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If the Dodgers non-tender Cody Bellinger, then the CF/1B is a free agent. Bellinger -- a former MVP in 2019 -- would be a great target for the Cubs as he tries to rebound from his 2022 struggles and the North Siders have a clear need in CF until prospects are ready to graduate. Plus: Grading relief pitcher Rowan Wick, organizational all-stars. and more.Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text: 312-834-4634Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs | @matt_cozzi | @SamOlburSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!SimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnMLB to learn more.RhoneThe Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the Dodgers non-tender Cody Bellinger, then the CF/1B is a free agent. Bellinger -- a former MVP in 2019 -- would be a great target for the Cubs as he tries to rebound from his 2022 struggles and the North Siders have a clear need in CF until prospects are ready to graduate. Plus: Grading relief pitcher Rowan Wick, organizational all-stars. and more. Hit the feedback zone by sending us a text: 312-834-4634 Follow us on Twitter: @LockedOnCubs | @matt_cozzi | @SamOlbur Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnMLB to learn more. Rhone The Commuter Shirt can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to rhone.com/LOCKEDON and use promo code LOCKEDON to save 20% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the third hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Cubs manager David Ross to discuss his team's strong finish to the season, working toward championship-caliber play on a daily basis, and much more. NFL Next Gen Stats analyst Edward Egros joined the show to discuss why he says Bears quarterback Justin Fields still has qualities that can make him an NFL-caliber quarterback, the performance of the team's offensive line and more. Later, Bernstein vented about what's bothering him about coverage of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge's home run race.

Jake and Rick break down the latest closer news and all the changes to the closer depth charts.   Timestamps: (2:00): 3 Up- Félix Bautista, Tanner Scott, Kyle Finnegan (9:20): 3 Down (not "down", but out)- Josh Hader, Craig Kimbrel, Rowan Wick (18:30): News/Closer Changes- SD, PHI, HOU, LAD, NYY, CHC, OAK, TB, CIN, BOS, TEX (1:00:00): W2W4Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus

Jake and Rick break down the latest closer news and all the changes to the closer depth charts. Timestamps: (2:00): 3 Up- Félix Bautista, Tanner Scott, Kyle Finnegan (9:20): 3 Down (not "down", but out)- Josh Hader, Craig Kimbrel, Rowan Wick (18:30): News/Closer Changes- SD, PHI, HOU, LAD, NYY, CHC, OAK, TB, CIN, BOS, TEX (1:00:00): W2W4Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Jake and Rick break down the latest closer news and all the changes to the closer depth charts.   Timestamps: (2:00): 3 Up- Félix Bautista, Tanner Scott, Kyle Finnegan (9:20): 3 Down (not "down", but out)- Josh Hader, Craig Kimbrel, Rowan Wick (18:30): News/Closer Changes- SD, PHI, HOU, LAD, NYY, CHC, OAK, TB, CIN, BOS, TEX (1:00:00): W2W4

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, San Francisco Giants 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 Tigers 6, Giants 1 – Manning throws 6 scoreless, Tigers beat Giants 6-1 for split Matt Manning threw six scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers scored all six of their runs in the fifth to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 and split a two-game series. Manning allowed five hits, walked none and struck out a career-high eight in his first win since last Sept. 15 against Milwaukee. Victor Reyes and Willi Castro each drove in two runs while Kody Clemens and Harold Castro each drove in one with two out in the bottom of the fifth. All six runs were charged to Logan Webb, who was pulled after Harold Castro’s single made it 4-0. White Sox 5, Orioles 3 – Giolito, Sheets lift White Sox to 5-3 win over Orioles  Lucas Giolito pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Gavin Sheets twice came through with the bases loaded and Yoán Moncada pulled off a slick double play to help the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Giolito allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Then Kendall Graveman was helped out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh thanks to Moncada’s play at third. The bases were loaded with one out and Chicago up 3-1. Moncada lunged to his right to snag a grounder. Then he touched third for the force and threw to first to complete the play. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1 – Zach McKinstry homers as Cubs beat Cardinals 7-1 Zach McKinstry homered and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. Nico Hoerner had three hits for Chicago, and Yan Gomes added two RBIs. Rowan Wick got five outs for the win, leading a solid performance by the Cubs bullpen. Lars Nootbaar homered for NL Central-leading St. Louis, and Corey Dickerson went 4 for 4. The Cardinals dropped to 17-5 in August. Today St. Louis (Hudson 6-6) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Baltimore (Lyles 9-9), 7:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – MLB teams to play all 29 opponents under ’23 balanced sked Every Major League Baseball team will play each other in the same season for the first time next year as the sport switches to its first balanced schedule since 2000. As a result of the format switch agreed to in the March lockout settlement, high-profile games between division rivals such as Yankees-Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants and Cubs-Cardinals will be reduced from 19 and intradivision games will drop from 47% to 32%. A team will host all of the other 29 clubs at least once every two seasons. The season opens March 30 with all teams scheduled. NBA – Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the NBA star and his daughter taken at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed them. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when they took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant tearfully testified during the 11-day trial that news of the photos compounded her grief after losing her husband and daughter. County attorneys argued that the photos were necessary to assess the scene. NCAASB – Michigan’s Hutchins retires as NCAA softball victory leader Carol Hutchins has retired after 38 seasons as Michigan’s softball coach after winning a record number of games. The school made the announcement Wednesday, signaling the end of a career that included 1,707 wins. Bonnie Tholl was promoted to lead the program after she serving as Hutchins’ top assistant for 29 years. Hutchins won a national title in 2005 and led the Wolverines to the NCAA championship game in 2015. She won 22 Big Ten regular-season titles, 10 conference tournament championships and never had a losing season. NFL – National Football League – Preseason week 3 Tonight Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87 Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, died Wednesday. The MVP of the Chiefs’ victory over the Vikings in January 1970 had been in declining health for years. He entered hospice care on Aug. 12. “Lenny the Cool” went into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1987. He also was inducted as a broadcaster in 2012. Dawson spent several decades working on local TV and radio broadcasts while also doing color analysis for NBC and hosting HBO’s iconic "Inside the NFL.” The Chiefs intend to honor him during their preseason finale against Green Bay on Thursday night. Len Dawson was 87. NFL – Lions Preview – Lions may have double digits in losses for 5th year in a row The Detroit Lions seem destined for another rough season. If the defense struggles, it will likely lead to at least 10 losses for the fifth straight year, and second in a row under coach Dan Campbell. Rookie defensive end Aiden Hutchinson appears to be a player to build around, but there isn’t much help behind him right now. The Lions should be able to move the ball and score behind a strong offensive line in Jared Goff’s second season with the team. The veteran quarterback is surrounded by an improved group of receivers, a solid duo of running backs and standout tight end T.J. Hockenson. NFL – Bears Preview – Bears enter new era, look to make jump under Poles, Eberflus The Chicago Bears are prepared to enter a new era under new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. Chicago comes into the season with few established playmakers on offense and questions to answer on defense, starting with the opener against San Francisco on Sept. 11. The Bears went 6-11 last season and missed the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 years. They are counting on quarterback Justin Fields to make big strides after a shaky rookie year. On defense, the Bears had an offseason contract standoff with star linebacker Roquan Smith that ended without a new deal. Golf – PGA – Top PGA Tour players to commit to 20-event big money slate The PGA Tour is making its boldest response yet to the rival Saudi-funded league. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has announced a plan for the best players to commit to a 20-tournament schedule starting next year. That means they will be competing against one another up to 17 times and maybe more. That involves elevating four additional tournaments that will offer $20 million or more to go along with the tournaments already announced. Monahan says top players will be determined by a new Player Impact Program criteria. The PIP will double in money to $100 million. Golf – Woods, McIlroy behind tech-infused golf league in TV venture Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing their own version of team golf to the PGA Tour. Woods and McIlroy are part of a new media group called TMRW (pronounced “tomorrow”) Sports. Former Golf Channel president Mike McCarley is the CEO. The first project is called TGL. It’s a tech-infused golf league that will feature six teams of three players for matches on Monday night. The broadcast partner hasn’t been announced. It will be played in a custom-built arena. The long shots will be using a simulator. The short shots will be live. The 18-hole matches take two hours. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 2, South Bend Cubs 1 Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, PPD,  DH on 8/25 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.  (Doublheader) South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.   MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 1 Michigan Lutheran 1, New Buffalo 0 South Haven 5, Bridgman 2 Niles 9, Brandywine 0 Constantine 2, Coloma 0 Vicksburg 5, Dowagiac 0 Hartford 8, Saugatuck 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Lawton 1 Mattawan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Fennville 5, Schoolcraft 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Three Rivers 0 Delton-Kellogg 9, Parchment 2 Portage Northern 4, East Kentwood 0 Gull Lake 3, GR Forest Hills Northern 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Volleyball Michigan Lutheran 3, New Buffalo 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Wtvl. Grace Christian 0 Niles 3, Sturgis 0 Three Rivers 3, Paw Paw 1 Tonight Football – All games at 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Zeeland West at Lakeshore   97.5 Y Country 6:45 Benton Harbor at Lawton South Haven at Dowagiac Watervliet at Brandywine Saugatuck at Buchanan Vicksburg at Portage Northern Edwardsburg at GR West Catholic Lowell at Mattawan East Lansing at Portage Central BC Lakeview at Harper Creek Allegan at Cassopolis Galesburg-Augusta at Decatur Comstock at Schoolcraft Union City at Centreville Reading at White Pigeon Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Delton-Kellogg Gull Lake at Marshall Wolverine Conference Plainwell at Otsego Three Rivers at Paw Paw Niles at Sturgis 8-Man Football Bangor at Twin Cities Sharks    (Twin Cities Sharks is Our Lady of the Lake, Michigan Lutheran and Countryside) Fennville at Red Arrow Raiders (Red Arrow Raiders is New Buffalo at River Valley) Bridgman at Vermontville Maple Valley Marcellus at Gobles Marion at Lawrence Farwell at Wyoming-Lee Vandercook Lake at Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian Boys Soccer Byron Center at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Allegan, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at East Kentwood, 6:45 p.m. Plainwell at Wayland, 6:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, San Francisco Giants 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 Tigers 6, Giants 1 – Manning throws 6 scoreless, Tigers beat Giants 6-1 for split Matt Manning threw six scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers scored all six of their runs in the fifth to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 and split a two-game series. Manning allowed five hits, walked none and struck out a career-high eight in his first win since last Sept. 15 against Milwaukee. Victor Reyes and Willi Castro each drove in two runs while Kody Clemens and Harold Castro each drove in one with two out in the bottom of the fifth. All six runs were charged to Logan Webb, who was pulled after Harold Castro’s single made it 4-0. White Sox 5, Orioles 3 – Giolito, Sheets lift White Sox to 5-3 win over Orioles  Lucas Giolito pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Gavin Sheets twice came through with the bases loaded and Yoán Moncada pulled off a slick double play to help the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Giolito allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Then Kendall Graveman was helped out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh thanks to Moncada’s play at third. The bases were loaded with one out and Chicago up 3-1. Moncada lunged to his right to snag a grounder. Then he touched third for the force and threw to first to complete the play. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1 – Zach McKinstry homers as Cubs beat Cardinals 7-1 Zach McKinstry homered and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. Nico Hoerner had three hits for Chicago, and Yan Gomes added two RBIs. Rowan Wick got five outs for the win, leading a solid performance by the Cubs bullpen. Lars Nootbaar homered for NL Central-leading St. Louis, and Corey Dickerson went 4 for 4. The Cardinals dropped to 17-5 in August. Today St. Louis (Hudson 6-6) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Baltimore (Lyles 9-9), 7:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – MLB teams to play all 29 opponents under ’23 balanced sked Every Major League Baseball team will play each other in the same season for the first time next year as the sport switches to its first balanced schedule since 2000. As a result of the format switch agreed to in the March lockout settlement, high-profile games between division rivals such as Yankees-Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants and Cubs-Cardinals will be reduced from 19 and intradivision games will drop from 47% to 32%. A team will host all of the other 29 clubs at least once every two seasons. The season opens March 30 with all teams scheduled. NBA – Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the NBA star and his daughter taken at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed them. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when they took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant tearfully testified during the 11-day trial that news of the photos compounded her grief after losing her husband and daughter. County attorneys argued that the photos were necessary to assess the scene. NCAASB – Michigan’s Hutchins retires as NCAA softball victory leader Carol Hutchins has retired after 38 seasons as Michigan’s softball coach after winning a record number of games. The school made the announcement Wednesday, signaling the end of a career that included 1,707 wins. Bonnie Tholl was promoted to lead the program after she serving as Hutchins’ top assistant for 29 years. Hutchins won a national title in 2005 and led the Wolverines to the NCAA championship game in 2015. She won 22 Big Ten regular-season titles, 10 conference tournament championships and never had a losing season. NFL – National Football League – Preseason week 3 Tonight Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87 Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, died Wednesday. The MVP of the Chiefs’ victory over the Vikings in January 1970 had been in declining health for years. He entered hospice care on Aug. 12. “Lenny the Cool” went into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1987. He also was inducted as a broadcaster in 2012. Dawson spent several decades working on local TV and radio broadcasts while also doing color analysis for NBC and hosting HBO’s iconic "Inside the NFL.” The Chiefs intend to honor him during their preseason finale against Green Bay on Thursday night. Len Dawson was 87. NFL – Lions Preview – Lions may have double digits in losses for 5th year in a row The Detroit Lions seem destined for another rough season. If the defense struggles, it will likely lead to at least 10 losses for the fifth straight year, and second in a row under coach Dan Campbell. Rookie defensive end Aiden Hutchinson appears to be a player to build around, but there isn’t much help behind him right now. The Lions should be able to move the ball and score behind a strong offensive line in Jared Goff’s second season with the team. The veteran quarterback is surrounded by an improved group of receivers, a solid duo of running backs and standout tight end T.J. Hockenson. NFL – Bears Preview – Bears enter new era, look to make jump under Poles, Eberflus The Chicago Bears are prepared to enter a new era under new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. Chicago comes into the season with few established playmakers on offense and questions to answer on defense, starting with the opener against San Francisco on Sept. 11. The Bears went 6-11 last season and missed the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 years. They are counting on quarterback Justin Fields to make big strides after a shaky rookie year. On defense, the Bears had an offseason contract standoff with star linebacker Roquan Smith that ended without a new deal. Golf – PGA – Top PGA Tour players to commit to 20-event big money slate The PGA Tour is making its boldest response yet to the rival Saudi-funded league. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has announced a plan for the best players to commit to a 20-tournament schedule starting next year. That means they will be competing against one another up to 17 times and maybe more. That involves elevating four additional tournaments that will offer $20 million or more to go along with the tournaments already announced. Monahan says top players will be determined by a new Player Impact Program criteria. The PIP will double in money to $100 million. Golf – Woods, McIlroy behind tech-infused golf league in TV venture Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing their own version of team golf to the PGA Tour. Woods and McIlroy are part of a new media group called TMRW (pronounced “tomorrow”) Sports. Former Golf Channel president Mike McCarley is the CEO. The first project is called TGL. It’s a tech-infused golf league that will feature six teams of three players for matches on Monday night. The broadcast partner hasn’t been announced. It will be played in a custom-built arena. The long shots will be using a simulator. The short shots will be live. The 18-hole matches take two hours. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 2, South Bend Cubs 1 Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, PPD,  DH on 8/25 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.  (Doublheader) South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.   MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 1 Michigan Lutheran 1, New Buffalo 0 South Haven 5, Bridgman 2 Niles 9, Brandywine 0 Constantine 2, Coloma 0 Vicksburg 5, Dowagiac 0 Hartford 8, Saugatuck 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Lawton 1 Mattawan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Fennville 5, Schoolcraft 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Three Rivers 0 Delton-Kellogg 9, Parchment 2 Portage Northern 4, East Kentwood 0 Gull Lake 3, GR Forest Hills Northern 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Volleyball Michigan Lutheran 3, New Buffalo 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Wtvl. Grace Christian 0 Niles 3, Sturgis 0 Three Rivers 3, Paw Paw 1 Tonight Football – All games at 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Zeeland West at Lakeshore   97.5 Y Country 6:45 Benton Harbor at Lawton South Haven at Dowagiac Watervliet at Brandywine Saugatuck at Buchanan Vicksburg at Portage Northern Edwardsburg at GR West Catholic Lowell at Mattawan East Lansing at Portage Central BC Lakeview at Harper Creek Allegan at Cassopolis Galesburg-Augusta at Decatur Comstock at Schoolcraft Union City at Centreville Reading at White Pigeon Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Delton-Kellogg Gull Lake at Marshall Wolverine Conference Plainwell at Otsego Three Rivers at Paw Paw Niles at Sturgis 8-Man Football Bangor at Twin Cities Sharks    (Twin Cities Sharks is Our Lady of the Lake, Michigan Lutheran and Countryside) Fennville at Red Arrow Raiders (Red Arrow Raiders is New Buffalo at River Valley) Bridgman at Vermontville Maple Valley Marcellus at Gobles Marion at Lawrence Farwell at Wyoming-Lee Vandercook Lake at Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian Boys Soccer Byron Center at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Allegan, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at East Kentwood, 6:45 p.m. Plainwell at Wayland, 6:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, San Francisco Giants 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 Tigers 6, Giants 1 – Manning throws 6 scoreless, Tigers beat Giants 6-1 for split Matt Manning threw six scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers scored all six of their runs in the fifth to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 and split a two-game series. Manning allowed five hits, walked none and struck out a career-high eight in his first win since last Sept. 15 against Milwaukee. Victor Reyes and Willi Castro each drove in two runs while Kody Clemens and Harold Castro each drove in one with two out in the bottom of the fifth. All six runs were charged to Logan Webb, who was pulled after Harold Castro’s single made it 4-0. White Sox 5, Orioles 3 – Giolito, Sheets lift White Sox to 5-3 win over Orioles  Lucas Giolito pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Gavin Sheets twice came through with the bases loaded and Yoán Moncada pulled off a slick double play to help the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Giolito allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Then Kendall Graveman was helped out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh thanks to Moncada’s play at third. The bases were loaded with one out and Chicago up 3-1. Moncada lunged to his right to snag a grounder. Then he touched third for the force and threw to first to complete the play. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1 – Zach McKinstry homers as Cubs beat Cardinals 7-1 Zach McKinstry homered and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. Nico Hoerner had three hits for Chicago, and Yan Gomes added two RBIs. Rowan Wick got five outs for the win, leading a solid performance by the Cubs bullpen. Lars Nootbaar homered for NL Central-leading St. Louis, and Corey Dickerson went 4 for 4. The Cardinals dropped to 17-5 in August. Today St. Louis (Hudson 6-6) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Baltimore (Lyles 9-9), 7:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – MLB teams to play all 29 opponents under ’23 balanced sked Every Major League Baseball team will play each other in the same season for the first time next year as the sport switches to its first balanced schedule since 2000. As a result of the format switch agreed to in the March lockout settlement, high-profile games between division rivals such as Yankees-Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants and Cubs-Cardinals will be reduced from 19 and intradivision games will drop from 47% to 32%. A team will host all of the other 29 clubs at least once every two seasons. The season opens March 30 with all teams scheduled. NBA – Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the NBA star and his daughter taken at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed them. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when they took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant tearfully testified during the 11-day trial that news of the photos compounded her grief after losing her husband and daughter. County attorneys argued that the photos were necessary to assess the scene. NCAASB – Michigan’s Hutchins retires as NCAA softball victory leader Carol Hutchins has retired after 38 seasons as Michigan’s softball coach after winning a record number of games. The school made the announcement Wednesday, signaling the end of a career that included 1,707 wins. Bonnie Tholl was promoted to lead the program after she serving as Hutchins’ top assistant for 29 years. Hutchins won a national title in 2005 and led the Wolverines to the NCAA championship game in 2015. She won 22 Big Ten regular-season titles, 10 conference tournament championships and never had a losing season. NFL – National Football League – Preseason week 3 Tonight Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87 Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, died Wednesday. The MVP of the Chiefs’ victory over the Vikings in January 1970 had been in declining health for years. He entered hospice care on Aug. 12. “Lenny the Cool” went into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1987. He also was inducted as a broadcaster in 2012. Dawson spent several decades working on local TV and radio broadcasts while also doing color analysis for NBC and hosting HBO’s iconic "Inside the NFL.” The Chiefs intend to honor him during their preseason finale against Green Bay on Thursday night. Len Dawson was 87. NFL – Lions Preview – Lions may have double digits in losses for 5th year in a row The Detroit Lions seem destined for another rough season. If the defense struggles, it will likely lead to at least 10 losses for the fifth straight year, and second in a row under coach Dan Campbell. Rookie defensive end Aiden Hutchinson appears to be a player to build around, but there isn’t much help behind him right now. The Lions should be able to move the ball and score behind a strong offensive line in Jared Goff’s second season with the team. The veteran quarterback is surrounded by an improved group of receivers, a solid duo of running backs and standout tight end T.J. Hockenson. NFL – Bears Preview – Bears enter new era, look to make jump under Poles, Eberflus The Chicago Bears are prepared to enter a new era under new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. Chicago comes into the season with few established playmakers on offense and questions to answer on defense, starting with the opener against San Francisco on Sept. 11. The Bears went 6-11 last season and missed the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 years. They are counting on quarterback Justin Fields to make big strides after a shaky rookie year. On defense, the Bears had an offseason contract standoff with star linebacker Roquan Smith that ended without a new deal. Golf – PGA – Top PGA Tour players to commit to 20-event big money slate The PGA Tour is making its boldest response yet to the rival Saudi-funded league. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has announced a plan for the best players to commit to a 20-tournament schedule starting next year. That means they will be competing against one another up to 17 times and maybe more. That involves elevating four additional tournaments that will offer $20 million or more to go along with the tournaments already announced. Monahan says top players will be determined by a new Player Impact Program criteria. The PIP will double in money to $100 million. Golf – Woods, McIlroy behind tech-infused golf league in TV venture Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing their own version of team golf to the PGA Tour. Woods and McIlroy are part of a new media group called TMRW (pronounced “tomorrow”) Sports. Former Golf Channel president Mike McCarley is the CEO. The first project is called TGL. It’s a tech-infused golf league that will feature six teams of three players for matches on Monday night. The broadcast partner hasn’t been announced. It will be played in a custom-built arena. The long shots will be using a simulator. The short shots will be live. The 18-hole matches take two hours. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 2, South Bend Cubs 1 Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, PPD,  DH on 8/25 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.  (Doublheader) South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.   MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 1 Michigan Lutheran 1, New Buffalo 0 South Haven 5, Bridgman 2 Niles 9, Brandywine 0 Constantine 2, Coloma 0 Vicksburg 5, Dowagiac 0 Hartford 8, Saugatuck 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Lawton 1 Mattawan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Fennville 5, Schoolcraft 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Three Rivers 0 Delton-Kellogg 9, Parchment 2 Portage Northern 4, East Kentwood 0 Gull Lake 3, GR Forest Hills Northern 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Volleyball Michigan Lutheran 3, New Buffalo 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Wtvl. Grace Christian 0 Niles 3, Sturgis 0 Three Rivers 3, Paw Paw 1 Tonight Football – All games at 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Zeeland West at Lakeshore   97.5 Y Country 6:45 Benton Harbor at Lawton South Haven at Dowagiac Watervliet at Brandywine Saugatuck at Buchanan Vicksburg at Portage Northern Edwardsburg at GR West Catholic Lowell at Mattawan East Lansing at Portage Central BC Lakeview at Harper Creek Allegan at Cassopolis Galesburg-Augusta at Decatur Comstock at Schoolcraft Union City at Centreville Reading at White Pigeon Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Delton-Kellogg Gull Lake at Marshall Wolverine Conference Plainwell at Otsego Three Rivers at Paw Paw Niles at Sturgis 8-Man Football Bangor at Twin Cities Sharks    (Twin Cities Sharks is Our Lady of the Lake, Michigan Lutheran and Countryside) Fennville at Red Arrow Raiders (Red Arrow Raiders is New Buffalo at River Valley) Bridgman at Vermontville Maple Valley Marcellus at Gobles Marion at Lawrence Farwell at Wyoming-Lee Vandercook Lake at Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian Boys Soccer Byron Center at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Allegan, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at East Kentwood, 6:45 p.m. Plainwell at Wayland, 6:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, San Francisco Giants 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 Tigers 6, Giants 1 – Manning throws 6 scoreless, Tigers beat Giants 6-1 for split Matt Manning threw six scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers scored all six of their runs in the fifth to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 and split a two-game series. Manning allowed five hits, walked none and struck out a career-high eight in his first win since last Sept. 15 against Milwaukee. Victor Reyes and Willi Castro each drove in two runs while Kody Clemens and Harold Castro each drove in one with two out in the bottom of the fifth. All six runs were charged to Logan Webb, who was pulled after Harold Castro’s single made it 4-0. White Sox 5, Orioles 3 – Giolito, Sheets lift White Sox to 5-3 win over Orioles  Lucas Giolito pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Gavin Sheets twice came through with the bases loaded and Yoán Moncada pulled off a slick double play to help the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Giolito allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Then Kendall Graveman was helped out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh thanks to Moncada’s play at third. The bases were loaded with one out and Chicago up 3-1. Moncada lunged to his right to snag a grounder. Then he touched third for the force and threw to first to complete the play. Cubs 7, Cardinals 1 – Zach McKinstry homers as Cubs beat Cardinals 7-1 Zach McKinstry homered and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. Nico Hoerner had three hits for Chicago, and Yan Gomes added two RBIs. Rowan Wick got five outs for the win, leading a solid performance by the Cubs bullpen. Lars Nootbaar homered for NL Central-leading St. Louis, and Corey Dickerson went 4 for 4. The Cardinals dropped to 17-5 in August. Today St. Louis (Hudson 6-6) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 3-5), 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5) at Baltimore (Lyles 9-9), 7:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – MLB teams to play all 29 opponents under ’23 balanced sked Every Major League Baseball team will play each other in the same season for the first time next year as the sport switches to its first balanced schedule since 2000. As a result of the format switch agreed to in the March lockout settlement, high-profile games between division rivals such as Yankees-Red Sox, Dodgers-Giants and Cubs-Cardinals will be reduced from 19 and intradivision games will drop from 47% to 32%. A team will host all of the other 29 clubs at least once every two seasons. The season opens March 30 with all teams scheduled. NBA – Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the NBA star and his daughter taken at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed them. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when they took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant tearfully testified during the 11-day trial that news of the photos compounded her grief after losing her husband and daughter. County attorneys argued that the photos were necessary to assess the scene. NCAASB – Michigan’s Hutchins retires as NCAA softball victory leader Carol Hutchins has retired after 38 seasons as Michigan’s softball coach after winning a record number of games. The school made the announcement Wednesday, signaling the end of a career that included 1,707 wins. Bonnie Tholl was promoted to lead the program after she serving as Hutchins’ top assistant for 29 years. Hutchins won a national title in 2005 and led the Wolverines to the NCAA championship game in 2015. She won 22 Big Ten regular-season titles, 10 conference tournament championships and never had a losing season. NFL – National Football League – Preseason week 3 Tonight Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87 Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, died Wednesday. The MVP of the Chiefs’ victory over the Vikings in January 1970 had been in declining health for years. He entered hospice care on Aug. 12. “Lenny the Cool” went into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1987. He also was inducted as a broadcaster in 2012. Dawson spent several decades working on local TV and radio broadcasts while also doing color analysis for NBC and hosting HBO’s iconic "Inside the NFL.” The Chiefs intend to honor him during their preseason finale against Green Bay on Thursday night. Len Dawson was 87. NFL – Lions Preview – Lions may have double digits in losses for 5th year in a row The Detroit Lions seem destined for another rough season. If the defense struggles, it will likely lead to at least 10 losses for the fifth straight year, and second in a row under coach Dan Campbell. Rookie defensive end Aiden Hutchinson appears to be a player to build around, but there isn’t much help behind him right now. The Lions should be able to move the ball and score behind a strong offensive line in Jared Goff’s second season with the team. The veteran quarterback is surrounded by an improved group of receivers, a solid duo of running backs and standout tight end T.J. Hockenson. NFL – Bears Preview – Bears enter new era, look to make jump under Poles, Eberflus The Chicago Bears are prepared to enter a new era under new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. Chicago comes into the season with few established playmakers on offense and questions to answer on defense, starting with the opener against San Francisco on Sept. 11. The Bears went 6-11 last season and missed the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 years. They are counting on quarterback Justin Fields to make big strides after a shaky rookie year. On defense, the Bears had an offseason contract standoff with star linebacker Roquan Smith that ended without a new deal. Golf – PGA – Top PGA Tour players to commit to 20-event big money slate The PGA Tour is making its boldest response yet to the rival Saudi-funded league. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has announced a plan for the best players to commit to a 20-tournament schedule starting next year. That means they will be competing against one another up to 17 times and maybe more. That involves elevating four additional tournaments that will offer $20 million or more to go along with the tournaments already announced. Monahan says top players will be determined by a new Player Impact Program criteria. The PIP will double in money to $100 million. Golf – Woods, McIlroy behind tech-infused golf league in TV venture Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing their own version of team golf to the PGA Tour. Woods and McIlroy are part of a new media group called TMRW (pronounced “tomorrow”) Sports. Former Golf Channel president Mike McCarley is the CEO. The first project is called TGL. It’s a tech-infused golf league that will feature six teams of three players for matches on Monday night. The broadcast partner hasn’t been announced. It will be played in a custom-built arena. The long shots will be using a simulator. The short shots will be live. The 18-hole matches take two hours. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 2, South Bend Cubs 1 Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, PPD,  DH on 8/25 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Today Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.  (Doublheader) South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.   MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Edwardsburg 3, Lakeshore 1 Michigan Lutheran 1, New Buffalo 0 South Haven 5, Bridgman 2 Niles 9, Brandywine 0 Constantine 2, Coloma 0 Vicksburg 5, Dowagiac 0 Hartford 8, Saugatuck 0 Kalamazoo Christian 7, Lawton 1 Mattawan 5, Kalamazoo Hackett 0 Fennville 5, Schoolcraft 0 Battle Creek Lakeview 8, Three Rivers 0 Delton-Kellogg 9, Parchment 2 Portage Northern 4, East Kentwood 0 Gull Lake 3, GR Forest Hills Northern 1 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 Volleyball Michigan Lutheran 3, New Buffalo 1 Our Lady of the Lake 3, Wtvl. Grace Christian 0 Niles 3, Sturgis 0 Three Rivers 3, Paw Paw 1 Tonight Football – All games at 7:00 p.m. Non-Conference Zeeland West at Lakeshore   97.5 Y Country 6:45 Benton Harbor at Lawton South Haven at Dowagiac Watervliet at Brandywine Saugatuck at Buchanan Vicksburg at Portage Northern Edwardsburg at GR West Catholic Lowell at Mattawan East Lansing at Portage Central BC Lakeview at Harper Creek Allegan at Cassopolis Galesburg-Augusta at Decatur Comstock at Schoolcraft Union City at Centreville Reading at White Pigeon Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Delton-Kellogg Gull Lake at Marshall Wolverine Conference Plainwell at Otsego Three Rivers at Paw Paw Niles at Sturgis 8-Man Football Bangor at Twin Cities Sharks    (Twin Cities Sharks is Our Lady of the Lake, Michigan Lutheran and Countryside) Fennville at Red Arrow Raiders (Red Arrow Raiders is New Buffalo at River Valley) Bridgman at Vermontville Maple Valley Marcellus at Gobles Marion at Lawrence Farwell at Wyoming-Lee Vandercook Lake at Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian Boys Soccer Byron Center at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. GR Covenant Christian at Allegan, 5:30 p.m. Schoolcraft at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Central at East Kentwood, 6:45 p.m. Plainwell at Wayland, 6:45 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jake and Rick break down the latest closer news and discuss relievers who may be limited down the stretch.   Timestamps: (1:45): 3 Up- Camilo Doval, Scott Barlow, Rowan Wick (8:45): 3 Down- Josh Hader, Jorge López, Craig Kimbrel (21:30): News- Bednar injury, Holmes and Houck to the IL, ARI closer committee (38:00): Potential Reliever Limitations (1:09:30): W2W4Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus

Jake and Rick break down the latest closer news and discuss relievers who may be limited down the stretch.   Timestamps: (1:45): 3 Up- Camilo Doval, Scott Barlow, Rowan Wick (8:45): 3 Down- Josh Hader, Jorge López, Craig Kimbrel (21:30): News- Bednar injury, Holmes and Houck to the IL, ARI closer committee (38:00): Potential Reliever Limitations (1:09:30): W2W4

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 Houston Astros 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Washington Nationals 2 Guardians 8, Tigers 4 – Guardians score 6 runs in 8th, rally past Tigers 8-4 All-Star José Ramírez blooped a go-ahead, two-run double as the Cleveland Guardians scored six runs with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying for a 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Rookies Steven Kwan and Oscar Gonzalez had RBI doubles, and Amed Rosario and Owen Miller added run-scoring singles in the eighth for the AL Central-leading Guardians. Tigers reliever Andrew Chafin struck out the first three batters in the inning, but tossed a wild pitch that allowed Luke Maile to run to first base and extend the frame. Cleveland then rattled off five straight hits and had seven consecutive men reach base. Astros 3, White Sox 2 – Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox Framber Valdez threw seven solid innings, Yordan Alvarez drove in a run and scored one, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Chicago’s five-game winning streak ended. Valdez (12-4) gave up two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked three. The left-hander is 4-0 in six starts since losing to Oakland on July 9. Alvarez drove in Jose Altuve with a sacrifice fly in the first. He singled and scored on Trey Mancini’s sac fly in the fourth. Cubs 3, Nationals 2 – Gomes’ RBI single in 7th lifts Cubs over Nationals 3-2 Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning against his former team and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 to win the three-game series. Franmil Reyes smacked a leadoff double off Jake McGee in the seventh. McGee struck out the next two batters and right-hander Steve Cishek came on to face righty Gomes, who hit a soft liner to right, scoring Reyes. Gomes played for the Nationals from 2019-21. Erich Uelman pitched 2/3 of an inning for his first major league win. Steven Brault threw two scoreless innings and Rowan Wick pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Today Houston (Garcia 9-8) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-3) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-2), 3:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – Mike Trout plans to return for Angels on Friday in Detroit Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout intends to return to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup on Friday night in Detroit. Trout hasn’t played since July 12. He missed the Angels’ past 30 games with an injury to his upper back and ribcage. He faced live pitching Monday and worked out Wednesday. The workouts left him confident he will be able to play against the Tigers when the Angels open a lengthy road trip. Trout earned an All-Star selection this summer while batting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games. But he has missed significant playing time for the second straight season. MLB – Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi has joined Marquee Sports Network as an game analyst for the Chicago Cubs, one of his former teams. Marquee says Girardi will join Jon Sciambi and former big league pitcher Jim Deshaies in the booth for this weekend’s series against Milwaukee. He also will work next month’s series at Miami. Marquee Sports Network is jointly owned by the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The 57-year-old Girardi was the manager in Philadelphia before he was fired in June. He had a 132-141 record over three years with the Phillies. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Tonight Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Colts, Lions get physical on 1st day of joint practices Indianapolis coach Frank Reich enjoyed watching the first joint practice with the Detroit Lions. He liked the spirited play, the intensity, even the controlled chippiness. Lions quarterback Jared Goff just enjoyed working against a different defense — once he settled in. It was a solid start to a long, busy week of work. The two teams will hold another practice against one another Thursday and meet Saturday for their second preseason game. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Last Night New York Liberty 98, Chicago Sky 91                                          (NYL leads 1-0) Liberty 98, Sky 91 – Liberty score final 13 points, beat Sky in playoff opener Sabrina Ionescu had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Natasha Howard also scored 22 points and the seventh-seeded New York Liberty beat the defending champion Chicago Sky 98-91 in the opening game of the WNBA playoffs. New York scored the final 13 points of the fourth quarter as Chicago missed 10 of its last 11 shots. Ionescu made a 3-pointer and a jumper from the free-throw line during the run, and Marine Johannes highlighted the spurt with an over-the-shoulder pass to Howard. New York, which won its first playoff game since September 23, 2015, plays Game 2 of the best-of-three series at Chicago on Saturday. Betnijah Laney added 17 points and Stefanie Dolson scored 13 for New York, which set a franchise scoring record in the playoffs. NBA – LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 2024-25 season that would keep the second-leading scorer in NBA history with the Lakers past his 40th birthday. James was headed into the final year of his most recent deal with the Lakers, who signed the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time league champion in July 2018. Barring injury, James is likely to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s career scoring king this winter. NCAA – Big Ten – USC, UCLA exits could cost Pac-12 schools $13M in rights A new report says the departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools. The interim report was released during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address its move to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an explanation from UCLA about the move when he attended last month’s Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco. UCLA and USC announced in June that the schools would be leaving the Pac-12 Conference in two years. USC is a private institution and not part of the UC system. Golf – LIV – Report: LIV draft contract has restrictions and major bonus The Wall Street Journal is reporting LIV Golf players need permission to grant exclusive interviews and agree to help recruit other players. The Journal says it reviewed a draft contract that Saudi-funded LIV Golf offered players. The newspaper says it wasn’t clear if terms in the draft are in all contracts or can be negotiated. None of the signing bonuses are mentioned. One provision says players would get a $1 million bonus if they were to win any of the four majors. Meanwhile, Greg Norman has sent a letter updating LIV Golf’s request for world ranking points. Golf – PGA – Players-only private meeting was all about a better PGA Tour Tiger Woods felt strongly enough about a private meeting of top PGA Tour players that he flew from Florida to Delaware to attend. What’s emerging from that players-only meeting is unity against a rival league funded by Saudi money and how to make the PGA Tour better. There was another form of unity. No one is willing to share details on the best way forward. Xander Schauffele says there was a code to keep tight lips. Rory McIlroy says the ideas are for tour executives to hear as they forge a path. As for Woods? McIlroy says he remains the biggest voice. NHL – Blackhawks agree to 1-year deal with D Jack Johnson The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with Jack Johnson after the veteran defenseman helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup last season. Johnson’s contract carries a $950,000 hit to the salary cap. General manager Kyle Davidson says Johnson “provides the team with a strong veteran presence, good size and a competitive edge.” The 35-year-old Johnson broke into the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007. He has 72 goals and 240 assists in 1,024 games, also playing for Columbus, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers. NASCAR – Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR Kimi Raikkonen will take a break from his retirement to return to racing this weekend in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2007 Formula One world champion will drive for TrackHouse Racing and its Project91, which is a program to give top international drivers exposure to NASCAR. Sunday’s race with the Raikkonen is the debut of Project91. The Finnish driver has tried NASCAR racing once before. In 2011, he ran the Xfinity and Truck Series races at Charlotte. This will be his Cup debut. There are a NASCAR-record seven countries represented in Sunday’s field. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 10, Lake County Captains 2 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Great Lakes Loons 3 Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, PPD – Poor field conditions, DH on 8/19 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 1, Plainwell 0 Lakeshore 8, Dowagiac 1 Allegan 2, South Haven 0 Niles 6, Bloomingdale 1 Cassopolis 4, Buchanan 2 Hartford 8, Paw Paw 4 Gull Lake 7, Edwardsburg 0 Watervliet 4, Parchment 0 Schoolcraft 1, Coloma 0 Fennville 5, Lawton 2 Marshall 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3 Harper Creek 5, Three Rivers 2 Kalamazoo Central 3, Coldwater 2 Holland Black River 4, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Central 2 Tonight Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 Houston Astros 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Washington Nationals 2 Guardians 8, Tigers 4 – Guardians score 6 runs in 8th, rally past Tigers 8-4 All-Star José Ramírez blooped a go-ahead, two-run double as the Cleveland Guardians scored six runs with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying for a 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Rookies Steven Kwan and Oscar Gonzalez had RBI doubles, and Amed Rosario and Owen Miller added run-scoring singles in the eighth for the AL Central-leading Guardians. Tigers reliever Andrew Chafin struck out the first three batters in the inning, but tossed a wild pitch that allowed Luke Maile to run to first base and extend the frame. Cleveland then rattled off five straight hits and had seven consecutive men reach base. Astros 3, White Sox 2 – Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox Framber Valdez threw seven solid innings, Yordan Alvarez drove in a run and scored one, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Chicago’s five-game winning streak ended. Valdez (12-4) gave up two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked three. The left-hander is 4-0 in six starts since losing to Oakland on July 9. Alvarez drove in Jose Altuve with a sacrifice fly in the first. He singled and scored on Trey Mancini’s sac fly in the fourth. Cubs 3, Nationals 2 – Gomes’ RBI single in 7th lifts Cubs over Nationals 3-2 Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning against his former team and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 to win the three-game series. Franmil Reyes smacked a leadoff double off Jake McGee in the seventh. McGee struck out the next two batters and right-hander Steve Cishek came on to face righty Gomes, who hit a soft liner to right, scoring Reyes. Gomes played for the Nationals from 2019-21. Erich Uelman pitched 2/3 of an inning for his first major league win. Steven Brault threw two scoreless innings and Rowan Wick pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Today Houston (Garcia 9-8) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-3) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-2), 3:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – Mike Trout plans to return for Angels on Friday in Detroit Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout intends to return to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup on Friday night in Detroit. Trout hasn’t played since July 12. He missed the Angels’ past 30 games with an injury to his upper back and ribcage. He faced live pitching Monday and worked out Wednesday. The workouts left him confident he will be able to play against the Tigers when the Angels open a lengthy road trip. Trout earned an All-Star selection this summer while batting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games. But he has missed significant playing time for the second straight season. MLB – Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi has joined Marquee Sports Network as an game analyst for the Chicago Cubs, one of his former teams. Marquee says Girardi will join Jon Sciambi and former big league pitcher Jim Deshaies in the booth for this weekend’s series against Milwaukee. He also will work next month’s series at Miami. Marquee Sports Network is jointly owned by the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The 57-year-old Girardi was the manager in Philadelphia before he was fired in June. He had a 132-141 record over three years with the Phillies. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Tonight Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Colts, Lions get physical on 1st day of joint practices Indianapolis coach Frank Reich enjoyed watching the first joint practice with the Detroit Lions. He liked the spirited play, the intensity, even the controlled chippiness. Lions quarterback Jared Goff just enjoyed working against a different defense — once he settled in. It was a solid start to a long, busy week of work. The two teams will hold another practice against one another Thursday and meet Saturday for their second preseason game. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Last Night New York Liberty 98, Chicago Sky 91                                          (NYL leads 1-0) Liberty 98, Sky 91 – Liberty score final 13 points, beat Sky in playoff opener Sabrina Ionescu had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Natasha Howard also scored 22 points and the seventh-seeded New York Liberty beat the defending champion Chicago Sky 98-91 in the opening game of the WNBA playoffs. New York scored the final 13 points of the fourth quarter as Chicago missed 10 of its last 11 shots. Ionescu made a 3-pointer and a jumper from the free-throw line during the run, and Marine Johannes highlighted the spurt with an over-the-shoulder pass to Howard. New York, which won its first playoff game since September 23, 2015, plays Game 2 of the best-of-three series at Chicago on Saturday. Betnijah Laney added 17 points and Stefanie Dolson scored 13 for New York, which set a franchise scoring record in the playoffs. NBA – LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 2024-25 season that would keep the second-leading scorer in NBA history with the Lakers past his 40th birthday. James was headed into the final year of his most recent deal with the Lakers, who signed the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time league champion in July 2018. Barring injury, James is likely to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s career scoring king this winter. NCAA – Big Ten – USC, UCLA exits could cost Pac-12 schools $13M in rights A new report says the departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools. The interim report was released during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address its move to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an explanation from UCLA about the move when he attended last month’s Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco. UCLA and USC announced in June that the schools would be leaving the Pac-12 Conference in two years. USC is a private institution and not part of the UC system. Golf – LIV – Report: LIV draft contract has restrictions and major bonus The Wall Street Journal is reporting LIV Golf players need permission to grant exclusive interviews and agree to help recruit other players. The Journal says it reviewed a draft contract that Saudi-funded LIV Golf offered players. The newspaper says it wasn’t clear if terms in the draft are in all contracts or can be negotiated. None of the signing bonuses are mentioned. One provision says players would get a $1 million bonus if they were to win any of the four majors. Meanwhile, Greg Norman has sent a letter updating LIV Golf’s request for world ranking points. Golf – PGA – Players-only private meeting was all about a better PGA Tour Tiger Woods felt strongly enough about a private meeting of top PGA Tour players that he flew from Florida to Delaware to attend. What’s emerging from that players-only meeting is unity against a rival league funded by Saudi money and how to make the PGA Tour better. There was another form of unity. No one is willing to share details on the best way forward. Xander Schauffele says there was a code to keep tight lips. Rory McIlroy says the ideas are for tour executives to hear as they forge a path. As for Woods? McIlroy says he remains the biggest voice. NHL – Blackhawks agree to 1-year deal with D Jack Johnson The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with Jack Johnson after the veteran defenseman helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup last season. Johnson’s contract carries a $950,000 hit to the salary cap. General manager Kyle Davidson says Johnson “provides the team with a strong veteran presence, good size and a competitive edge.” The 35-year-old Johnson broke into the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007. He has 72 goals and 240 assists in 1,024 games, also playing for Columbus, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers. NASCAR – Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR Kimi Raikkonen will take a break from his retirement to return to racing this weekend in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2007 Formula One world champion will drive for TrackHouse Racing and its Project91, which is a program to give top international drivers exposure to NASCAR. Sunday’s race with the Raikkonen is the debut of Project91. The Finnish driver has tried NASCAR racing once before. In 2011, he ran the Xfinity and Truck Series races at Charlotte. This will be his Cup debut. There are a NASCAR-record seven countries represented in Sunday’s field. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 10, Lake County Captains 2 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Great Lakes Loons 3 Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, PPD – Poor field conditions, DH on 8/19 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 1, Plainwell 0 Lakeshore 8, Dowagiac 1 Allegan 2, South Haven 0 Niles 6, Bloomingdale 1 Cassopolis 4, Buchanan 2 Hartford 8, Paw Paw 4 Gull Lake 7, Edwardsburg 0 Watervliet 4, Parchment 0 Schoolcraft 1, Coloma 0 Fennville 5, Lawton 2 Marshall 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3 Harper Creek 5, Three Rivers 2 Kalamazoo Central 3, Coldwater 2 Holland Black River 4, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Central 2 Tonight Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 Houston Astros 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Washington Nationals 2 Guardians 8, Tigers 4 – Guardians score 6 runs in 8th, rally past Tigers 8-4 All-Star José Ramírez blooped a go-ahead, two-run double as the Cleveland Guardians scored six runs with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying for a 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Rookies Steven Kwan and Oscar Gonzalez had RBI doubles, and Amed Rosario and Owen Miller added run-scoring singles in the eighth for the AL Central-leading Guardians. Tigers reliever Andrew Chafin struck out the first three batters in the inning, but tossed a wild pitch that allowed Luke Maile to run to first base and extend the frame. Cleveland then rattled off five straight hits and had seven consecutive men reach base. Astros 3, White Sox 2 – Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox Framber Valdez threw seven solid innings, Yordan Alvarez drove in a run and scored one, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Chicago’s five-game winning streak ended. Valdez (12-4) gave up two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked three. The left-hander is 4-0 in six starts since losing to Oakland on July 9. Alvarez drove in Jose Altuve with a sacrifice fly in the first. He singled and scored on Trey Mancini’s sac fly in the fourth. Cubs 3, Nationals 2 – Gomes’ RBI single in 7th lifts Cubs over Nationals 3-2 Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning against his former team and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 to win the three-game series. Franmil Reyes smacked a leadoff double off Jake McGee in the seventh. McGee struck out the next two batters and right-hander Steve Cishek came on to face righty Gomes, who hit a soft liner to right, scoring Reyes. Gomes played for the Nationals from 2019-21. Erich Uelman pitched 2/3 of an inning for his first major league win. Steven Brault threw two scoreless innings and Rowan Wick pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Today Houston (Garcia 9-8) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-3) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-2), 3:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – Mike Trout plans to return for Angels on Friday in Detroit Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout intends to return to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup on Friday night in Detroit. Trout hasn’t played since July 12. He missed the Angels’ past 30 games with an injury to his upper back and ribcage. He faced live pitching Monday and worked out Wednesday. The workouts left him confident he will be able to play against the Tigers when the Angels open a lengthy road trip. Trout earned an All-Star selection this summer while batting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games. But he has missed significant playing time for the second straight season. MLB – Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi has joined Marquee Sports Network as an game analyst for the Chicago Cubs, one of his former teams. Marquee says Girardi will join Jon Sciambi and former big league pitcher Jim Deshaies in the booth for this weekend’s series against Milwaukee. He also will work next month’s series at Miami. Marquee Sports Network is jointly owned by the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The 57-year-old Girardi was the manager in Philadelphia before he was fired in June. He had a 132-141 record over three years with the Phillies. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Tonight Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Colts, Lions get physical on 1st day of joint practices Indianapolis coach Frank Reich enjoyed watching the first joint practice with the Detroit Lions. He liked the spirited play, the intensity, even the controlled chippiness. Lions quarterback Jared Goff just enjoyed working against a different defense — once he settled in. It was a solid start to a long, busy week of work. The two teams will hold another practice against one another Thursday and meet Saturday for their second preseason game. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Last Night New York Liberty 98, Chicago Sky 91                                          (NYL leads 1-0) Liberty 98, Sky 91 – Liberty score final 13 points, beat Sky in playoff opener Sabrina Ionescu had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Natasha Howard also scored 22 points and the seventh-seeded New York Liberty beat the defending champion Chicago Sky 98-91 in the opening game of the WNBA playoffs. New York scored the final 13 points of the fourth quarter as Chicago missed 10 of its last 11 shots. Ionescu made a 3-pointer and a jumper from the free-throw line during the run, and Marine Johannes highlighted the spurt with an over-the-shoulder pass to Howard. New York, which won its first playoff game since September 23, 2015, plays Game 2 of the best-of-three series at Chicago on Saturday. Betnijah Laney added 17 points and Stefanie Dolson scored 13 for New York, which set a franchise scoring record in the playoffs. NBA – LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 2024-25 season that would keep the second-leading scorer in NBA history with the Lakers past his 40th birthday. James was headed into the final year of his most recent deal with the Lakers, who signed the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time league champion in July 2018. Barring injury, James is likely to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s career scoring king this winter. NCAA – Big Ten – USC, UCLA exits could cost Pac-12 schools $13M in rights A new report says the departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools. The interim report was released during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address its move to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an explanation from UCLA about the move when he attended last month’s Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco. UCLA and USC announced in June that the schools would be leaving the Pac-12 Conference in two years. USC is a private institution and not part of the UC system. Golf – LIV – Report: LIV draft contract has restrictions and major bonus The Wall Street Journal is reporting LIV Golf players need permission to grant exclusive interviews and agree to help recruit other players. The Journal says it reviewed a draft contract that Saudi-funded LIV Golf offered players. The newspaper says it wasn’t clear if terms in the draft are in all contracts or can be negotiated. None of the signing bonuses are mentioned. One provision says players would get a $1 million bonus if they were to win any of the four majors. Meanwhile, Greg Norman has sent a letter updating LIV Golf’s request for world ranking points. Golf – PGA – Players-only private meeting was all about a better PGA Tour Tiger Woods felt strongly enough about a private meeting of top PGA Tour players that he flew from Florida to Delaware to attend. What’s emerging from that players-only meeting is unity against a rival league funded by Saudi money and how to make the PGA Tour better. There was another form of unity. No one is willing to share details on the best way forward. Xander Schauffele says there was a code to keep tight lips. Rory McIlroy says the ideas are for tour executives to hear as they forge a path. As for Woods? McIlroy says he remains the biggest voice. NHL – Blackhawks agree to 1-year deal with D Jack Johnson The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with Jack Johnson after the veteran defenseman helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup last season. Johnson’s contract carries a $950,000 hit to the salary cap. General manager Kyle Davidson says Johnson “provides the team with a strong veteran presence, good size and a competitive edge.” The 35-year-old Johnson broke into the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007. He has 72 goals and 240 assists in 1,024 games, also playing for Columbus, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers. NASCAR – Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR Kimi Raikkonen will take a break from his retirement to return to racing this weekend in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2007 Formula One world champion will drive for TrackHouse Racing and its Project91, which is a program to give top international drivers exposure to NASCAR. Sunday’s race with the Raikkonen is the debut of Project91. The Finnish driver has tried NASCAR racing once before. In 2011, he ran the Xfinity and Truck Series races at Charlotte. This will be his Cup debut. There are a NASCAR-record seven countries represented in Sunday’s field. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 10, Lake County Captains 2 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Great Lakes Loons 3 Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, PPD – Poor field conditions, DH on 8/19 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 1, Plainwell 0 Lakeshore 8, Dowagiac 1 Allegan 2, South Haven 0 Niles 6, Bloomingdale 1 Cassopolis 4, Buchanan 2 Hartford 8, Paw Paw 4 Gull Lake 7, Edwardsburg 0 Watervliet 4, Parchment 0 Schoolcraft 1, Coloma 0 Fennville 5, Lawton 2 Marshall 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3 Harper Creek 5, Three Rivers 2 Kalamazoo Central 3, Coldwater 2 Holland Black River 4, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Central 2 Tonight Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Cleveland Guardians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 Houston Astros 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Washington Nationals 2 Guardians 8, Tigers 4 – Guardians score 6 runs in 8th, rally past Tigers 8-4 All-Star José Ramírez blooped a go-ahead, two-run double as the Cleveland Guardians scored six runs with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying for a 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Rookies Steven Kwan and Oscar Gonzalez had RBI doubles, and Amed Rosario and Owen Miller added run-scoring singles in the eighth for the AL Central-leading Guardians. Tigers reliever Andrew Chafin struck out the first three batters in the inning, but tossed a wild pitch that allowed Luke Maile to run to first base and extend the frame. Cleveland then rattled off five straight hits and had seven consecutive men reach base. Astros 3, White Sox 2 – Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox Framber Valdez threw seven solid innings, Yordan Alvarez drove in a run and scored one, and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. Chicago’s five-game winning streak ended. Valdez (12-4) gave up two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked three. The left-hander is 4-0 in six starts since losing to Oakland on July 9. Alvarez drove in Jose Altuve with a sacrifice fly in the first. He singled and scored on Trey Mancini’s sac fly in the fourth. Cubs 3, Nationals 2 – Gomes’ RBI single in 7th lifts Cubs over Nationals 3-2 Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning against his former team and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 to win the three-game series. Franmil Reyes smacked a leadoff double off Jake McGee in the seventh. McGee struck out the next two batters and right-hander Steve Cishek came on to face righty Gomes, who hit a soft liner to right, scoring Reyes. Gomes played for the Nationals from 2019-21. Erich Uelman pitched 2/3 of an inning for his first major league win. Steven Brault threw two scoreless innings and Rowan Wick pitched the ninth for his eighth save. Today Houston (Garcia 9-8) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 9-6), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-3) at Baltimore (Watkins 4-2), 3:05 p.m. Tigers are off MLB – Mike Trout plans to return for Angels on Friday in Detroit Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout intends to return to the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup on Friday night in Detroit. Trout hasn’t played since July 12. He missed the Angels’ past 30 games with an injury to his upper back and ribcage. He faced live pitching Monday and worked out Wednesday. The workouts left him confident he will be able to play against the Tigers when the Angels open a lengthy road trip. Trout earned an All-Star selection this summer while batting .270 with 24 homers and 51 RBIs in 79 games. But he has missed significant playing time for the second straight season. MLB – Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi to join Cubs TV booth Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi has joined Marquee Sports Network as an game analyst for the Chicago Cubs, one of his former teams. Marquee says Girardi will join Jon Sciambi and former big league pitcher Jim Deshaies in the booth for this weekend’s series against Milwaukee. He also will work next month’s series at Miami. Marquee Sports Network is jointly owned by the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The 57-year-old Girardi was the manager in Philadelphia before he was fired in June. He had a 132-141 record over three years with the Phillies. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Tonight Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, 8:00 p.m. NFL – Colts, Lions get physical on 1st day of joint practices Indianapolis coach Frank Reich enjoyed watching the first joint practice with the Detroit Lions. He liked the spirited play, the intensity, even the controlled chippiness. Lions quarterback Jared Goff just enjoyed working against a different defense — once he settled in. It was a solid start to a long, busy week of work. The two teams will hold another practice against one another Thursday and meet Saturday for their second preseason game. WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1 (Best of three) Last Night New York Liberty 98, Chicago Sky 91                                          (NYL leads 1-0) Liberty 98, Sky 91 – Liberty score final 13 points, beat Sky in playoff opener Sabrina Ionescu had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Natasha Howard also scored 22 points and the seventh-seeded New York Liberty beat the defending champion Chicago Sky 98-91 in the opening game of the WNBA playoffs. New York scored the final 13 points of the fourth quarter as Chicago missed 10 of its last 11 shots. Ionescu made a 3-pointer and a jumper from the free-throw line during the run, and Marine Johannes highlighted the spurt with an over-the-shoulder pass to Howard. New York, which won its first playoff game since September 23, 2015, plays Game 2 of the best-of-three series at Chicago on Saturday. Betnijah Laney added 17 points and Stefanie Dolson scored 13 for New York, which set a franchise scoring record in the playoffs. NBA – LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 2024-25 season that would keep the second-leading scorer in NBA history with the Lakers past his 40th birthday. James was headed into the final year of his most recent deal with the Lakers, who signed the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time league champion in July 2018. Barring injury, James is likely to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s career scoring king this winter. NCAA – Big Ten – USC, UCLA exits could cost Pac-12 schools $13M in rights A new report says the departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools. The interim report was released during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address its move to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an explanation from UCLA about the move when he attended last month’s Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco. UCLA and USC announced in June that the schools would be leaving the Pac-12 Conference in two years. USC is a private institution and not part of the UC system. Golf – LIV – Report: LIV draft contract has restrictions and major bonus The Wall Street Journal is reporting LIV Golf players need permission to grant exclusive interviews and agree to help recruit other players. The Journal says it reviewed a draft contract that Saudi-funded LIV Golf offered players. The newspaper says it wasn’t clear if terms in the draft are in all contracts or can be negotiated. None of the signing bonuses are mentioned. One provision says players would get a $1 million bonus if they were to win any of the four majors. Meanwhile, Greg Norman has sent a letter updating LIV Golf’s request for world ranking points. Golf – PGA – Players-only private meeting was all about a better PGA Tour Tiger Woods felt strongly enough about a private meeting of top PGA Tour players that he flew from Florida to Delaware to attend. What’s emerging from that players-only meeting is unity against a rival league funded by Saudi money and how to make the PGA Tour better. There was another form of unity. No one is willing to share details on the best way forward. Xander Schauffele says there was a code to keep tight lips. Rory McIlroy says the ideas are for tour executives to hear as they forge a path. As for Woods? McIlroy says he remains the biggest voice. NHL – Blackhawks agree to 1-year deal with D Jack Johnson The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with Jack Johnson after the veteran defenseman helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup last season. Johnson’s contract carries a $950,000 hit to the salary cap. General manager Kyle Davidson says Johnson “provides the team with a strong veteran presence, good size and a competitive edge.” The 35-year-old Johnson broke into the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007. He has 72 goals and 240 assists in 1,024 games, also playing for Columbus, Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers. NASCAR – Kimi Raikkonen hits pause on retirement to race NASCAR Kimi Raikkonen will take a break from his retirement to return to racing this weekend in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2007 Formula One world champion will drive for TrackHouse Racing and its Project91, which is a program to give top international drivers exposure to NASCAR. Sunday’s race with the Raikkonen is the debut of Project91. The Finnish driver has tried NASCAR racing once before. In 2011, he ran the Xfinity and Truck Series races at Charlotte. This will be his Cup debut. There are a NASCAR-record seven countries represented in Sunday’s field. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 10, Lake County Captains 2 Lansing Lugnuts 6, Great Lakes Loons 3 Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, PPD – Poor field conditions, DH on 8/19 Tonight Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer St. Joseph 1, Plainwell 0 Lakeshore 8, Dowagiac 1 Allegan 2, South Haven 0 Niles 6, Bloomingdale 1 Cassopolis 4, Buchanan 2 Hartford 8, Paw Paw 4 Gull Lake 7, Edwardsburg 0 Watervliet 4, Parchment 0 Schoolcraft 1, Coloma 0 Fennville 5, Lawton 2 Marshall 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3 Harper Creek 5, Three Rivers 2 Kalamazoo Central 3, Coldwater 2 Holland Black River 4, Saugatuck 0 Boys Tennis St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Central 2 Tonight Boys Soccer Howardsville Christian at Bangor, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On The Wire -  Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Lee Keller of the This Week in Fantasy Baseball podcast to break down the Nineteenth FAAB run of the 2022 season.We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as focusing on what sort of advice, analysis, and reference points you should be looking at when the season is so far along.  Players discussed: Dustin May, Alex Kirilloff, Vaughn Grissom, DL Hall, Ha-Seong Kim, Jurickson Profar, Joey Wendle, Joey Gallo, Franmil Reyes, Tyler Naquin, Trayce Thompson, Daniel Vogelbach, Jake McCarthy, Jake Fraley, Adam Frazier, Luke Williams, Nicky Lopez, Darick Hall, Bryson Stott, Kyle Gibson, Nick Lodolo, José Quintana, Aaron Civale, Mitch Keller, Scott Effross, Andrés Muñoz, Rowan Wick, Mark Melancon, Wander Franco, Emmanuel Rivera, Mark Vientos Hosts: Adam Howe  | Kevin Hasting Guest: Lee Keller | This Week in Fantasy Baseball  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus

On The Wire -  Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Lee Keller of the This Week in Fantasy Baseball podcast to break down the Nineteenth FAAB run of the 2022 season.We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as focusing on what sort of advice, analysis, and reference points you should be looking at when the season is so far along.  Players discussed: Dustin May, Alex Kirilloff, Vaughn Grissom, DL Hall, Ha-Seong Kim, Jurickson Profar, Joey Wendle, Joey Gallo, Franmil Reyes, Tyler Naquin, Trayce Thompson, Daniel Vogelbach, Jake McCarthy, Jake Fraley, Adam Frazier, Luke Williams, Nicky Lopez, Darick Hall, Bryson Stott, Kyle Gibson, Nick Lodolo, José Quintana, Aaron Civale, Mitch Keller, Scott Effross, Andrés Muñoz, Rowan Wick, Mark Melancon, Wander Franco, Emmanuel Rivera, Mark Vientos Hosts: Adam Howe  | Kevin Hasting Guest: Lee Keller | This Week in Fantasy Baseball  Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus

