MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 4
Cleveland Guardians 6, Chicago White Sox 5 – 10 Innings
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Yankees 1
Mariners 8, Tigers 4 – Mariners beat MLB-leading Tigers 8-4, sweeping 3-game series before All-Star break
Jorge Polanco and Cole Young hit back-to-back solo home runs in a four-run ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 to complete a three-game sweep. Julio Rodriguez, Randy Arozarena and Mitch Garver also hit solo home runs for the Mariners, who humbled the major league-leading Tigers with 12-3 and 15-7 wins in the first two games of the series. Seattle’s 35 runs is the most they have scored in a three-game series since 2002. The Tigers are taking a season-high, four-game losing streak into the All-Star break.
Guardians 6, White Sox 5 – F/10 – Kwan drives in go-ahead run in 10th, as Guardians beat White Sox 6-5
Steven Kwan knocked in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and made a sliding catch to help prevent a run from scoring in the bottom of the inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5. Kwan’s fly off Brandon Eisert (2-2) scored automatic runner Angel Martínez. Kwan covered a lot of ground in left field and made a catch just inside the foul line on a fly ball by Mike Tauchman leading off the 10th. Kyle Manzardo hit his 15th homer — a three-run shot off Aaron Civale, the player he was traded for in June — to cap a four-run sixth
Cubs 4, Yankees 1 – Imanaga strikes out Aaron Judge twice, pitches 7 innings as Cubs beat Yankees 4-1
Shota Imanaga struck out Aaron Judge twice while pitching seven sparkling innings, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees. In his fourth start since returning from a strained left hamstring, Imanaga allowed a homer to Giancarlo Stanton in the second and a single to Austin Wells in the seventh. Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson homered for the Cubs, who headed into the All-Star break with 57 wins, their most since 2008. Daniel Palencia handled the ninth for his 12th save, finishing a two-hitter.
This Week
MLB All-Star Break, Atlanta No games until Friday
MLB – MLB-best Tigers limping into All-Star break with season-high, 4-game losing streak
The Detroit Tigers were showered with a smattering of boos as they walked off the field for the last time before the All-Star Game. Seattle defeated Detroit 8-4 on Sunday, sealing a three-game sweep that gave the Major League-leading Tigers a season-high, four-game losing streak. The Tigers are 59-38, giving them the best record going into the All-Star Game for the seventh time in team history and first since 2006. Detroit has an 11 1/2-game lead over second-place Minnesota in the Central, giving it the largest lead in the division or league at the break in franchise history.
MLB – Nationals take Eli Willits with No. 1 pick in MLB draft
The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in a selection seen by some as a surprise. The 17-year-old Willits is the youngest player taken No. 1 overall since Ken Griffey Jr. to Seattle in 1987, according to MLB. He’s the son of ex-big leaguer Reggie Willits, who played six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels and also coached with the New York Yankees. Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing. The draft came one week after the Nationals fired longtime general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday
Indiana Fever 102, Dallas Wings 83
Fever 102, Wings 83 – Caitlin Clark has 14 points and 13 assists as Fever beat Paige Bueckers and Wings 102-83
Caitlin Clark had 14 points, 13 assists and a career-high-tying five steals, Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points and the Indiana Fever beat rookie Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings 102-83 in the first matchup between the past two No. 1 picks in the WNBA draft. Bueckers made 9 of 15 from the field and finished with 21 points. Li Yueru scored 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting and JJ Quinerly added 13 for Dallas.
Tonight
Minnesota Lynx at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – Conor Stalions, says he knew most signals in 7 games over 2 seasons
Former Michigan football staff member Connor Stalions says he knew almost every signal opponents used in seven games over two seasons. Stalions shared those details Saturday on social media, responding to TCU coach Sonny Dykes telling On3 that his team changed some signs in advance of its win over the Wolverines in the 2022 College Football semifinals. Stalions’ actions triggered an NCAA investigation. Michigan had a hearing with the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions last month, and the governing body takes three months on average for contested cases to make a final decision.
Tennis – Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title
Jannik Sinner has defeated two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win his first Wimbledon championship and reverse the result of their epic French Open final five weeks ago. The victory Sunday by the No. 1-ranked Sinner gave him his fourth Grand Slam title overall. It also allowed the 23-year-old Italian to put an end to several streaks for No. 2 Alcaraz. The 22-year-old Spaniard had won the past five head-to-head matches. And Alcaraz entered the day on a career-best 24-match unbeaten run. He also had won 20 matches in a row at the All England Club. The last man to beat Alcaraz at Wimbledon was Sinner in 2022.
Tennis –Swiatek’s 6-0, 6-0 win over Anisimova delivers her first Wimbledon title
Iga Swiatek has won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova in the final. Saturday’s victory at the All England Club took just 57 minutes and gave Swiatek her sixth Grand Slam title overall. She is now 6-0 in major title matches. The 24-year-old from Poland already owned four trophies from the French Open’s red clay and one from the U.S. Open’s hard courts. This is the first title of her pro career at a grass-court tournament. It also is first women’s final at Wimbledon in 114 years in which one player failed to claim a single game.
Golf – Chris Gotterup outlasts Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open and head to Portrush
Chris Gotterup gets to spend an extra week on links golf after winning the biggest title of his career. Gotterup held his nerve against Rory McIlroy to win the Scottish Open. The victory gives him one of three spots in the British Open next week. Gotterup shot 66 and finished two clear of McIlroy and Marco Penge. It’s his second career title. He came over to play the Scottish Open and had a flight booked to California for the next stop. Now it’s a short hop over the Irish Sea to play his first British Open after a big win.
NFL – NFLPA denies executive director Lloyd Howell wasn’t asked to resign
The NFLPA’s executive committee sent a memo to players on Sunday, denying that executive director Lloyd Howell was asked to step down. Howell has come under scrutiny since ESPN reported he has maintained a part-time consulting job with the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm that holds league approval to seek minority ownership in NFL franchises. That followed the revelation that the NFL Players Association and the league had a confidentiality agreement to keep quiet an arbitrator’s ruling about possible collusion by owners over quarterback salaries.
Soccer – Chelsea beats PSG 3-0 for Club World Cup title as Palmer scores twice
Cole Palmer scored twice and fed João Pedro for a goal as Chelsea overwhelmed Paris Saint-Germain in the first half and beat the European champions 3-0 in the final of the first expanded Club World Cup. Palmer had almost identical left-footed goals from just inside the penalty area in the 22nd and 30th minutes, then sent a through pass that enabled João Pedro to chip goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 43d for his third goal in two starts with the Blues. A 23-year-old who joined Chelsea from Manchester City two years ago, Palmer scored 18 goals this season.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lake County Captains 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 2
Lansing Lugnuts 3, Great Lakes Loons 1
South Bend Cubs 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3
This Week
No games until Friday, MLB All Star Week