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Welcome back to 'Sports Are Fun!' presented by TurboTax, where Kelley O'Hara, Greydy Diaz, Merritt Mathias and intern BJ discuss the biggest headlines in women's sports. This week, the crew is joined by the Washington Mystics' Stefanie Dolson to talk Unrivaled, the WNBA offseason, and UConn. The panel also gets into more the USWNT's SheBelieves Cup roster, the big matchups in college basketball, and so much more. Check back every Tuesday for a new episode of 'Sports Are Fun!' 'Sports Are Fun!' is a show that'll remind you why you fell in love with (women's) sports in the first place. Join World Cup champ, Olympic gold medalist, and aspiring barista Kelley O'Hara as she sits down with sports journalist Greydy Diaz and a revolving cast of co-hosts and friends. Together, they're talking the biggest, funnest, and most need-to-know stories in the world of women's sports. From on-court drama to off-field shenanigans, to candid (and silly) chats with the most important personalities in the space, this show screams "Sports Are Fun!" 0:00 - 4:34 - Welcome to the Show! 4:35 - 9:45 - SheBelieves Cup roster 9:46 - 11:20 - WNBA announces the Cleveland Rockers 11:21 - 15:48 - UConn vs South Carolina, Texas, and USC 15:49 - 16:21 - Turbo Tax 16:22 - 21:48 - NIL's role in the growth of women's college sports 21:49 - 24:29 - You've been too scared to ask 24:30 - 32:17 - Group Chat 32:18 - 48:16 - Stefanie Dolson Interview 48:17 - 50:35 - Andi Sullivan pregnancy announcement 50:36 - 53:24 - Kelley's Puck Drop 53:25 - 54:13 - Everything going on this week Just Women's Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women's sports. In a world where women's sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women's Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women's Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women's sports fan. Listen to Sports Are Fun! here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-are-fun/id1522055041 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTMyWpdSBY9I4vO528qX3?si=4ffbdaf315814b19 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-sports-are-fun-68461888/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6f36ad8-f5e2-4478-8650-3f6f8805810b/sports-are-fun Add us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justwomenssports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/justwsports Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justwomenssports?

Show Summary On today's episode of Locked On UConn, we dive into the Huskies' 88-52 victory over Holy Cross, a game that highlighted the team's immense potential and its lingering inconsistency. We examine the standout performances of players like Sarah Strong and Kaitlyn Chen, while also exploring Geno Auriemma's decision-making as he tightens the rotation ahead of UConn's toughest stretch of the season. With four ranked opponents in the next five games, the Huskies face a defining moment that will test their depth and resilience. Show Notes OpeningThanks for making Locked On UConn your first listen every day. We're free and available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network — Your Team. Every Day. Before diving in, we want to thank our listeners for your incredible support. Your enthusiasm has made us the only daily podcast covering UConn men's and women's basketball—the basketball capital of the world. As a token of our gratitude, we're giving back. We're donating 10% of our revenue to the Husky Ticket Project, sending kids to UConn games, and making monthly contributions to Bleeding Blue for Good to support impactful NIL initiatives. Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel, America's No. 1 sportsbook. Bet just $5 to get $150 in bonus bets if you win your first bet! Visit FanDuel.com to get started. Segment 1: The Sarah Strong Era BeginsFreshman Sarah Strong stole the show in UConn's win over Holy Cross, proving why she was the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2024. After a quiet first quarter, Strong exploded for a personal 10-0 run in the second and finished with 22 points, seven rebounds, and two steals in just 25 minutes. Strong's basketball IQ and poise set her apart, earning comparisons to UConn legends like Breanna Stewart and Stefanie Dolson. Through seven games, she's averaging 15.6 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds while shooting 54.7% from the field. With a stretch of ranked opponents coming up, Strong's consistency and versatility will be key to UConn's success. Ad ReadGet ready to tackle NFL action with FanDuel! Bet $5 and get $150 in bonus bets if you win. The FanDuel Sportsbook app gives you everything you need, from live stats to play-by-play action, all in one place. Visit FanDuel.com today and make every moment more with FanDuel—an official sportsbook partner of the NFL. Segment 2: A Tale of Two HalvesUConn's win over Holy Cross highlighted their potential—and their struggles. A flat first quarter saw the Huskies shoot just 4-for-15, and they only managed a six-point lead at halftime. Geno Auriemma didn't hold back, pulling starters early and calling out his team's effort. The second half was a different story. Sarah Strong dominated, Kaitlyn Chen delivered a career-best performance with 14 points and seven assists, and the team showed the energy and focus needed to pull away. However, the game underscored a season-long issue: the inability to sustain focus for all four quarters. With Louisville, Notre Dame, Iowa State, and USC on the horizon, those lapses need to be addressed. Ad ReadThis episode is also brought to you by PrizePicks, the simplest fantasy sports app. Just pick two or more players, predict their stats, and you can win up to 25 times your money. Go to PrizePicks.com and use promo code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE to get a 100% instant deposit match up to $100. Segment 3: Rotation Decisions AheadThe Holy Cross game wasn't just about the win—it was about players proving themselves. Geno Auriemma hinted that the rotation would tighten as the schedule gets tougher, and some players seized their chance. Morgan Cheli set a career-high with eight points, KK Arnold showed aggression, and Ice Brady tallied six assists. Looking ahead, UConn faces four ranked opponents in their next five games, a stretch that will reveal who Auriemma truly trusts in high-pressure situations. The rotation has leaned on stars like Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong, but bench players like Cheli and Arnold have an opportunity to carve out larger roles. As Geno put it, “These next three weeks will tell us a lot.” ClosingThank you for making Locked On UConn your first listen every day. If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share the podcast with fellow Huskies fans. Follow us on YouTube and social media for more updates and discussions. Stay tuned—big things are ahead for UConn basketball, and we'll be here to cover it all. Go Huskies!

Coming off back-to-back wins over the Dallas Wings, Craig welcomes Washington Mystics Center Stefanie Dolson to the show. They discuss her mindset going into those games despite the team battling injuries and delve into her impressive 46.7% shooting from 3-point range. With the Mystics' upcoming "Brunch and Basketball" game against the Aces, Craig can't resist asking Stefanie if she's a brunch enthusiast.

Hour 2 1:12 - NBA Draft Countdown: Trade Speculations with ESPN's Bobby Marks 23:49 - Mystics' Momentum: Stefanie Dolson on Recent Wins, Shooting Success, and Brunch 37:12 - Fever vs Sky is a Rivalry!

