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If you're homophobic you might not want to listen to this episode or hate-listen helps with my streams.   Brittany G is fairly healed from her time in a Russian Penal colony.  The absolute absurdity of the hardcore trafficking sentence for CBD oil. But straight and gay alike want the love that drove Cherelle Griner to get in the President grill about #freeBrittany until she walked off that plane. She looks bright and healthy in the above image but I like her better with her locs. I am spending downtime watching when certain Real Housewives Franchises went left. Too funny Gizzy's book from Potomac fame and when they ran first Monique and now Candace off the show was around Season 6. s reading and commenting on Pop Culture and Unreality TV… Full Episodes and Notes are available! Click here to peruse! Check Out Snippets of the show on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FeliciaBaxter_TNFroIsReading   Subscribe monthly on Anchor.fm  Patreon ,  Podbean, or  Deezer!   Become a Melanated Nerd on Podbean or Patron by clicking https://linktr.ee/tnfroisreading to subscribe and listen to all Premium content  

This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn remembers Tee Arnold, a Black trans man who was murdered in Florida. In politics, Democrats introduced a resolution that aligned with the “Day of No Silence” to advocate for inclusion in schools. In culture & entertainment, two lesbian judges make history with their appointments. Brittney & Cherrelle Griner are expecting their first child. The Chicago Pride parade is being scaled back & hip hop legend DJ Mister Cee passes away. Let's go!   00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast  00:38 - Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502  00:58 - Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66  2:58 - Queer News headlines 3:33 - We remember Tee Arnold, a Black trans man who was murdered in Florida 4:57 - Democrats show support for the “Day of No Silence” 8:05 - Vibes! is a trans and nonbinary music showcase on Sunday, May 19th at 3PM. For more info, https://tractionpnw.org/vibes-2024/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/1367166427313428 8:54 - Subscribe to our YouTube channel, https://youtube.com/@e3radio  9:31 - Promote your business on the Queer News podcast. Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm  9:55 - Two lesbian judges make history with their appointments  11:22 - Brittney Griner & her wife Cherrelle are expecting their first child 12:36 - The Chicago Pride parade is being scaled back 13:44 - Hip hop legend DJ Mister Cee passes away 16:30 - Anna's Got a Word  

On this episode I drop the NEW theme song “The Long Run” by LoyalTee!! I talk about taking healthy breaks and how that affects prison relationships, Xtra updates, The Cocktail of the Day, HerStory on Cherelle Griner, episode updates, Shoutouts and my On a Serious Notes questions. Become a Patreon of Wedlock Chronicles https://www.patreon.com/wedlockchronicles?fan_landing=true   To support and stand with Mathew Baker PLEASE click the link to sign his petition! https://chng.it/sgmMkpdsv2   FOLLOW the shows social media platforms:  IG @wedlockchroniclespodcast   Twitter @wedlockpodcast  FB Wedlock Chronicles Podcast  Email: wedlockchroniclespodcast@gmail.com   PLEASE join of FedUp Wives Support Group   FB: FedUpWives Organization  Email: fedupwives.org@gmail.com  Website: https://wedlockchroniclespodcast.blog  Wedlock Chronicles Shop: https://WedlockChroniclesPodcast.com YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@wedlockchroniclespodcast  This podcast is brought to you by 1329 Media & Production Co. Nvious Behavior Music Group, XTRA Ent, RTBrand LLC, FedUp Wives LLC   Theme Song “The Long Run” By @ItzLoyalTee Executive Producer/ Engineer/ Writer/Host: Rasheeda Johnson-Duffy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wedlockchronicles/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wedlockchronicles/support

When the morning news broke to the world that WNBA Star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia, it brought the invasion against Ukraine up close and personal to the Black community. The WNBA Star, age 32 at the time, was detained in Russia on February 17, 2022, for allegedly possessing cannabis oil in her luggage after arriving in Moscow from New York City. Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, along with a host of celebrity friends like Lebron James, pressured the Biden Administration to bring Griner back home, adding an international spotlight to her case. On August 4, 2022, she was sentenced to nine years in prison following weeks of a long trial. Black America poured out their frustrations on social media criticizing President Biden's slow efforts to negotiate her release with Russian President, Vladimir Putin as there were concerns of her personal safety given that she was both black and lesbian. Griner's case was even more complicated given that her negotiation was during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. More importantly, how would Griner's prisoner swap affect U.S. national security? In this episode, Alexanderia Haidara talks with Dr. Nola Haynes to discuss the implications of Griner's case, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the geopolitical shifts with China. Dr. Nola Haynes ⁠Dr. Nola Haynes⁠ is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. She is an academic, policy writer, and advocate. Her interests center on emerging threats, WMD in space, strategic competition, and intersectionality. Recently, Dr. Nola was named one of the top 50 leaders in national security and foreign affairs by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Diversity in National Security (DINSN). She is the former Director of the West Coast chapter of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS) and sits on several boards, including the Women's Caucus for the International Studies Association communications team (WCIS), Foreign Policy board for the American Political Science Association (APSA), and ISA West. She is a Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA) member and an alumnus of the WestExec Advisors mentoring program. As a Pacific Council on International Policy member, Dr. Nola works as an Ops Coordinator to help resettle Afghan allies with Evacuate Our Allies (EOA) and is a policy advocate for the Afghan Adjustment Act. Dr. Nola has over ten years of experience working in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is a proud New Orleans native. Donate and follow Black Professionals in International Affairs at ⁠⁠⁠www.iabpia.org⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠.

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This week, Hallie celebrates Women's History Month with a game all about… eh, you can read the title, it speaks for itself. We also delve into discussions of poets, pop music, and science history!2:14: Q1 (Arts & Literature): What English poet known best for the sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” was in love with, and married, another English poet whose surname she took while also keeping her maiden name?6:28: Q2 (Sports & Games): In 2019, Brittney Griner married Cherelle Watson, who then changed her name to Cherelle Griner.  Griner plays for which WNBA team, located in Arizona?12:07: Q3 (Times & Places): What was Princess Diana's maiden name, which was recently the title of a biopic about her starring Kristen Stewart?21:53: Q4 (Movies & TV): Although Lucille Ball did not take her husband's surname in real life, her I Love Lucy character did.  What were the last names of her first husband in real-life and her fictional husband?27:23: Q5 (Everything Else): What scientist who studied chromosomes and who is still the only woman to receive an unshared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, was originally born Eleanor, but her parents changed it because Eleanor was deemed too “feminine” and “delicate” for her?34:01: Q6 (Music): Gloria Estefan (nee Fajardo) met her husband Emilio Estefan Jr. in 1975 and joined his Florida-based band, which two years later became what band known for the hits “Conga” and “Words Get in the Way”?Theme music: "Thinking it Over" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY 2.0E-Mail: quizandhers@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quizandhers/Twitter: https://twitter.com/quizandhersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quizandhers/Body Count Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-count/id1445765613

At the beginning of 2023 we do a full 2022 recap so y'all remember what we're not going to do in 2023. We welcome Founder of E3 Radio, Anna DeShawn, to identify highlights, lowlights and everything in between. Starting with MJ Rodriguez historical win at the Golden Globes, the entirety of Brittney Griner's time in Russia and so much more. 2022 Shoutouts:Shana:   Brittney Griner and her family. Hoping for peace, love and patience in her next steps.Kris: Cherelle Griner for her strength and poise to raise awareness and work to bring Brittney Griner home.  Anna: Brittney Griner's story anchored queer news this year and a second shoutout for Cherelle Griner's grace throughout the process. Email us for advice at badqueerspodcast@gmail.com or DM on InstagramFollow us @badqueerspod on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Tik TokLove our soundtrack? Check out Siena Liggins: @sienaligginsLike us? Love us? Leave a review

On this episode of #CarefreeBlackGirl Podcast we catch y'all up on the latest in pop culture including Britney Griner coming home, #JusticeforMegan, Keke Palmer's pregnancy and more! Our CareFreeBlackGirl of the week is Cherelle Griner! Wife of Phoenix Mercury star Britney Griner, Cherelle was vaulted to the international spotlight during Britney's Russian incarceration. Cherelle led the charge to #FreeBritney and in December helped secure her release alongside the President, Vice President, Secretary Blinken. (Starts at 6:45) GIRL - Is the segment where we talk about all the latest happenings in culture. (Starts at 11:04) #JusticeForMegan   She was shot  L.A. vs Daystar Kelsey's lies - marriage to 1501 Affiliate Media treatment  KeKe Palmer Pregnant  Rihanna unveils baby pictures  Favorite moments of 2022 BOPS (Starts at 45:30) SZA - SOS  FTCU - Latto feat. Glorilla   GET FREE (Starts at 1:06:44) When you let go of what you think will happen, you give yourself permission to see what happens—and that openness and self-trust can unlock so many doors. This is what therapists call “giving yourself permission” Question for group —As the year comes to a close - what are some things you girls are giving yourself permission for in 2023? GIRLS TO WATCH (Starts at 1:20:36) Lola Brooke - Don't Play Wit It  OUTRO  Tune in w/ us every other Tuesdays and hashtag #CareFreeBlackGirl to stay engaged with the conversation. Follow the hosts on Twitter; DJ Candy Raine - @mycandyraine Rebellious Kiana - @RebelliousKiana Nika - @dopeitsnika BrandNameShay - @BrandNameShay Follow the Podcast on Twitter @CFBGPod Produced by Quanna Engineered & Executively Produced by Wize Grazette

Cherelle Griner makes first social media post since Brittney Griner returned home. PEOPLE's Dave Quinn breaks down all of the twists and turns from the season two finale of The White Lotus. We look at the trailer for part two of the Harry & Meghan docuseries. The Golden Globe nominations are out and PEOPLE's Breanne Heldman and Entertainment Weekly's Dave Karger talk predictions, snubs and the award show's complicated history. For these stories and more, head to PEOPLE.com. Follow on Instagram: Janine Rubenstein - @janinerube Dave Quinn - @ninedaves Breanne Heldman - @breannenyc Dave Karger - @davekarger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now for the news. Britney Griner was wrongfully detained for 294 days. Now she's home. I've been waiting to make the “Brittney is on her way home” video for so long. It just felt like it was never going to come. So often, we don't have the happy ending. So often we are left with tragedy, go fund me's, and unsolved cases. But this time is different. This time she came home to her wife. Yes. Yes. Let's go.  00:00 - Welcome & Intro 01:23 - Queer News Goes Weekly 01:52 - Top Stories This Week  02:13 - Intro Music by Aina Bre'Yon 02:53 - Cherelle Griner 03:51 - BG Comes Home 05:06 - Lost & Found for Podcasters 05:48 - How We Got Here 09:15 - The Fight to Bring BG Home 09:45 - Bill Richardson 10:06 - Swap Criticisms 12:59 - Anna Has a Word 14:47 - Outro 

YOU MUST CELEBRATE Brittney Griner being released and NOT THINK about Who we GAVE UPPresident Joe Biden had already personally informed Cherelle Griner that her wife was being released from Russian detention when aides arrived with more news: Brittney Griner was now securely out of Russia – and on the telephone.“It's Joe Biden,” the president said when the call was patched through. “Welcome, welcome home!”Nearly ten months after Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport, the jubilant moment in the Oval Office on Thursday amounted to the culmination of prolonged, frustrating negotiations and one painful decision that left another detained American disappointed and wondering what his fate may be.Ad FeedbackIn conversations across an array of government channels, Russian officials were clear with their American counterparts: they would release Griner – and only Griner – in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer nicknamed the “merchant of death.”Because of the matter's exceedingly high profile, it was certain those conditions had been set by Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, one US official said.Despite Biden's attempts to link Griner's case to that of Paul Whelan, a former US Marine arrested on espionage charges in 2018 and sentenced to 16 years in prison two years later, it became plain recently that Putin would not budge.“The choice was bringing Brittney Griner home right now, or bringing no one home right now,” one senior administration official said.Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he is 'disappointed' that more has not been done to secure his releaseWith winter approaching at the penal colony where Griner was being held, Biden faced a singularly presidential decision. Welcoming Griner home would fulfill a promise and end the nightmare endured by her and her family.But any victory would be tempered by the inability to secure Whelan's freedom and inevitable blowback over the release of one the most prolific arms dealers of the past decades.The situation was complicated further when senior law enforcement officials, angry at the prospect of releasing a notorious figure it had taken years to capture and alarmed by the precedent Bout's release would set, raised strong objections.Biden took the deal.“Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones and – and she should have been there all along,” the president said from the Roosevelt Room, where he was joined by Griner's wife. “This is a day we've worked toward for a long time.”Moments earlier in Abu Dhabi, Griner had stepped from h- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/politics/biden-griner-whelan-decision/index.htmlSupport the show