DVR and Al assess the waiver options for the coming weekend, starting with Braves prospect Vaughn Grissom. They also consider where fantasy managers should target Aledmys Díaz, Nick Gordon, Lars Nootbar and several other hitters. DVR and Al differ on the degree to which they will make adding Lance McCullers Jr. a priority, and they also discuss JP Sears, José Quintana and Kris Bubic as streaming options. Finally, they consider whether Rowan Wick is the only reliever worth pursuing for saves. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Email us: fantasypods@theathletic.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey and Brendan review the Cubs series win over the Nationals by highlighting Justin Steele's increased strikeouts, Nico Hoerner's 3 WAR, Franmil Reyes' debut, Rowan Wick's successful month, and Nick Madrigal's playing time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jose Suarez is pitching well now that he's throwing his slider more. Is he worth adding? How do we rank Ian Kennedy, Ryan Tepera and Rowan Wick? Jorge Mateo and Trey Mancini were two of the most added hitters this weekend. 'Fantasy Baseball Today in 5' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Get 20% off Fantasy Baseball Today merch: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/fantasy-baseball-today?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=fantasy-baseball-collection Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On The Wire -  Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Jason Martinez of Roster Resource to break down the eighteenth FAAB run of the 2022 season, specifically breaking down the roster crunches that hapopened thanks in part to the eventful MLB trade deadline that passed this past Tuesday.We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as focusing on how Jason manages to keep up with everything across baseball to keep Roster Resource as one of the most up-to-date reference pieces around.  Players discussed: Mark Melancon, Ian Kennedy, Yoshi Tsutsugo, Tucupita Marcano, Bubba Thompson, Michael Massey, Franmil Reyes, Hunter Gaddis, Jean Segura, Thairo Estrada, Robbie Grossman, Austin Meadows, Brett Phillips, Austin Hays, Eric Hosmer, Reese McGuire, Max Castillo, Joey Gallo, Trevor Rosenthal, Jorge López, Félix Bautista, David Robertson, Mychal Givens, Rowan Wick, J.D. Davis, Luke Voit, Lane Thomas, C.J. Abrams, Nick Gordon Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist Hosts: Adam Howe  | Kevin Hasting Guest: Jason Martinez | Roster Resource | Fangraphs Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus

On The Wire -  Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Jason Martinez of Roster Resource to break down the eighteenth FAAB run of the 2022 season, specifically breaking down the roster crunches that hapopened thanks in part to the eventful MLB trade deadline that passed this past Tuesday.We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as focusing on how Jason manages to keep up with everything across baseball to keep Roster Resource as one of the most up-to-date reference pieces around.  Players discussed: Mark Melancon, Ian Kennedy, Yoshi Tsutsugo, Tucupita Marcano, Bubba Thompson, Michael Massey, Franmil Reyes, Hunter Gaddis, Jean Segura, Thairo Estrada, Robbie Grossman, Austin Meadows, Brett Phillips, Austin Hays, Eric Hosmer, Reese McGuire, Max Castillo, Joey Gallo, Trevor Rosenthal, Jorge López, Félix Bautista, David Robertson, Mychal Givens, Rowan Wick, J.D. Davis, Luke Voit, Lane Thomas, C.J. Abrams, Nick Gordon Get 10% off your first month of therapy on us! - BetterHelp.com/pitcherlist Hosts: Adam Howe  | Kevin Hasting Guest: Jason Martinez | Roster Resource | Fangraphs Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 0 Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Rain White Sox 11, Twins 0 – Cease, White Sox top Twins 11-0 to win big series into break Dylan Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins. The White Sox outscored the Twins 32-10 in the series. Minnesota leads the AL Central by two games over Cleveland. The White Sox are three behind the Twins. Andrew Vaughn had a homer among three hits and three RBIs. Yoán Moncada and Josh Harrison also homered for the White Sox. Cubs 3, Mets 2 – Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide by topping Mets 3-2 Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the New York Mets 3-2. Christopher Morel sparked Chicago’s winning rally with a leadoff infield single against Drew Smith. Morel advanced to third on Willson Contreras’ single and scored on Ian Happ’s tapper to the right of the mound. After Seiya Suzuki popped out, Hoerner’s liner into center drove in Contreras from second for a 3-2 lead. Hoerner finished with three hits. Rowan Wick pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and David Robertson got three outs for his 13th save. Tigers at Guardians, PPD – Tigers-Guardians game postponed by rain The finale of the four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday has been postponed by rain. The Guardians have had nine home games postponed by inclement weather and have played seven doubleheaders at Progressive Field. The scheduled 1:40 p.m. game was called off about two hours before the first pitch. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader Aug. 15. The Tigers optioned rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson, who batted .197 in 83 games, to Triple-A Toledo after the postponement was announced. Today No games tonight, All-star break 2022 Home Run Derby, 8:00 p.m.                                       Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Tuesday American League at National League, 8:00 p.m.                  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Season Resumes Detroit Tigers                 at Oakland A’s, Thursday 3:37 p.m. Chicago White Sox           vs. Cleveland Guardians, Friday, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs                   at Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, 7:05 p.m. MLB – All-Star Home Run Derby in LA, Sale’s hand exam Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He tops the majors with 78 RBIs and has hit 24 home runs this season for the NL East-leading New York Mets. Alonso takes on Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. in the first round. The other pairings are Schwarber vs. Pujols, Juan Soto vs. José Ramírez and Julio Rodríguez vs. Corey Seager. MLB – Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks in baseball’s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat of a surprise. Justin Crawford, a son of four-time All-Star Carl Crawford, was taken by Philadelphia at No. 17. Texas used the third pick on Kumar Rocker, a big right-hander who failed to sign with the New York Mets after being selected 10th overall last year. With the 7th pick, the Chicago Cubs took RHP Cade Horton from the University of Okalhoma.  The Tigers chose Texas Tech 2B Jac e Jung.  The White Sox at 26 chose LHP Noah Schultz from Oswego East High School in Illinois. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Seattle Storm 81, Indiana Fever 65 Storm 81, Fever 65 – Stewart hit 4 3s, scores 25 to help Storm beat Fever 81-65 Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 to extend the Fever’s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and defending-champion Chicago Sky (19-6). NaLyssa Smith led Indiana (5-22) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Golf – British Open – Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major Cameron Smith is the British Open champion not many saw coming. The Australian and his magical putter stormed from behind at St. Andrews to overcome Rory McIlroy and win the British Open for his first major. Smith made five straight birdies to start the back nine. He saved par on the dangerous Road Hole at the 17th. And he finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie and a 64. It’s the lowest final round ever by a winner at St. Andrews, and Smith matched the major championship score to par at 20 under. Cameron Young finished second. Golf – LPGA – Jennifer Kupcho, Lizette Salas win LPGA Tour team event Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under 254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64. Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship. Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 62. NASCAR – Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at New Hampshire Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field. With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points. IndyCar – Scott Dixon ties Mario Andretti with 52nd career IndyCar win Scott Dixon snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday and moved into a tie with Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar’s career wins list when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist in the series’ return to Canada. Dixon’s first win since May 2021 at Texas extends Dixon’s streak of winning at least one race in a record 18 consecutive years, and it leaves him trailing only A.J. Foyt’s 67 wins on the career list. It also shoves Dixon into the thick of the points race as he chases a seventh title, which would match Foyt for the most in the history of the open-wheel series. USA Soccer – Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US women Alex Morgan and the U.S. women’s national soccer team are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the title game of the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States and Canada have already qualified for next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as top finishers at the tournament. But the winner of the final also earns one of the region’s berths at the 2024 Olympics in France. Morgan, 33, is now one of the more senior members of the team, which has brought in budding players like fellow forwards Sophia Smith, Mallory, Pugh, and Trinity Rodman since the Tokyo Olympics. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4 – F/10 Lansing Lugnuts 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Quad Cities River Bandits 8, Great Lakes Loons 7 South Bend Cubs 3, Peoria Chiefs 1 Tonight No games today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 0 Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Rain White Sox 11, Twins 0 – Cease, White Sox top Twins 11-0 to win big series into break Dylan Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins. The White Sox outscored the Twins 32-10 in the series. Minnesota leads the AL Central by two games over Cleveland. The White Sox are three behind the Twins. Andrew Vaughn had a homer among three hits and three RBIs. Yoán Moncada and Josh Harrison also homered for the White Sox. Cubs 3, Mets 2 – Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide by topping Mets 3-2 Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the New York Mets 3-2. Christopher Morel sparked Chicago’s winning rally with a leadoff infield single against Drew Smith. Morel advanced to third on Willson Contreras’ single and scored on Ian Happ’s tapper to the right of the mound. After Seiya Suzuki popped out, Hoerner’s liner into center drove in Contreras from second for a 3-2 lead. Hoerner finished with three hits. Rowan Wick pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and David Robertson got three outs for his 13th save. Tigers at Guardians, PPD – Tigers-Guardians game postponed by rain The finale of the four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday has been postponed by rain. The Guardians have had nine home games postponed by inclement weather and have played seven doubleheaders at Progressive Field. The scheduled 1:40 p.m. game was called off about two hours before the first pitch. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader Aug. 15. The Tigers optioned rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson, who batted .197 in 83 games, to Triple-A Toledo after the postponement was announced. Today No games tonight, All-star break 2022 Home Run Derby, 8:00 p.m.                                       Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Tuesday American League at National League, 8:00 p.m.                  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Season Resumes Detroit Tigers                 at Oakland A’s, Thursday 3:37 p.m. Chicago White Sox           vs. Cleveland Guardians, Friday, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs                   at Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, 7:05 p.m. MLB – All-Star Home Run Derby in LA, Sale’s hand exam Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He tops the majors with 78 RBIs and has hit 24 home runs this season for the NL East-leading New York Mets. Alonso takes on Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. in the first round. The other pairings are Schwarber vs. Pujols, Juan Soto vs. José Ramírez and Julio Rodríguez vs. Corey Seager. MLB – Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks in baseball’s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat of a surprise. Justin Crawford, a son of four-time All-Star Carl Crawford, was taken by Philadelphia at No. 17. Texas used the third pick on Kumar Rocker, a big right-hander who failed to sign with the New York Mets after being selected 10th overall last year. With the 7th pick, the Chicago Cubs took RHP Cade Horton from the University of Okalhoma.  The Tigers chose Texas Tech 2B Jac e Jung.  The White Sox at 26 chose LHP Noah Schultz from Oswego East High School in Illinois. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Seattle Storm 81, Indiana Fever 65 Storm 81, Fever 65 – Stewart hit 4 3s, scores 25 to help Storm beat Fever 81-65 Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 to extend the Fever’s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and defending-champion Chicago Sky (19-6). NaLyssa Smith led Indiana (5-22) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Golf – British Open – Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major Cameron Smith is the British Open champion not many saw coming. The Australian and his magical putter stormed from behind at St. Andrews to overcome Rory McIlroy and win the British Open for his first major. Smith made five straight birdies to start the back nine. He saved par on the dangerous Road Hole at the 17th. And he finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie and a 64. It’s the lowest final round ever by a winner at St. Andrews, and Smith matched the major championship score to par at 20 under. Cameron Young finished second. Golf – LPGA – Jennifer Kupcho, Lizette Salas win LPGA Tour team event Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under 254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64. Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship. Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 62. NASCAR – Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at New Hampshire Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field. With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points. IndyCar – Scott Dixon ties Mario Andretti with 52nd career IndyCar win Scott Dixon snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday and moved into a tie with Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar’s career wins list when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist in the series’ return to Canada. Dixon’s first win since May 2021 at Texas extends Dixon’s streak of winning at least one race in a record 18 consecutive years, and it leaves him trailing only A.J. Foyt’s 67 wins on the career list. It also shoves Dixon into the thick of the points race as he chases a seventh title, which would match Foyt for the most in the history of the open-wheel series. USA Soccer – Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US women Alex Morgan and the U.S. women’s national soccer team are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the title game of the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States and Canada have already qualified for next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as top finishers at the tournament. But the winner of the final also earns one of the region’s berths at the 2024 Olympics in France. Morgan, 33, is now one of the more senior members of the team, which has brought in budding players like fellow forwards Sophia Smith, Mallory, Pugh, and Trinity Rodman since the Tokyo Olympics. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4 – F/10 Lansing Lugnuts 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Quad Cities River Bandits 8, Great Lakes Loons 7 South Bend Cubs 3, Peoria Chiefs 1 Tonight No games today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 0 Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Rain White Sox 11, Twins 0 – Cease, White Sox top Twins 11-0 to win big series into break Dylan Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins. The White Sox outscored the Twins 32-10 in the series. Minnesota leads the AL Central by two games over Cleveland. The White Sox are three behind the Twins. Andrew Vaughn had a homer among three hits and three RBIs. Yoán Moncada and Josh Harrison also homered for the White Sox. Cubs 3, Mets 2 – Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide by topping Mets 3-2 Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the New York Mets 3-2. Christopher Morel sparked Chicago’s winning rally with a leadoff infield single against Drew Smith. Morel advanced to third on Willson Contreras’ single and scored on Ian Happ’s tapper to the right of the mound. After Seiya Suzuki popped out, Hoerner’s liner into center drove in Contreras from second for a 3-2 lead. Hoerner finished with three hits. Rowan Wick pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and David Robertson got three outs for his 13th save. Tigers at Guardians, PPD – Tigers-Guardians game postponed by rain The finale of the four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday has been postponed by rain. The Guardians have had nine home games postponed by inclement weather and have played seven doubleheaders at Progressive Field. The scheduled 1:40 p.m. game was called off about two hours before the first pitch. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader Aug. 15. The Tigers optioned rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson, who batted .197 in 83 games, to Triple-A Toledo after the postponement was announced. Today No games tonight, All-star break 2022 Home Run Derby, 8:00 p.m.                                       Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Tuesday American League at National League, 8:00 p.m.                  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Season Resumes Detroit Tigers                 at Oakland A’s, Thursday 3:37 p.m. Chicago White Sox           vs. Cleveland Guardians, Friday, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs                   at Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, 7:05 p.m. MLB – All-Star Home Run Derby in LA, Sale’s hand exam Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He tops the majors with 78 RBIs and has hit 24 home runs this season for the NL East-leading New York Mets. Alonso takes on Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. in the first round. The other pairings are Schwarber vs. Pujols, Juan Soto vs. José Ramírez and Julio Rodríguez vs. Corey Seager. MLB – Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks in baseball’s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat of a surprise. Justin Crawford, a son of four-time All-Star Carl Crawford, was taken by Philadelphia at No. 17. Texas used the third pick on Kumar Rocker, a big right-hander who failed to sign with the New York Mets after being selected 10th overall last year. With the 7th pick, the Chicago Cubs took RHP Cade Horton from the University of Okalhoma.  The Tigers chose Texas Tech 2B Jac e Jung.  The White Sox at 26 chose LHP Noah Schultz from Oswego East High School in Illinois. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Seattle Storm 81, Indiana Fever 65 Storm 81, Fever 65 – Stewart hit 4 3s, scores 25 to help Storm beat Fever 81-65 Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 to extend the Fever’s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and defending-champion Chicago Sky (19-6). NaLyssa Smith led Indiana (5-22) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Golf – British Open – Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major Cameron Smith is the British Open champion not many saw coming. The Australian and his magical putter stormed from behind at St. Andrews to overcome Rory McIlroy and win the British Open for his first major. Smith made five straight birdies to start the back nine. He saved par on the dangerous Road Hole at the 17th. And he finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie and a 64. It’s the lowest final round ever by a winner at St. Andrews, and Smith matched the major championship score to par at 20 under. Cameron Young finished second. Golf – LPGA – Jennifer Kupcho, Lizette Salas win LPGA Tour team event Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under 254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64. Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship. Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 62. NASCAR – Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at New Hampshire Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field. With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points. IndyCar – Scott Dixon ties Mario Andretti with 52nd career IndyCar win Scott Dixon snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday and moved into a tie with Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar’s career wins list when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist in the series’ return to Canada. Dixon’s first win since May 2021 at Texas extends Dixon’s streak of winning at least one race in a record 18 consecutive years, and it leaves him trailing only A.J. Foyt’s 67 wins on the career list. It also shoves Dixon into the thick of the points race as he chases a seventh title, which would match Foyt for the most in the history of the open-wheel series. USA Soccer – Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US women Alex Morgan and the U.S. women’s national soccer team are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the title game of the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States and Canada have already qualified for next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as top finishers at the tournament. But the winner of the final also earns one of the region’s berths at the 2024 Olympics in France. Morgan, 33, is now one of the more senior members of the team, which has brought in budding players like fellow forwards Sophia Smith, Mallory, Pugh, and Trinity Rodman since the Tokyo Olympics. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4 – F/10 Lansing Lugnuts 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Quad Cities River Bandits 8, Great Lakes Loons 7 South Bend Cubs 3, Peoria Chiefs 1 Tonight No games today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 0 Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Rain White Sox 11, Twins 0 – Cease, White Sox top Twins 11-0 to win big series into break Dylan Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins. The White Sox outscored the Twins 32-10 in the series. Minnesota leads the AL Central by two games over Cleveland. The White Sox are three behind the Twins. Andrew Vaughn had a homer among three hits and three RBIs. Yoán Moncada and Josh Harrison also homered for the White Sox. Cubs 3, Mets 2 – Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide by topping Mets 3-2 Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the New York Mets 3-2. Christopher Morel sparked Chicago’s winning rally with a leadoff infield single against Drew Smith. Morel advanced to third on Willson Contreras’ single and scored on Ian Happ’s tapper to the right of the mound. After Seiya Suzuki popped out, Hoerner’s liner into center drove in Contreras from second for a 3-2 lead. Hoerner finished with three hits. Rowan Wick pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and David Robertson got three outs for his 13th save. Tigers at Guardians, PPD – Tigers-Guardians game postponed by rain The finale of the four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday has been postponed by rain. The Guardians have had nine home games postponed by inclement weather and have played seven doubleheaders at Progressive Field. The scheduled 1:40 p.m. game was called off about two hours before the first pitch. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader Aug. 15. The Tigers optioned rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson, who batted .197 in 83 games, to Triple-A Toledo after the postponement was announced. Today No games tonight, All-star break 2022 Home Run Derby, 8:00 p.m.                                       Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Tuesday American League at National League, 8:00 p.m.                  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA Season Resumes Detroit Tigers                 at Oakland A’s, Thursday 3:37 p.m. Chicago White Sox           vs. Cleveland Guardians, Friday, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs                   at Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, 7:05 p.m. MLB – All-Star Home Run Derby in LA, Sale’s hand exam Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He tops the majors with 78 RBIs and has hit 24 home runs this season for the NL East-leading New York Mets. Alonso takes on Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. in the first round. The other pairings are Schwarber vs. Pujols, Juan Soto vs. José Ramírez and Julio Rodríguez vs. Corey Seager. MLB – Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks in baseball’s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat of a surprise. Justin Crawford, a son of four-time All-Star Carl Crawford, was taken by Philadelphia at No. 17. Texas used the third pick on Kumar Rocker, a big right-hander who failed to sign with the New York Mets after being selected 10th overall last year. With the 7th pick, the Chicago Cubs took RHP Cade Horton from the University of Okalhoma.  The Tigers chose Texas Tech 2B Jac e Jung.  The White Sox at 26 chose LHP Noah Schultz from Oswego East High School in Illinois. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Seattle Storm 81, Indiana Fever 65 Storm 81, Fever 65 – Stewart hit 4 3s, scores 25 to help Storm beat Fever 81-65 Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 to extend the Fever’s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and defending-champion Chicago Sky (19-6). NaLyssa Smith led Indiana (5-22) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Golf – British Open – Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major Cameron Smith is the British Open champion not many saw coming. The Australian and his magical putter stormed from behind at St. Andrews to overcome Rory McIlroy and win the British Open for his first major. Smith made five straight birdies to start the back nine. He saved par on the dangerous Road Hole at the 17th. And he finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie and a 64. It’s the lowest final round ever by a winner at St. Andrews, and Smith matched the major championship score to par at 20 under. Cameron Young finished second. Golf – LPGA – Jennifer Kupcho, Lizette Salas win LPGA Tour team event Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under 254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64. Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship. Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 62. NASCAR – Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at New Hampshire Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field. With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points. IndyCar – Scott Dixon ties Mario Andretti with 52nd career IndyCar win Scott Dixon snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday and moved into a tie with Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar’s career wins list when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist in the series’ return to Canada. Dixon’s first win since May 2021 at Texas extends Dixon’s streak of winning at least one race in a record 18 consecutive years, and it leaves him trailing only A.J. Foyt’s 67 wins on the career list. It also shoves Dixon into the thick of the points race as he chases a seventh title, which would match Foyt for the most in the history of the open-wheel series. USA Soccer – Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US women Alex Morgan and the U.S. women’s national soccer team are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the title game of the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States and Canada have already qualified for next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as top finishers at the tournament. But the winner of the final also earns one of the region’s berths at the 2024 Olympics in France. Morgan, 33, is now one of the more senior members of the team, which has brought in budding players like fellow forwards Sophia Smith, Mallory, Pugh, and Trinity Rodman since the Tokyo Olympics. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4 – F/10 Lansing Lugnuts 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 Quad Cities River Bandits 8, Great Lakes Loons 7 South Bend Cubs 3, Peoria Chiefs 1 Tonight No games today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4 Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Tigers 11, Guardians 4 – Greene, Reyes lead Tigers to 3rd straight win over Guardians Riley Greene and Victor Reyes drove in three runs apiece, Eric Haase blasted a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers pounded the Cleveland Guardians 11-4. Miguel Cabrera added three hits, two runs scored and an RBI for the Tigers, who have won the first three games of the four-game series. Greene had a pair of doubles, while Reyes supplied three hits and scored twice. Drew Hutchison got his first victory since last Sept. 25, allowing two runs — one earned — and five hits in five innings. Guardians starter Cal Quantrill surrendered six runs — three earned — in four innings. Twins 8, White Sox 2 – Kirilloff hits 2 homers as Twins pound White Sox 8-2 Alex Kirilloff hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Jorge Polanco went deep on his birthday for the second time and the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Kirilloff had his second career multi-homer game. He went back to back with Polanco against slumping White Sox starter Michael Kopech in a three-run fifth and added a two-run drive against Vince Velasquez in the seventh. Max Kepler and Jose Miranda also connected, and the AL Central-leading Twins finished one homer shy of their season high. Josh Winder pitched five solid innings on short notice, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 against the reigning division champions. Cubs 8, Brewers 3 – Suzuki homers again, Hendricks hurt as Cubs top Brewers 8-3 Seiya Suzuki homered for the second straight night as the Chicago Cubs overcame Kyle Hendricks’ early exit and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Hendricks left after three innings with a sore right shoulder. The right-hander threw 69 pitches, with his velocity slightly lower than usual. Chicago’s bullpen stepped up in Hendricks’ absence. Matt Swarmer, Rowan Wick and Michael Rucker combined to allow just one run over the last six innings. Suzuki’s two-run homer broke a 2-all tie in the fifth. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run shot for the Brewers. Today Cleveland (Bieber 3-4) at Detroit (Pineda 1-3), 1:10 p.m.          WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Minnesota (Ryan 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-1), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Sampson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 7-4), 2:10 p.m. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Seattle Storm 95, Indiana Fever 83 Storm 95, Fever 83 – Loyd scores 25 points, Storm beat Fever 95-73 Jewell Loyd scored 25 points, Tina Charles had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 95-73. Seattle got its 400th regular-season win. Gabby Williams added 14 points, Ezi Magbegor had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Breanna Stewart also scored 12 for Seattle. Sue Bird had two points, on 1-of-7 shooting and five assists. Briann January, who is retiring after the season, also scored two points in her final trip to Indiana, where her 14-year career began. Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points for Indiana. NaLyssa Smith added 14 points and Danielle Robinson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Today Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx, 1:00 p.m. WNBA – White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help Brittney Griner’s appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s letter was delivered through her representatives to the White House on Monday and officials say the president has read it. However Griner’s wife, Cherelle, said Tuesday on a morning talk show that she hadn’t heard from Biden. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday. NCAA – Pac-12 accelerates negotiations for media rights deals The Pac-12 is pushing up negotiations for its next media rights agreements in the wake of the decision by UCLA and USC to leave for the Big Ten. The Pac-12 announced that its board of directors has authorized negotiations. The conference’s current media rights deal expires in 2024, but the Pac-12 accelerated the timeline for negotiations for the next one with two of its marquee programs headed out the door. UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten in 2024 will knock the Pac-12 out of the nation’s second-largest media market. NHL – NHL Draft: Teams weigh risks of selecting Russian prospects The war in Ukraine has added an increasing level of uncertainty for teams looking at Russia-born prospects in this week’s NHL draft. There are fresh questions regarding their availability to play in North America. There is the potential of Russia being shut out in the first round for the first time since 2005. The concerns include when and whether Russian players will be able to travel to play in North America. The draft will be held Thursday and Friday in Montreal. NHL – Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base The North American agent for Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov says he is at a remote military base in northern Russia. Fedotov vanished last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S. The disappearance of one of the NHL’s top prospects prompted concern for his wellbeing and worry over whether Russians will be willing or able to join teams who draft them this weekend. Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27. Fedotov is 25 and considered one of the top goalies in the world not already playing in the NHL. NHL – Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year. Grier spent three of his 14 seasons in the NHL with the Sharks from 2006 to 2009 and he has spent the past decade filling various roles as a coach and scout around the league. He was most recently the hockey operations advisor for the New York Rangers. NHL/AHL – Jessica Campbell hired as 1st female assistant coach in AHL The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach. Jessica Campbell spent the past year working with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL development program and she was an assistant coach with Germany at the IIHF men’s world championships. Coachella Valley is set to begin its first season this fall as the AHL affiliate for the Seattle Kraken. Campbell was part of the Canadian national team program and played three seasons for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She also played collegiately at Cornell. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match Novak Djokovic erased a two-set deficit against 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the 11th time. Djokovic came back to win 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Centre Court. It is his 26th consecutive victory at the All England Club. Djokovic is pursuing a fourth straight title at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament and seventh overall. He will face Cam Norrie of Britain in the semifinals. Norrie won a five-setter against David Goffin to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria also reached their first Grand Slam semifinals with victories on Tuesday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Last Night Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 2 – Game 1 Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 0 – Game 2 Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 Twins 8, Tigers 2/Tigers 4, Twins 0 – Kody Clemens hitless in MLB debut, Tigers split with Twins Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers, with Kody Clemens making his major league debut while his famous father watched from a suite, beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 to split a doubleheader. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens saw his 26-year-old son go 0 for 3, striking out twice and drawing a walk. Flawless in the field at second base, Kody Clemens handled a grounder for the final out of the game. Max Kepler had three hits and drove in three runs and Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help the Twins to an 8-2 win in the first game. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 5 – Kirk HRs twice, Jays beat White Sox 6-5 for 6th straight win Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run home runs in Toronto’s 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. It extended the Blue Jays’ streak to six games., Kevin Gausman pitched five innings to win his second straight start. Kirk hit both home runs off of White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito, who got the loss. Giolito allowed season-highs of six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Toronto is 15-7 in one-run games, the best such record in the majors. Cubs 8, Brewers 7 – Wisdom homers in 8th inning, Cubs beat Brewers 8-7 Patrick Wisdom hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth inning, Willson Contreras and P.J. Higgins also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7. Wisdom’s 11th home run came on a 3-2 pitch from Brad Boxberger, who got the loss. Contreras now has eight homers to lead all MLB catchers. Christopher Morel continued a hot start to his career with a walk and a triple, setting a club record by reaching base in his first 14 major-league games. Former Cub Victor Caratini gave Milwaukee a short-lived 6-3 lead in the sixth with a three-run drive against against reliever Rowan Wick. Tonight Chicago White Sox (Kopech 1-1) at Toronto (Ryu 2-0), 7:07 p.m. Minnesota (Ober 1-1) at Detroit (Skubal 3-2), 7:10 p.m.                        WSJM/WCSY 6:50 Milwaukee (Alexander 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-5), 8:05 p.m. MLB – Famous dad watches as Tigers’ Kody Clemens makes MLB debut Roger Clemens has had some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner flew into town from Texas to see his son Kody make his major league debut for the Tigers. The 26-year-old Clemens went 0 for 3 and was flawless in the field at second base as Detroit beat the Twins 4-0 to earn a split. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night Colorado Avalanche 8, Edmonton Oilers 6                        (COL Leads 1-0) Avalanche 8, Oilers 6 – Avalanche hold off Oilers for wild 8-6 victory in Game 1 J.T. Compher scored twice, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final.  The Avalanche’s eight goals were tied for the most in a playoff game in franchise history. Both teams needed to use backup goaltenders. Edmonton’s Mike Smith was pulled after giving up six goals and Darcy Kuemper left with an upper-body injury. Twelve Avs recorded at least a point and six had multi-point games. Tonight Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, 8:00 p.m.          (Game 1) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Washington Mystics 87, Indiana Fever 75 Chicago Sky 73, Phoenix Mercury 70 Mystics 87, Fever 75 – Atkins scores 28, Mystics beat Fever 87-75 Ariel Atkins scored a season-high 28 points, Elena Delle Donne scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half and the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 87-75. Elizabeth Williams led Washington’s defensive effort with 15 rebounds and six blocks, while also scoring 10 points for her first double-double with the Mystics. Natasha Cloud also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Washington trailed 46-38 at halftime before outscoring Indiana 49-29 in the second half. The Mystics finished with a 44-32 advantage on the glass. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Sky 73, Mercury 70 – Vandersloot leads Sky past Mercury in WNBA Finals rematch Courtney Vandersloot had 18 points and six assists, Candace Parker grabbed 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 73-70 in a WNBA Finals rematch. Phoenix star Diana Taurasi was ejected with 3:43 left in the second quarter for arguing a no-call with an official. The Mercury were trailing 31-21 at the time, but rallied in the third quarter by scoring 31 points and shooting 72% from the floor. Vandersloot made 1 of 2 free throws with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter for a 72-70 lead, and she knocked the ball away from Skylar Diggins-Smith on a drive at the other end. Rebekah Gardner also went 1 for 2 at the stripe for a three-point lead and Diamond DeShields did not hit the rim on a corner 3-pointer as time expired. Tonight Indiana Fever at New York Liberty, 7:00 p.m. Golf – Nicklaus says he had zero interest in running Saudi league Jack Nicklaus confirms he met with a Saudi group behind the rival golf league. But he says he had zero interest in the venture no matter how much money he was offered. Nicklaus was quoted in a Firepit Collective story as saying that he was offered in excess of $100 million to do what he assumes is the job now being done by Greg Norman. Nicklaus says his design company is building a golf course in Saudi Arabia and the meeting was a courtesy. He says his allegiance is with the PGA Tour. Golf – Dustin Johnson defies PGA Tour and joins Saudi-funded series Dustin Johnson is joining the Saudi-funded golf league. Johnson was the biggest surprise when the LIV Golf Invitational released its field for next week’s inaugural tournament next week in England. Phil Mickelson is not on the list. That’s another surprise. It was Mickelson’s comments about the Saudis and the PGA Tour that led to many top players pledging their support to the PGA Tour in February. Johnson has had a change of heart and is risking his PGA Tour membership. The LIV Golf tournament offers $25 million in prize money. The winner gets $4 million. NFL – Browns QB Watson facing lawsuit from 23rd massage therapist Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all the women, filed the latest lawsuit in Texas and said in a text to the AP that there could be more legal action forthcoming against Watson. Buzbee did not provide any details about the latest case. The previous 22 lawsuits were filed in 2021, and two of those cases recently received national attention when two of the women were interviewed for a segment on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Tennis – French Open – Nadal downs Djokovic Rafael Nadal got himself something for his 36th birthday, a nail-biting win over rival Novak Djokovic. Nadal won 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall. Nadal will face third-seeded Alexander Zverev in the semifinals on Friday, which is Nadal’s actual birthday. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday Lansing Lugnuts 6, Cedar Rapids Kernels 1 Lake County Captains 7, West Michigan Whitecaps 6 Fort Wayne Tin Caps 9, Great Lakes Loons 1 Dayton Dragons 4, South Bend Cubs 2 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 11:05 a.m. Cedar Rapids Kernels at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Baseball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Hudsonville) St. Joseph 3, Holland 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Kalamazoo Central 8, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4 Division 1 (Coldwater) Sturgis 15, Battle Creek Central 0 Division 2 (Edwardsburg) Berrien Springs 5, Niles 0 Division 2 (Parchment) Vicksburg 6, Plainwell 1 Division 2 (GR South Christian) Otsego 1, Allegan 0 Division 2 (Gull Lake) Olivet 7, Harper Creek 1 Division 3 (Buchanan) Buchanan 13, Brandywine 0 Division 3 (Bangor) Coloma 15, Bangor 0 Division 3 (Centreville) Centreville 5, Galesburg-Augusta 4 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 8, Our Lady of the Lake 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Hackett) Lawrence 5, Kalamazoo Heritage Christian 3 Softball – District Quarterfinals Division 1 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 11, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1 Division 1 (Coldwater) Coldwater 1, Portage Central 0 Division 2 (Berrien Springs) Niles 6, Dowagiac 3 Division 2 (Battle Creek Pennfield) Three Rivers 21, Battle Creek Pennfield 1 Division 2 (Holland Christian) Allendale 13, Zeeland East 7 Hudsonville Unity Christian 11, Saugatuck 1 Division 3 (Bangor) Watervliet 17, Hartford 2 Division 3 (Buchanan) Brandywine 11, Constantine 2 Division 3 (Parchment) Climax-Scotts 6, Kalamazoo Hackett 3 Division 4 (River Valley) River Valley 15, Michigan Lutheran 1 Division 4 (Marcellus) Marcellus 5, Cassopolis 2 Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 3 (Berrien Springs) South Haven 5, Dowagiac 2 Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego 7, Lake Odessa Lakewood 0 Portland 4, Parchment 1 Division 4 (Hartford) Saugatuck 5, Lawton 2 Holland Black River 8, Hartford 0 Division 4 (Kalamazoo Christian) Kalamazoo Christian 8, Calhoun Christian 0 Schoolcraft 9, Kalamazoo Hackett 2 Division 1 (Portage Northern) Portage Central 3, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Kal. Loy Norrix 3, Portage Northern 2 Division 2 (Zeeland East) Zeeland West 3, Zeeland East 2 – Shootout Plainwell 3, Thornapple-Kellogg 1 Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Stonehenge North (Gull Lake) Division 3 at Beeches GC, (South Haven) Coloma                    364 (SQ) Schoolcraft             365 (SQ) Olivet                     370 (SQ) Hilldale                   379 Watervliet               383 Jonesville                390 Quincy                     392 Dowagiac                 410 Union City                413 South Haven             415 Berrien Springs         422 Comstock                 426 Delton-Kellogg        427 Hopkins                    432 Buchanan                 435 Homer                     443 Constantine             458 Bronson                  491 Parchment               493 Brandywine              507 Today Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph vs. Lakeshore, 5:00 p.m. Mattawan vs. Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m. Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall vs. Coldwater, 5:00 p.m. Gull Lake vs. Hastings, 7:00 p.m. Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers vs. Watervliet, 6:00 p.m.        at Watervliet Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Allegan vs. Grand Rapids South Christian, 5:00 p.m. Holland Christian vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian, 7:00 p.m. Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran vs. Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. at Bridgman New Buffalo vs. Our Lady of the Lake, 7:00 p.m.     at Our Lady of the Lake Boys Golf – Regionals Division 2 at Lake Doster GC, 9:00 a.m.     (Otsego) Allegan, Allendale, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Christian, Grand Rapids South Christian, Hamilton, Hastings, Holland, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity Christian, Ionia, Lowell, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Otsego, Plainwell, Wayland, Zeeland East, Zeeland West Division 4 at Klinger Lake CC, 9:00 a.m.     (White Pigeon) Bridgman, Burr Oak, Cassopolis, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Grandville Calvin Christian, Holland Calvary, Howardsville Christian, Kalamazoo Christian, Kalamazoo Hackett, Lawton, Marcellus, New Buffalo, Our Lady of the Lake, River Valley, Saugatuck, White Pigeon, Wyoming Tri-unity Christian Gull Lake    (SQ)       314   Mattawan   (SQ)       322  Vicksburg   (SQ)       330  (won tiebreaker over Lksh) Lakeshore                 330 Marshall                  335 Mason                      345 Eaton Rapids             346 Sturgis                    346 Jackson Northwest    348 St. Joseph                 358 Paw Paw                   358 Harper Creek             360 Parma Western          360 Edwardsburg            362 Niles                       367 Three Rivers             374 Coldwater                377 Charlotte                389 BC Pennfield             455 St. Joe Scores Charles Uzelac   86 Dylan Walters    87 Seth Walters     91 Niklaas Door      94 nathan brooks    106Lakeshore Scores Jacob Marohn     77  (SQ) Adam Collins      83 Jack Carlisle      84 Austin Hoss        86 Jack Valenziano  92(SQ) Top 3 teams qualify for the State Finals(SQ) Top 3 Individuals not on top 3 team also qualify for State FinalsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.