1:12 - Hoffman Show Hour 1 - Stanley Cup Game 7 Preview, Jason Wright Finalist for Packers CEO Job + Weekend Recap 43:12 - Hoffman Show Hour 2 - NBA Draft Day Trade Speculation, Mystics C Stefanie Dolson Joins Show + Fever vs Sky Recap 1:30:20 - Hoffman Show Hour 3 - Take Command Segment + Real Things

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest news, discuss Chelsea Gray's return to the Aces lineup, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.If you have NBA or WNBA questions for us, email them to dunkerspot@yahoo.com.If you'd like to join our Dunker Spot online watch parties -- they're free, and easy to sign up for -- you can do so here: https://www.playback.tv/thedunkerspotTIME STAMPS1:45 -- Pistons fire Monty Williams8:30 -- Transaction news (Pascal Siakam, Gary Payton II)12:30 -- Free agent rumblings (Paul George, Klay Thompson)17:00 -- WNBA News (Player of the Week, Injury updates)26:30 -- Chelsea Gray's return37:30 -- Other musings (Bridget Carleton, NYL/PHX, Stefanie Dolson, Jordan Horston)45:30 -- Mailbag, starting with the role of analytics in the WNBA59:00 -- Which position has the most difficult learning curve in both leagues?1:02:45 -- Will we see a rise in biomechanics? 1:08:00 -- Concern level for Breanna Stewart's 3PT shooting + best Liberty lineup1:14:30 -- Creating our own expansion rosterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. catch up on the latest (W)NBA news, make their All-Star Weekend predictions, then answer questions from the Dunker Spot mailbag.If you have NBA or WNBA questions for us, email them to dunkerspot@yahoo.com.If you'd like to join our Dunker Spot online watch parties -- they're free, and easy to sign up for -- you can do so here: https://www.playback.tv/thedunkerspotTIME STAMPS2:15 -- Stefanie Dolson's fit with the Washington Mystics12:15 -- Thaddeus Young's fit with the Phoenix Suns17:45 -- All-Star Weekend predictions35:15 -- Mailbag, starting with offensive rebound philosophy40:30 -- Ranking the offensive advantages we enjoy watching play out45:30 -- The evolution of cross-matching51:30 -- Letting players problem-solve vs stepping in as a coach + Bilal Coulibaly usage58:00 -- Tyler Herro's role + when (if ever) should the Heat pivot from Jimmy Butler?1:11:00 -- PJ Tucker news break 1:14:45 -- Nekias vs. Steve's willingness to press the eject button on a team1:21:45 -- Scottie Barnes' growth as a top option1:26:00 -- How to make the All-Star game more competitive1:28:30 -- How to coach a struggling player + are the Mystics now cursed?1:32:15 -- Ranking potential Conference Finals matchups1:38:00 -- Players Nekias and Steve will never give up on See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 0 Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 – 11 Innings Tigers 5, Twins 0 – Skubal goes 7, Schoop brings in 2 runs in Tigers’ 5-0 win Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers’ 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit’s runs and his is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team. The Tigers have won three of four in the series that concludes Thursday. Skubal walked one and struck out six to improve to 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in his last six starts. Minnesota’s Bailey Ober allowed five runs on nine hits in six innings. The Twins haven’t scored in 20 innings. Blue Jays 7 White Sox 3 – Guerrero homers as Jays win 7th straight, beat White Sox 7-3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two run home run, Danny Jansen added a three-run blast, and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to seven games by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-3. It’s Toronto’s longest winning streak since an eight-game run last Sept. 1-9. Santiago Espinal added a solo shot as the Blue Jays won for the 11th time in 14 games. Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu left after four innings because of tightness in his forearm. Cubs 4, Brewers 3 – F/10 – Morel hits sac fly in 10th as Cubs beat Brewers 4-3 Rookie Christopher Morel drove in Jason Heyward with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. Heyward started on second base and moved up on a groundout by Nick Madrigal. Morel then drove him in with a fly to left against Hoby Milner (2-1) and got mobbed by his teammates in the infield after the winning run scored. Morel extended his club record by reaching base in his first 15 major league games, when he walked and scored in the first. Willson Contreras singled twice, drove in a run and scored one after hitting home runs in his previous two games. Tonight Minnesota (Archer 0-2) at Detroit (Faedo 1-2), 1:10 p.m.                      WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cueto 0-1) at Toronto (Manoah 5-1), 3:07 p.m. St. Louis (Liberatore 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 5-0), 8:05 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m.         (Game 1) NBA – Diabate, Houstan staying in NBA draft and leaving Michigan Michigan standout freshmen Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan are staying in the NBA draft. Diabate and Houstan had to make a decision to stay in school or to remain in the draft by Wednesday. The 6-foot-11 Diabate started 26 of 32 games for the Wolverines, averaging nine points and six rebounds. He was born in Paris and played high school basketball in Florida. Houstan, from Canada, led Michigan with 60 3-pointers, averaged 10 points and started in every game last season as a shooting guard. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night New York Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 2                      (NYR Leads 1-0) Rangers 6, Lightning 2 – Chytil scores twice, Rangers rout Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist, Chris Kreider also scored and Alexis Lafrenière and Adam Fox each had two assists to help New York win its franchise-record seventh straight home playoff game. Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist. Game 2 is Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m.           (COL Leads 1-0) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night New York Liberty 87, Indiana Fever 74 Liberty 87, Fever 74 – New York ends 7-game skid, beats Indiana 87-74 Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Rebecca Allen added 17 and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 87-74 to snap a seven-game losing streak. New York was outscored 33-17 in the second quarter, but used two big runs in the second half to take control. New York went on a 13-0 run in the third to take a 53-52 lead on Natasha Howard’s three-point play. The Liberty also went on a 12-0 run, capped by Allen’s 3-pointer, in the fourth to make it 77-68. Indiana missed its first 14 shots of the fourth and went 1 for 16 in the final 10 minutes. Howard and Stefanie Dolson each scored 16 points for New York. Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 points for Indiana. NFL – Ex-Bears DT Akiem Hicks signs a 1-year deal with the Bucs Veteran defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 32-year-old Hicks is likely to become a replacement for Ndamukong Suh, who is a free agent after spending the past three seasons on one-year deals with Tampa Bay. Hicks was a third-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2012 and spent three seasons and part of a fourth with them before finishing the 2015 season with the New England Patriots. He played the past six years with the Chicago Bears, starting all 77 games he appeared in and had 31 sacks. NFL – House Oversight Committee invites Goodell, Snyder to appear The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear at a hearing later this month. Committee members say they sent letters to the league and team requesting Goodell and Snyder appear June 22. An NFL spokesman says the league received the invitation and would respond directly in a timely manner. Congress launched an investigation into the organization’s workplace culture last year after the league declined to release a report about an independent review it oversaw that led to a $10 million fine. The Commanders say they have assisted the NFL in cooperating with all prior requests from the committee and look forward to responding to the invitation in a timely manner. NFL – Brady, Rodgers headline list of NFL players skipping OTAs Tom Brady earned the right to skip voluntary workouts a long time ago. Several other star players, including Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson, also aren’t participating in organized team activities, a trend that’s increasing around the NFL. In Brady’s case, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are thrilled the seven-time Super Bowl champion is playing another season after a brief retirement in February. While their teams were on the field, Rodgers and Brady were involved in another competition Wednesday, taking on fellow quarterbacks Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in “The Match” golf exhibition in Las Vegas. Golf – LPGA – US Open’s $10M purse offers hope for gender pay equality Dottie Pepper recalls being paired with Meg Mallon for the final round of the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open with what she viewed as an impressive $110,000 first-place prize on the line. Things have changed, but Lydia Ko says not enough. Mallon would win that title in 1991, collecting the first six-figure payout in women’s golf history. Pepper says, “That was a big deal.” Three decades later, Pepper can hardly comprehend that the top female golfers in the world will be competing this week for a record $10 million purse. That includes a winner’s take of $1.8 million at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. Ko, the No. 3-ranked women’s golfer in the world, said she’s grateful for steps toward equal pay but added “there’s still a ways to go.” Tennis – French Open – Swiatek wins 33rd match in a row Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won her 33rd match in a row with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 11th-seeded Jessica Pegula to advance to the semifinals of the French Open.  The 21-year-old Swiatek has gone unbeaten since February for the WTA’s longest such stretch since Serena Williams compiled a 34-match run in 2013. Swiatek, who won the 2020 French Open, will next face Daria Kasatkina of Russia for a spot at the final. The 20th-seeded Kasatkina advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 win over No. 29 Veronika Kudermetova, also of Russia. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Lake County Captains 0 Cedar Rapids Kernels 10, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Great Lakes Loons 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, game suspended 6th with SB Leading 3-0 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.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, 6:05 p.m.  – Completion of 6/1 game South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 0 Mattawan 5, Vicksburg 0 -District Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Mattawan Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall 8, Coldwater 0 Gull Lake 9, Hastings 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Marshall Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers 5, Watervliet 0 -Will play South Haven in District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Berrien Springs Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Grand Rapids South Christian 5, Allegan 0 Hudsonville Unity Christian 6, Holland Christian 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Unity Christian Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran 2, Bridgman 1 Our Lady of the Lake 8, New Buffalo 0 -District Championship game Friday, 5:00 p.m. at Buchanan Baseball – Regular Season Wyoming 10, South Haven 2 – Game 1 Wyoming 5, South Haven 1 – Game 2 Softball – Regular Season Lakeshore 6, Portage Northern 0 Today Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego vs. Portland, 6:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 0 Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 – 11 Innings Tigers 5, Twins 0 – Skubal goes 7, Schoop brings in 2 runs in Tigers’ 5-0 win Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers’ 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit’s runs and his is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team. The Tigers have won three of four in the series that concludes Thursday. Skubal walked one and struck out six to improve to 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in his last six starts. Minnesota’s Bailey Ober allowed five runs on nine hits in six innings. The Twins haven’t scored in 20 innings. Blue Jays 7 White Sox 3 – Guerrero homers as Jays win 7th straight, beat White Sox 7-3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two run home run, Danny Jansen added a three-run blast, and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to seven games by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-3. It’s Toronto’s longest winning streak since an eight-game run last Sept. 1-9. Santiago Espinal added a solo shot as the Blue Jays won for the 11th time in 14 games. Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu left after four innings because of tightness in his forearm. Cubs 4, Brewers 3 – F/10 – Morel hits sac fly in 10th as Cubs beat Brewers 4-3 Rookie Christopher Morel drove in Jason Heyward with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. Heyward started on second base and moved up on a groundout by Nick Madrigal. Morel then drove him in with a fly to left against Hoby Milner (2-1) and got mobbed by his teammates in the infield after the winning run scored. Morel extended his club record by reaching base in his first 15 major league games, when he walked and scored in the first. Willson Contreras singled twice, drove in a run and scored one after hitting home runs in his previous two games. Tonight Minnesota (Archer 0-2) at Detroit (Faedo 1-2), 1:10 p.m.                      WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cueto 0-1) at Toronto (Manoah 5-1), 3:07 p.m. St. Louis (Liberatore 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 5-0), 8:05 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m.         (Game 1) NBA – Diabate, Houstan staying in NBA draft and leaving Michigan Michigan standout freshmen Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan are staying in the NBA draft. Diabate and Houstan had to make a decision to stay in school or to remain in the draft by Wednesday. The 6-foot-11 Diabate started 26 of 32 games for the Wolverines, averaging nine points and six rebounds. He was born in Paris and played high school basketball in Florida. Houstan, from Canada, led Michigan with 60 3-pointers, averaged 10 points and started in every game last season as a shooting guard. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night New York Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 2                      (NYR Leads 1-0) Rangers 6, Lightning 2 – Chytil scores twice, Rangers rout Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist, Chris Kreider also scored and Alexis Lafrenière and Adam Fox each had two assists to help New York win its franchise-record seventh straight home playoff game. Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist. Game 2 is Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m.           (COL Leads 1-0) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night New York Liberty 87, Indiana Fever 74 Liberty 87, Fever 74 – New York ends 7-game skid, beats Indiana 87-74 Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Rebecca Allen added 17 and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 87-74 to snap a seven-game losing streak. New York was outscored 33-17 in the second quarter, but used two big runs in the second half to take control. New York went on a 13-0 run in the third to take a 53-52 lead on Natasha Howard’s three-point play. The Liberty also went on a 12-0 run, capped by Allen’s 3-pointer, in the fourth to make it 77-68. Indiana missed its first 14 shots of the fourth and went 1 for 16 in the final 10 minutes. Howard and Stefanie Dolson each scored 16 points for New York. Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 points for Indiana. NFL – Ex-Bears DT Akiem Hicks signs a 1-year deal with the Bucs Veteran defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 32-year-old Hicks is likely to become a replacement for Ndamukong Suh, who is a free agent after spending the past three seasons on one-year deals with Tampa Bay. Hicks was a third-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2012 and spent three seasons and part of a fourth with them before finishing the 2015 season with the New England Patriots. He played the past six years with the Chicago Bears, starting all 77 games he appeared in and had 31 sacks. NFL – House Oversight Committee invites Goodell, Snyder to appear The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear at a hearing later this month. Committee members say they sent letters to the league and team requesting Goodell and Snyder appear June 22. An NFL spokesman says the league received the invitation and would respond directly in a timely manner. Congress launched an investigation into the organization’s workplace culture last year after the league declined to release a report about an independent review it oversaw that led to a $10 million fine. The Commanders say they have assisted the NFL in cooperating with all prior requests from the committee and look forward to responding to the invitation in a timely manner. NFL – Brady, Rodgers headline list of NFL players skipping OTAs Tom Brady earned the right to skip voluntary workouts a long time ago. Several other star players, including Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson, also aren’t participating in organized team activities, a trend that’s increasing around the NFL. In Brady’s case, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are thrilled the seven-time Super Bowl champion is playing another season after a brief retirement in February. While their teams were on the field, Rodgers and Brady were involved in another competition Wednesday, taking on fellow quarterbacks Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in “The Match” golf exhibition in Las Vegas. Golf – LPGA – US Open’s $10M purse offers hope for gender pay equality Dottie Pepper recalls being paired with Meg Mallon for the final round of the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open with what she viewed as an impressive $110,000 first-place prize on the line. Things have changed, but Lydia Ko says not enough. Mallon would win that title in 1991, collecting the first six-figure payout in women’s golf history. Pepper says, “That was a big deal.” Three decades later, Pepper can hardly comprehend that the top female golfers in the world will be competing this week for a record $10 million purse. That includes a winner’s take of $1.8 million at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. Ko, the No. 3-ranked women’s golfer in the world, said she’s grateful for steps toward equal pay but added “there’s still a ways to go.” Tennis – French Open – Swiatek wins 33rd match in a row Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won her 33rd match in a row with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 11th-seeded Jessica Pegula to advance to the semifinals of the French Open.  The 21-year-old Swiatek has gone unbeaten since February for the WTA’s longest such stretch since Serena Williams compiled a 34-match run in 2013. Swiatek, who won the 2020 French Open, will next face Daria Kasatkina of Russia for a spot at the final. The 20th-seeded Kasatkina advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 win over No. 29 Veronika Kudermetova, also of Russia. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Lake County Captains 0 Cedar Rapids Kernels 10, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Great Lakes Loons 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, game suspended 6th with SB Leading 3-0 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.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, 6:05 p.m.  – Completion of 6/1 game South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 0 Mattawan 5, Vicksburg 0 -District Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Mattawan Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall 8, Coldwater 0 Gull Lake 9, Hastings 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Marshall Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers 5, Watervliet 0 -Will play South Haven in District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Berrien Springs Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Grand Rapids South Christian 5, Allegan 0 Hudsonville Unity Christian 6, Holland Christian 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Unity Christian Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran 2, Bridgman 1 Our Lady of the Lake 8, New Buffalo 0 -District Championship game Friday, 5:00 p.m. at Buchanan Baseball – Regular Season Wyoming 10, South Haven 2 – Game 1 Wyoming 5, South Haven 1 – Game 2 Softball – Regular Season Lakeshore 6, Portage Northern 0 Today Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego vs. Portland, 6:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 0 Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 – 11 Innings Tigers 5, Twins 0 – Skubal goes 7, Schoop brings in 2 runs in Tigers’ 5-0 win Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers’ 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit’s runs and his is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team. The Tigers have won three of four in the series that concludes Thursday. Skubal walked one and struck out six to improve to 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in his last six starts. Minnesota’s Bailey Ober allowed five runs on nine hits in six innings. The Twins haven’t scored in 20 innings. Blue Jays 7 White Sox 3 – Guerrero homers as Jays win 7th straight, beat White Sox 7-3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two run home run, Danny Jansen added a three-run blast, and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to seven games by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-3. It’s Toronto’s longest winning streak since an eight-game run last Sept. 1-9. Santiago Espinal added a solo shot as the Blue Jays won for the 11th time in 14 games. Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu left after four innings because of tightness in his forearm. Cubs 4, Brewers 3 – F/10 – Morel hits sac fly in 10th as Cubs beat Brewers 4-3 Rookie Christopher Morel drove in Jason Heyward with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. Heyward started on second base and moved up on a groundout by Nick Madrigal. Morel then drove him in with a fly to left against Hoby Milner (2-1) and got mobbed by his teammates in the infield after the winning run scored. Morel extended his club record by reaching base in his first 15 major league games, when he walked and scored in the first. Willson Contreras singled twice, drove in a run and scored one after hitting home runs in his previous two games. Tonight Minnesota (Archer 0-2) at Detroit (Faedo 1-2), 1:10 p.m.                      WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cueto 0-1) at Toronto (Manoah 5-1), 3:07 p.m. St. Louis (Liberatore 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 5-0), 8:05 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m.         (Game 1) NBA – Diabate, Houstan staying in NBA draft and leaving Michigan Michigan standout freshmen Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan are staying in the NBA draft. Diabate and Houstan had to make a decision to stay in school or to remain in the draft by Wednesday. The 6-foot-11 Diabate started 26 of 32 games for the Wolverines, averaging nine points and six rebounds. He was born in Paris and played high school basketball in Florida. Houstan, from Canada, led Michigan with 60 3-pointers, averaged 10 points and started in every game last season as a shooting guard. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night New York Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 2                      (NYR Leads 1-0) Rangers 6, Lightning 2 – Chytil scores twice, Rangers rout Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist, Chris Kreider also scored and Alexis Lafrenière and Adam Fox each had two assists to help New York win its franchise-record seventh straight home playoff game. Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist. Game 2 is Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m.           (COL Leads 1-0) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night New York Liberty 87, Indiana Fever 74 Liberty 87, Fever 74 – New York ends 7-game skid, beats Indiana 87-74 Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Rebecca Allen added 17 and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 87-74 to snap a seven-game losing streak. New York was outscored 33-17 in the second quarter, but used two big runs in the second half to take control. New York went on a 13-0 run in the third to take a 53-52 lead on Natasha Howard’s three-point play. The Liberty also went on a 12-0 run, capped by Allen’s 3-pointer, in the fourth to make it 77-68. Indiana missed its first 14 shots of the fourth and went 1 for 16 in the final 10 minutes. Howard and Stefanie Dolson each scored 16 points for New York. Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 points for Indiana. NFL – Ex-Bears DT Akiem Hicks signs a 1-year deal with the Bucs Veteran defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 32-year-old Hicks is likely to become a replacement for Ndamukong Suh, who is a free agent after spending the past three seasons on one-year deals with Tampa Bay. Hicks was a third-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2012 and spent three seasons and part of a fourth with them before finishing the 2015 season with the New England Patriots. He played the past six years with the Chicago Bears, starting all 77 games he appeared in and had 31 sacks. NFL – House Oversight Committee invites Goodell, Snyder to appear The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear at a hearing later this month. Committee members say they sent letters to the league and team requesting Goodell and Snyder appear June 22. An NFL spokesman says the league received the invitation and would respond directly in a timely manner. Congress launched an investigation into the organization’s workplace culture last year after the league declined to release a report about an independent review it oversaw that led to a $10 million fine. The Commanders say they have assisted the NFL in cooperating with all prior requests from the committee and look forward to responding to the invitation in a timely manner. NFL – Brady, Rodgers headline list of NFL players skipping OTAs Tom Brady earned the right to skip voluntary workouts a long time ago. Several other star players, including Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson, also aren’t participating in organized team activities, a trend that’s increasing around the NFL. In Brady’s case, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are thrilled the seven-time Super Bowl champion is playing another season after a brief retirement in February. While their teams were on the field, Rodgers and Brady were involved in another competition Wednesday, taking on fellow quarterbacks Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in “The Match” golf exhibition in Las Vegas. Golf – LPGA – US Open’s $10M purse offers hope for gender pay equality Dottie Pepper recalls being paired with Meg Mallon for the final round of the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open with what she viewed as an impressive $110,000 first-place prize on the line. Things have changed, but Lydia Ko says not enough. Mallon would win that title in 1991, collecting the first six-figure payout in women’s golf history. Pepper says, “That was a big deal.” Three decades later, Pepper can hardly comprehend that the top female golfers in the world will be competing this week for a record $10 million purse. That includes a winner’s take of $1.8 million at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. Ko, the No. 3-ranked women’s golfer in the world, said she’s grateful for steps toward equal pay but added “there’s still a ways to go.” Tennis – French Open – Swiatek wins 33rd match in a row Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won her 33rd match in a row with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 11th-seeded Jessica Pegula to advance to the semifinals of the French Open.  The 21-year-old Swiatek has gone unbeaten since February for the WTA’s longest such stretch since Serena Williams compiled a 34-match run in 2013. Swiatek, who won the 2020 French Open, will next face Daria Kasatkina of Russia for a spot at the final. The 20th-seeded Kasatkina advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 win over No. 29 Veronika Kudermetova, also of Russia. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Lake County Captains 0 Cedar Rapids Kernels 10, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Great Lakes Loons 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, game suspended 6th with SB Leading 3-0 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.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, 6:05 p.m.  – Completion of 6/1 game South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 0 Mattawan 5, Vicksburg 0 -District Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Mattawan Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall 8, Coldwater 0 Gull Lake 9, Hastings 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Marshall Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers 5, Watervliet 0 -Will play South Haven in District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Berrien Springs Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Grand Rapids South Christian 5, Allegan 0 Hudsonville Unity Christian 6, Holland Christian 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Unity Christian Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran 2, Bridgman 1 Our Lady of the Lake 8, New Buffalo 0 -District Championship game Friday, 5:00 p.m. at Buchanan Baseball – Regular Season Wyoming 10, South Haven 2 – Game 1 Wyoming 5, South Haven 1 – Game 2 Softball – Regular Season Lakeshore 6, Portage Northern 0 Today Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego vs. Portland, 6:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 0 Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 – 11 Innings Tigers 5, Twins 0 – Skubal goes 7, Schoop brings in 2 runs in Tigers’ 5-0 win Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers’ 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit’s runs and his is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team. The Tigers have won three of four in the series that concludes Thursday. Skubal walked one and struck out six to improve to 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in his last six starts. Minnesota’s Bailey Ober allowed five runs on nine hits in six innings. The Twins haven’t scored in 20 innings. Blue Jays 7 White Sox 3 – Guerrero homers as Jays win 7th straight, beat White Sox 7-3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two run home run, Danny Jansen added a three-run blast, and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to seven games by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-3. It’s Toronto’s longest winning streak since an eight-game run last Sept. 1-9. Santiago Espinal added a solo shot as the Blue Jays won for the 11th time in 14 games. Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu left after four innings because of tightness in his forearm. Cubs 4, Brewers 3 – F/10 – Morel hits sac fly in 10th as Cubs beat Brewers 4-3 Rookie Christopher Morel drove in Jason Heyward with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. Heyward started on second base and moved up on a groundout by Nick Madrigal. Morel then drove him in with a fly to left against Hoby Milner (2-1) and got mobbed by his teammates in the infield after the winning run scored. Morel extended his club record by reaching base in his first 15 major league games, when he walked and scored in the first. Willson Contreras singled twice, drove in a run and scored one after hitting home runs in his previous two games. Tonight Minnesota (Archer 0-2) at Detroit (Faedo 1-2), 1:10 p.m.                      WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Chicago White Sox (Cueto 0-1) at Toronto (Manoah 5-1), 3:07 p.m. St. Louis (Liberatore 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Thompson 5-0), 8:05 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Finals Tonight Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 p.m.         (Game 1) NBA – Diabate, Houstan staying in NBA draft and leaving Michigan Michigan standout freshmen Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan are staying in the NBA draft. Diabate and Houstan had to make a decision to stay in school or to remain in the draft by Wednesday. The 6-foot-11 Diabate started 26 of 32 games for the Wolverines, averaging nine points and six rebounds. He was born in Paris and played high school basketball in Florida. Houstan, from Canada, led Michigan with 60 3-pointers, averaged 10 points and started in every game last season as a shooting guard. NHL – National Hockey League – 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Last Night New York Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 2                      (NYR Leads 1-0) Rangers 6, Lightning 2 – Chytil scores twice, Rangers rout Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist, Chris Kreider also scored and Alexis Lafrenière and Adam Fox each had two assists to help New York win its franchise-record seventh straight home playoff game. Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist. Game 2 is Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Tonight Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m.           (COL Leads 1-0) WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night New York Liberty 87, Indiana Fever 74 Liberty 87, Fever 74 – New York ends 7-game skid, beats Indiana 87-74 Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Rebecca Allen added 17 and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 87-74 to snap a seven-game losing streak. New York was outscored 33-17 in the second quarter, but used two big runs in the second half to take control. New York went on a 13-0 run in the third to take a 53-52 lead on Natasha Howard’s three-point play. The Liberty also went on a 12-0 run, capped by Allen’s 3-pointer, in the fourth to make it 77-68. Indiana missed its first 14 shots of the fourth and went 1 for 16 in the final 10 minutes. Howard and Stefanie Dolson each scored 16 points for New York. Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 points for Indiana. NFL – Ex-Bears DT Akiem Hicks signs a 1-year deal with the Bucs Veteran defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 32-year-old Hicks is likely to become a replacement for Ndamukong Suh, who is a free agent after spending the past three seasons on one-year deals with Tampa Bay. Hicks was a third-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2012 and spent three seasons and part of a fourth with them before finishing the 2015 season with the New England Patriots. He played the past six years with the Chicago Bears, starting all 77 games he appeared in and had 31 sacks. NFL – House Oversight Committee invites Goodell, Snyder to appear The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear at a hearing later this month. Committee members say they sent letters to the league and team requesting Goodell and Snyder appear June 22. An NFL spokesman says the league received the invitation and would respond directly in a timely manner. Congress launched an investigation into the organization’s workplace culture last year after the league declined to release a report about an independent review it oversaw that led to a $10 million fine. The Commanders say they have assisted the NFL in cooperating with all prior requests from the committee and look forward to responding to the invitation in a timely manner. NFL – Brady, Rodgers headline list of NFL players skipping OTAs Tom Brady earned the right to skip voluntary workouts a long time ago. Several other star players, including Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson, also aren’t participating in organized team activities, a trend that’s increasing around the NFL. In Brady’s case, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are thrilled the seven-time Super Bowl champion is playing another season after a brief retirement in February. While their teams were on the field, Rodgers and Brady were involved in another competition Wednesday, taking on fellow quarterbacks Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes in “The Match” golf exhibition in Las Vegas. Golf – LPGA – US Open’s $10M purse offers hope for gender pay equality Dottie Pepper recalls being paired with Meg Mallon for the final round of the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open with what she viewed as an impressive $110,000 first-place prize on the line. Things have changed, but Lydia Ko says not enough. Mallon would win that title in 1991, collecting the first six-figure payout in women’s golf history. Pepper says, “That was a big deal.” Three decades later, Pepper can hardly comprehend that the top female golfers in the world will be competing this week for a record $10 million purse. That includes a winner’s take of $1.8 million at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. Ko, the No. 3-ranked women’s golfer in the world, said she’s grateful for steps toward equal pay but added “there’s still a ways to go.” Tennis – French Open – Swiatek wins 33rd match in a row Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won her 33rd match in a row with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 11th-seeded Jessica Pegula to advance to the semifinals of the French Open.  The 21-year-old Swiatek has gone unbeaten since February for the WTA’s longest such stretch since Serena Williams compiled a 34-match run in 2013. Swiatek, who won the 2020 French Open, will next face Daria Kasatkina of Russia for a spot at the final. The 20th-seeded Kasatkina advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 win over No. 29 Veronika Kudermetova, also of Russia. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Yesterday West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Lake County Captains 0 Cedar Rapids Kernels 10, Lansing Lugnuts 2 Great Lakes Loons 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, game suspended 6th with SB Leading 3-0 Today West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.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, 6:05 p.m.  – Completion of 6/1 game South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. – Game 2 MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Girls Soccer – District Semifinals Division 2 (Mattawan) St. Joseph 1, Lakeshore 0 Mattawan 5, Vicksburg 0 -District Championship game Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Mattawan Division 2 (Marshall) Marshall 8, Coldwater 0 Gull Lake 9, Hastings 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Marshall Division 3 (Berrien Springs) Three Rivers 5, Watervliet 0 -Will play South Haven in District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Berrien Springs Division 3 (Hudsonville Unity Christian) Grand Rapids South Christian 5, Allegan 0 Hudsonville Unity Christian 6, Holland Christian 1 -District Championship game Friday, 6:00 p.m. at Unity Christian Division 4 (Buchanan) Michigan Lutheran 2, Bridgman 1 Our Lady of the Lake 8, New Buffalo 0 -District Championship game Friday, 5:00 p.m. at Buchanan Baseball – Regular Season Wyoming 10, South Haven 2 – Game 1 Wyoming 5, South Haven 1 – Game 2 Softball – Regular Season Lakeshore 6, Portage Northern 0 Today Girls Soccer – District Championship Division 3 (Delton-Kellogg) Otsego vs. Portland, 6:00 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candace Parker and the Chicago Sky stumbled down the stretch and allowed the Los Angeles Sparks to send their opening night battle to overtime, where the Sky ran out of gas in a 98-91 loss. Janice Scurio is joined by Chris Pennant from the Skyhook Podcast to recap what happened and look ahead to their matchup with Stefanie Dolson and the New York Liberty on this week's CHGO Sky Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from New York Liberty Media Day, Jackie Powell and Howard Megdal talk to Sandy Brondello about 2022 expectations. Keia Clarke discusses franchise business benchmarks. Natasha Howard talks her fit and return to health. And Stefanie Dolson finally addresses the burning question: where is Upstate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from New York Liberty Media Day, Jackie Powell and Howard Megdal talk to Sandy Brondello about 2022 expectations. Keia Clarke discusses franchise business benchmarks. Natasha Howard talks her fit and return to health. And Stefanie Dolson finally addresses the burning question: where is Upstate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former professional basketball player turned marketing executive and founder of Agency 3-2, Taylor Burner discusses her journey from playing the game to helping some of the brightest stars in basketball build their brands.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The CHGO Sky podcast is live! Janice Scurio and Subria Whitaker join forces to talk about the reigning WNBA champions. They review the Sky's historic 2021 season and look forward to the title defense in 2022. Can James Wade's crew overcome key departures like Stefanie Dolson and Diamond DeShields with new additions like Emma Meesseman and Julie Allemand?  SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHGOSports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH:  http://CHGOLocker.com  FOLLOW ON SOCIAL:  Twitter: @CHGO_Sports Instagram: @CHGO_Sports  Visit https://bit.ly/3sE8RMe or download the PointsBet App and use code “CHGO” to get 2 Risk Free Bets up to $2000!  Mobile registration in Illinois is here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode No.86 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon is joined by friend of unTITLED Jen Fay to chat Women's College Basketball and WNBA coaching changes and early free agency signings. We begin our conversation by catching with how UConn is fairing in the continued absence of Paige Bueckers, Caroline Ducharne stepping up and Azzi Fudd returning (3:32); Jen then fills us in on a record-breaking performance from her Quinnipiac Bobcats, who erased a 26 point deficit to beat Niagara last Saturday (11:37); We then take a look at the NCAAW Top 10, look ahead to the tournament and discuss the possibility of Caitlin Clark breaking Kelsey Plumm's Division I scoring record (15:41); We close it out by chatting about the coaching changes in the WNBA, and some free agency news, including Stefanie Dolson, Courtney Williams, Jonquel Jones ND Sue Bird (28:56); To end the episode, the 86th edition of “Player Voicemail” (49:48).**This episode was recorded on Sunday January 30th.Listen/Subscribe/Rate/Review : Apple + SpotifyFollow/Engage : Instagram @untitled.offic + Twitter @untitledofficSupport The Girls.