WNBA star is heading home after she was released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner has been in a Russian jail for nearly ten months. Her wife, Cherelle Griner, thanked President Biden and said the “most important emotion” she has right now is “just sincere gratitude.” John Kirby is the White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications. He tells Anderson Cooper how the deal came together to get Griner home. Plus, CNN Royal Correspondent Max Foster gives AC360 a look at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series and how the British royal family is reacting.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner early today in a dramatic prisoner exchange, as the US released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden but carried a heavy price. “She's safe, she's on a plane, she's on her way home,” Biden said from the White House, where he was accompanied by Griner's wife, Cherelle, and administration officials. The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad. Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist whose months-long imprisonment on drug charges brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees. Biden's authorisation to release a Russian felon once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death” underscored the escalating pressure that his administration faced to get Griner home, particularly after the recent resolution of her criminal case and her subsequent transfer to a penal colony. The Russian Foreign Ministry also confirmed the swap, saying in a statement carried by Russian news agencies the exchange took place in Abu Dhabi and that Bout had been flown home. Russian and US officials had conveyed cautious optimism in recent weeks after months of strained negotiations, with Biden saying in November he was hopeful that Russia would engage in a deal now the midterm elections were completed. A top Russian official said last week a deal was possible before year's end. Even so, the fact the deal was a one-for-one swap was a surprise given US officials had for months expressed their determination to bring home both Griner and Paul Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive jailed in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges that his family and the US government has said are baseless. “We've not forgotten about Paul Whelan,” Biden said. “We will keep negotiating in good faith for Paul's release.” Whelan's brother David said in a statement he was “so glad” for Griner's release but also disappointed for his family. He credited the White House with giving the Whelan family advance notice and said he did not fault officials for making the deal. “The Biden Administration made the right decision to bring Ms Griner home, and to make the deal that was possible, rather than waiting for one that wasn't going to happen,” he said. In releasing Bout, the US freed a former Soviet Army lieutenant colonel whom the Justice Department once described as one of the world's most prolific arms dealers. Bout, whose exploits inspired a Hollywood movie, was serving a 25-year sentence on charges that he conspired to sell tens of millions of dollars in weapons that US officials said were to be used against Americans. The Biden administration was ultimately willing to exchange Bout if it meant Griner's freedom. The detention of one of the greatest players in WNBA history contributed to a swirl of unprecedented public attention for an individual detainee case — not to mention intense pressure on the White House. Griner's arrest in February made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad. Her status as an openly gay black woman, locked up in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community, infused racial, gender and social dynamics into her legal saga and made each development a matter of international importance. Her case not only brought unprecedented publicity to the dozens of Americans wrongfully detained by foreign governments, but it also emerged as a major inflection point in US-Russia diplomacy at a time of deteriorating relations prompted by Moscow's war against Ukraine. The exchange was carried out despite deteriorating relations between the powers. But the imprisonment of Americans produced a rare diplomatic opening, yielding the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow — a phone call between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — in more than five months. In an extraordinary move during otherwise secret negotiations, Blinken revealed publicly in July that the US had made a “substantial proposal” to Russia for Griner and Whelan. Though he did not specify the terms, people familiar with it said the US had offered Bout. Such a public overture drew a chiding rebuke from the Russians, who said they preferred to resolve such cases in private, and carried the risk of weakening the US government's negotiating hand for this and future deals by making the administration appear too desperate. But the announcement was also meant to communicate to the public that Biden was doing what he could and to ensure pressure on the Russians. Cherelle Griner, Brittney Griner's wife, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday about the prisoner swap, with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo / AP Besides the efforts of US officials, the release also followed months of back-channel negotiations involving Bill Richardson, the former US ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage talks, and his top deputy, Mickey Bergman. Griner was arrested at the Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February when customs officials said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage. She pleaded guilty in July, though still faced trial because admitting guilt in Russia's judicial system does not automatically end a case. She acknowledged in court that she possessed the canisters, but said she had no criminal intent and said their presence in her luggage was due to hasty packing. Before being sentenced on August 4 and receiving a punishment her lawyers said was out of line for the offence, an emotional Griner apologised “for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought on them.” She added: “I hope in your ruling it does not end my life.” Her supporters had largely stayed quiet for weeks after her arrest, but that approach changed in May once the State Department designated her as unlawfully detained. A separate trade, Marine veteran Trevor Reed for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot convicted in the US in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, spurred hope that additional such exchanges could be in the works. Whelan has been held in Russia since December 2018. The US government also classified him as wrongfully detained. He was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison. Whelan was not included in the Reed prisoner swap, escalating pressure on the Biden administration to ensure that any deal that brought home Griner also included him. - Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller, APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an exclusive interview on “The View,” Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle Griner responds to Russia denying her appeal, saying that it left her in “complete disbelief” and why she says “there's no other way for me to see it except the fact that this is political.” In Hot Topics, the co-hosts react to prosecutors calling the attack against Paul Pelosi targeted, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Wild Card Round – Best of three Today Wild Card Playoffs – Best of Three Tampa Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at St. Louis (Quintana 6-7), 2:07 p.m. Seattle (Castillo 8-6) at Toronto (Manoah 16-7), 4:07 p.m. San Diego (Darvish 16-8) at New York (Scherzer 11-5), 8:07 p.m. MLB – Detroit Tigers wrap disappointing season with new executive The Detroit Tigers head into the offseason after finishing 66-96 this year, the third-worst record in the American League. The franchise spent a lot of money entering the season to bolster the rotation and lineup and didn’t get much for it. Shortstop Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract, hit .238 with 17 homers, 67 RBIs and 147 strikeouts. Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez also struggled. The Tigers did play .500 baseball over the final two months and that included wininng nine of 10 games at one point. NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Indianapolis Colts 12, Denver Broncos 9 – OT Colts 12, Broncos 9 – OT – Colts grind out 12-9 win over Broncos in injury-filled game Stephon Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland Sutton in the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 5 to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Gilmore also intercepted Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin’s tying field goal. McLauglin connected from 47 yards 4:10 into overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history that pitted quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each, but it featured zero touchdowns. The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to running back Melvin Gordon, then threw incomplete over the middle. Sunday Detroit Lions at New England Patriots, 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Lions, Patriots looking to bounce back from 1-3 starts Scoring points hasn’t been an issue for the Detroit Lions this season, but it hasn’t translated into many victories. The New England Patriots are reeling for a different reason and could use a victory just as bad as the teams prepare to match up this week. Through four weeks, the Lions are averaging an NFL-high 35 points and a league-high 437 yards per game. But even 45 points was wasn’t enough to beat Seattle at Ford Field last week to drop Detroit to 1-3. New England is also 1-3 and is looking at the prospect of having its third starting quarterback in three weeks with Mac Jones nursing a tender ankle and Brian Hoyer going on injured reserve with a concussion . If they’re out, rookie Bailey Zappe will make his first career start. NFL – Justin Fields, mired Bears offense looking for positives Although Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and receiver Darnell Mooney connected on a big pass play last week for the first time, they’re not expecting an immediate breakthrough in the team’s offense. Heading into a game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Bears remain focused on the process of building their overall attack and not simply evaluating Fields, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy says. Still, with an offense last in passing and next-to-last in yardage, and only two touchdowns in their last 32 possessions, the Bears (2-2) have work to do to be competitive on a weekly basis. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Tonight Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 6 Tonight – Big Ten Nebraska at Rutgers, 7:00 p.m. Saturday (4) Michigan at Indiana, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. (3) Ohio Sta te at Michigan State, 4:00 p.m. (16) BYU vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.                at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas NCAAFB – Wolverines look to start another win streak over Indiana Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh knows the score. A 24-game winning streak over Indiana ended when the Wolverines last traveled to Bloomington. Coach Tom Allen’s teams had given Harbaugh all sorts of headaches even before the game two years ago. Now, though, with No. 4 Michigan pursuing a second straight Big Ten title and what it hopes will be a second consecutive playoff berth, the Wolverines want to turn up the pressure when they visit the Hoosiers on Saturday. NCAAFB – No. 3 Ohio State heavy favorite at Michigan State No. 3 Ohio State faces its first road test of the season Saturday at struggling Michigan State. The heavily favored Buckeyes are on a roll, averaging 55.7 points per game in their last four contests. They have won six straight games against Michigan State and 15 of the last 18 matchups between the two schools. The Spartans have lost three consecutive games, including 27-13 last week at Maryland. It’s Mel Tucker’s longest losing streak during his three-year tenure as Michigan State’s head coach. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Draymond Green apologizes for fight with teammate Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star forward Draymond Green apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during practice. Poole practiced Thursday while Green didn’t. Myers said any potential discipline would be handled internally. Myers said he doesn’t anticipate Green missing any games for Wednesday’s altercation. The Athletic first reported the scuffle, saying Green struck Poole. Myers said “space is good” regarding Green not practicing and going home after he addressed the team. Green was previously suspended for one game in 2018 after a confrontation with teammate Kevin Durant.   WNBA – Brittney Griner at ‘weakest moment’ in Russia, her wife says WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. That’s according to her wife, Cherelle Griner, who told “CBS Mornings” in an interview aired Thursday that Brittney Griner is afraid of being forgotten by the U.S. Brittney Griner was convicted Aug. 4 after Russian police found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Her defense lawyers said Griner had been prescribed cannabis for pain. Cherelle Griner said she fears her wife could be moved to a Russia labor camp. Golf – LIV – World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points The Official World Golf Ranking won’t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year. The ranking board has denied a request to immediately add Saudi-funded LIV Golf to the MENA Tour schedule. The OWGR says the MENA Tour did not give it sufficient notice and there would not be time to finish the review ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok that starts Friday or the event in Saudi Arabia next week. There are only two LIV Golf events left so some players will be out of the top 50 and find a tough road back to the majors. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 1 Kellogg Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Football Benton Harbor 14, Dowagiac 12                             (Tigers 4-3, 2-1) (Chieftains 1-6, 0-4) Game was moved to last night at the last minute and with limited fan attendance. Boys Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 4, Mattawan 3 – Shootout              SMAC Championship Game St. Joseph 3, Gull Lake 1                                         SMAC 3rd place game Battle Creek lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Central 2         SMAC 5th place game Portage Northern 4, Lakeshore 3                            SMAC 7th place game Other soccer games Bangor 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Berrien Springs 3, Comstock 2 Vicksburg 9, Brandywine 1 Bridgman 4, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball Brandywine 3, Benton Harbor 0 Dowagiac 3, Berrien Springs 0 Holland 3, South Haven 0 Niles 3, Paw Paw 0 Edwardsburg 3, Otsego 0 Three Rivers 3, Sturgis 2 Centreville 3, Comstock 0 Tonight Football – All games start at 7:00 SMAC St. Joseph (5-1) at Lakeshore (3-3) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-4) at Mattawan (2-4) Portage Central (2-4) at Portage Northern (3-3) Kalamazoo Central (0-6) at Battle Creek Central (5-1) Wolverine Paw Paw (3-3) at Niles (2-4)     at Dowagiac Otsego (0-6) at Edwardsburg (5-1) Three Rivers (4-2) at Sturgis (4-2) Plainwell (3-3) at Vicksburg (3-3) Lakeland Buchanan (5-1) at Brandywine (4-2) Berrien Springs (5-1) off SAC Watervliet (4-2) at South Haven (1-5) Parchment (3-3) at Allegan (3-3) Constantine (5-1) at Kalamazoo United (3-3) Galesburg-Augusta (1-5) at Saugatuck (2-4) Lawton (5-1) at Schoolcraft (4-2) Southwest 10 White Pigeon (3-3) at Cassopolis (0-6) Centreville (6-1) 2, Comstock (1-6) 0 – Forfeit Non-Conference Decatur (4-2) at Delton-Kellogg (4-2) 8-Man Football Lawrence (3-3) at Bridgman 60 Wyoming Lee (0-6) at Eau Claire (4-2) Bloomingdale (0-6) at Gobles (4-2) Bangor (2-4) at Mendon (4-2) GR Northpointe Chr. (6-0) at Fennville (3-3) Wyoming Tri-Unity (3-3) at Martin (5-1) Concord (4-2) at Marcellus (4-2) Saturday 8-Man Football Twin Cities (1-5) at Red Arrow (2-4), 11:00 a.m.     at River Valley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Wild Card Round – Best of three Today Wild Card Playoffs – Best of Three Tampa Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at St. Louis (Quintana 6-7), 2:07 p.m. Seattle (Castillo 8-6) at Toronto (Manoah 16-7), 4:07 p.m. San Diego (Darvish 16-8) at New York (Scherzer 11-5), 8:07 p.m. MLB – Detroit Tigers wrap disappointing season with new executive The Detroit Tigers head into the offseason after finishing 66-96 this year, the third-worst record in the American League. The franchise spent a lot of money entering the season to bolster the rotation and lineup and didn’t get much for it. Shortstop Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract, hit .238 with 17 homers, 67 RBIs and 147 strikeouts. Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez also struggled. The Tigers did play .500 baseball over the final two months and that included wininng nine of 10 games at one point. NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Indianapolis Colts 12, Denver Broncos 9 – OT Colts 12, Broncos 9 – OT – Colts grind out 12-9 win over Broncos in injury-filled game Stephon Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland Sutton in the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 5 to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Gilmore also intercepted Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin’s tying field goal. McLauglin connected from 47 yards 4:10 into overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history that pitted quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each, but it featured zero touchdowns. The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to running back Melvin Gordon, then threw incomplete over the middle. Sunday Detroit Lions at New England Patriots, 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Lions, Patriots looking to bounce back from 1-3 starts Scoring points hasn’t been an issue for the Detroit Lions this season, but it hasn’t translated into many victories. The New England Patriots are reeling for a different reason and could use a victory just as bad as the teams prepare to match up this week. Through four weeks, the Lions are averaging an NFL-high 35 points and a league-high 437 yards per game. But even 45 points was wasn’t enough to beat Seattle at Ford Field last week to drop Detroit to 1-3. New England is also 1-3 and is looking at the prospect of having its third starting quarterback in three weeks with Mac Jones nursing a tender ankle and Brian Hoyer going on injured reserve with a concussion . If they’re out, rookie Bailey Zappe will make his first career start. NFL – Justin Fields, mired Bears offense looking for positives Although Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and receiver Darnell Mooney connected on a big pass play last week for the first time, they’re not expecting an immediate breakthrough in the team’s offense. Heading into a game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Bears remain focused on the process of building their overall attack and not simply evaluating Fields, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy says. Still, with an offense last in passing and next-to-last in yardage, and only two touchdowns in their last 32 possessions, the Bears (2-2) have work to do to be competitive on a weekly basis. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Tonight Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 6 Tonight – Big Ten Nebraska at Rutgers, 7:00 p.m. Saturday (4) Michigan at Indiana, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. (3) Ohio Sta te at Michigan State, 4:00 p.m. (16) BYU vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.                at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas NCAAFB – Wolverines look to start another win streak over Indiana Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh knows the score. A 24-game winning streak over Indiana ended when the Wolverines last traveled to Bloomington. Coach Tom Allen’s teams had given Harbaugh all sorts of headaches even before the game two years ago. Now, though, with No. 4 Michigan pursuing a second straight Big Ten title and what it hopes will be a second consecutive playoff berth, the Wolverines want to turn up the pressure when they visit the Hoosiers on Saturday. NCAAFB – No. 3 Ohio State heavy favorite at Michigan State No. 3 Ohio State faces its first road test of the season Saturday at struggling Michigan State. The heavily favored Buckeyes are on a roll, averaging 55.7 points per game in their last four contests. They have won six straight games against Michigan State and 15 of the last 18 matchups between the two schools. The Spartans have lost three consecutive games, including 27-13 last week at Maryland. It’s Mel Tucker’s longest losing streak during his three-year tenure as Michigan State’s head coach. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Draymond Green apologizes for fight with teammate Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star forward Draymond Green apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during practice. Poole practiced Thursday while Green didn’t. Myers said any potential discipline would be handled internally. Myers said he doesn’t anticipate Green missing any games for Wednesday’s altercation. The Athletic first reported the scuffle, saying Green struck Poole. Myers said “space is good” regarding Green not practicing and going home after he addressed the team. Green was previously suspended for one game in 2018 after a confrontation with teammate Kevin Durant.   