MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Guardians 2
Chicago White Sox 10, Colorado Rockies 5
Chicago Cubs 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Tigers 4, Guardians 2 – Cabrera singles, Torkelson and Carpenter homer as Tigers beat Guardians 4-1
Miguel Cabrera singled in his final at-bat at Progressive Field, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter homered, and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Sunday, winning the season series between the teams for the first time since 2015. Torkelson hit a two-run homer in the first off Logan Allen (6-6), his 22nd of the season. The Tigers hit a first-inning home run in three games of the series. Akil Baddoo hit a leadoff homer in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader and Carpenter had a three-run shot Saturday. Carpenter led off the seventh with a homer off Enyel De Los Santos, his 17th. Baddoo had a pinch-hit RBI single later in the inning. Eduardo Rodriguez (9-6) allowed one run and struck out six in 6 2/3 innings for the Tigers, who improved to 7-3 against the Guardians. The teams finish the season with three games in Detroit.
White Sox 10, Rockies 5 – Lenyn Sosa hits 3-run homer as Chicago White Sox rally past Colorado Rockies 10-5
Lenyn Sosa capped Chicago’s seven-run eighth inning with a three-run homer, and the White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 to avoid a sweep. The White Sox used a 14-hit attack to improve to 6-11 in August. Andrew Vaughn had three hits, including his 16th homer. Andrew Benintendi also finished with three hits and scored two runs. After Dylan Cease struggled, Bryan Shaw, Aaron Bummer and Gregory Santos combined for 4 1/3 innings of one-hit relief. Charlie Blackmon homered and tripled for Colorado, which outscored Chicago 25-6 in winning the first two games of the weekend set.
Cubs 4, Royals 3 – Suzuki and Amaya hit solo homers and Cubs beat Royals 4-3
Seiya Suzuki and Miguel Amaya hit solo homers, helping Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3. Chicago, which has a one-game lead fir the NL’s final wild card, won two in a row after losing the series opener. Jordan Lyles became the major leagues’ first 14-game loser as Kansas City fell for the fourth time in five games and dropped to 40-86, better only than Oakland among the 30 major league teams. Hendricks won for the first time since July 25, allowing one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Assad 2-2) at Detroit (Faedo 2-4), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Seattle (Castillo 9-7) at Chicago White Sox (Toussaint 1-5), 8:10 p.m.
MLB – Guardians present Tigers’ slugger Miguel Cabrera with guitar as retirement gift
Cabrera has owned Cleveland’s pitching staff during his career. The Guardians presented the Detroit slugger with a guitar as a retirement gift before his final game at Progressive Field on Sunday in which he batted cleanup for only the second time this season. The guitar, honoring Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame connection, had the name “Miggy,” plus Cabrera’s picture and his No. 24 on the front. Cabrera hit .297 (145-for-488) with 26 homers and 89 RBIs in 126 games at Progressive Field.
MLB – Detroit Tigers release veteran catcher Eric Haase, sign free agent C Carson Kelly
With an eye toward improving their catching in the future, the Detroit Tigers designated veteran Eric Haase for assignment and signed free agent catcher Carson Kelly. Haase has been with Detroit since 2020. The 30-year-old has struggled at the plate, especially against left-handers with just a .129 average. Haase caught the second game of Friday night’s doubleheader before manager A.J. Hinch told him he was being designated. Kelly was released earlier this week by Arizona. The 29-year-old will initially back up Jake Rogers, but Hinch said the both could wind up splitting duties.
MLB – Yankees and Tigers will play in the Little League Classic on Aug. 18 next year
The New York Yankees will play the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 Little League Classic on Aug. 18 at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Detroit will be home team for the game, originally scheduled for Comerica Park, where the teams meet on Aug. 16 and 17. Both teams will attend Little League World Series games on Aug. 18. Major League Baseball began playing in conjunction with the Little League World Series when Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 6-3 in 2017. Philadelphia and Washington play later Sunday.
NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2
Saturday
Jacksonville Jaguars 25, Detroit Lions 7
Indianapolis Colts 24, Chicago Bears 17
Jaguars 25, Lions 7 – Jaguars beat Lions 25-7 in preseason matchup featuring backups on both teams
C.J. Beathard threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Parker Washington late in the first half and the Jacksonville Jaguars went on to beat the Detroit Lions 25-7 on Saturday. Beathard filled in for Trevor Lawrence as most of the starters for both teams watched the preseason game to avoid injuries. Beathard was 12 of 20 for 138 yards. He threw an interception along with the touchdown pass to Washington, a rookie receiver, that put Jacksonville ahead 12-0 at halftime. Teddy Bridgewater was shaky in his Lions debut while surrounded by backups.
