington (1:05 p.m.)
4 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at N.Y. Mets (joined in progress) (1:10 p.m.) OR Colorado at San Diego (4:10 p.m.)
7:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox (7:40 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Minnesota (7:40 p.m.)
7:40 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox
10:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Seattle at L.A. Dodgers (joined in progress) (10:10 p.m.) OR Boston at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
USA — Atlanta at Dallas
10 p.m.
CNBC — Golden State at Phoenix
USA — Golden State at Phoenix
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Thursday, July 30
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, First Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Rocket Classic, First Round, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit
6 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, First Round, Ogden Golf and Country Club, Ogden, Utah
4 a.m. (Friday)
GOLF — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, Second Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
MLB BASEBALL
2 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Minnesota (joined in progress) (1:40 p.m.)
7 p.m.
ESPN — Washington at Atlanta
10 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Seattle at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR San Francisco at San Diego (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Connecticut at Chicago
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — New York at Las Vegas
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Friday, July 31
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, Second Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
9 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Portugal Invitational, First Round, The Els Club Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Rocket Classic, Second Round, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit
6 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, Second Round, Ogden Golf and Country Club, Ogden, Utah
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
7 p.m.
ESPN — PFL: Main Card, New York
MLB BASEBALL
2 p.m.
MLBN — N.Y. Yankees at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m.)
7 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: St. Louis at Toronto (7:07 p.m.) OR Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m.)
8:10 p.m.
APPLE TV — Texas at Houston
9:40 p.m.
APPLE TV — San Francisco at San Diego
10 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Milwaukee at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (9:38 p.m.) OR Detroit at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)
WNBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ION — TBA
10 p.m.
ION — Indiana at Portland
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Saturday, August 1
GOLF
7 a.m.
USA — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, Third Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
9 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Portugal Invitational, Second Round, The Els Club Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
Noon
NBC — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, Third Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Rocket Classic, Third Round, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit
3 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: Rocket Classic, Third Round, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit
6 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, Third Round, Ogden Golf and Country Club, Ogden, Utah
HORSE RACING
3 p.m.
FOX — Jim Dandy Challenge: From Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
ABC — PLL: Denver vs. Maryland, Columbus, Ohio
MLB BASEBALL
4 p.m.
FS1 — Minnesota at Seattle (4:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Cleveland (7:15 p.m.) OR N.Y. Yankees at Chicago Cubs (7:15 p.m.)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — USL Championship: Louisville at Tampa Bay
WNBA BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Las Vegas at Chicago
3 p.m.
ABC — New York at Phoenix
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Sunday, August 2
AUTO RACING
11:30 a.m.
NBCSN — IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
BIG3 BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Week 7: DMV Trilogy vs. Chicago Triplets, LA Riot vs. Houston Rig Hands, Atlanta
GOLF
7 a.m.
USA — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, Final Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
9 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Portugal Invitational, Final Round, The Els Club Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
Noon
NBC — LPGA Tour: AIG Women’s Open, Final Round, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Rocket Classic, Final Round, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit
3 p.m.
CBS — PGA Tour: Rocket Classic, Final Round, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit
6 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, Final Round, Ogden Golf and Country Club, Ogden, Utah
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
3 p.m.
ABC — PLL: New York vs. California, Columbus, Ohio
LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
10 a.m.
ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Game 1, Greenville, N.C.
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Game 2, Greenville, N.C.
4 p.m.
ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Game 3, Greenville, N.C.
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series: TBD, Game 4, Greenville, N.C.
MLB BASEBALL
3 p.m.
NBCSN — Milwaukee at L.A. Angels (3:15 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Milwaukee at L.A. Angels (3:15 p.m.)
7 p.m.
NBC — Boston at L.A. Dodgers (7:20 p.m.)
PEACOCK — Boston at L.A. Dodgers (7:20 p.m.)
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
9 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: Boston at Denver
WNBA BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
ABC — Indiana at Minnesota
3:30 p.m.
NBC — Los Angeles at Portland
PEACOCK — Los Angeles at Portland
7 p.m.
ESPN — Connecticut at Dallas
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