WNBA – Brittney Griner at ‘weakest moment’ in Russia, her wife says WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. That’s according to her wife, Cherelle Griner, who told “CBS Mornings” in an interview aired Thursday that Brittney Griner is afraid of being forgotten by the U.S. Brittney Griner was convicted Aug. 4 after Russian police found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Her defense lawyers said Griner had been prescribed cannabis for pain. Cherelle Griner said she fears her wife could be moved to a Russia labor camp. Golf – LIV – World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points The Official World Golf Ranking won’t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year. The ranking board has denied a request to immediately add Saudi-funded LIV Golf to the MENA Tour schedule. The OWGR says the MENA Tour did not give it sufficient notice and there would not be time to finish the review ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok that starts Friday or the event in Saudi Arabia next week. There are only two LIV Golf events left so some players will be out of the top 50 and find a tough road back to the majors. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 1 Kellogg Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Football Benton Harbor 14, Dowagiac 12                             (Tigers 4-3, 2-1) (Chieftains 1-6, 0-4) Game was moved to last night at the last minute and with limited fan attendance. Boys Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 4, Mattawan 3 – Shootout              SMAC Championship Game St. Joseph 3, Gull Lake 1                                         SMAC 3rd place game Battle Creek lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Central 2         SMAC 5th place game Portage Northern 4, Lakeshore 3                            SMAC 7th place game Other soccer games Bangor 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Berrien Springs 3, Comstock 2 Vicksburg 9, Brandywine 1 Bridgman 4, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball Brandywine 3, Benton Harbor 0 Dowagiac 3, Berrien Springs 0 Holland 3, South Haven 0 Niles 3, Paw Paw 0 Edwardsburg 3, Otsego 0 Three Rivers 3, Sturgis 2 Centreville 3, Comstock 0 Tonight Football – All games start at 7:00 SMAC St. Joseph (5-1) at Lakeshore (3-3) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-4) at Mattawan (2-4) Portage Central (2-4) at Portage Northern (3-3) Kalamazoo Central (0-6) at Battle Creek Central (5-1) Wolverine Paw Paw (3-3) at Niles (2-4)     at Dowagiac Otsego (0-6) at Edwardsburg (5-1) Three Rivers (4-2) at Sturgis (4-2) Plainwell (3-3) at Vicksburg (3-3) Lakeland Buchanan (5-1) at Brandywine (4-2) Berrien Springs (5-1) off SAC Watervliet (4-2) at South Haven (1-5) Parchment (3-3) at Allegan (3-3) Constantine (5-1) at Kalamazoo United (3-3) Galesburg-Augusta (1-5) at Saugatuck (2-4) Lawton (5-1) at Schoolcraft (4-2) Southwest 10 White Pigeon (3-3) at Cassopolis (0-6) Centreville (6-1) 2, Comstock (1-6) 0 – Forfeit Non-Conference Decatur (4-2) at Delton-Kellogg (4-2) 8-Man Football Lawrence (3-3) at Bridgman 60 Wyoming Lee (0-6) at Eau Claire (4-2) Bloomingdale (0-6) at Gobles (4-2) Bangor (2-4) at Mendon (4-2) GR Northpointe Chr. (6-0) at Fennville (3-3) Wyoming Tri-Unity (3-3) at Martin (5-1) Concord (4-2) at Marcellus (4-2) Saturday 8-Man Football Twin Cities (1-5) at Red Arrow (2-4), 11:00 a.m.     at River Valley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Wild Card Round – Best of three Today Wild Card Playoffs – Best of Three Tampa Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at St. Louis (Quintana 6-7), 2:07 p.m. Seattle (Castillo 8-6) at Toronto (Manoah 16-7), 4:07 p.m. San Diego (Darvish 16-8) at New York (Scherzer 11-5), 8:07 p.m. MLB – Detroit Tigers wrap disappointing season with new executive The Detroit Tigers head into the offseason after finishing 66-96 this year, the third-worst record in the American League. The franchise spent a lot of money entering the season to bolster the rotation and lineup and didn’t get much for it. Shortstop Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract, hit .238 with 17 homers, 67 RBIs and 147 strikeouts. Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez also struggled. The Tigers did play .500 baseball over the final two months and that included wininng nine of 10 games at one point. NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Indianapolis Colts 12, Denver Broncos 9 – OT Colts 12, Broncos 9 – OT – Colts grind out 12-9 win over Broncos in injury-filled game Stephon Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland Sutton in the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 5 to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Gilmore also intercepted Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin’s tying field goal. McLauglin connected from 47 yards 4:10 into overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history that pitted quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each, but it featured zero touchdowns. The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to running back Melvin Gordon, then threw incomplete over the middle. Sunday Detroit Lions at New England Patriots, 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Lions, Patriots looking to bounce back from 1-3 starts Scoring points hasn’t been an issue for the Detroit Lions this season, but it hasn’t translated into many victories. The New England Patriots are reeling for a different reason and could use a victory just as bad as the teams prepare to match up this week. Through four weeks, the Lions are averaging an NFL-high 35 points and a league-high 437 yards per game. But even 45 points was wasn’t enough to beat Seattle at Ford Field last week to drop Detroit to 1-3. New England is also 1-3 and is looking at the prospect of having its third starting quarterback in three weeks with Mac Jones nursing a tender ankle and Brian Hoyer going on injured reserve with a concussion . If they’re out, rookie Bailey Zappe will make his first career start. NFL – Justin Fields, mired Bears offense looking for positives Although Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and receiver Darnell Mooney connected on a big pass play last week for the first time, they’re not expecting an immediate breakthrough in the team’s offense. Heading into a game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Bears remain focused on the process of building their overall attack and not simply evaluating Fields, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy says. Still, with an offense last in passing and next-to-last in yardage, and only two touchdowns in their last 32 possessions, the Bears (2-2) have work to do to be competitive on a weekly basis. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Tonight Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 6 Tonight – Big Ten Nebraska at Rutgers, 7:00 p.m. Saturday (4) Michigan at Indiana, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. (3) Ohio Sta te at Michigan State, 4:00 p.m. (16) BYU vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.                at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas NCAAFB – Wolverines look to start another win streak over Indiana Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh knows the score. A 24-game winning streak over Indiana ended when the Wolverines last traveled to Bloomington. Coach Tom Allen’s teams had given Harbaugh all sorts of headaches even before the game two years ago. Now, though, with No. 4 Michigan pursuing a second straight Big Ten title and what it hopes will be a second consecutive playoff berth, the Wolverines want to turn up the pressure when they visit the Hoosiers on Saturday. NCAAFB – No. 3 Ohio State heavy favorite at Michigan State No. 3 Ohio State faces its first road test of the season Saturday at struggling Michigan State. The heavily favored Buckeyes are on a roll, averaging 55.7 points per game in their last four contests. They have won six straight games against Michigan State and 15 of the last 18 matchups between the two schools. The Spartans have lost three consecutive games, including 27-13 last week at Maryland. It’s Mel Tucker’s longest losing streak during his three-year tenure as Michigan State’s head coach. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Draymond Green apologizes for fight with teammate Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star forward Draymond Green apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during practice. Poole practiced Thursday while Green didn’t. Myers said any potential discipline would be handled internally. Myers said he doesn’t anticipate Green missing any games for Wednesday’s altercation. The Athletic first reported the scuffle, saying Green struck Poole. Myers said “space is good” regarding Green not practicing and going home after he addressed the team. Green was previously suspended for one game in 2018 after a confrontation with teammate Kevin Durant.   WNBA – Brittney Griner at ‘weakest moment’ in Russia, her wife says WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. That’s according to her wife, Cherelle Griner, who told “CBS Mornings” in an interview aired Thursday that Brittney Griner is afraid of being forgotten by the U.S. Brittney Griner was convicted Aug. 4 after Russian police found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Her defense lawyers said Griner had been prescribed cannabis for pain. Cherelle Griner said she fears her wife could be moved to a Russia labor camp. Golf – LIV – World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points The Official World Golf Ranking won’t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year. The ranking board has denied a request to immediately add Saudi-funded LIV Golf to the MENA Tour schedule. The OWGR says the MENA Tour did not give it sufficient notice and there would not be time to finish the review ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok that starts Friday or the event in Saudi Arabia next week. There are only two LIV Golf events left so some players will be out of the top 50 and find a tough road back to the majors. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 1 Kellogg Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Football Benton Harbor 14, Dowagiac 12                             (Tigers 4-3, 2-1) (Chieftains 1-6, 0-4) Game was moved to last night at the last minute and with limited fan attendance. Boys Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 4, Mattawan 3 – Shootout              SMAC Championship Game St. Joseph 3, Gull Lake 1                                         SMAC 3rd place game Battle Creek lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Central 2         SMAC 5th place game Portage Northern 4, Lakeshore 3                            SMAC 7th place game Other soccer games Bangor 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Berrien Springs 3, Comstock 2 Vicksburg 9, Brandywine 1 Bridgman 4, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball Brandywine 3, Benton Harbor 0 Dowagiac 3, Berrien Springs 0 Holland 3, South Haven 0 Niles 3, Paw Paw 0 Edwardsburg 3, Otsego 0 Three Rivers 3, Sturgis 2 Centreville 3, Comstock 0 Tonight Football – All games start at 7:00 SMAC St. Joseph (5-1) at Lakeshore (3-3) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-4) at Mattawan (2-4) Portage Central (2-4) at Portage Northern (3-3) Kalamazoo Central (0-6) at Battle Creek Central (5-1) Wolverine Paw Paw (3-3) at Niles (2-4)     at Dowagiac Otsego (0-6) at Edwardsburg (5-1) Three Rivers (4-2) at Sturgis (4-2) Plainwell (3-3) at Vicksburg (3-3) Lakeland Buchanan (5-1) at Brandywine (4-2) Berrien Springs (5-1) off SAC Watervliet (4-2) at South Haven (1-5) Parchment (3-3) at Allegan (3-3) Constantine (5-1) at Kalamazoo United (3-3) Galesburg-Augusta (1-5) at Saugatuck (2-4) Lawton (5-1) at Schoolcraft (4-2) Southwest 10 White Pigeon (3-3) at Cassopolis (0-6) Centreville (6-1) 2, Comstock (1-6) 0 – Forfeit Non-Conference Decatur (4-2) at Delton-Kellogg (4-2) 8-Man Football Lawrence (3-3) at Bridgman 60 Wyoming Lee (0-6) at Eau Claire (4-2) Bloomingdale (0-6) at Gobles (4-2) Bangor (2-4) at Mendon (4-2) GR Northpointe Chr. (6-0) at Fennville (3-3) Wyoming Tri-Unity (3-3) at Martin (5-1) Concord (4-2) at Marcellus (4-2) Saturday 8-Man Football Twin Cities (1-5) at Red Arrow (2-4), 11:00 a.m.     at River Valley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Playoffs – Wild Card Round – Best of three Today Wild Card Playoffs – Best of Three Tampa Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at St. Louis (Quintana 6-7), 2:07 p.m. Seattle (Castillo 8-6) at Toronto (Manoah 16-7), 4:07 p.m. San Diego (Darvish 16-8) at New York (Scherzer 11-5), 8:07 p.m. MLB – Detroit Tigers wrap disappointing season with new executive The Detroit Tigers head into the offseason after finishing 66-96 this year, the third-worst record in the American League. The franchise spent a lot of money entering the season to bolster the rotation and lineup and didn’t get much for it. Shortstop Javier Báez, signed to a $140 million contract, hit .238 with 17 homers, 67 RBIs and 147 strikeouts. Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez also struggled. The Tigers did play .500 baseball over the final two months and that included wininng nine of 10 games at one point. NFL – National Football League – Week 5 Last Night Indianapolis Colts 12, Denver Broncos 9 – OT Colts 12, Broncos 9 – OT – Colts grind out 12-9 win over Broncos in injury-filled game Stephon Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland Sutton in the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 5 to give the Indianapolis Colts a 12-9 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Gilmore also intercepted Wilson’s pass in the fourth quarter to help set up Chase McLauglin’s tying field goal. McLauglin connected from 47 yards 4:10 into overtime to give the Colts (2-2-1) the lead in the first game in NFL history that pitted quarterbacks with at least four Pro Bowl appearances each, but it featured zero touchdowns. The Broncos (2-3) decided against a tying chip-shot field goal by Brandon McManus, and Wilson lined up in the shotgun next to running back Melvin Gordon, then threw incomplete over the middle. Sunday Detroit Lions at New England Patriots, 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Lions, Patriots looking to bounce back from 1-3 starts Scoring points hasn’t been an issue for the Detroit Lions this season, but it hasn’t translated into many victories. The New England Patriots are reeling for a different reason and could use a victory just as bad as the teams prepare to match up this week. Through four weeks, the Lions are averaging an NFL-high 35 points and a league-high 437 yards per game. But even 45 points was wasn’t enough to beat Seattle at Ford Field last week to drop Detroit to 1-3. New England is also 1-3 and is looking at the prospect of having its third starting quarterback in three weeks with Mac Jones nursing a tender ankle and Brian Hoyer going on injured reserve with a concussion . If they’re out, rookie Bailey Zappe will make his first career start. NFL – Justin Fields, mired Bears offense looking for positives Although Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and receiver Darnell Mooney connected on a big pass play last week for the first time, they’re not expecting an immediate breakthrough in the team’s offense. Heading into a game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Bears remain focused on the process of building their overall attack and not simply evaluating Fields, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy says. Still, with an offense last in passing and next-to-last in yardage, and only two touchdowns in their last 32 possessions, the Bears (2-2) have work to do to be competitive on a weekly basis. NHL – National Hockey League – Preseason Last Night Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 Tonight Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 6 Tonight – Big Ten Nebraska at Rutgers, 7:00 p.m. Saturday (4) Michigan at Indiana, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. (3) Ohio Sta te at Michigan State, 4:00 p.m. (16) BYU vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.                at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas NCAAFB – Wolverines look to start another win streak over Indiana Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh knows the score. A 24-game winning streak over Indiana ended when the Wolverines last traveled to Bloomington. Coach Tom Allen’s teams had given Harbaugh all sorts of headaches even before the game two years ago. Now, though, with No. 4 Michigan pursuing a second straight Big Ten title and what it hopes will be a second consecutive playoff berth, the Wolverines want to turn up the pressure when they visit the Hoosiers on Saturday. NCAAFB – No. 3 Ohio State heavy favorite at Michigan State No. 3 Ohio State faces its first road test of the season Saturday at struggling Michigan State. The heavily favored Buckeyes are on a roll, averaging 55.7 points per game in their last four contests. They have won six straight games against Michigan State and 15 of the last 18 matchups between the two schools. The Spartans have lost three consecutive games, including 27-13 last week at Maryland. It’s Mel Tucker’s longest losing streak during his three-year tenure as Michigan State’s head coach. NBA – National Basketball Association – Preseason Tonight Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. Detroit Pistons at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Draymond Green apologizes for fight with teammate Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star forward Draymond Green apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during practice. Poole practiced Thursday while Green didn’t. Myers said any potential discipline would be handled internally. Myers said he doesn’t anticipate Green missing any games for Wednesday’s altercation. The Athletic first reported the scuffle, saying Green struck Poole. Myers said “space is good” regarding Green not practicing and going home after he addressed the team. Green was previously suspended for one game in 2018 after a confrontation with teammate Kevin Durant.   WNBA – Brittney Griner at ‘weakest moment’ in Russia, her wife says WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. That’s according to her wife, Cherelle Griner, who told “CBS Mornings” in an interview aired Thursday that Brittney Griner is afraid of being forgotten by the U.S. Brittney Griner was convicted Aug. 4 after Russian police found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Her defense lawyers said Griner had been prescribed cannabis for pain. Cherelle Griner said she fears her wife could be moved to a Russia labor camp. Golf – LIV – World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points The Official World Golf Ranking won’t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year. The ranking board has denied a request to immediately add Saudi-funded LIV Golf to the MENA Tour schedule. The OWGR says the MENA Tour did not give it sufficient notice and there would not be time to finish the review ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok that starts Friday or the event in Saudi Arabia next week. There are only two LIV Golf events left so some players will be out of the top 50 and find a tough road back to the majors. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Volleyball Kalamazoo Valley Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 1 Kellogg Community College 3, Southwestern Michigan College 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Football Benton Harbor 14, Dowagiac 12                             (Tigers 4-3, 2-1) (Chieftains 1-6, 0-4) Game was moved to last night at the last minute and with limited fan attendance. Boys Soccer SMAC Tournament Portage Central 4, Mattawan 3 – Shootout              SMAC Championship Game St. Joseph 3, Gull Lake 1                                         SMAC 3rd place game Battle Creek lakeview 4, Kalamazoo Central 2         SMAC 5th place game Portage Northern 4, Lakeshore 3                            SMAC 7th place game Other soccer games Bangor 3, Michigan Lutheran 2 Berrien Springs 3, Comstock 2 Vicksburg 9, Brandywine 1 Bridgman 4, Coloma 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Parchment 2 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Volleyball Brandywine 3, Benton Harbor 0 Dowagiac 3, Berrien Springs 0 Holland 3, South Haven 0 Niles 3, Paw Paw 0 Edwardsburg 3, Otsego 0 Three Rivers 3, Sturgis 2 Centreville 3, Comstock 0 Tonight Football – All games start at 7:00 SMAC St. Joseph (5-1) at Lakeshore (3-3) Battle Creek Lakeview (1-4) at Mattawan (2-4) Portage Central (2-4) at Portage Northern (3-3) Kalamazoo Central (0-6) at Battle Creek Central (5-1) Wolverine Paw Paw (3-3) at Niles (2-4)     at Dowagiac Otsego (0-6) at Edwardsburg (5-1) Three Rivers (4-2) at Sturgis (4-2) Plainwell (3-3) at Vicksburg (3-3) Lakeland Buchanan (5-1) at Brandywine (4-2) Berrien Springs (5-1) off SAC Watervliet (4-2) at South Haven (1-5) Parchment (3-3) at Allegan (3-3) Constantine (5-1) at Kalamazoo United (3-3) Galesburg-Augusta (1-5) at Saugatuck (2-4) Lawton (5-1) at Schoolcraft (4-2) Southwest 10 White Pigeon (3-3) at Cassopolis (0-6) Centreville (6-1) 2, Comstock (1-6) 0 – Forfeit Non-Conference Decatur (4-2) at Delton-Kellogg (4-2) 8-Man Football Lawrence (3-3) at Bridgman 60 Wyoming Lee (0-6) at Eau Claire (4-2) Bloomingdale (0-6) at Gobles (4-2) Bangor (2-4) at Mendon (4-2) GR Northpointe Chr. (6-0) at Fennville (3-3) Wyoming Tri-Unity (3-3) at Martin (5-1) Concord (4-2) at Marcellus (4-2) Saturday 8-Man Football Twin Cities (1-5) at Red Arrow (2-4), 11:00 a.m.     at River Valley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cherelle Griner drops BOMBSHELL! Brittney Griner could go to a CONCENTRATION CAMP if appeal fails! Make Sure You Subscribe on Podcast & YouTube! Make Sure You Subscribe on Podcast! Available on Google Podcast, Spotify, Castbox, Apple Podcasts (ITunes): https://anchor.fm/blackandwhitesports Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/blackandwhitesports/subscribe The podcast is all about the world of sports news, sports reactions, and the games. Website: www.blackandwhitenetwork.com Get your MERCH here: https://teespring.com/stores/blackandwhitesports Use Promo Code "USAFIRST" for 25% off any of the merch! After Pay Now Available! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackandwhitenetwork/support

