MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 2
Atlanta Braves 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Tigers 7, Astros 2 – Dillon Dingler triples and doubles as Tigers sweep Astros with 7-2 win
Dillon Dingler tripled in a six-run first inning and the Detroit Tigers finished a sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-2 win. Dingler added a double and scored twice as the Tigers won for the seventh time in eight games. The Astros have lost four straight. Charlie Morton allowed two runs on three hits and three walks in six innings. Framber Valdez gave up seven runs, matching a season high, in five innings. He is 0-3 in his last five starts. The Tigers scored five runs before Valdez recorded an out.
Braves 1, White Sox 0 – Waldrep strikes out 7 as Braves beat White Sox 1-0
Hurston Waldrep struck out a career-best tying seven in seven innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0. Marcell Ozuna scored from third base in the fourth inning on an infield error as Atlanta took the rubber game of the three-game series. Raisel Igelesias pitched the ninth for his 21st save. Waldrep (4-0) allowed just four hits and walked one. White Sox starter Martin Perez (1-3) pitched a strong 5 1/3 innings, giving up just three hits and one run while striking out five. Chicago has lost six of its last seven games and 13 of its last 16.
Cubs 4, Brewers 3 – Busch hits a 3-run double off Misiorowski as the Cubs beat the Brewers 4-3
Michael Busch hit a three-run double off Jacob Misiorowski, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 for their third consecutive victory over the NL Central leaders. Matt Shaw added a solo homer as Chicago won for the fifth time in six games. Colin Rea pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning. The Cubs improved to 7-5 against the Brewers this year, clinching the season series. They trail Milwaukee by six games going into the series finale on Thursday. Brice Turang had three hits for Milwaukee, and Christian Yelich scored two runs. Misiorowski was charged with three runs in four innings.
Today
Milwaukee (Priester 11-2) at Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 8-5), 2:20 p.m.
Tigers and White Sox are off
NFL – National Football League – Preseason week 3
Tonight
Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers, 7:00 p.m.
New England Patriots at New York Giants, 8:00 p.m.
NFL – Bears sign backup QB Tyson Bagent to a 2-year contract extension through 2027
The Chicago Bears have signed backup quarterback Tyson Bagent to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season. Chicago also signed veteran running back Royce Freeman and placed running back Deion Hankins on injured reserve with a quad injury. Coach Ben Johnson announced cornerback Terell Smith will miss the season after being carted off the field with a knee injury in Sunday’s preseason win over Buffalo. Bagent’s made a big impression over two seasons. Undrafted in 2023 following a record-setting career at Division II powerhouse Shepherd University, Bagent played in five games that year and made four starts while leading Chicago to two wins with Justin Fields injured. He completed 66% of his passes for 859 yards with 3 TD and 6 interceptions.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Chicago Sky at New York Liberty, 7:00 p.m.
WNBA –Clark misses another practice as Fever call her prospect of return ‘status quo’
Two-time All-Star guard Caitlin Clark has missed another practice with her injured right groin and coach Stephanie White still does not have a timetable for her star’s return. Clark has not played since hurting her groin in the final minute of a game July 15 at Connecticut. Three different muscle injuries this season have forced Clark to sit out 22 games including the last 13. White is simply hoping Clark returns for some of her team’s last nine regular-season games. White told reporters Wednesday that until Clark can practice, she won’t play. Indiana returns to action Friday night when Minnesota comes to town.
NCAAFB – All eyes on top-rated recruit Bryce Underwood at QB for No. 14 Michigan
Bryce Underwood is ready to have all eyes on him this season, playing quarterback for No. 14 Michigan hailed as the top-rated recruit in the country. He’s also ready to take some hits. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Underwood told two reporters earlier this summer that he has put on 15 pounds of muscle to get bigger, stronger and quicker. Underwood says the weight gain has made him more explosive and faster. The Wolverines trail four Big Ten teams in the AP Top 25, but Underwood said people should expect a lot from them on both sides of the ball.
NCAAFB – CFP adding weight to games vs. strong opponents, less for beating weak foes
The College Football Playoff selection committee announced it will place more emphasis on strength of schedule when determining the 12-team field. The schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents. An additional metric known as record strength has been added to the analysis to go beyond a team’s schedule strength to assess how a team performed against that schedule. The metric rewards teams defeating high-quality opponents while minimizing the penalty for losing to such a team. There will be minimal reward for defeating a lower-quality opponent and greater penalty for losing to one.
NCAA – House Dems ask about plans to protect women as ways to pay college athletes
Ten Democratic U.S. House members have asked the NCAA about its plans to protect female athletes’ interests. They are concerned that most NIL and revenue-sharing payments go to male athletes. In a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker, the lawmakers noted that Title IX guidance on NIL payments was rescinded during President Donald Trump’s administration. They want answers to questions about equitable payment distribution and support for women’s sports. The NCAA did not directly address these questions but urged support for the “SCORE Act,” which aims to protect athletes’ rights. The NCAA says its investment in women’s sports has increased recently.
Golf – Scottie Scheffler doesn’t like comparisons to Tiger Woods. But Tiger inspired him
Scottie Scheffler doesn’t like the comparisons to Tiger Woods. He believes Woods stands alone in golf for inspiring so many players. Scheffler was one of them. On the eve of the Tour Championship, he tells about the only time he played with Woods. They were 11 shots behind going into the final round of the 2020 Masters and neither had a chance to win. Scheffler says Woods brought great intensity to the first hole. He says it taught him to pour everything into every shot and every round. Scheffler says that’s what helped him reach No. 1 in golf.
NASCAR – 2026 schedule shake-up: New street race, Chicagoland’s return, and more
NASCAR has announced its 2026 schedule, featuring a new street course in San Diego and the return of Chicagoland Speedway. The All-Star race moves to Dover, Delaware, and the season will conclude at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The schedule, released Wednesday, includes two off weekends and runs from February to November. The season kicks off with the Clash at Bowman-Gray Stadium on February 1, followed by the Daytona 500 on February 15. Chicagoland reopens after a six-year break, and the San Diego event will take place on a military base. NASCAR has dropped the Chicago street race and will not return to Mexico City.
LLWS – Managers miffed at offshore sports betting on Little League World Series
At least a couple of offshore bookmakers are offering odds on games at the Little League World Series. Team managers, and Little League itself, are not pleased. In news conferences throughout the Little League World Series, U.S. team managers have voiced their displeasure with gambling on their games — players at the tournament top out at 12 years old. Little League International also released a statement last week denouncing sports betting on youth competition.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 2, Lansing 1
Cedar Rapids 6, South Bend 4
Great Lakes 2, Quad Cities 1
Tonight
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Sports Radio WSBT 6:45p
Great Lakes Loons at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Yesterday
Boys Soccer
Portage Central 2, East Kentwood 0
Gull Lake 2, Vicksburg 0
Harper Creek 1, Sturgis 0
Parchment 8, Comstock 0
Saugatuck 8, Constantine 0
Allegan 3, Watervliet 1
Bloomingdale 2, Battle Creek Pennfield 1
Girls Volleyball
Bangor 3, Our Lady of the Lake 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-11)
Today
Boys Soccer
Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Grandville Calvin Christian at Fennville, 6:30 p.m.
Allegan at Grand Rapids Covenant Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Byron Center Zion Christian at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.
Parma Western at Portage Norther, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Brandywine at South Haven, 4:30 p.m.
Buchanan at Kalamazoo Christian, 4:30 p.m.