MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers at Washington Nationals, PPD Rain
Chicago Cubs 5, Cleveland Guardians 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Tigers at Nationals – Tigers, Nationals game postponed by rain, rescheduled as day-night doubleheader today
The scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals was postponed Tuesday because of rain and rescheduled as a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday. The first game will start at 1:05 p.m., and the second at 6:45 p.m. The AL Central-leading Tigers will start left-hander Tyler Holton (3-3, 4.34 ERA), an opener, and right-hander Jack Flaherty (5-9, 4.80), while the Nationals will counter with right-hander Trevor Williams (3-9, 5.65) and left-hander MacKenzie Gore (3-8, 3.09).
Cubs 5, Guardians 2 – Boyd sharp, Suzuki homers as Cubs deal Guardians 5th straight loss
Matthew Boyd pitched seven sharp innings for his eighth win, Seiya Suzuki cracked his team-leading 23rd homer and the Chicago Cubs topped the sliding Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Tuesday night. Carson Kelly doubled twice with a sac fly for three RBIs. Michael Busch went 3-for-3 and drove in a run to help NL Central-leading Chicago win its 50th game. Carlos Santana had two hits, including his 400th career double, but Cleveland dropped its fifth straight. The Guardians scored two runs in the fourth to end a skid of 17 straight scoreless innings. Cleveland has scored in just two of its last 45 innings.
Dodgers 6, White Sox 1 – Ohtani reaches 30 homers for 5th straight season as the Dodgers beat the White Sox 6-1
Shohei Ohtani reached 30 homers for the fifth straight season, hitting a fourth-inning drive after fouling a pitch off the plate umpire, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1. Ohtani fouled the ball off Alan Porter’s right knee in the fourth. Ohtani then hit a 408-foot shot to center, snapping an 0-for-6 skid and extending the lead to 6-1. Los Angeles scored its most runs this season in support of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, staking the Japanese right-hander to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. The Dodgers won for the 13th time in 16 games and opened a season-high, eight-game NL West lead.
Today
Detroit (Holton 3-3) at Washington (Williams 3-9), 1:05 p.m. – Game 1 News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:40p
Detroit (Flaherty 5-9) at Washington (Gore 3-8), 6:45 p.m. – Game 2 News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:20p
Cleveland (Bibee 4-8) at Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 4-2), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Burke 4-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-0), 10:10 p.m.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 74, Minnesota Lynx 59
Fever 74, Lynx 59 – Missing Clark, Fever soar past Lynx 74-59 to win WNBA Commissioner’s Cup
Natasha Howard had 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as the Indiana Fever defeated the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final. The Fever were missing All-Star guard Caitlin Clark, who has been sidelined since June 24 with a strained groin. That didn’t slow down the Fever, who overcame an early 13-point deficit with balanced scoring and a stout defensive performance against the team with the best record in the league. Minnesota had its worst offensive performance of the season, shooting 34.9% from the floor and making 4 of 16 3-pointers after averaging 9.4 3-pointers this season.
WNBA – Cunningham is no fan of WNBA’s plans to add teams in Cleveland and Detroit
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has raised concerns about the WNBA’s choice of markets for its three latest expansion teams. Cunningham said Tuesday that the league should listen to players about where they want to play. She says, “I don’t know how excited people are” about the possibility of going to Detroit or Cleveland. The league announced plans on Monday to add franchises in Cleveland in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. Cleveland and Detroit have already seen WNBA franchises come and go. All five expansion franchises will play in markets with NBA teams, and Fever coach Stephanie White said she sees that as an advantage.
NBA – Myles Turner will join Bucks, who waive Damian Lillard
Myles Turner has agreed to a four-year deal to join the Milwaukee Bucks, who waived nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard to make the acquisition happen, according to a person with knowledge of the moves. Turner is agreeing to a deal that ends with a player option, after spending the entirety of his first 10 seasons with the Indiana Pacers. The remaining $112.6 million owed to Lillard will be paid out over the next five seasons via the NBA’s stretch provision, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither move was announced by the clubs involved. In both cases, Achilles tendon injuries played a role in the surprising moves.
NBA – Beasley sued by former agency along with being under gambling investigation
NBA free agent Malik Beasley, who is under a federal investigation regarding gambling allegations, is the defendant in a lawsuit filed by his former agency. New York-based Hazan Sports Management Group sued Beasley in U.S. District Court for breaching a marketing contract on April 18, a day before he and the Detroit Pistons opened a first-round series in New York against the Knicks. ESPN was the first to report Tuesday on the lawsuit. The shooting guard fired the agency in April and hired Seros Partners, according to the lawsuit, despite a four-year exclusive marketing agreement.
NHL – Detroit Red Wings legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio dies at 93
Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio has died. He was 93. A spokesperson for the Detroit Red Wings said Delvecchio died at his home in Rochester, Michigan. A cause of death was not available. Playing his entire NHL career with the Red Wings from 1951-73, he helped them win the Stanley Cup three times. Delvecchio was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977 and four decades later was named one of the 100 greatest players in league history. Delvecchio remains third in franchise history in games played behind Howe and Nicklas Lidstrom. His No. 10 hangs from the rafters as one of the storied organization’s retired numbers.
Tennis – Coco Gauff is out in the first round of Wimbledon
Coco Gauff has become just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the championship at the French Open. Gauff was eliminated 7-6 (3), 6-1 by unseeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine. The No. 2-ranked Gauff made mistake after mistake at No. 1 Court, finishing with just six winners and a total of 29 unforced errors that included nine double-faults. It was just a little more than three weeks ago that Gauff was celebrating her second Grand Slam title by getting past No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final at Roland-Garros.
UPenn to update Lia Thomas records, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
The University of Pennsylvania has changed three school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. The school says it also will apologize to female athletes it says were “disadvantaged” by Thomas’ participation on the women’s swimming team. The moves were part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. Thomas in 2022 became the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I title. The school now shows other athletes holding the school’s top times in Thomas’ events, noting she set records under rules in place at the time.
NCAA – NCAA’s House settlement era begins, shaking up college athletics as some opt out
The NCAA’s House settlement era has launched, with athletic programs across the country free to start paying millions to their athletes in the biggest change in the history of college athletics. It’s the death of the NCAA’s longstanding amateur model, certain to cause headaches and disputes among powerhouse and small-time programs alike. Scattered among them, however, is a handful of schools that have decided to wait it out at least a year and see how things develop, including legal risks and Title IX concerns. Call them the opt-outs. The deadline for schools to opt out was Monday.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Great Lakes 14, West Michigan 9
Fort Wayne 7, Lansing 2
Peoria 5, South Bend 1
Tonight
Great Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m. Sports Radio WSBT 7:15p