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  VALUE FOR VALUE Thank you to the Bowl After Bowl Episode 191 Executive Producers: HeyCitizen, johnnypautceed, harvhat, Sharky, SircussMedia, SeeDubs, SoaringSatoshis, Carolyn Blaney, Boo-Bury, Boolysteed, SirVo, SirSeatSitter, Fletcher, NetNed, Wiirdo, NA Millennial, RevCyberTrucker Intro/Outro: Frontiers - MONIN ON CHAIN, OFF CHAIN, COCAINE, SHITSTAIN NudePodcastApps.com / mempool.space / KC Bitcoiners October 6, 2022 Beers with Bitcoiners October 23, 2022 Bitcoin Block Party  Boosting issues on Fountain? Email oscar@fountain.fm TOP THREE 33 33 senators call for Hunter Biden special counsel, cite DOJ 'politicization' Rodent attacks reported in 33 villages (Northeast India) 33 protesters injured in Iran following death of hijab victim COOF ME CAN'T GET COOF AGAIN 33 new cases: Himachal Pradesh (India), Manipur 33 deaths: Nova Scotia Uncontrolled spread of COVID in 33 Navajo communities BEHIND THE CURTAIN Biden meets with Cherelle Griner, Elizabeth Whelan (sister) Russia reportedly ignoring US trade offer Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova says Russia is ready to negotiate (VIDEO) Karine Jean Pierre September 15, 2022 White House Press Briefing (VIDEO) National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on September 20 Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta's written answers to Senator questions regarding the  2022 National Drug Control Strategy Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency asks for White House permission to begin requiring banks to report new information about their weed biz accounts Apple iPhone Health update lets users search for pot and pharmaceutical interactions **SirVo shared this chart Teddy Gentry, Alabama bass player, arrested on misdemeanor possession Alabama pregnant woman incarcerated for three months because she admitted to smoking pot the day she found out she was pregnant Arkansas Secretary of State issues declaration legalization initiative is insufficient to appear on November ballot California Gov. Newsom signs CARE Court bill into law and 10 pot bills Idaho law banning sale of pet products containing hemp and CBD goes into effect November 1 Iowa court rules using out-of-state medical cards is not a valid defense Wichita, Kansas City Council likely to decriminalize pot, fentanyl test strips Minnesota medical pot company sues state for right to sell edibles recreationally Missouri Rep. Ron Hicks files revised Marijuana Freedom Act Nevada judge rules Board of Pharmacy's refusal to remove pot from Schedule I is unconstitutional North Dakota Department of Health accused of misleading voters by omitting projected tax revenue of legalization measure in their fiscal note Oklahoma legalization ballot faces four challenges -- 2 concern validity of sigs (two rejected) FIRST TIME I EVER... Bowlers called in to discuss the First Time They Ever lost the game. Next week, we want to hear about the First Time YOU Ever played a video game. FUCK IT, DUDE. LET'S GO BOWLING. Miami Beach considers paying bounty for iguanas Semitruck carrying sex toys loses its load on Oklahoma highway Trail of slime leads German customs to bags of giant snails Raccoon brought into Maddock (ND) bar prompts rabies warning U-Haul repossess couple's rental believing it was abandoned, dumps belongings Mummified remains found in bathtub of burglarized Arizona home Nursing home worker fired over OnlyFans content Tow truck called to transport 400-pound alligator captured in Houston Social Security error lists alive man as dead - causing paperwork nightmare School bus driver allowed man to board and threaten child; both men arrested