Colts 24, Bears 17 – Richardson, Fields sit out as Ehlinger rallies Colts past Bears, 24-17
Sam Ehlinger directed two fourth-quarter touchdown drives and Jake Funk’s late 4-yard TD run gave the Indianapolis Colts a 24-17 comeback victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday night. Neither of the two feature attractions — Bears quarterback Justin Fields or Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson — played. The two coaches — Chicago’s Matt Eberflus and Indianapolis’ Shane Steichen — also opted against using most key players after the teams held two joint practices this week. But Gardner Minshew and Ehlinger, the Colts’ backup quarterbacks, and quarterback Tyson Bagent, Chicago’s undrafted rookie, all played well. Both teams are 1-1.
Tonight
Baltimore Ravens at Washington Commanders, 8:00 p.m.
FIFA – 2023 Women’s World Cup
Yesterday
Women’s World Cup Final
Spain 1, England 0
Spain 1, England 0 – From turmoil to triumph, Spain earns first Women’s World Cup title with a 1-0 win over England
Spain has won the Women’s World Cup for the first time with Olga Carmona’s first-half strike giving La Roja a 1-0 victory over England in the final at Stadium Australia. After the final the player learned of her father’s death, the Spanish soccer federation said. The triumph for Spain avenged a quarterfinal loss to eventual champion England in the European championship last year. La Roja’s first major international trophy also followed a tumultuous preparation for the team and its coach. Now they’re world champions. Spain joins Germany as the only countries to win both men’s and women’s world titles. England’s long wait for another World Cup continues.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Connecticut Sun 79, Chicago Sky 73
Indiana Fever 82, Phoenix Mercury 73
Sun 79, Sky 73 – Alyssa Thomas scores 22, reaches team milestone in Connecticut’s 79-73 victory over Chicago
Alyssa Thomas scored 22 points and moved into second-place on Connecticut’s career scoring list, and the Sun beat the Chicago Sky 79-73 to snap a three-game losing streak. With Connecticut leading by five late in the third quarter, Thomas grabbed a defensive rebound and connected for a three-point play at the other end to pass Asjha Jones (3,336) on the franchise scoring list. Thomas is now at 3,346 — trailing only Nykesha Sales (3,955). Leading 74-66 with about 2 1/2 minutes left, Natisha Hiedeman buried a 3-pointer for Connecticut and DeWanna Bonner added a layup a couple of minutes later, putting the Sun ahead 79-66 with 1:17 remaining. Chicago closed out the scoring with a series of free throws.
Fever 82, Mercury 73 – Mitchell scores 25 points, including personal 13-4 run, and Indiana defeats Phoenix 83-73
Kelsey Mitchell scored 13 of her 25 points in a key fourth-quarter run, Nalyssa Smith added 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix Mercury 83-73. Indiana led for the final 37 1/2 minutes but never by more than 10 points until Mitchell’s personal 13-4 run late in the fourth quarter. With the Fever leading 65-62, Mitchell connected on a layup, back-to-back 3-pointers, a deep 2-pointer and another 3 to give Indiana a 78-66 lead with 1:17 remaining. Erica Wheeler finished off the win with 5-for-6 shooting from the line in the final minute. Mitchell hit 10 of 22 from the field, including 5 of 10 3-pointers, and added four assists. Sophie Cunningham led Phoenix with 18 points.
Golf – PGA – Hovland sets Olympia Fields record with 61 to win BMW Championship
Viktor Hovland had the best round of his career at a good time. He set the course record at Olympia Fields with a 61. That included making seven birdies on the back nine Sunday to rally past Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick. Scheffler still goes to the Tour Championship as the No. 1 seed. Jordan Spieth also is going to East Lake, but just barely. He finished bogey-bogey and needed a late blunder by Denny McCarthy and Sahith Theegala to stay just inside the top 30. Xander Schauffele earned the sixth and final Ryder Cup spot, knocking out Brooks Koepka.
NCAAFB -With super conferences and CFP expansion on horizon, 2023 is the end of an era
Welcome to the final season of college football as we know it. That might sound extreme, but 2023 has an end-of-an-era feel. Texas and Oklahoma are taking their last lap in the Big 12. The Pac-12 is still a Power Five conference. Will it even be a conference in 2024? The College Football Playoff is a four-team event for the last time this year, before tripling in size. Before the maps are redrawn and the stakes are remade, there is one more season to left to appreciate what is being lost — or long for what’s being gained.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
West Michigan Whitecaps 5, South Bend Cubs 0
Lansing Lugnuts 10, Great Lakes Loons 7
Tonight
No games tonight
MHSAA – High School Sports
Today
Boys Soccer
Our Lady of the Lake at Berrien Springs, 6:00 p.m.
Niles at Dowagiac, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Comstock at Hopkins, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Vermontville Maple Valley at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:00 p.m.
Parma Western at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
Harper Creek at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Otsego, 6:00 p.m.
Volleyball
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Niles, Brandywine, Lawton at Vicksburg Round Robin, 4:00 p.m.
Hamilton at Otsego, 6:00 p.m.
Girls Golf
SMAC Jamboree at Lakeshore (Lake Michigan Hills) 9:00 a.m.
Boys Tennis
Lakeshore at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
