MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Seattle Mariners 2, Detroit Tigers 0
Chicago White Sox 8, Atlanta Braves 1
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago Cubs 5
Mariners 2, Tigers 0 – Miller strong in return from injury and Raleigh homers as Mariners top Tigers 2-0
Bryce Miller tossed five sharp innings in his return from the injured list, Cal Raleigh hit his 12th home run and the Seattle Mariners avoided a three-game sweep with a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Seattle got back to .500 with 70 games left in the regular season, but it was an overall disappointing weekend coming out of the All-Star break for the Mariners. Miller had been sidelined since leaving his June 30 start against Tampa Bay with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. The rookie right-hander scattered five hits, struck out three and relied more than usual on his secondary pitches. Matt Brash, Justin Topa, Andrés Muñoz and Paul Sewald combined to allow only one hit over the final four innings.
White Sox 8, Braves 1 – Cease wins for 1st time in almost 2 months as White Sox cool off Braves 8-1
Dylan Cease won for the first time in nearly two months, Luis Robert Jr. had four hits that included a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox beat Atlanta 8-1 to stop the Braves’ streak of 11 consecutive series wins. Cease (4-3) had eight straight no-decisions since beating Cleveland on May 23, the most within a season in White Sox history. He allowed one run and three hits in five innings. Matt Olson had a run-scoring single in the third, increasing his NL-leading RBIs total to 77. Reynaldo López, Aaron Bummer and Jesse Scholtens finished a five-hitter.
Red Sox 11, Cubs 5 – Yoshida hits a grand slam and drives in 6 as the Red Sox rout the Cubs 11-5 behind Crawford
Masataka Yoshida hit a grand slam and a two-run triple, powering Kutter Crawford and the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 blowout over the Chicago Cubs. Rafael Devers and pinch-hitter Triston Casas also homered for the surging Red Sox, who have won seven of eight. Crawford allowed one hit in six shutout innings. He struck out nine. Yoshida launched the second grand slam of his rookie season in Boston’s five-run fifth against All-Star lefty Justin Steele. Rob Refsnyder had an RBI single. Yoshida added a two-run triple in the seventh and a single in the ninth.
Tonight
Washington (Gore 4-7) at Chicago Cubs (Smyly 7-6), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Manning 3-1) at Kansas City (Lyles 1-11), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45
White Sox are off (Next Game: Tuesday at New York Mets at 7:05 p.m.)
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Saturday
2023 WNBA All-Star Game, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas
Team Stewart 143, Team Wilson 127
Tennis – Alcaraz beats Djokovic in 5 to win Wimbledon for a second Grand Slam trophy
Carlos Alcaraz has ended Novak Djokovic’s 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon by beating him 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in an engaging, back-and-forth final to win his first championship at the All England Club. Alcaraz’s victory gave him his second Grand Slam trophy overall. The No. 1-ranked Alcaraz prevented Djokovic from what would have been a record-tying eighth title, and fifth in a row, at the grass-court tournament. Djokovic also was kept from claiming his 24th career major. Alcaraz is a 20-year-old from Spain who became the third-youngest male champion at Wimbledon. The age gap between the two was the widest in any men’s Slam final since 1974.
Tennis – Djokovic rues his missed chances after losing Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic lost on Centre Court at Wimbledon for the first time in 10 years and he has some regrets about it. There was that tiebreaker pretty early in the men’s final when the 36-year-old Serb was one point from taking a two-sets-to-none lead over Carlos Alcaraz. And then there was that missed volley on break point early in the fifth set with all the momentum at that stage going the seven-time Wimbledon champion’s way. Djokovic ended up losing 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in a high-energy and highly entertaining championship match. Djokovic says “I had my chances. I think I could have closed out that second-set tiebreaker better.”
NFL – Titans landing 3-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins, AP source says
The Tennessee Titans hope they’ve filled their major need at wide receiver with three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. A person familiar with the agreement said Sunday the Titans have agreed on a two-year deal worth $26 million with incentives that could push that to $32 million. The Titans had the advantage of being the first NFL team Hopkins visited after his release by Arizona in May. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Hopkins hasn’t signed the contract. Hopkins would immediately boost a receiving group for a team whose head coach had more career NFL touchdown catches than anyone currently on the roster.
MLS – Lionel Messi introduced by Inter Miami and Major League Soccer
Lionel Messi has met his new fans at Inter Miami. An event billed as “The Unveil” was Sunday night at the team’s stadium in Fort Lauderdale. It came one day after Messi, Major League Soccer and Inter Miami finalized his signing through the 2025 season. It’s the start of a busy week of events for Messi with his new club. His first official training session is Tuesday and he is expected to play Friday in a Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul.
Olympics – Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to Paris
Boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics in a modest gym located in the heart of Kyiv despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside. Lysenko nearly won an Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021 but her training routine this time has been disrupted by the war in Ukraine. Lysenko says “it’s stifling. It probably doesn’t allow me to feel at peace.” The 31-year-old Lysenko has sacrificed almost 10 years of her life for the sport but her chances of competing in Paris remain uncertain because of the possible participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Golf – PGA – McIlroy birdies last 2 holes to win Scottish Open, beating MacIntyre by 1
Rory McIlroy finally is a winner in Scotland. McIlroy birdied the last two holes in whipping wind for a 68 to beat Robert MacIntyre by one shot in the Scottish Open. They delivered a great finish at The Renaissance Club. MacIntyre hit 3-wood from the rough on the 18th to 4 feet for birdie and a 64. McIlroy birdied the par-3 17th to catch him. And on the final hole, McIlroy hit 2-iron to 10 feet for birdie. The win gives McIlroy a boost going to the British Open next week at Royal Liverpool.
Golf – PGA – British Open has an old course with a new finish at Royal Liverpool
For an old course, Royal Liverpool offers a new finish. Players began arriving Sunday for the British Open. Only 38 players in the field were at Hoylake in 2014. And only nine players competed at Royal Liverpool in 2006 and 2014. The big change is at the end. The par-3 15th is now the longest par 5 in Open history. What used to be No. 15 is now the par-3 17th, except it goes in the opposite direction. Cameron Young did his best to take it all in after his long flight. He was runner-up last year at St. Andrews.
Golf – LPGA – Grant wins first LPGA title at Dana Open, beating Corpuz by 3 shots
Linn Grant has won her first LPGA Tour title after an outstanding start to her career in Europe. The Swede endured a charge from U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz and closed with a 3-under 68 for a three-shot victory in the Dana Open in Sylvania, Ohio. The 24-year-old Grant has five victories in Europe but didn’t play in the United States until this year because she is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Grant took a six-shot lead into the final round and closed it out after Corpuz got within two on the back nine. She finished at 21-under 263 at Highland Meadows.
NBASL – NBA Summer League – Las Vegas
Yesterday
Detroit Pistons 100, Indiana Pacers 85
End NBA Summer League 2023
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 10, Great Lakes Loons 9
Quad Cities River Bandits 5, South Bend Cubs 4
West Michigan Whitecaps 4, Lansing Lugnuts 2
Tonight
No games tonight