Stefanie Dolson discusses opting not to head overseas and how she's bettering herself on and off the court this offseason. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stefanie Dolson is riding high after having one of the most incredible years of her career. The two-time NCAA Champion added some new hardware this year as a 2021 WNBA Champion with the Chicago Sky, and to top it all off, she became an Olympic gold medalist with Team USA's 3-on-3 squad.

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NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Last Night Cincinnati Bengals 34, Detroit Lions 11 Green Bay Packers 24, Chicago Bears 14 Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 3 Bengals 34, Lions 11 – Joe Burrow throws 3 TDs as Bengals rout Lions 34-11 Joe Burrow tied a career high with three touchdown passes, helping the Cincinnati Bengals rout the Detroit Lions 34-11 Sunday. The Bengals already have four wins to equal last year's total and to double their victories from 2019 during coach Zac Taylor's debut season. Detroit is the NFL's only winless team. The Lions could not rally as they did in closely contested setbacks against San Francisco, Baltimore and Minnesota. They failed to score until Austin Seibert made a 35-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter. Packers 24, Bears 14 – Rodgers throws 2 TDs, runs for 1 as Packers beat Bears 24-14 Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Packers (5-1) beat the Bears (3-3) for the 20th time in 23 games counting the playoffs and improved to 22-5 with Rodgers as the starter against Chicago. They also prevented Chicago from tying them for the NFC North lead. Rodgers shook off a sluggish start, throwing a 1-yard touchdown to Allen Lazard in the second quarter and a 12-yarder to Aaron Jones in the third. Rodgers put the Bears away after Justin Fields threw a 5-yard touchdown to Darnell Mooney as he scored from the 6 to cap a 75-yard drive. Colts 31, Texans 3 – Indianapolis gets in sync with 31-3 victory over Houston Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes and Jonathan Taylor ran for another score for the Colts in a 31-3 dismantling of the Texans. Wentz threw a 28-yard TD pass to Mo Alie-Cox for a advantage in 17-3 third-quarter. The Colts have followed an 1-3 start with consecutive wins, and Houston has dropped five in a row since a season-opening win. Other NFL Scores Tampa Bay 28, Philadelphia 22 Jacksonville 23, Miami 20 Baltimore 34, L.A. Chargers 6 Kansas City 31, Washington 13 L.A. Rams 38, N.Y. Giants 11 Minnesota 34, Carolina 28, OT Arizona 37, Cleveland 14 Dallas 35, New England 29, OT Las Vegas 34, Denver 24 Pittsburgh 23, Seattle 20, OT Bye N.Y. Jets, Atlanta, New Orleans, San Francisco Tonight Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans, 8:15 p.m. WNBA – Women's National Basketball Association Finals – Best of 5 Yesterday Chicago Sky 80, Phoenix Mercury 74                                          (CHI wins 3-1) Sky 80, Mercury 74 – Chicago wins first WNBA title with 80-74 win over Phoenix Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Chicago win its first WNBA championship with a 80-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury. Courtney Vandersloot added 10 points and 15 assists for the Sky, who won the series 3-1, rallying from a 72-65 deficit with 4:42 left. Chicago scored the next nine points to take a two-point lead on Stefanie Dolson's layup. She added another basket to make it 76-72 with 45.8 seconds left. Vandersloot then scored in the lane to seal the win setting off the celebration. As the final buzzer sounded, Parker sprinted to the corner of the court and hugged her family with tears in her eyes. MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series – Best of 7 Last Night Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4                                   (ATL leads 2-0) Braves 5, Dodgers 4 – Late-night magic: Braves beat Dodgers 5-4, lead NLCS 2-0 The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a two-out single off shortstop Corey Seager's glove, giving Atlanta a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves lead the NL Championship Series two games to none. Atlanta twice rallied from two-run deficits before Rosario came up with his fourth hit of the game,