Hey Identifier, https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-entertainment-sports-only-on-ap-brittney-griner-eab2338c18eab0fe600507eb6eb68093 #breaking #BrittneyGriner #wnba WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed, Cherelle Griner said Monday. The couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner's arrest in Russia, where she remains jailed. That was to have changed Saturday, when a long-awaited call was to have finally taken place after getting Russian government approval. But the day came and went without any contact, leaving an anguished Cherelle Griner to wonder what went wrong and to suspect at least initially that Russian authorities had thwarted the call. Leave us a Voice Mail or Support https://anchor.fm/the-identity-booth/message https://anchor.fm/the-identity-booth/support Sub to the channel here https://www.twitch.tv/theidentitybooth Donate https://streamlabs.com/projecteto/tip The Goal: Try to Identify with you as you try to Identify with me. Find Heero here: https://linktr.ee/the_identity_Booth outro Hey Baby (Produced By Melv) Take Care --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-identity-booth/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-identity-booth/support

This week we discuss R. Kelly being ordered to undergo sexual disorder treatment, Cherelle Griner, wife of imprisoned WNBA star protecting her mental health during trial, Randy Cox paralysed by while being transported in police van by New Haven police in Connecticut/police shooting of Jayland Walker, Rhode Island State Senator Tiara Mack twerking on TikTok

  VALUE FOR VALUE Thank you to the Bowl After Bowl Episode 175 Executive Producers: NA Millennial, Pheonix, PhoneBoy, Sir Paul, harvhat, SeeDubs, NetNed, toke tester, Carolyn Blaney, N4VX, Fletcher, CSB We celebrated 7/10 with a Bowls With Buds featuring Sir A00110001Sauce aka DJ Zoon! Intro: Hello - OMFG Check out the @BoostBot leaderboard! Bowl After Bowl Sphinx Tribe ON CHAIN, OFF CHAIN, COCAINE, SHITSTAIN KC Bitcoiners Casa 7/14 KC BTC Meetup: Brady Swenson: The (Many) Use Cases of Bitcoin 5 million sat Ring of Fire #8 balanced! Ring of Fire #9 is recruiting TOP THREE 33 Biden's Approval Hits 33 Percent; Democrats Want 2024 Options, Poll Shows Death toll in Russia's missile attack on Chasiv Yar rises to 33 Truck driver sentenced to federal prison for smuggling 26 people in locked refrigerated trailer set to 33 degrees Kuje jailbreak: Buhari government declares 33 Boko Haram terrorists wanted 33 acres of Hana coastline (on Maui) added to permanent protection zone 33 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings, 1 dead WHY YOU COUGHING? IS YOU DA POLICE? 33 new cases: Erode district (India) Only 33% of eligible 60-plus given third dose in Maharashtra Ontario reporting 101 monkeypox cases, up from 33 two weeks ago 500 couples derailed by virus get mass 're-wedding' in New York BEHIND THE CURTAIN Brittney Griner earns "supermax salary" of $227,000 Biden and Kamala called Cherelle Griner last Wednesday Brittney Griner pleads guilty Russia says it's difficult exchanging prisoners with US, tells Washington to stop talking about Gritney Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson expected to travel to Moscow to work on securing Gritney's release (Video) July 7, 2022 White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre NY Daily News editorial board urges Biden to bring Brittney home Al Sharpton wants Biden Admin to arrange for him to visit Brittney Cherelle Griner appeared on Sharpton's Keepin It Real (VIDEO) Sharpton's press conference BG honored at WNBA All-Star Game Laura Ingraham Angle: United States of Fear National Cannabis Laboratory Council white paper on standardized, national testing -- 2013 study Determination of Pesticide Residues in Cannabis Smoke Pensions & Investments ran a piece about weed companies seeking legal protections to offer 401(k)s Arkansas could see legalization on the November ballot Federal grand jury indicts two men on charges of attempting to bribe California city official to protect their illegal growing operation FDA helped surveil Hawaiian CBD retail store later raided by law enforcement Illinois hit with 11 new lawsuits challenging cannabiz license application process US Court of Appeals issues stay on judge's injunction blocking Nebraska officials from enforcing geographic requirements for ballot initiative signatures Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana turn in "well over" 90,000 signatures New Jersey medical sales tax removed July 1 New Approach North Dakota submits legalization signatures Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws submitted signatures to the Secretary of State this week Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 331 protecting banks, credit unions, and insurers from doing business with legal weed companies Elgin, Texas City Council votes to put decriminalization on November ballot instead of enacting reform immediately Charlotte's Web Holdings full-spectrum CBD extract approved by the UK's Food Standards Agency METAL MOMENT This week, The RevCyberTrucker brings us CROWD CONTROL by SUMO CYCO. FIRST TIME I EVER... Bowlers called in to tell us about the First Time They Ever went to a hibachi grill. Next week, we want to hear about the First Time YOU Ever had phone sex. FUCK IT, DUDE. LET'S GO BOWLING. Jacksonville, Florida man arrested for killing neighbor's rooster Oklahoma man kills friend because they summoned Bigfoot to kill him Florida man tries to flee deputies on a riding law mower Dive team retrieves ring from Boston river California woman fakes cancer, forges notes to avoid prison Woman driving on Kansas highway notices snake slithering on her windshield Ohio tree struck by lightning burns from the inside Pregnant Texas woman cited for HOV violation says fetus should count as passenger Scientists find rare tree thought to be extinct in Texas Family found living with weapons in Nevada children's museum

In this episode hosts Kristal High-Taylor and Breon Wells discuss the Russian detainment of WNBA star, Brittney Griner.  Griner, who has been in Russian custody since February, recently plead guilty to bringing cannabis-derived oil cartridges to Russia, saying she had done so by accident. 

WNBA star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges and now faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison. At Griner's hearing on Thursday, the 6-foot-9 center was led into the courtroom handcuffed and dressed in a red t-shirt with red pants. She was also seen clutching a water bottle as well as a printed photo of her wife, Cherelle Griner. Instagram Hardtalk79 Anchor.fm https://anchor.fm/red-pill-man https://cash.app/$HARDTRADIO Feel free to donate if you feel to do so and like the content. If you have any current event stories or videos that you want me to cover hit me up at Redpillman1988@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/red-pill-man/support

A family spokesperson says 8-year-old Cooper Roberts is in critical but stable condition after he was shot in the chest and suffered a severed spinal cord during the Highland Park mass shooting on July 4. At least seven people have died and dozens more were wounded. Katie Goldstein, a loving mother and wife, was murdered while at the Independence Day parade with her daughter. Her husband Craig Goldstein tells Anderson Cooper the kind of mom, partner and person his wife was and said she “always had a smile on her face” because “that's what was in her heart.” Plus, two-time U.S. Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court. The U.S. State Department has classified the WNBA star as wrongfully detained as she faces up to 10 years in prison. CNN's Abby Phillip recently sat down with Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, the night before the trial began. Abby joins AC360 to give details about Griner's decision to plead guilty and what will happen next in her trial. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Joe Biden to respond Brittney Griner's letter for HELP after getting CRUSHED by Cherelle Griner!

