MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 4 – 11 Innings
Tigers and White Sox were off
Blue Jays 5, Cubs 4 – F/11 – Jansen homers, drives in winner in 11th as Jays beat Cubs
Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and singled home the winning run in the 11th as the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a four-run deficit to defeat the Chicago Cubs 5-4. Jansen connected off Erich Uelmen for his 11th homer, then won it with a base hit to left field against Mark Leiter Jr. that scored Matt Chapman from second base and ended Toronto’s three-game skid. Toronto tied it 4-all in the eighth when Cavan Biggio hit a two-out double off Manuel Rodríguez and scored on Chapman’s single. The Cubs put runners at second and third with two outs in the 11th but Yimi Garcia struck out P.J. Higgins.
Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-6) at Toronto (Gausman 9-9), 7:07 p.m.
Seattle (Kirby 5-3) at Detroit (Manning 1-1), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50
Kansas City (Singer 7-4) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-7), 8:10 p.m.
MLB – Cubs put Sampson, Steele on restricted list, add Little
The Chicago Cubs have put right-hander Adrian Sampson and left-hander Justin Steele on the restricted list before their game at Toronto. Foreign nationals who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 aren’t allowed to enter Canada, save for limited exceptions that require a 14-day quarantine. Unvaccinated baseball players are placed on the restricted list, where they are not paid and do not accrue major league service time. Chicago added left-hander Brendon Little to begin the three-game series Monday night. Little was 3-3 with a 4.15 ERA in 29 relief appearances at Triple-A Iowa, recording one save in two chances.
MLB – MLB players’ association trying to unionize minor leaguers
The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition. The players’ association says it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. While the average major league salary is above $4 million, players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 a week during the six-month season. Signed cards from 30% of the estimated 5,000 to 6,500 minor leaguers would allow the union to file a petition to the National Labor Relations Board asking for an authorization election.
Tennis – US Open – Serena Williams not done yet; wins 1st match at US Open
Serena Williams has won her match in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams beat Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam champion who turns 41 next month and has said she is ready to move on from her playing days. After her victory Monday night, Williams said she has been intentionally vague about whether the U.S. Open will be her last tournament — and wants to keep it that way. She will play again Wednesday in the second round of singles against No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit.
Tennis – US Open – US Open champs Medvedev, Murray win; Ukrainian stuns Halep
Daniil Medvedev had an easy start to his U.S. Open title defense, beating Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. Simona Halep had another early exit, this time in a memorable first tour-level win for Ukrainian Daria Snigur, who upset the No. 7 seed 6-2, 0-6, 6-4. The top-seeded Medvedev looked just as strong as he did in sweeping past Novak Djokovic in last year’s final for his first major title. Andy Murray was another early winner, 10 years after winning the first of his three Grand Slam titles in Flushing Meadows. He beat No. 24 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
IIHF – US set for hockey showdown with Canada after routing Swiss
The United States has warmed up for its group showdown with Canada by blitzing Switzerland 9-0 at the world women’s ice hockey championship in Denmark. The U.S. matched Canada with 3-0 records. Their Group A closer on Tuesday is also in Herning. It is expected to be a preview of the final on Sunday. Czechia also improved to its record to 3-0 after dominating winless Germany 6-0 in Group B. Finland got its first win at Japan’s expense by 9-3. Sweden confirmed a top-two place behind the Czechs after beating Hungary 3-2 in its second consecutive shootout win.
NCAAFB – Harbaugh plans to start McNamara, McCarthy in opening games
Jim Harbaugh has decided to start Big Ten championship-winning quarterback Cade McNamara when No. 8 Michigan opens its season Saturday at home against Colorado State. Harbaugh has chosen to give J.J. McCarthy the Wolverines’ first snap when they host Hawaii the following week. McNamara started every game last season as a junior, leading Michigan to a win over rival Ohio State for the first time in a decade and to its first Big Ten title since 2004. McCarthy played in 11 games last year as a highly touted freshman.
NCAAFB – All-America OL Patterson questionable for Irish at No. 2 OSU
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman says offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson is questionable for the fifth-ranked Fighting Irish’s opener against No. 2 Ohio State. Patterson has been dealing with an injury to his right foot for about two weeks, but Freeman did expect the fifth-year senior to practice this week. Patterson was one of the best centers in the country last year for Notre Dame and a preseason All-American. He was listed as the starter at left guard on the Irish’s first depth chart of the season.
NCAAFB – Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud: ‘I barely touched my potential’
C.J. Stroud was an untested freshman trying to win the starting quarterback job at Ohio State at this time last year. The 20-year-old California native is now a Heisman Trophy favorite as the 2022 season opens and is already projected to be a first-round NFL draft pick next year. He wants to win a national championship before he moves on. He knows Ohio State has the offensive fire power to do it. Stroud’s confidence and more vocal leadership displayed in the summer and in preseason camp impressed his teammates, who voted him a captain.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Tonight
West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics
Tonight
Volleyball
Lake Michigan College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 6:30 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Boys Soccer
St. Joseph 7, Battle Creek Central 0
Watervliet 4, Constantine 0
Delton-Kellogg 2, Schoolcraft 0
Volleyball
St. Joseph 3, Paw Paw 0
Our Lady of the Lake 3, Bangor 0
Today
Boys Soccer
Michigan Lutheran at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m.
South Haven at Holland Black River, 6:00 p.m.
Marshall at Edwardsburg, 6:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Dowagiac at Three Rivers, 5:00 p.m.
Portage Central at Grand Rapids Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Byron Center Zion Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Volleyball
St. Joseph, Buchanan, River Valley at Coloma quad, 5:00 p.m.
Benton Harbor at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet Grace Christian at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Comstock at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Lakeshore at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Swimming and Diving
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.
Bridgman/Lakeshore at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
