MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 3
Toronto Blue Jays 11, Chicago Cubs 4
Red Sox 6, Tigers 3 – Duvall had 4 RBIs that include 3-run homer and Red Sox beat Tigers 6-3 to take series
Adam Duvall had four RBIs that included a three-run homer, Justin Turner added a solo shot and the Boston Red Sox won their series against the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 victory. Trevor Story went 4 for 4 with three doubles and two stolen bases for Boston, Connor Wong had an RBI triple and Duvall added a run-scoring single. Boston went 5-5 on a season-high 10-game homestand and wore their City Connect uniforms of bright yellow and power blue for the seventh straight game, The Red Sox improved to 11-2 in their alternate uniforms this season and 26-6 overall.
Brewers 7, White Sox 3 – Carlos Santana hits 3-run homer as Brewers sweep White Sox 7-3
Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer and Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3 and complete a three-game sweep. Christian Yelich added a two-run single for Milwaukee, which pushed its NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games after the Chicago Cubs fell at Toronto. White Sox starter Dylan Cease gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings. Peralta scattered four hits and struck out six while walking three for his third straight victory.
Blue Jays 11, Cubs 4 – Varsho has 5 RBIs, Ryu gets first win since surgery as Jays avoid sweep, beat Cubs 11-4
Daulton Varsho homered and had five RBIs, Hyun Jin Ryu pitched five innings to win for the first time since returning from elbow surgery, and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Chicago Cubs 11-4. Whit Merrifield had four hits, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBIs and Brandon Belt reached base four times as the Blue Jays used 14 hits to snap a three-game losing streak. The Cubs lost for the seventh time in 25 games. Chicago is 19-10 since the All-Star break and 8-4 in August.
Today
Tigers, Cubs, and White Sox are off
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Washington Mystics 83, Chicago Sky 76
New York Liberty 100, Indiana Fever 89
Mystics 83, Sky 76 – Sykes scores season-high 30 as Mystics beat Sky 83-76, end 3-game losing streak
Brittney Sykes scored a season-high 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting to help the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 83-76 to snap a three-game skid. Sykes added six assists and five steals. Queen Egbo made 7 of 7 from the field and scored 16 points for the Mystics and Tianna Hawkins added 13 points. Washington won for just the second time since an 84-69 victory against the Phoenix Mercury on July 23. Sykes hit a pull-up jumper and then added back-to-back layups to make it 51-45 midway through the third quarter. Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 17 points.
Liberty 100, Fever 89 – Stewart sets WNBA record with 3rd 40-point game this season, Liberty beats Fever 100-89
Breanna Stewart scored 30 of her 42 points in the first half to help the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 100-89 and set a franchise record for wins in a season. New York has won six games in a row and 10 of its last 11. Stewart, who scored 45 points in a 90-73 win over the Fever on May 21 and a 43-point performance against the Phoenix Mercury on July 5, became the first player in WNBA history to score at least 40 points three times in the same season. Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 points and Erica Wheeler 22 to lead Indiana.
NCAAFB – NCAA committee fails to approve deal with Michigan
It is unclear if a four-game suspension Michigan proposed to settle a case involving recruiting violations by football coach Jim Harbaugh will be accepted by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. Michigan received notice earlier this year that the NCAA was investigating impermissible texts and calls — including some by Harbaugh — to high school prospects during part of a pandemic-related dead period for contact with potential recruits. The committee could have approved a suspension for Harbaugh to start the upcoming season. Now, the case could go to a full hearing, which could lengthen the process.
NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 1
Friday
Detroit Lions 21, New York Giants 16
Saturday
Chicago Bears 23, Tennessee Titans 17
Buffalo Bills 23, Indianapolis Colts 19
Lions 21, Giants 16 – Lions beat Giants 21-16 on undrafted rookie Adrian Martinez’s late QB sneak
Adrian Martinez scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 1:51 left to give the Detroit Lions a 21-16 preseason victory over the New York Giants. Graham Gano’s third field goal gave the Giants a 16-14 lead with 7:59 to play. Martinez led the Lions on a 69-yard drive. New York stopped former Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. twice from the 1, but Martinez — an undrafted rookie who had 49 TD runs in 45 college games for Nebraska and Kansas State — dived over the goal line for the score. Tommy DeVito’s desperation pass was intercepted by Brandon Joseph to clinch the win for Detroit.
Bears 23, Titans 17 – Fields throws TD passes to Moore and Herbert as the Bears beat the Titans 23-17
Justin Fields threw touchdown passes to prized newcomer DJ Moore and Khalil Herbert on Chicago’s first two possessions, then watched as the Bears beat the Tennessee Titans 23-17 in the preseason opener. Moore and Herbert turned short passes into sprints to the end zone against a second-string defense after Tennessee’s Malik Willis led the Titans on a 75-yard touchdown drive to start the game. Fields completed all three of his passes for 129 yards. Willis completed 16 of 25 passes for 189 yards with Ryan Tannehill not playing.
Bills 23, Colts 19 – Colts QB Richardson struggles; Bills safety Hamlin shines in Buffalo’s 23-19 preseason win
Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson threw an interception and was unable to generate much offense with his legs either during Indianapolis’ preseason-opening 23-19 loss to the Buffalo Bills in an outing decided by the third-stringers. The Bills, meantime, got an emotional boost with safety Damar Hamlin credited with three tackles over two-plus defensive series in his first competitive game since going into cardiac arrest and being resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2. Trailing 13-10, the Bills went ahead for good with 6:11 left in the third quarter, when Matt Barkley hit Tyrell Shavers for a 22-yard touchdown pass.
NASCAR – McDowell dominates Brickyard 200 for 2nd NASCAR crown jewel victory
Michael McDowell raced to his second NASCAR crown jewel victory Sunday, dominating the Brickyard 200 — and putting himself in the playoffs for the second time in three years. The 38-year-old Arizona driver who has made more than 450 career starts beat Chase Elliott across the yard of bricks by 0.937 seconds in the road-course race that had only one yellow flag. Pole winner Daniel Suarez was third as the regular season winds down. McDowell, also the 2021 Daytona 500 winner, gave Front Row Motorsports its fourth victory. McDowell a career-best 54 laps in the 82-lap race.
Golf – PGA – Glover makes it 2 in a row by winning FedEx Cup opener in a playoff
Lucas Glover is on a roll. One week after a clutch win just to get into the FedEx Cup playoffs, Glover beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff at the St. Jude Championship. He was looking at an early end to his season two weeks ago. Now Glover is up to No. 4 in the FedEx Cup and assured a spot in the Tour Championship. He made one clutch putt after another to stay in the game and shot 69. Cantlay shot a 64. But in the playoff, Cantlay’s tee shot found the water. Glover won it with a par.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan Whitecaps 4, Great Lakes Loons 3
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 11, Lansing Lugnuts 6
Lake County Captains 7, South Bend Cubs 6 – Game 1
Lake County Captains 6, South Bend Cubs 3 – Game 2
Tonight
No games today
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Boys Tennis
Jennison Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
St. Joseph, Battle Creek Lakeview, Zeeland West, Jenison
Girls Golf
Lakeshore at Edwardsburg, 9:00 a.m.