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 – 10 Innings Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 Tigers 8, Guardians 2 – Cabrera makes case for All-Star Game, Tigers sweep Guardians Miguel Cabrera had three RBIs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-2. It was Detroit’s first four-game sweep of Cleveland since 2013. Cabrera also moved past Dave Winfield into a tie for 17th with Rafael Palmeiro on baseball’s all-time RBI list with 1,835. Michael Pineda allowed two runs and five hits over five innings and four teammates combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks. Detroit is 7-2 against the Guardians this year and is set up to win the season series against them for the first time since 2015. White Sox 9, Twins 8 – F/10 – Vaughn, Garcia help White Sox rally, beat Twins 9-8 in 10 Andrew Vaughn tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Leury Garcia hit a game-ending single in the 10th to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox trailed five times in the game and tied it each time before taking their first and only lead in extra innings to avoid a three-game sweep. Chicago snapped a seven-game losing streak to the AL Central-leading Twins. Playing his first game since April 23, Eloy Jiménez made an immediate impact for the White Sox, hitting a two-run homer and an RBI single. Cubs 2, Brewers 1 – Cubs rally against Brewers’ bullpen, win 2-1 at Milwaukee P.J. Higgins hit a tiebreaking two-out double off Josh Hader in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. After Brewers starter Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, the Cubs broke through against Milwaukee’s bullpen by scoring in each of the last two frames. The Cubs took two of three at Milwaukee and have followed a 10-game losing streak by winning four straight series. Patrick Wisdom led off the ninth with a walk for Chicago and stole second one out later. Higgins brought home Wisdom by sending Hader’s 1-1 slider just inside the right-field line. Tonight Detroit (Brieske 1-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-3), 8:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 10-0), 10:10 p.m. NBA – Bulls sign two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran center Andre Drummond, adding a two-time All-Star and four-time rebounding champion. The team also re-signed backup forward Derrick Jones Jr. The 28-year-old Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. He figures to back up Nikola Vucevic. Drummond had a strong second half for Brooklyn last season after being traded in the deal that sent James Harden to Philadelphia, averaging 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in 24 games for the Nets. Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Jones averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 51 games last season. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trailblazers, Fri 12:00 a.m. NFL – Browns finally trade Mayfield, send quarterback to Panthers Baker Mayfield’s rocky run with the Cleveland Browns has officially ended. The Browns have traded the divisive quarterback and former No. 1 overall draft pick to the Carolina Panthers for a future draft pick. Mayfield was pushed out of his starting job by the Browns’ pursuit of Deshaun Watson and is going to Carolina for a conditional draft pick in 2024 or 2025. The Browns are also paying $10 million of Mayfield’s $18.8 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The trade was announced by the Panthers, who will host the Browns in next season’s opener. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Minnesota Lynx 81, Chicago Sky 78 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Minnesota ends Chicago’s five-game winning streak Aerial Powers had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 15 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat Chicago 81-78, ending the Sky’s five-game winning streak. Minnesota, which was coming off a 102-71 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday, has beaten the top-two teams in the WNBA standings in consecutive games. Jessica Shepard converted a three-point play with one minute left to give Minnesota a 77-75 lead. Sylvia Fowles added two free throws at 33.7 for a four-point lead, but Candace Parker answered with a 3-pointer to pull Chicago within 79-78. McBride made two free throws with 12.4 left to give Minnesota an 81-78 lead and Chicago’s Allie Quigley missed two 3-pointers at the other end. Today Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – Biden tells Griner’s wife he’s working to get her home The White House says President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged he’s working to win her release as soon as possible. Biden’s conversation with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, comes after Brittney Griner wrote Biden a letter on Monday. In the letter, Brittney Griner told the president she feared she would spend forever in a Russian jail. The WNBA star is currently on trial in Russia, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Cherelle Griner says she is “grateful” for the outreach but will keep up the public pressure. WNBA – Mercury hold public rally in support of Brittney Griner They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of emotions, one common thread bonded them together: Brittney Griner. Wearing “BG” shirts and holding signs, several hundred fans gathered for a public rally in support of Griner on Wednesday, hoping their sentiments would reach the WNBA player 6,000 miles away in a Russian jail cell. Griner has spent the past four months in a Russian prison and is currently on trial, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil when she arrived at the Moscow airport while returning to play for her Russian team. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. NHL – Who’s No. 1? Uncertainty surrounding top pick at NHL draft There is legitimate uncertainty about who the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft will be for the first time in almost a decade. The Montreal Canadiens have been considering Canadian center Shane Wright, Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky and American center Logan Cooley. There’s also buzz about the Canadiens trying to make a trade for an additional top-five pick in the first draft they’ve hosted in Montreal since 2009. The New Jersey Devils have shopped the second pick in an effort to get more immediate help. The Arizona Coyotes pick fourth and the Seattle Kraken fifth.  The Blackhawks traded their 6th pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Seth Jones trade last summer, and the Red Wings will pick 8th. NHL – Wild GM Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov is fine, still in Russia Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov remains in Russia and is doing fine after state media there reported the star winger’s name was linked to fraudulent military identifications. Guerin denied the Sport-Express report that Kaprizov returned to the U.S. after Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov was taken to a remote military base in northern Russia. Philadelphia GM Chuck Fletcher had no update on Fedotov’s status. New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said he was not concerned about getting goalie Ilya Sorokin home from Russia NHL – Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment dies at 53 Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died Wednesday in Montreal. He was 53. Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment’s death to The Associated Press. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. Marchment played parts of 17 NHL seasons from 1989-2006. He had been working in scouting and other roles for the Sharks and their American Hockey League affiliate since 2007.  Marchment played three seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks and his son Mason currently plays for the Florida Panthers. NCAA – One year of NIL: How much have athletes made? It’s been a year since college athletes have been able to capitalize on their status with name, image and licensing deals, and some are making thousands of dollars. One NIL platform projects that more than $900 million was spent in the first year and that NIL is only going to get bigger — $1.1 billion in 2022-23. While comprehensive data is hard to come by, some of the NIL platforms and a handful of schools have provided information about the average deal, the median deal and what athletes do for that money. Tennis – Wimbledon – Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next Rafael Nadal extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 19 matches with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory over 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Nadal is seeking a third Wimbledon championship and 23rd major title overall. He is perfect at the four most important tournaments in 2022. He won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. He will face Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals at the All England Club on Friday. Kyrgios reached the final four at a major for the first time by beating Cristian Garin in straight sets. Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina advanced to the women’s semifinals. Cycling – Tour de France – Clarke wins crash-marred Stage 5, Van Aert keeps Tour lead Australian rider Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France while Wout van Aert clung onto the leader’s yellow jersey despite coming off his bike. Tadej Pogačar kick-started his bid to win a third straight Tour with a sensational ride over the cobbles to slash the gap to Van Aert to 19 seconds on a day where several of his rivals lost time. Clarke won from the remnants of an early breakaway. World Games ’21 – Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony for the World Games 2022 is set for Thursday night at Protective Stadium. It will kick off 10 days of competition in nearly 40 sports around the metro area with more than 3,600 participants from about 100 nations. Events include non-Olympic sports including sumo wrestling, gymnastics, pickleball, martial arts and tug of war. Some competitions already have been held. Hundreds of people turned out in Oxford east of Birmingham for exhibition games featuring the USA Softball Women’s National Team. World Games ’21 – NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games with an eye on the 2028 Olympics. Sixteen of the world’s best flag football teams will compete for gold for the first time at The World Games kicking off Sunday at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. Flag football is one of 33 sports in the program at the Olympic-style, multi-sport event, following its inclusion by the International World Games Association in 2020. NASCAR – NASCAR penalizes Gragson for intentional Road America crash NASCAR has penalized Noah Gragson for a deliberate and dangerous crash he caused in the Xfinity Series race at Road America. Gragson has been docked 30 points and fined $35,000 by NASCAR for intentionally crashing into Sage Karam on Saturday at the road course in Wisconsin. Gragson’s swerve into Karam triggered a frightening multicar crash that was so egregious, he was criticized publicly by Dale Earnhardt Jr. ahead of the penalty announcement. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-owner of the JR Motorsports team Gragson has represented since 2019 was surprised NASCAR didn’t immediately penalize his driver. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Wisconsin 0 Great Lakes 5, Lansing 1 West Michigan at Dayton, PPD Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 5:30 p.m. (DH) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 – 10 Innings Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 Tigers 8, Guardians 2 – Cabrera makes case for All-Star Game, Tigers sweep Guardians Miguel Cabrera had three RBIs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-2. It was Detroit’s first four-game sweep of Cleveland since 2013. Cabrera also moved past Dave Winfield into a tie for 17th with Rafael Palmeiro on baseball’s all-time RBI list with 1,835. Michael Pineda allowed two runs and five hits over five innings and four teammates combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks. Detroit is 7-2 against the Guardians this year and is set up to win the season series against them for the first time since 2015. White Sox 9, Twins 8 – F/10 – Vaughn, Garcia help White Sox rally, beat Twins 9-8 in 10 Andrew Vaughn tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Leury Garcia hit a game-ending single in the 10th to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox trailed five times in the game and tied it each time before taking their first and only lead in extra innings to avoid a three-game sweep. Chicago snapped a seven-game losing streak to the AL Central-leading Twins. Playing his first game since April 23, Eloy Jiménez made an immediate impact for the White Sox, hitting a two-run homer and an RBI single. Cubs 2, Brewers 1 – Cubs rally against Brewers’ bullpen, win 2-1 at Milwaukee P.J. Higgins hit a tiebreaking two-out double off Josh Hader in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. After Brewers starter Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, the Cubs broke through against Milwaukee’s bullpen by scoring in each of the last two frames. The Cubs took two of three at Milwaukee and have followed a 10-game losing streak by winning four straight series. Patrick Wisdom led off the ninth with a walk for Chicago and stole second one out later. Higgins brought home Wisdom by sending Hader’s 1-1 slider just inside the right-field line. Tonight Detroit (Brieske 1-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-3), 8:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 10-0), 10:10 p.m. NBA – Bulls sign two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran center Andre Drummond, adding a two-time All-Star and four-time rebounding champion. The team also re-signed backup forward Derrick Jones Jr. The 28-year-old Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. He figures to back up Nikola Vucevic. Drummond had a strong second half for Brooklyn last season after being traded in the deal that sent James Harden to Philadelphia, averaging 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in 24 games for the Nets. Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Jones averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 51 games last season. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trailblazers, Fri 12:00 a.m. NFL – Browns finally trade Mayfield, send quarterback to Panthers Baker Mayfield’s rocky run with the Cleveland Browns has officially ended. The Browns have traded the divisive quarterback and former No. 1 overall draft pick to the Carolina Panthers for a future draft pick. Mayfield was pushed out of his starting job by the Browns’ pursuit of Deshaun Watson and is going to Carolina for a conditional draft pick in 2024 or 2025. The Browns are also paying $10 million of Mayfield’s $18.8 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The trade was announced by the Panthers, who will host the Browns in next season’s opener. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Minnesota Lynx 81, Chicago Sky 78 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Minnesota ends Chicago’s five-game winning streak Aerial Powers had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 15 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat Chicago 81-78, ending the Sky’s five-game winning streak. Minnesota, which was coming off a 102-71 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday, has beaten the top-two teams in the WNBA standings in consecutive games. Jessica Shepard converted a three-point play with one minute left to give Minnesota a 77-75 lead. Sylvia Fowles added two free throws at 33.7 for a four-point lead, but Candace Parker answered with a 3-pointer to pull Chicago within 79-78. McBride made two free throws with 12.4 left to give Minnesota an 81-78 lead and Chicago’s Allie Quigley missed two 3-pointers at the other end. Today Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – Biden tells Griner’s wife he’s working to get her home The White House says President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged he’s working to win her release as soon as possible. Biden’s conversation with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, comes after Brittney Griner wrote Biden a letter on Monday. In the letter, Brittney Griner told the president she feared she would spend forever in a Russian jail. The WNBA star is currently on trial in Russia, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Cherelle Griner says she is “grateful” for the outreach but will keep up the public pressure. WNBA – Mercury hold public rally in support of Brittney Griner They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of emotions, one common thread bonded them together: Brittney Griner. Wearing “BG” shirts and holding signs, several hundred fans gathered for a public rally in support of Griner on Wednesday, hoping their sentiments would reach the WNBA player 6,000 miles away in a Russian jail cell. Griner has spent the past four months in a Russian prison and is currently on trial, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil when she arrived at the Moscow airport while returning to play for her Russian team. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. NHL – Who’s No. 1? Uncertainty surrounding top pick at NHL draft There is legitimate uncertainty about who the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft will be for the first time in almost a decade. The Montreal Canadiens have been considering Canadian center Shane Wright, Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky and American center Logan Cooley. There’s also buzz about the Canadiens trying to make a trade for an additional top-five pick in the first draft they’ve hosted in Montreal since 2009. The New Jersey Devils have shopped the second pick in an effort to get more immediate help. The Arizona Coyotes pick fourth and the Seattle Kraken fifth.  The Blackhawks traded their 6th pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Seth Jones trade last summer, and the Red Wings will pick 8th. NHL – Wild GM Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov is fine, still in Russia Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov remains in Russia and is doing fine after state media there reported the star winger’s name was linked to fraudulent military identifications. Guerin denied the Sport-Express report that Kaprizov returned to the U.S. after Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov was taken to a remote military base in northern Russia. Philadelphia GM Chuck Fletcher had no update on Fedotov’s status. New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said he was not concerned about getting goalie Ilya Sorokin home from Russia NHL – Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment dies at 53 Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died Wednesday in Montreal. He was 53. Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment’s death to The Associated Press. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. Marchment played parts of 17 NHL seasons from 1989-2006. He had been working in scouting and other roles for the Sharks and their American Hockey League affiliate since 2007.  Marchment played three seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks and his son Mason currently plays for the Florida Panthers. NCAA – One year of NIL: How much have athletes made? It’s been a year since college athletes have been able to capitalize on their status with name, image and licensing deals, and some are making thousands of dollars. One NIL platform projects that more than $900 million was spent in the first year and that NIL is only going to get bigger — $1.1 billion in 2022-23. While comprehensive data is hard to come by, some of the NIL platforms and a handful of schools have provided information about the average deal, the median deal and what athletes do for that money. Tennis – Wimbledon – Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next Rafael Nadal extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 19 matches with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory over 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Nadal is seeking a third Wimbledon championship and 23rd major title overall. He is perfect at the four most important tournaments in 2022. He won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. He will face Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals at the All England Club on Friday. Kyrgios reached the final four at a major for the first time by beating Cristian Garin in straight sets. Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina advanced to the women’s semifinals. Cycling – Tour de France – Clarke wins crash-marred Stage 5, Van Aert keeps Tour lead Australian rider Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France while Wout van Aert clung onto the leader’s yellow jersey despite coming off his bike. Tadej Pogačar kick-started his bid to win a third straight Tour with a sensational ride over the cobbles to slash the gap to Van Aert to 19 seconds on a day where several of his rivals lost time. Clarke won from the remnants of an early breakaway. World Games ’21 – Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony for the World Games 2022 is set for Thursday night at Protective Stadium. It will kick off 10 days of competition in nearly 40 sports around the metro area with more than 3,600 participants from about 100 nations. Events include non-Olympic sports including sumo wrestling, gymnastics, pickleball, martial arts and tug of war. Some competitions already have been held. Hundreds of people turned out in Oxford east of Birmingham for exhibition games featuring the USA Softball Women’s National Team. World Games ’21 – NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games with an eye on the 2028 Olympics. Sixteen of the world’s best flag football teams will compete for gold for the first time at The World Games kicking off Sunday at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. Flag football is one of 33 sports in the program at the Olympic-style, multi-sport event, following its inclusion by the International World Games Association in 2020. NASCAR – NASCAR penalizes Gragson for intentional Road America crash NASCAR has penalized Noah Gragson for a deliberate and dangerous crash he caused in the Xfinity Series race at Road America. Gragson has been docked 30 points and fined $35,000 by NASCAR for intentionally crashing into Sage Karam on Saturday at the road course in Wisconsin. Gragson’s swerve into Karam triggered a frightening multicar crash that was so egregious, he was criticized publicly by Dale Earnhardt Jr. ahead of the penalty announcement. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-owner of the JR Motorsports team Gragson has represented since 2019 was surprised NASCAR didn’t immediately penalize his driver. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Wisconsin 0 Great Lakes 5, Lansing 1 West Michigan at Dayton, PPD Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 5:30 p.m. (DH) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 – 10 Innings Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 Tigers 8, Guardians 2 – Cabrera makes case for All-Star Game, Tigers sweep Guardians Miguel Cabrera had three RBIs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-2. It was Detroit’s first four-game sweep of Cleveland since 2013. Cabrera also moved past Dave Winfield into a tie for 17th with Rafael Palmeiro on baseball’s all-time RBI list with 1,835. Michael Pineda allowed two runs and five hits over five innings and four teammates combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks. Detroit is 7-2 against the Guardians this year and is set up to win the season series against them for the first time since 2015. White Sox 9, Twins 8 – F/10 – Vaughn, Garcia help White Sox rally, beat Twins 9-8 in 10 Andrew Vaughn tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Leury Garcia hit a game-ending single in the 10th to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox trailed five times in the game and tied it each time before taking their first and only lead in extra innings to avoid a three-game sweep. Chicago snapped a seven-game losing streak to the AL Central-leading Twins. Playing his first game since April 23, Eloy Jiménez made an immediate impact for the White Sox, hitting a two-run homer and an RBI single. Cubs 2, Brewers 1 – Cubs rally against Brewers’ bullpen, win 2-1 at Milwaukee P.J. Higgins hit a tiebreaking two-out double off Josh Hader in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. After Brewers starter Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, the Cubs broke through against Milwaukee’s bullpen by scoring in each of the last two frames. The Cubs took two of three at Milwaukee and have followed a 10-game losing streak by winning four straight series. Patrick Wisdom led off the ninth with a walk for Chicago and stole second one out later. Higgins brought home Wisdom by sending Hader’s 1-1 slider just inside the right-field line. Tonight Detroit (Brieske 1-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-3), 8:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 10-0), 10:10 p.m. NBA – Bulls sign two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran center Andre Drummond, adding a two-time All-Star and four-time rebounding champion. The team also re-signed backup forward Derrick Jones Jr. The 28-year-old Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. He figures to back up Nikola Vucevic. Drummond had a strong second half for Brooklyn last season after being traded in the deal that sent James Harden to Philadelphia, averaging 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in 24 games for the Nets. Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Jones averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 51 games last season. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trailblazers, Fri 12:00 a.m. NFL – Browns finally trade Mayfield, send quarterback to Panthers Baker Mayfield’s rocky run with the Cleveland Browns has officially ended. The Browns have traded the divisive quarterback and former No. 1 overall draft pick to the Carolina Panthers for a future draft pick. Mayfield was pushed out of his starting job by the Browns’ pursuit of Deshaun Watson and is going to Carolina for a conditional draft pick in 2024 or 2025. The Browns are also paying $10 million of Mayfield’s $18.8 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The trade was announced by the Panthers, who will host the Browns in next season’s opener. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Minnesota Lynx 81, Chicago Sky 78 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Minnesota ends Chicago’s five-game winning streak Aerial Powers had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 15 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat Chicago 81-78, ending the Sky’s five-game winning streak. Minnesota, which was coming off a 102-71 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday, has beaten the top-two teams in the WNBA standings in consecutive games. Jessica Shepard converted a three-point play with one minute left to give Minnesota a 77-75 lead. Sylvia Fowles added two free throws at 33.7 for a four-point lead, but Candace Parker answered with a 3-pointer to pull Chicago within 79-78. McBride made two free throws with 12.4 left to give Minnesota an 81-78 lead and Chicago’s Allie Quigley missed two 3-pointers at the other end. Today Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – Biden tells Griner’s wife he’s working to get her home The White House says President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged he’s working to win her release as soon as possible. Biden’s conversation with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, comes after Brittney Griner wrote Biden a letter on Monday. In the letter, Brittney Griner told the president she feared she would spend forever in a Russian jail. The WNBA star is currently on trial in Russia, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Cherelle Griner says she is “grateful” for the outreach but will keep up the public pressure. WNBA – Mercury hold public rally in support of Brittney Griner They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of emotions, one common thread bonded them together: Brittney Griner. Wearing “BG” shirts and holding signs, several hundred fans gathered for a public rally in support of Griner on Wednesday, hoping their sentiments would reach the WNBA player 6,000 miles away in a Russian jail cell. Griner has spent the past four months in a Russian prison and is currently on trial, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil when she arrived at the Moscow airport while returning to play for her Russian team. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. NHL – Who’s No. 1? Uncertainty surrounding top pick at NHL draft There is legitimate uncertainty about who the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft will be for the first time in almost a decade. The Montreal Canadiens have been considering Canadian center Shane Wright, Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky and American center Logan Cooley. There’s also buzz about the Canadiens trying to make a trade for an additional top-five pick in the first draft they’ve hosted in Montreal since 2009. The New Jersey Devils have shopped the second pick in an effort to get more immediate help. The Arizona Coyotes pick fourth and the Seattle Kraken fifth.  The Blackhawks traded their 6th pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Seth Jones trade last summer, and the Red Wings will pick 8th. NHL – Wild GM Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov is fine, still in Russia Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov remains in Russia and is doing fine after state media there reported the star winger’s name was linked to fraudulent military identifications. Guerin denied the Sport-Express report that Kaprizov returned to the U.S. after Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov was taken to a remote military base in northern Russia. Philadelphia GM Chuck Fletcher had no update on Fedotov’s status. New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said he was not concerned about getting goalie Ilya Sorokin home from Russia NHL – Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment dies at 53 Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died Wednesday in Montreal. He was 53. Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment’s death to The Associated Press. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. Marchment played parts of 17 NHL seasons from 1989-2006. He had been working in scouting and other roles for the Sharks and their American Hockey League affiliate since 2007.  Marchment played three seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks and his son Mason currently plays for the Florida Panthers. NCAA – One year of NIL: How much have athletes made? It’s been a year since college athletes have been able to capitalize on their status with name, image and licensing deals, and some are making thousands of dollars. One NIL platform projects that more than $900 million was spent in the first year and that NIL is only going to get bigger — $1.1 billion in 2022-23. While comprehensive data is hard to come by, some of the NIL platforms and a handful of schools have provided information about the average deal, the median deal and what athletes do for that money. Tennis – Wimbledon – Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next Rafael Nadal extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 19 matches with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory over 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Nadal is seeking a third Wimbledon championship and 23rd major title overall. He is perfect at the four most important tournaments in 2022. He won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. He will face Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals at the All England Club on Friday. Kyrgios reached the final four at a major for the first time by beating Cristian Garin in straight sets. Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina advanced to the women’s semifinals. Cycling – Tour de France – Clarke wins crash-marred Stage 5, Van Aert keeps Tour lead Australian rider Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France while Wout van Aert clung onto the leader’s yellow jersey despite coming off his bike. Tadej Pogačar kick-started his bid to win a third straight Tour with a sensational ride over the cobbles to slash the gap to Van Aert to 19 seconds on a day where several of his rivals lost time. Clarke won from the remnants of an early breakaway. World Games ’21 – Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony for the World Games 2022 is set for Thursday night at Protective Stadium. It will kick off 10 days of competition in nearly 40 sports around the metro area with more than 3,600 participants from about 100 nations. Events include non-Olympic sports including sumo wrestling, gymnastics, pickleball, martial arts and tug of war. Some competitions already have been held. Hundreds of people turned out in Oxford east of Birmingham for exhibition games featuring the USA Softball Women’s National Team. World Games ’21 – NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games with an eye on the 2028 Olympics. Sixteen of the world’s best flag football teams will compete for gold for the first time at The World Games kicking off Sunday at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. Flag football is one of 33 sports in the program at the Olympic-style, multi-sport event, following its inclusion by the International World Games Association in 2020. NASCAR – NASCAR penalizes Gragson for intentional Road America crash NASCAR has penalized Noah Gragson for a deliberate and dangerous crash he caused in the Xfinity Series race at Road America. Gragson has been docked 30 points and fined $35,000 by NASCAR for intentionally crashing into Sage Karam on Saturday at the road course in Wisconsin. Gragson’s swerve into Karam triggered a frightening multicar crash that was so egregious, he was criticized publicly by Dale Earnhardt Jr. ahead of the penalty announcement. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-owner of the JR Motorsports team Gragson has represented since 2019 was surprised NASCAR didn’t immediately penalize his driver. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Wisconsin 0 Great Lakes 5, Lansing 1 West Michigan at Dayton, PPD Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 5:30 p.m. (DH) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 – 10 Innings Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 Tigers 8, Guardians 2 – Cabrera makes case for All-Star Game, Tigers sweep Guardians Miguel Cabrera had three RBIs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-2. It was Detroit’s first four-game sweep of Cleveland since 2013. Cabrera also moved past Dave Winfield into a tie for 17th with Rafael Palmeiro on baseball’s all-time RBI list with 1,835. Michael Pineda allowed two runs and five hits over five innings and four teammates combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks. Detroit is 7-2 against the Guardians this year and is set up to win the season series against them for the first time since 2015. White Sox 9, Twins 8 – F/10 – Vaughn, Garcia help White Sox rally, beat Twins 9-8 in 10 Andrew Vaughn tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Leury Garcia hit a game-ending single in the 10th to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox trailed five times in the game and tied it each time before taking their first and only lead in extra innings to avoid a three-game sweep. Chicago snapped a seven-game losing streak to the AL Central-leading Twins. Playing his first game since April 23, Eloy Jiménez made an immediate impact for the White Sox, hitting a two-run homer and an RBI single. Cubs 2, Brewers 1 – Cubs rally against Brewers’ bullpen, win 2-1 at Milwaukee P.J. Higgins hit a tiebreaking two-out double off Josh Hader in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. After Brewers starter Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, the Cubs broke through against Milwaukee’s bullpen by scoring in each of the last two frames. The Cubs took two of three at Milwaukee and have followed a 10-game losing streak by winning four straight series. Patrick Wisdom led off the ninth with a walk for Chicago and stole second one out later. Higgins brought home Wisdom by sending Hader’s 1-1 slider just inside the right-field line. Tonight Detroit (Brieske 1-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-3), 8:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 10-0), 10:10 p.m. NBA – Bulls sign two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran center Andre Drummond, adding a two-time All-Star and four-time rebounding champion. The team also re-signed backup forward Derrick Jones Jr. The 28-year-old Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. He figures to back up Nikola Vucevic. Drummond had a strong second half for Brooklyn last season after being traded in the deal that sent James Harden to Philadelphia, averaging 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in 24 games for the Nets. Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Jones averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 51 games last season. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trailblazers, Fri 12:00 a.m. NFL – Browns finally trade Mayfield, send quarterback to Panthers Baker Mayfield’s rocky run with the Cleveland Browns has officially ended. The Browns have traded the divisive quarterback and former No. 1 overall draft pick to the Carolina Panthers for a future draft pick. Mayfield was pushed out of his starting job by the Browns’ pursuit of Deshaun Watson and is going to Carolina for a conditional draft pick in 2024 or 2025. The Browns are also paying $10 million of Mayfield’s $18.8 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The trade was announced by the Panthers, who will host the Browns in next season’s opener. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Minnesota Lynx 81, Chicago Sky 78 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Minnesota ends Chicago’s five-game winning streak Aerial Powers had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 15 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat Chicago 81-78, ending the Sky’s five-game winning streak. Minnesota, which was coming off a 102-71 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday, has beaten the top-two teams in the WNBA standings in consecutive games. Jessica Shepard converted a three-point play with one minute left to give Minnesota a 77-75 lead. Sylvia Fowles added two free throws at 33.7 for a four-point lead, but Candace Parker answered with a 3-pointer to pull Chicago within 79-78. McBride made two free throws with 12.4 left to give Minnesota an 81-78 lead and Chicago’s Allie Quigley missed two 3-pointers at the other end. Today Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – Biden tells Griner’s wife he’s working to get her home The White House says President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged he’s working to win her release as soon as possible. Biden’s conversation with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, comes after Brittney Griner wrote Biden a letter on Monday. In the letter, Brittney Griner told the president she feared she would spend forever in a Russian jail. The WNBA star is currently on trial in Russia, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Cherelle Griner says she is “grateful” for the outreach but will keep up the public pressure. WNBA – Mercury hold public rally in support of Brittney Griner They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of emotions, one common thread bonded them together: Brittney Griner. Wearing “BG” shirts and holding signs, several hundred fans gathered for a public rally in support of Griner on Wednesday, hoping their sentiments would reach the WNBA player 6,000 miles away in a Russian jail cell. Griner has spent the past four months in a Russian prison and is currently on trial, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil when she arrived at the Moscow airport while returning to play for her Russian team. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. NHL – Who’s No. 1? Uncertainty surrounding top pick at NHL draft There is legitimate uncertainty about who the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft will be for the first time in almost a decade. The Montreal Canadiens have been considering Canadian center Shane Wright, Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky and American center Logan Cooley. There’s also buzz about the Canadiens trying to make a trade for an additional top-five pick in the first draft they’ve hosted in Montreal since 2009. The New Jersey Devils have shopped the second pick in an effort to get more immediate help. The Arizona Coyotes pick fourth and the Seattle Kraken fifth.  The Blackhawks traded their 6th pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Seth Jones trade last summer, and the Red Wings will pick 8th. NHL – Wild GM Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov is fine, still in Russia Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov remains in Russia and is doing fine after state media there reported the star winger’s name was linked to fraudulent military identifications. Guerin denied the Sport-Express report that Kaprizov returned to the U.S. after Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov was taken to a remote military base in northern Russia. Philadelphia GM Chuck Fletcher had no update on Fedotov’s status. New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said he was not concerned about getting goalie Ilya Sorokin home from Russia NHL – Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment dies at 53 Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died Wednesday in Montreal. He was 53. Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment’s death to The Associated Press. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. Marchment played parts of 17 NHL seasons from 1989-2006. He had been working in scouting and other roles for the Sharks and their American Hockey League affiliate since 2007.  Marchment played three seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks and his son Mason currently plays for the Florida Panthers. NCAA – One year of NIL: How much have athletes made? It’s been a year since college athletes have been able to capitalize on their status with name, image and licensing deals, and some are making thousands of dollars. One NIL platform projects that more than $900 million was spent in the first year and that NIL is only going to get bigger — $1.1 billion in 2022-23. While comprehensive data is hard to come by, some of the NIL platforms and a handful of schools have provided information about the average deal, the median deal and what athletes do for that money. Tennis – Wimbledon – Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next Rafael Nadal extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 19 matches with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory over 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Nadal is seeking a third Wimbledon championship and 23rd major title overall. He is perfect at the four most important tournaments in 2022. He won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. He will face Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals at the All England Club on Friday. Kyrgios reached the final four at a major for the first time by beating Cristian Garin in straight sets. Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina advanced to the women’s semifinals. Cycling – Tour de France – Clarke wins crash-marred Stage 5, Van Aert keeps Tour lead Australian rider Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France while Wout van Aert clung onto the leader’s yellow jersey despite coming off his bike. Tadej Pogačar kick-started his bid to win a third straight Tour with a sensational ride over the cobbles to slash the gap to Van Aert to 19 seconds on a day where several of his rivals lost time. Clarke won from the remnants of an early breakaway. World Games ’21 – Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony for the World Games 2022 is set for Thursday night at Protective Stadium. It will kick off 10 days of competition in nearly 40 sports around the metro area with more than 3,600 participants from about 100 nations. Events include non-Olympic sports including sumo wrestling, gymnastics, pickleball, martial arts and tug of war. Some competitions already have been held. Hundreds of people turned out in Oxford east of Birmingham for exhibition games featuring the USA Softball Women’s National Team. World Games ’21 – NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games with an eye on the 2028 Olympics. Sixteen of the world’s best flag football teams will compete for gold for the first time at The World Games kicking off Sunday at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. Flag football is one of 33 sports in the program at the Olympic-style, multi-sport event, following its inclusion by the International World Games Association in 2020. NASCAR – NASCAR penalizes Gragson for intentional Road America crash NASCAR has penalized Noah Gragson for a deliberate and dangerous crash he caused in the Xfinity Series race at Road America. Gragson has been docked 30 points and fined $35,000 by NASCAR for intentionally crashing into Sage Karam on Saturday at the road course in Wisconsin. Gragson’s swerve into Karam triggered a frightening multicar crash that was so egregious, he was criticized publicly by Dale Earnhardt Jr. ahead of the penalty announcement. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-owner of the JR Motorsports team Gragson has represented since 2019 was surprised NASCAR didn’t immediately penalize his driver. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Wisconsin 0 Great Lakes 5, Lansing 1 West Michigan at Dayton, PPD Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 5:30 p.m. (DH) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That's a question on a lot of people's minds right now. But, what does a recession look like when we have a strong labor market? Plus: a crucial week for detained WNBA star Brittney Griner. And: hope for the holy grail of coronavirus vaccines. Guests: Axios' Neil Irwin, and Errin Haines, editor-at-large for The 19th. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: Americans no longer judge the economy by the unemployment rate, new paper finds Biden tells Cherelle Griner he's working to secure Brittney Griner's release FDA allows pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid COVID treatment Pfizer to begin testing universal coronavirus vaccines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.The abrupt guilty plea by the Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest in February amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine.A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that no action could be taken by Moscow on Griner's case until the trial was over, and her guilty plea could be an effort by her and her advisers to expedite the court proceedings.Griner, 31, was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport while returning to play basketball in Russia, and police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage.Speaking through an interpreter, Griner told the court she had no intention of committing a crime and had acted unintentionally because she had packed for Moscow in a hurry. The trial was then adjourned until July 14.Griner emphasized "that she had committed this act through negligence, unintentionally," her lawyer, Maria Blagovolina, said outside the court in the Moscow suburb of Khimki after the guilty plea."We of course hope for the leniency of the court," she said. "Considering all the circumstances of the case, taking into account the personality of our client, we believe that the admission of guilt should certainly be taken into account."Blagovolina added that other defense witnesses would be questioned at a later session.Griner was escorted to the courtroom in handcuffs and clad in a bright red T-shirt with the name "Crenshaw" and sweat pants. She also held a photo of her wife, Cherelle.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington would continue to work for the release of Griner, as well as other Americans held by Moscow, including former Marine Paul Whelan."We will not relent until Brittney, Paul Whelan, and all other wrongfully detained Americans are reunited with their loved ones," he tweeted, noting that U.S. Embassy officials attended the trail again Thursday.Elizabeth Rood, the embassy's deputy chief of mission, said after the hearing that she spoke to Griner in the courtroom and shared with her a letter from President Joe Biden that she read."She's eating well, she's able to read books and under the circumstances she's doing well," Rood said."I would like again to emphasize the commitment of the U.S. government at the very highest level to bring home safely Ms. Griner and all U.S. citizens wrongfully detained as well as the commitment of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to care for and protect the interests of all U.S. citizens detained or imprisoned in Russia," Rood said.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov bristled at the U.S. description of Griner as "wrongfully detained" and warned that "attempts by the American side to make noise in public ... don't help the practical settlement of issues."The White House said Biden called Cherelle Griner on Wednesday to assure her that he's doing all he can to win her release as soon as possible. They spoke after Biden read a letter from Griner in which she said she feared she'd never return home.Washington hasn't disclosed its strategy in the case and the U.S. may have little leverage with Moscow because of strong animosity over its actions in Ukraine. The State Department's designation of Griner as wrongfully detained moves her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government's chief hostage negotiator.Asked about the possibility of Griner being swapped for a Russian jailed in the U.S., Ryabkov, the senior Russian diplomat, noted that until her trial is over "there are no formal or procedural reasons to talk about any...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Guardians 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 – 10 Innings Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 Tigers 8, Guardians 2 – Cabrera makes case for All-Star Game, Tigers sweep Guardians Miguel Cabrera had three RBIs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-2. It was Detroit’s first four-game sweep of Cleveland since 2013. Cabrera also moved past Dave Winfield into a tie for 17th with Rafael Palmeiro on baseball’s all-time RBI list with 1,835. Michael Pineda allowed two runs and five hits over five innings and four teammates combined to pitch four innings of scoreless relief. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks. Detroit is 7-2 against the Guardians this year and is set up to win the season series against them for the first time since 2015. White Sox 9, Twins 8 – F/10 – Vaughn, Garcia help White Sox rally, beat Twins 9-8 in 10 Andrew Vaughn tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Leury Garcia hit a game-ending single in the 10th to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox trailed five times in the game and tied it each time before taking their first and only lead in extra innings to avoid a three-game sweep. Chicago snapped a seven-game losing streak to the AL Central-leading Twins. Playing his first game since April 23, Eloy Jiménez made an immediate impact for the White Sox, hitting a two-run homer and an RBI single. Cubs 2, Brewers 1 – Cubs rally against Brewers’ bullpen, win 2-1 at Milwaukee P.J. Higgins hit a tiebreaking two-out double off Josh Hader in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. After Brewers starter Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, the Cubs broke through against Milwaukee’s bullpen by scoring in each of the last two frames. The Cubs took two of three at Milwaukee and have followed a 10-game losing streak by winning four straight series. Patrick Wisdom led off the ninth with a walk for Chicago and stole second one out later. Higgins brought home Wisdom by sending Hader’s 1-1 slider just inside the right-field line. Tonight Detroit (Brieske 1-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 7-3), 8:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Leiter Jr. 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 10-0), 10:10 p.m. NBA – Bulls sign two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran center Andre Drummond, adding a two-time All-Star and four-time rebounding champion. The team also re-signed backup forward Derrick Jones Jr. The 28-year-old Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. He figures to back up Nikola Vucevic. Drummond had a strong second half for Brooklyn last season after being traded in the deal that sent James Harden to Philadelphia, averaging 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in 24 games for the Nets. Drummond has averaged 13.8 points and 13.3 rebounds over 10 seasons with Detroit, Cleveland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Jones averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 51 games last season. NBASL – NBA Summer League Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trailblazers, Fri 12:00 a.m. NFL – Browns finally trade Mayfield, send quarterback to Panthers Baker Mayfield’s rocky run with the Cleveland Browns has officially ended. The Browns have traded the divisive quarterback and former No. 1 overall draft pick to the Carolina Panthers for a future draft pick. Mayfield was pushed out of his starting job by the Browns’ pursuit of Deshaun Watson and is going to Carolina for a conditional draft pick in 2024 or 2025. The Browns are also paying $10 million of Mayfield’s $18.8 million contract for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The trade was announced by the Panthers, who will host the Browns in next season’s opener. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Minnesota Lynx 81, Chicago Sky 78 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Minnesota ends Chicago’s five-game winning streak Aerial Powers had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Kayla McBride added 15 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat Chicago 81-78, ending the Sky’s five-game winning streak. Minnesota, which was coming off a 102-71 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday, has beaten the top-two teams in the WNBA standings in consecutive games. Jessica Shepard converted a three-point play with one minute left to give Minnesota a 77-75 lead. Sylvia Fowles added two free throws at 33.7 for a four-point lead, but Candace Parker answered with a 3-pointer to pull Chicago within 79-78. McBride made two free throws with 12.4 left to give Minnesota an 81-78 lead and Chicago’s Allie Quigley missed two 3-pointers at the other end. Today Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – Biden tells Griner’s wife he’s working to get her home The White House says President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged he’s working to win her release as soon as possible. Biden’s conversation with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, comes after Brittney Griner wrote Biden a letter on Monday. In the letter, Brittney Griner told the president she feared she would spend forever in a Russian jail. The WNBA star is currently on trial in Russia, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Cherelle Griner says she is “grateful” for the outreach but will keep up the public pressure. WNBA – Mercury hold public rally in support of Brittney Griner They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of emotions, one common thread bonded them together: Brittney Griner. Wearing “BG” shirts and holding signs, several hundred fans gathered for a public rally in support of Griner on Wednesday, hoping their sentiments would reach the WNBA player 6,000 miles away in a Russian jail cell. Griner has spent the past four months in a Russian prison and is currently on trial, accused of possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil when she arrived at the Moscow airport while returning to play for her Russian team. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. NHL – Who’s No. 1? Uncertainty surrounding top pick at NHL draft There is legitimate uncertainty about who the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft will be for the first time in almost a decade. The Montreal Canadiens have been considering Canadian center Shane Wright, Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky and American center Logan Cooley. There’s also buzz about the Canadiens trying to make a trade for an additional top-five pick in the first draft they’ve hosted in Montreal since 2009. The New Jersey Devils have shopped the second pick in an effort to get more immediate help. The Arizona Coyotes pick fourth and the Seattle Kraken fifth.  The Blackhawks traded their 6th pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Seth Jones trade last summer, and the Red Wings will pick 8th. NHL – Wild GM Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov is fine, still in Russia Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin says Kirill Kaprizov remains in Russia and is doing fine after state media there reported the star winger’s name was linked to fraudulent military identifications. Guerin denied the Sport-Express report that Kaprizov returned to the U.S. after Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov was taken to a remote military base in northern Russia. Philadelphia GM Chuck Fletcher had no update on Fedotov’s status. New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said he was not concerned about getting goalie Ilya Sorokin home from Russia NHL – Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment dies at 53 Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died Wednesday in Montreal. He was 53. Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment’s death to The Associated Press. Marchment was attending the NHL draft in Montreal as a scout for the San Jose Sharks. A cause of death was not immediately available. Marchment played parts of 17 NHL seasons from 1989-2006. He had been working in scouting and other roles for the Sharks and their American Hockey League affiliate since 2007.  Marchment played three seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks and his son Mason currently plays for the Florida Panthers. NCAA – One year of NIL: How much have athletes made? It’s been a year since college athletes have been able to capitalize on their status with name, image and licensing deals, and some are making thousands of dollars. One NIL platform projects that more than $900 million was spent in the first year and that NIL is only going to get bigger — $1.1 billion in 2022-23. While comprehensive data is hard to come by, some of the NIL platforms and a handful of schools have provided information about the average deal, the median deal and what athletes do for that money. Tennis – Wimbledon – Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next Rafael Nadal extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 19 matches with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory over 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Nadal is seeking a third Wimbledon championship and 23rd major title overall. He is perfect at the four most important tournaments in 2022. He won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. He will face Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals at the All England Club on Friday. Kyrgios reached the final four at a major for the first time by beating Cristian Garin in straight sets. Simona Halep and Elena Rybakina advanced to the women’s semifinals. Cycling – Tour de France – Clarke wins crash-marred Stage 5, Van Aert keeps Tour lead Australian rider Simon Clarke won a crash-marred fifth stage of the Tour de France while Wout van Aert clung onto the leader’s yellow jersey despite coming off his bike. Tadej Pogačar kick-started his bid to win a third straight Tour with a sensational ride over the cobbles to slash the gap to Van Aert to 19 seconds on a day where several of his rivals lost time. Clarke won from the remnants of an early breakaway. World Games ’21 – Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late A global athletic competition is starting in Birmingham, Alabama, after a yearlong delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony for the World Games 2022 is set for Thursday night at Protective Stadium. It will kick off 10 days of competition in nearly 40 sports around the metro area with more than 3,600 participants from about 100 nations. Events include non-Olympic sports including sumo wrestling, gymnastics, pickleball, martial arts and tug of war. Some competitions already have been held. Hundreds of people turned out in Oxford east of Birmingham for exhibition games featuring the USA Softball Women’s National Team. World Games ’21 – NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. The NFL partnered with the International Federation of American Football to bring flag football to The World Games with an eye on the 2028 Olympics. Sixteen of the world’s best flag football teams will compete for gold for the first time at The World Games kicking off Sunday at Birmingham’s historic Legion Field. Flag football is one of 33 sports in the program at the Olympic-style, multi-sport event, following its inclusion by the International World Games Association in 2020. NASCAR – NASCAR penalizes Gragson for intentional Road America crash NASCAR has penalized Noah Gragson for a deliberate and dangerous crash he caused in the Xfinity Series race at Road America. Gragson has been docked 30 points and fined $35,000 by NASCAR for intentionally crashing into Sage Karam on Saturday at the road course in Wisconsin. Gragson’s swerve into Karam triggered a frightening multicar crash that was so egregious, he was criticized publicly by Dale Earnhardt Jr. ahead of the penalty announcement. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-owner of the JR Motorsports team Gragson has represented since 2019 was surprised NASCAR didn’t immediately penalize his driver. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night South Bend 3, Wisconsin 0 Great Lakes 5, Lansing 1 West Michigan at Dayton, PPD Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 5:30 p.m. (DH) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summary: A gunman opened fire at an Independence day parade in Illinois yesterday, leaving six dead and 38 injured; Cherelle Griner says she will “not be quiet anymore” as her wife, Basketball player Brittany Griner has been detained in Russia for over 140 days; NASA aims to bring back rock, soil, and atmosphere samples in the early 2030s to study, more revealed.