Chicago Sky bring home the WNBA title, Adele is doing a CBS interview and KK and Travis Barker get engaged

Kyle chats with Big Mama Stef of the Chicago Sky reviewing her recent experience winning 3x3 gold and her hopes for the second half of the WNBA Season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kyle chats with Big Mama Stef of the Chicago Sky reviewing her recent experience winning 3x3 gold and her hopes for the second half of the WNBA Season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A'ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier check in again from Tokyo, where they discuss athletes protecting their mental health and how their own first Olympics compares to expectations. Then, fresh off winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal in 3x3 Basketball, Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray and Jackie Young join the podcast, where they reflect on their historic Olympic performance and spill the tea on their champagne celebrations.  Hosts: A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier Guests: Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Jackie Young Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vover Hoops Insider, Justine Brown, links up with the Chicago Sky's Stefanie Dolson, to discuss winning gold in Tokyo as part of Team USA's 3-on-3 basketball team. Justine and Stefanie discuss playing 3-on-3 vs. 5-on-5, the growth of that game, her favorite Olympic experiences and the continuation of the WNBA season. Host: Justine BrownVoice your thoughts on this episode by downloading the Vover app here!

On this week’s Quest for Gold… The IOC makes a decision on Tokyo fans A member of the Serbian Olympic team has tested positive for COVID-19. USATF responds to the Sha’Carri Richardson suspension. Naomi Osaka speaks out about mental health. And we talk with Stefanie Dolson, center for the Chicago Sky.  She qualified for the […]

