Weekday Morning Sports – Tuesday, Aug. 23

 

MLB – MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAST NIGHT
CHICAGO CUBS 5, PADRES 1
CUBS 5, PADRES 1, Cubs hit 3 HRs to back Lester in 5-1 win over Padres
The Chicago Cubs got homers from Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Jason Heyward in a 5-1 win over the Padres in San Diego last night. Jon Lester limited the Padres to five hits over six innings. Anthony Rizzo had four hits, with the Cubs now winning six of their last 8 games.

TODAY
Detroit (Sanchez 6-12) at Minnesota (Gibson 5-7), 8:10 p.m. WSJM SPORTS 7:45
Philadelphia (Thompson 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Ranaudo 1-1), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 15-5) at San Diego (Friedrich 4-9), 10:10 p.m.

 

MLB – Strasburg heads to disabled list
BALTIMORE (AP) _ Right-hander Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals has been placed on the disabled list with right elbow soreness. Strasburg, who started the season 15-1, is 0-3 in his past three starts with a 14.66 ERA. This is his second stint on the DL this season as he missed 17 games with an upper-back strain from June 16-July 3.

 

MLB- OAKLAND’S BILLY BUTLER GOES TO C0NCUSSION LIST
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ The Oakland Athletics have fined Billy Butler and Danny Valencia for their clubhouse fight last week at U.S. Cellular Field that wound up with Butler having to go onto the concussion list. The San Francisco Chronicle says the pair got into it over Butler’s comments to an equipment representative with Valencia
slugging Butler in the head

 

MWL – MIDWEST LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAST NIGHT
Dayton 11, Lansing 10
Great Lakes 4, Fort Wayne 3
South Bend 8, West Michigan 2

TONIGHT
Lansing at Dayton, 7:00 p.m.
Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.

 

NFL – Colts sign Cromartie
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The Colts have fortified an injury-filled secondary by signing veteran cornerback Antonio Cromartie. The 10-year veteran spent last season with the Jets. His 31 interceptions is third best among active players.
Starting cornerback Patrick Robinson hurt his groin in Saturday’s loss to Baltimore. Pro Bowl cornerback Vontae Davis is week to week with a sprained ankle.

 

NFL – Siemian gets exhibition start
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) _ Trevor Siemian will start at quarterback for the Broncos when they take on the Rams Saturday in their third exhibition game. He is battling Mark Sanchez for the starting job, with neither having claimed the job outright so far. Coach Gary Kubiak says he will decide next week who will be under center against Carolina for the season opener on Sept. 8.

 

AUTO RACING -Power claims Pocono win
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) _ Will Power continues his end of the season run with a victory at the rain-delayed Indy Car race at Pocono. He held off pole sitter Mikhail Aleshin for his fourth win in the last six races. That has helped him pull to within 22 points of championship standings leader Simon Pagenaud (see-MOHN’ PA’-zheh-noh) with
three races left.

 

NASCAR –
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) _ Kevin Harvick suggests several other NASCAR tracks could do what Bristol Motor Speedway did last weekend, giving the track some extra tackiness by putting down resin to improve grip along the track’s bottom lane. Harvick used that lower groove several times to move past other drivers on his way to winning Sunday night’s Sprint Cup race.

 

SWIMMING – Sponsors drop Ryan Lochte
UNDATED (AP) _ Swimmer Ryan Lochte (LAHK’-tee) has lost four sponsors due to his actions at the just concluded Summer Olympics. Speedo USA announced it is dropping the swimmer over a drunken incident in Rio that he initially described as an armed robbery. Clothier Ralph Lauren has also pulled its support, as have a skin care company and Japanese mattress maker.

 

NBA- NBA D-League to begin regular season on Nov. 11
NEW YORK (AP) The league announced its schedule on Monday. This season features 22 teams, including three NBA-owned expansion teams. The Long Island Nets and Windy City Bulls will make their league debuts on opening night against each other in Chicago. The Greensboro Swarm, owned by the Charlotte Hornets, is the other new franchise.
The Northern Arizona Suns and Salt Lake City Stars have both relocated to the homes of their parent clubs.
The league champion Sioux Falls Skyforce will open the season on Nov. 12 at home against the Stars.
Canton plays Grand Rapids, Maine will play Oklahoma City and Iowa will visit Los Angeles in the other games on opening day.
Each team will play 50 games.

 

NCAA FOOTBALL – MSU’s O’CONNOR NAMED NO.1 QUARTERBACK
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio has named fifth-year senior Tyler O’Connor the Spartans’ No. 1 quarterback.
He has been the favorite to succeed Connor Cook as the starter. O’Connor’s only career start came in an upset of Ohio State last season.

 

UFC-MCGREGOR RECEIVED MEDICAL SUSPENSION FOLLWONG UFC 202
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Conor McGregor has received a medical suspension of up to six months following his five round victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 202. McGregor outpointed Diaz in a bloody, tiring slugfest Saturday and came out with issues in his foot and ankle, including a possible fracture, and also said after the fight that his shin
was sore from landing so many kicks. He hobbled into his post-fight press conference on crutches and needed assistance walking out.
The medical suspensions aren’t uncommon. McGregor can have his waived if he is cleared by an orthopedic doctor. Otherwise, he’s unable to train with contact until Oct. 5 and is suspended from fighting until Oct. 20, when he can be re-evaluated.
Diaz came out of the fight with his face bloodied and swollen but was only issued a 30-day suspension.
McGregor and Diaz both called for a third match between the pair, though UFC has insisted that McGregor first drop down to defend his featherweight title.