Cherelle Griner gives an update on Brittney Griner and it is BAD NEWS! Brittney Griner is TERRIFIED!

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the January 6th committee turning its spotlight on Jeffrey Clark, the critical figure in Donald Trump's corrupt plot to put the DOJ's imprimatur on his fake elector scheme. Plus, Joy and her guests observe how Donald Trump is not happy with Kevin McCarthy, because the January 6th hearings are completely devoid of the clowning, trolling and disruptions that Trump was apparently counting on to obscure the truth about his attempted coup. Next, we have a very special guest: Cherelle Griner joins The ReidOut. She is the wife of basketball star Brittney Griner, who has been held captive in Russia for four months. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 1 Red Sox 5, Tigers 2 – Cordero has 3 hits, 2 RBIs to help Red Sox beat Tigers 5-2 Franchy Cordero had three hits, including a two-run single to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2. Josh Winckowski made the longest start of his short career for his second straight win. Jarren Duran had two hits, two stolen bases and two runs for Boston. The Red Sox won for the sixth time in eight games to climb to a season-high six games above .500. Duran doubled and scored on Rafael Devers’ double to break a third-inning tie. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 7 – Andrew Vaughn gets 4 hits as White Sox beat Blue Jays 8-7 Andrew Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox celebrated Tim Anderson’s return with an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Luis Robert and Josh Harrison also homered as Chicago opened a seven-game homestand with its fifth win in seven games. Anderson had two hits in his first big league game since May 29. He was activated from the 10-day injured list after being sidelined by a strained right groin. Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games. Raimel Tapia hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, but José Berríos was tagged for six runs in four innings. Pirates 12, Cubs 1 – Newly promoted Cruz, Madris spark Pirates, rout Cubs 12-1 Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major league debut, sparking the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs. Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Cruz, considered Pittsburgh’s top prospect, hit a three-run double to deep center field in the third inning. The 6-foot-7 Cruz also hit an RBI single as the Pirates set a season high for runs. He started the final two games of last season when he became the tallest shortstop in major league history. Madris hit a two-run single in the second inning in his first at-bat the majors. Madris became the first Pirates player to have a three-hit game in his debut since Jason Kendall in 1996. Tonight Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Contreras 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 1-5) at Boston (Hill 2-4), 7:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Toronto (Gausman 5-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 5-3), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Squirrel chase briefly interrupts Cubs-Pirates game at PNC The game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates was delayed for a few minutes in the bottom of the second inning when a squirrel ran on to the field at PNC Park. The squirrel appeared to enter from along the stands on the third base side. He then scampered into the left field corner. Three members of the grounds crew were able to coax the critter into exiting the field through the bullpen gate. The squirrel brought the home team good luck as the Pirates went on to score three runs in the inning to break a scoreless tie. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Colorado Avalanche 2                    (COL Leads 2-1) Lightning 6, Avalanche 2 – Lightning bounce back, beat Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period and beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul and Corey Perry also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning bounce back after playing poorly while losing the first two games on the road. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 37 shots. Stamkos, Paul, Maroon and Perry scored in the second period, when the Lightning chased Colorado goalie Darcy Kuemper while pulling away to trim their series deficit to 2-1. Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and Mikko Rantanen had two assists for the Avalanche. Game 4 is Wednesday night. NBA – Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered “championship or bust,” the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his lofty proclamation.It took Thompson getting healthy at last, then Draymond Green and Stephen Curry overcoming their own injuries down the stretch and a cast of youngsters shining on the big playoff stage for the Warriors to win again. Golden State captured the franchise’s fourth championship in eight years Thursday night by beating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in the clinching Game 6. NBA – Orlando still evaluating all options with No. 1 draft pick College basketball season ended almost three months ago, the NBA draft lottery was more than a month ago and the draft itself is later this week. Seems like the process should be winding down. Orlando Magic President Jeff Weltman sees it differently. He says the real work is just getting started. The Magic haven’t decided yet what they’ll do on Thursday night when the draft rolls around and they have the No. 1 pick. Other teams have called to gauge what the asking price would be if they want to trade for that selection. NBA – Magic-Rockets, Pistons-Blazers to open Vegas summer league NBA Summer League will start with a little Midnight Madness feel, at least in some of the country. And if the Orlando Magic keep the No. 1 draft pick, then that player won’t wait long for his summer debut. The league released the 75-game summer league schedule on Monday, with the first game in Las Vegas set to pit Orlando against Houston on July 7 at 10 p.m. Eastern. That game will be followed by a midnight Eastern tip-off between Portland and Detroit. Those two matchups are the only ones on the Day 1 schedule. All teams play five games in Vegas. The championship is July 17. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m. WNBA – Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed. That’s according to Cherelle Griner, who tells the Associated Press that the couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in Russia on drug-related charges. That was to have changed Saturday, when a long-awaited call was to have finally taken place. But the day came and went without any contact, leaving an anguished Cherelle Griner to wonder what went wrong. FINA – Ledecky leads 1-2 American finish; Italian sets backstroke mark Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky has claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest.  Ceccon stunned the competition by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics. It’s the Italian’s first world title.  Ledecky extended her record haul of titles to 17 with her fourth in the 1,500 freestyle alone. Ledecky never looked threatened and finished 14.74 seconds ahead of Katie Grimes. Ledecky punched the water in delight then embraced her teammate. NCAAMBKB – Basketball player at Houston Baptist killed in New York shooting New York City police say a college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem.  Officials at Houston Baptist University say 21-year-old senior Darius Lee was killed. The wounded included six males and two females.  Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went to hospitals on their own. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games last night Today Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 1 Red Sox 5, Tigers 2 – Cordero has 3 hits, 2 RBIs to help Red Sox beat Tigers 5-2 Franchy Cordero had three hits, including a two-run single to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2. Josh Winckowski made the longest start of his short career for his second straight win. Jarren Duran had two hits, two stolen bases and two runs for Boston. The Red Sox won for the sixth time in eight games to climb to a season-high six games above .500. Duran doubled and scored on Rafael Devers’ double to break a third-inning tie. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 7 – Andrew Vaughn gets 4 hits as White Sox beat Blue Jays 8-7 Andrew Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox celebrated Tim Anderson’s return with an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Luis Robert and Josh Harrison also homered as Chicago opened a seven-game homestand with its fifth win in seven games. Anderson had two hits in his first big league game since May 29. He was activated from the 10-day injured list after being sidelined by a strained right groin. Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games. Raimel Tapia hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, but José Berríos was tagged for six runs in four innings. Pirates 12, Cubs 1 – Newly promoted Cruz, Madris spark Pirates, rout Cubs 12-1 Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major league debut, sparking the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs. Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Cruz, considered Pittsburgh’s top prospect, hit a three-run double to deep center field in the third inning. The 6-foot-7 Cruz also hit an RBI single as the Pirates set a season high for runs. He started the final two games of last season when he became the tallest shortstop in major league history. Madris hit a two-run single in the second inning in his first at-bat the majors. Madris became the first Pirates player to have a three-hit game in his debut since Jason Kendall in 1996. Tonight Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Contreras 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 1-5) at Boston (Hill 2-4), 7:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Toronto (Gausman 5-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 5-3), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Squirrel chase briefly interrupts Cubs-Pirates game at PNC The game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates was delayed for a few minutes in the bottom of the second inning when a squirrel ran on to the field at PNC Park. The squirrel appeared to enter from along the stands on the third base side. He then scampered into the left field corner. Three members of the grounds crew were able to coax the critter into exiting the field through the bullpen gate. The squirrel brought the home team good luck as the Pirates went on to score three runs in the inning to break a scoreless tie. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Colorado Avalanche 2                    (COL Leads 2-1) Lightning 6, Avalanche 2 – Lightning bounce back, beat Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period and beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul and Corey Perry also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning bounce back after playing poorly while losing the first two games on the road. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 37 shots. Stamkos, Paul, Maroon and Perry scored in the second period, when the Lightning chased Colorado goalie Darcy Kuemper while pulling away to trim their series deficit to 2-1. Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and Mikko Rantanen had two assists for the Avalanche. Game 4 is Wednesday night. NBA – Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered “championship or bust,” the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his lofty proclamation.It took Thompson getting healthy at last, then Draymond Green and Stephen Curry overcoming their own injuries down the stretch and a cast of youngsters shining on the big playoff stage for the Warriors to win again. Golden State captured the franchise’s fourth championship in eight years Thursday night by beating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in the clinching Game 6. NBA – Orlando still evaluating all options with No. 1 draft pick College basketball season ended almost three months ago, the NBA draft lottery was more than a month ago and the draft itself is later this week. Seems like the process should be winding down. Orlando Magic President Jeff Weltman sees it differently. He says the real work is just getting started. The Magic haven’t decided yet what they’ll do on Thursday night when the draft rolls around and they have the No. 1 pick. Other teams have called to gauge what the asking price would be if they want to trade for that selection. NBA – Magic-Rockets, Pistons-Blazers to open Vegas summer league NBA Summer League will start with a little Midnight Madness feel, at least in some of the country. And if the Orlando Magic keep the No. 1 draft pick, then that player won’t wait long for his summer debut. The league released the 75-game summer league schedule on Monday, with the first game in Las Vegas set to pit Orlando against Houston on July 7 at 10 p.m. Eastern. That game will be followed by a midnight Eastern tip-off between Portland and Detroit. Those two matchups are the only ones on the Day 1 schedule. All teams play five games in Vegas. The championship is July 17. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m. WNBA – Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed. That’s according to Cherelle Griner, who tells the Associated Press that the couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in Russia on drug-related charges. That was to have changed Saturday, when a long-awaited call was to have finally taken place. But the day came and went without any contact, leaving an anguished Cherelle Griner to wonder what went wrong. FINA – Ledecky leads 1-2 American finish; Italian sets backstroke mark Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky has claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest.  Ceccon stunned the competition by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics. It’s the Italian’s first world title.  Ledecky extended her record haul of titles to 17 with her fourth in the 1,500 freestyle alone. Ledecky never looked threatened and finished 14.74 seconds ahead of Katie Grimes. Ledecky punched the water in delight then embraced her teammate. NCAAMBKB – Basketball player at Houston Baptist killed in New York shooting New York City police say a college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem.  Officials at Houston Baptist University say 21-year-old senior Darius Lee was killed. The wounded included six males and two females.  Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went to hospitals on their own. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games last night Today Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 1 Red Sox 5, Tigers 2 – Cordero has 3 hits, 2 RBIs to help Red Sox beat Tigers 5-2 Franchy Cordero had three hits, including a two-run single to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2. Josh Winckowski made the longest start of his short career for his second straight win. Jarren Duran had two hits, two stolen bases and two runs for Boston. The Red Sox won for the sixth time in eight games to climb to a season-high six games above .500. Duran doubled and scored on Rafael Devers’ double to break a third-inning tie. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 7 – Andrew Vaughn gets 4 hits as White Sox beat Blue Jays 8-7 Andrew Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox celebrated Tim Anderson’s return with an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Luis Robert and Josh Harrison also homered as Chicago opened a seven-game homestand with its fifth win in seven games. Anderson had two hits in his first big league game since May 29. He was activated from the 10-day injured list after being sidelined by a strained right groin. Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games. Raimel Tapia hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, but José Berríos was tagged for six runs in four innings. Pirates 12, Cubs 1 – Newly promoted Cruz, Madris spark Pirates, rout Cubs 12-1 Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major league debut, sparking the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs. Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Cruz, considered Pittsburgh’s top prospect, hit a three-run double to deep center field in the third inning. The 6-foot-7 Cruz also hit an RBI single as the Pirates set a season high for runs. He started the final two games of last season when he became the tallest shortstop in major league history. Madris hit a two-run single in the second inning in his first at-bat the majors. Madris became the first Pirates player to have a three-hit game in his debut since Jason Kendall in 1996. Tonight Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Contreras 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 1-5) at Boston (Hill 2-4), 7:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Toronto (Gausman 5-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 5-3), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Squirrel chase briefly interrupts Cubs-Pirates game at PNC The game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates was delayed for a few minutes in the bottom of the second inning when a squirrel ran on to the field at PNC Park. The squirrel appeared to enter from along the stands on the third base side. He then scampered into the left field corner. Three members of the grounds crew were able to coax the critter into exiting the field through the bullpen gate. The squirrel brought the home team good luck as the Pirates went on to score three runs in the inning to break a scoreless tie. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Colorado Avalanche 2                    (COL Leads 2-1) Lightning 6, Avalanche 2 – Lightning bounce back, beat Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period and beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul and Corey Perry also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning bounce back after playing poorly while losing the first two games on the road. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 37 shots. Stamkos, Paul, Maroon and Perry scored in the second period, when the Lightning chased Colorado goalie Darcy Kuemper while pulling away to trim their series deficit to 2-1. Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and Mikko Rantanen had two assists for the Avalanche. Game 4 is Wednesday night. NBA – Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered “championship or bust,” the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his lofty proclamation.It took Thompson getting healthy at last, then Draymond Green and Stephen Curry overcoming their own injuries down the stretch and a cast of youngsters shining on the big playoff stage for the Warriors to win again. Golden State captured the franchise’s fourth championship in eight years Thursday night by beating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in the clinching Game 6. NBA – Orlando still evaluating all options with No. 1 draft pick College basketball season ended almost three months ago, the NBA draft lottery was more than a month ago and the draft itself is later this week. Seems like the process should be winding down. Orlando Magic President Jeff Weltman sees it differently. He says the real work is just getting started. The Magic haven’t decided yet what they’ll do on Thursday night when the draft rolls around and they have the No. 1 pick. Other teams have called to gauge what the asking price would be if they want to trade for that selection. NBA – Magic-Rockets, Pistons-Blazers to open Vegas summer league NBA Summer League will start with a little Midnight Madness feel, at least in some of the country. And if the Orlando Magic keep the No. 1 draft pick, then that player won’t wait long for his summer debut. The league released the 75-game summer league schedule on Monday, with the first game in Las Vegas set to pit Orlando against Houston on July 7 at 10 p.m. Eastern. That game will be followed by a midnight Eastern tip-off between Portland and Detroit. Those two matchups are the only ones on the Day 1 schedule. All teams play five games in Vegas. The championship is July 17. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m. WNBA – Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed. That’s according to Cherelle Griner, who tells the Associated Press that the couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in Russia on drug-related charges. That was to have changed Saturday, when a long-awaited call was to have finally taken place. But the day came and went without any contact, leaving an anguished Cherelle Griner to wonder what went wrong. FINA – Ledecky leads 1-2 American finish; Italian sets backstroke mark Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky has claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest.  Ceccon stunned the competition by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics. It’s the Italian’s first world title.  Ledecky extended her record haul of titles to 17 with her fourth in the 1,500 freestyle alone. Ledecky never looked threatened and finished 14.74 seconds ahead of Katie Grimes. Ledecky punched the water in delight then embraced her teammate. NCAAMBKB – Basketball player at Houston Baptist killed in New York shooting New York City police say a college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem.  Officials at Houston Baptist University say 21-year-old senior Darius Lee was killed. The wounded included six males and two females.  Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went to hospitals on their own. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games last night Today Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 1 Red Sox 5, Tigers 2 – Cordero has 3 hits, 2 RBIs to help Red Sox beat Tigers 5-2 Franchy Cordero had three hits, including a two-run single to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2. Josh Winckowski made the longest start of his short career for his second straight win. Jarren Duran had two hits, two stolen bases and two runs for Boston. The Red Sox won for the sixth time in eight games to climb to a season-high six games above .500. Duran doubled and scored on Rafael Devers’ double to break a third-inning tie. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 7 – Andrew Vaughn gets 4 hits as White Sox beat Blue Jays 8-7 Andrew Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox celebrated Tim Anderson’s return with an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Luis Robert and Josh Harrison also homered as Chicago opened a seven-game homestand with its fifth win in seven games. Anderson had two hits in his first big league game since May 29. He was activated from the 10-day injured list after being sidelined by a strained right groin. Toronto lost for the fourth time in five games. Raimel Tapia hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, but José Berríos was tagged for six runs in four innings. Pirates 12, Cubs 1 – Newly promoted Cruz, Madris spark Pirates, rout Cubs 12-1 Newly promoted Oneil Cruz drove in four runs and Bligh Madris got three hits in his major league debut, sparking the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs. Both rookies were called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Cruz, considered Pittsburgh’s top prospect, hit a three-run double to deep center field in the third inning. The 6-foot-7 Cruz also hit an RBI single as the Pirates set a season high for runs. He started the final two games of last season when he became the tallest shortstop in major league history. Madris hit a two-run single in the second inning in his first at-bat the majors. Madris became the first Pirates player to have a three-hit game in his debut since Jason Kendall in 1996. Tonight Chicago Cubs (Swarmer 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Contreras 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Brieske 1-5) at Boston (Hill 2-4), 7:10 p.m.                  WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Toronto (Gausman 5-6) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 5-3), 8:10 p.m. MLB – Squirrel chase briefly interrupts Cubs-Pirates game at PNC The game between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates was delayed for a few minutes in the bottom of the second inning when a squirrel ran on to the field at PNC Park. The squirrel appeared to enter from along the stands on the third base side. He then scampered into the left field corner. Three members of the grounds crew were able to coax the critter into exiting the field through the bullpen gate. The squirrel brought the home team good luck as the Pirates went on to score three runs in the inning to break a scoreless tie. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Colorado Avalanche 2                    (COL Leads 2-1) Lightning 6, Avalanche 2 – Lightning bounce back, beat Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period and beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Anthony Cirelli, Nicholas Paul and Corey Perry also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning bounce back after playing poorly while losing the first two games on the road. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 37 shots. Stamkos, Paul, Maroon and Perry scored in the second period, when the Lightning chased Colorado goalie Darcy Kuemper while pulling away to trim their series deficit to 2-1. Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and Mikko Rantanen had two assists for the Avalanche. Game 4 is Wednesday night. NBA – Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered “championship or bust,” the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his lofty proclamation.It took Thompson getting healthy at last, then Draymond Green and Stephen Curry overcoming their own injuries down the stretch and a cast of youngsters shining on the big playoff stage for the Warriors to win again. Golden State captured the franchise’s fourth championship in eight years Thursday night by beating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in the clinching Game 6. NBA – Orlando still evaluating all options with No. 1 draft pick College basketball season ended almost three months ago, the NBA draft lottery was more than a month ago and the draft itself is later this week. Seems like the process should be winding down. Orlando Magic President Jeff Weltman sees it differently. He says the real work is just getting started. The Magic haven’t decided yet what they’ll do on Thursday night when the draft rolls around and they have the No. 1 pick. Other teams have called to gauge what the asking price would be if they want to trade for that selection. NBA – Magic-Rockets, Pistons-Blazers to open Vegas summer league NBA Summer League will start with a little Midnight Madness feel, at least in some of the country. And if the Orlando Magic keep the No. 1 draft pick, then that player won’t wait long for his summer debut. The league released the 75-game summer league schedule on Monday, with the first game in Las Vegas set to pit Orlando against Houston on July 7 at 10 p.m. Eastern. That game will be followed by a midnight Eastern tip-off between Portland and Detroit. Those two matchups are the only ones on the Day 1 schedule. All teams play five games in Vegas. The championship is July 17. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m. WNBA – Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed. That’s according to Cherelle Griner, who tells the Associated Press that the couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in Russia on drug-related charges. That was to have changed Saturday, when a long-awaited call was to have finally taken place. But the day came and went without any contact, leaving an anguished Cherelle Griner to wonder what went wrong. FINA – Ledecky leads 1-2 American finish; Italian sets backstroke mark Italy’s Thomas Ceccon has set a world record in the men’s 100 backstroke and Katie Ledecky has claimed yet another gold at the swimming world championships in Budapest.  Ceccon stunned the competition by clocking 51.60 seconds to shave 0.15 seconds off the previous best mark set by American Ryan Murphy at the 2016 Olympics. It’s the Italian’s first world title.  Ledecky extended her record haul of titles to 17 with her fourth in the 1,500 freestyle alone. Ledecky never looked threatened and finished 14.74 seconds ahead of Katie Grimes. Ledecky punched the water in delight then embraced her teammate. NCAAMBKB – Basketball player at Houston Baptist killed in New York shooting New York City police say a college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem.  Officials at Houston Baptist University say 21-year-old senior Darius Lee was killed. The wounded included six males and two females.  Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went to hospitals on their own. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday No games last night Today Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.