On this episode of EvolveHer Unpacked, Amanda and Alicia sit down with Robin Harris, the Founder & CEO of Model Atelier, a luxury fashion brand for the Vertically Blessed & Shop.Confidence, an athleisure line that raises money for Chicago Public School student & "confidence chats".Robin grew up as the youngest of six children in North Lawndale and battled with her own struggle with confidence over the years. In this episode we unpack the pivotal moments throughout Robin's journey and learn about the time she realized her height was actually a very valuable asset. Soon after, Robin launched a global modeling career with Ford Models, was inspired to go back to school to get an MBA and create a luxury fashion line. Model Atelier quickly caught the attention of the vertically blessed players of the WNBA and working together they took her platform to the next level. Robin's story is an inspiration to us all and reminds us how important it is to key your eye on the target & celebrate every aspect of ourselves. MORE ABOUT ROBIN HARRIS:The founder of MODEL ATELIER, Robin Harris, is a former fashion model represented by Ford Models, with an MBA in International Business. Robin Harris has been in the fashion industry for over 15 years, traveled the world working as a professional model, designer and creative director. Robin created MODEL ATELIER to fill the void and frustration that tall women have when it comes to finding stylish clothes that’s the perfect fit and length. She took her company from dream to reality by separating the brand from its competitors and became the first official fashion boutique of WNBA teams and the WNBPA. Model Atelier has been worn by world renowned athletes such as Candace Parker, Cappie Pondexter, Cheyenne Parker, Stefanie Dolson, and Nneka Ogwumike. Clients have worn Model Atelier on the red carpets to the ESPYS, OSCARS, WNBA ALL Star, TV shows, and more. She's listed as Crain's 40 under 40, and has been featured in renowned fashion and business magazines and now she's on a mission to use fashion to empower and boost the confidence of young girls worldwide. Follow Robin on Instagram. Follow Model Atelier on Instagram and Facebook. Follow Shop.Confidence on InstagramAbout your hosts:Alicia Driskill is the Founder & CEO EvolveHer, a community that unites the skills and resources of working women to create a more equitable future. Prior to launching EvolveHer, Alicia worked as VP of Global Partnerships at WME | IMG, one of the world’s most innovative companies. She also served as a Senior Executive at Live Nation and People.com. After a 17 yr career in entertainment & media working alongside the industry’s elite, Alicia decided to evolve her own career path and disrupt the Chicago market by opening EvolveHer, Chicago’s first creative workspace designed for women. Follow Alicia on on Instagram and LinkedIn.Amanda Chin, Partner and Head of Growth of EvolveHer, is a sales leader and business development strategist with over a decade of experience scaling businesses and brands. She has partnered with global Fortune 500 brands in digital marketing strategy and business development working at technology companies including Amobee & Xandr.Support the show (http://evolveher.community)

Niecy Nash is fam y'all!! Coming out here with the plot twist of all plot twists. And then we talk about black excellence, heteronormativity and call people out on their relationship blindspots. Shoutouts This Week:Shana - Gabby Williams and Stefanie Dolson for their Black Trans Lives Matter shirts before their WNBA gameKris - Maya Moore for her social justice work Bad Queers is co-hosted by:Shana Sumers: @shanahasagramKris Chesson: @kris.chessLet's keep in touch:Email us for advice at badqueerspod@gmail.com or DM on InstagramFollow us @badqueerspod on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Tik TokLove our soundtrack? Check out Siena Liggins: @sienaligginsShoutout to our sponsor HER App

On this week’s Quest for Gold: The talks continue about the impact COVID-19 could have on the 2020 Olympics  in Japan. Athletes continue to move full steam ahead for qualifications. A teenager from Michigan punches a bid for Tokyo in BMX Freestyle for the inaugural Olympic event. And we speak with Stefanie Dolson of the […]

With over 250 guests in attendance, Around the Rim retuned to Beyond the Baseline in Tourney Town for the Women's Final Four. Host LaChina Robinson and producer Terrika Foster-Brasby welcomed in A-list guests to preview the Notre Dame-Baylor title matchup and talk all things women's basketball. This dynamic live episode includes: 2019 Hall of Fame inductee Ticha Penichiero, 2x WNBA Champion Sheri Sam, Chicago Sky center Stefanie Dolson, espnW bracketologist Charlie Creme, WBB writer Michelle Smith, Hall of Famers Teresa Edwards, Lynette Woodard and Dawn Staley, Indiana Fever's Natalie Achonwa and Minnesota Lynx's Karima Christmas-Kelly.

Two years ago, the NBA moved the All-Star game away from Charlotte due to the passage of North Carolina's discriminatory House Bill 2. Within months, HB2 was repealed, and although many in the LGBTQ community are presently unsatisfied with the status quo, the league opted to allow Charlotte to host this season's festivities. Joshua Fischman interviewed Reggie Bullock, Stefanie Dolson, Jason Collins and others about that. He also got the chance to question Nets shooting guard Joe Harris, one day before the big event where he stunned the oddsmakers by taking down the Curry brothers, Devin Booker and the rest of the field. Right here, Josh shares the most interesting takeaways from his Charlotte experience.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hall of Fame Head Coach talks about the UCF Game, getting his team ready for postseason play and goes back and forth with former Husky Stefanie Dolson. Now with the Chicago Sky

This episode we have a special guest Stefanie Dolson of the Chicago Sky. Drafted in 2014 in one of the most stacked draft classes ever, Dolson has made a name for her self as one of the top posts in the league. She can control the paint and pop outside the arc for some big shots. In addition to her basketball skills/IQ her leadership is second to non on and off the court.

Host and Editor-in-Chief of The Summitt (SummittHoops.com) Howard Megdal is joined by the Chicago Sky's Stefanie Dolson. The two discuss Dolson's development as a player, how her inside/outside game translates to Chicago's big lineup, and the New York native who played in Connecticut and now calls Chicago home reveals her pizza preferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie joins Sarah to talk about her move to Chicago.

The fans of the Chicago Sky want one thing to happen already, get the season started and move on from off the court dramatics. First, coach Pokey Chatman gets fired after leading a short-handed team into the playoffs. Amber Stocks is named as coach and general manager to replace her. Then star Elena Delle Donne, long rumored to want out of Chicago, confirms that is the case, and forces a trade to Washington for some good pieces, including the number two draft choice. On draft night, the Sky, it is rumored, had a deal in place to send number two pick Alaina Coates in a package to San Antonio for the rights to number one overall Kelsey Plum. Then San Antonio got cold feet, or whatever else you want to believe or read, and no deal was made, leaving Chicago with a whole lot of centers. Not exactly how you want your first professional coaching or general manager job to begin, is it? Stocks is the dynamo that takes over the difficult task of righting the ship, setting this roster of many centers and guards, and satisfying a fan base that likes the taste of the playoffs they have gotten, but feels jilted by their super star Delle Donne. It is a pleasure to welcome Stocks to Dishin & Swishin for the first time, to discuss her new charge, the Chicago Sky. Stocks comes to Chicago after coaching the posts in WNBA champion Los Angeles (names Parker and Ogwumike ring a bell to anyone?). She has been a college coach and television analyst among other stops along the way, and brings an excitement and energy that is contagious. The post situation is intriguing. Imani Boyette, last year's number one pick, is a rim protector and a mobile center at 6'7 with good hands. Stefanie Dolson joins the Sky from the Delle Donne trade, and the former All-Star is one of the more skilled passers from that position. Add in Coates when (if?) she is healthy this year, and they are as deep as any team in the league there. Chicago will have mo