MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
New York Mets 12, Detroit Tigers 5
Chicago White Sox 12, Minnesota Twins 3
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Mets 12, Tigers 5 – Alonso hits 2 homers, Soto goes deep again and McLean moves to 4-0 as Mets beat Tigers 12-5
Pete Alonso homered twice, Juan Soto went deep again and rookie Nolan McLean pitched six solid innings as the New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers 12-5. McLean recovered from a rocky start to set down his final 14 batters. He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out seven, becoming the first Mets pitcher to earn a win in each of his first four major league appearances. Luis Torrens launched a three-run homer for the Mets, who won the series opener 10-8 on Monday. They are five games ahead of Cincinnati and San Francisco for the final National League wild card. The AL Central-leading Tigers have lost seven of nine.

White Sox 12, Twins 3 – Benintendi’s two-HR, four-hit day propels White Sox past Twins
Andrew Benintendi went 4 for 5 with two homers and five RBIs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 12-3. Kyle Teel and Lenyn Sosa also homered and Brooks Baldwin had three hits for the White Sox, who have won three in a row. Davis Martin (6-9) won his third straight decision, giving up three runs on six hits in six innings. Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson struck out seven and gave up two earned run in five innings. In 39 career games at Target Field, Benintendi is hitting .344 with 11 home runs and 31 RBIs.

Cubs 4, Braves 3 – Kyle Tucker hits 3-run HR, leads Cubs past Braves 4-3
Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and added a single, Shota Imanaga pitched six solid innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3. Imanaga (9-6) allowed three runs on five hits in six innings for the win. Nico Hoerner added two hits as Chicago won for the fourth time in five. The Cubs are five games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Daniel Palencia worked around two singles in the ninth for his 22nd save. Tucker left the game in the seventh inning due to left calf tightness and was replaced in right field by Willi Castro. Ozzie Albies and Eli White homered for Atlanta.

Today
N.Y. Mets (Holmes 11-6) at Detroit (Mize 12-5), 1:10 p.m.           News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 12:45p
Chicago White Sox (Gómez 3-2) at Minnesota (Matthews 4-4), 7:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Elder 5-9) at Chicago Cubs (Horton 9-4), 7:40 p.m.

WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 79

Mercury 85, Fever 79 – Alyssa Thomas has 23 points as Phoenix Mercury win fifth straight game
Alyssa Thomas had 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, DeWanna Bonner added 19 points off the bench and the Phoenix Mercury won their fifth straight game with an 85-79 victory over the Indiana Fever. Kelsey Mitchell had 29 points and five 3-pointers for Indiana (21-20). Lexie Hull added 18 points and Aliyah Boston had 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Caitlin Clark missed her 19th straight game due to a right groin injury. Phoenix (26-14), which had already clinched a playoff spot, moved into a second-place tie with Las Vegas (26-14) and Atlanta (26-14).

Tonight
Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.

WNBA – Caitlin Clark improving but still not cleared for contact drills
Caitlin Clark is improving but still hasn’t been cleared for contact drills during practice. With only a week left in the regular season, the Indiana star participated in full-court drills without defense during a shootaround before the Fever faced the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night. Coach Stephanie White told reporters that the second-year guard had been limited to shooting drills and individual work. She said she hopes Clark will return before the end of the season. Indiana is battling for a postseason spot.

NCAAFB – AP Top 25 poll ranks Ohio State in the top spot
In the first AP Top 25 college football poll rankings of the regular season, the Ohio State Buckeyes take the lead, followed by Penn State at No. 2 and LSU at No. 3. The Buckeyes slid into position to dominate this week’s rankings with 55 first-place votes after besting the preseason poll’s No. 1 Texas Longhorns on Saturday. The rankings survey being released Tuesday dates back to 1936 and is among the nation’s longest-running ranking systems for the sport. Over 60 journalists decide the results.

1	Ohio State(55)	1-0
2	Penn State(7)	1-0
3	LSU(3)	1-0
4	Georgia	1-0
5	Miami	1-0
6	Oregon(1)	1-0
7	Texas	0-1
8	Clemson	0-1
9	Notre Dame	0-1
10	South Carolina	1-0
11	Illinois	1-0
12	Arizona State	1-0
13	Florida	1-0
14	Florida State	1-0
15	Michigan	1-0
16	Iowa State	2-0
17	SMU	1-0
18	Oklahoma	1-0
19	Texas A&M	1-0
20	Ole Miss	1-0
21	Alabama	0-1
22	Tennessee	1-0
23	Indiana	1-0
24	Texas Tech	1-0
25	Utah	1-0

NCAA –Athletes can sue over redshirt rule in case that could cover thousands
Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson and former Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager are among 10 plaintiffs suing the NCAA over its redshirt rule that puts restrictions on the five years the athletes have to practice, play and graduate from college. The class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee alleges the NCAA violates U.S. antitrust laws with how its redshirt rule covers playing time for athletes during five seasons of eligibility. The lawsuit includes seven other named plaintiffs and potentially thousands of current and former NCAA football, baseball and tennis players.

Tennis –Alcaraz to face Djokovic in the US Open semis. Pegula meets Sabalenka in ladies
Carlos Alcaraz finger-wagged the crowd, beat Jiri Lehecka to the net and cruised his way into the semifinals at the U.S. Open. The second-seeded Spaniard beat Lehecka 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Next up for Alcaraz is four-time U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic. On the women’s side, Jessica Pegula is two wins away from her first major championship after beating Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets to reach the semifinals. Pegula hadn’t gotten past the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament until her trip to the final at the U.S. Open a year ago, when she lost to Aryna Sabalenka, who’s her semifinal opponent.

NFL – Bears CB Johnson hopes to be ready for opener against Vikings
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson hopes to be ready for the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Monday night. He just wasn’t ready to make any promises after missing all of training camp because of a groin injury he suffered while working out in the summer. Johnson says he’s “doing everything I can to play.” Johnson expected to be cleared to return to practice on Tuesday, when the Bears held more of a walkthrough. Whether he’ll play against Minnesota and an offense featuring one of the NFL’s best receivers in Justin Jefferson largely hinges on how he responds this week.

MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lake County 7, Great Lakes 6
West Michigan 8, Fort Wayne 5
Dayton 4, Lansing 3
Wisconsin 6, South Bend 3

Tonight
Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 12:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.  Sports Radio WSBT 6:45p

MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Today
Men’s Soccer
Cuyahoga Community College at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m.

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Last Night
Boys Soccer
St. Joseph 1, Portage Central 1 – TIE
Lakeshore 1, Kalamazoo Central 0
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1, Mattawan 0
Battle Creek Lakeview 2, Battle Creek Central 2 – TIE
Portage Northern 3, Gull Lake 0
Coldwater 5, Niles 1
Michigan Lutheran 3, Bridgman 0
Harper Creek 1, Kalamazoo Christian 0
Wyoming Potter’s House 1, Kalamazoo Hackett 0

Girls Volleyball
Our Lady of the Lake 3, Hartford 0
South Bend St. Joseph (IN) 3, Buchanan 0

Girls Swimming and Diving
Bridgman/Lakeshore 94, Kalamazoo Central 90

Boys Tennis
Lakeshore 4, Portage Northern 4 – TIE
St. Joseph 7, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1
Portage Central 8, Mattawan 0
Buchanan 5, Niles 3

Tonight
Boys Soccer
Michigan Lutheran at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.
Fennville at Allegan, 6:30 p.m.
Bridgman at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Constantine at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.
South Haven at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.
Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Paw Paw at Niles,7:00 p.m.
Otsego at Three Rivers, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Bangor at Comstock, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Tennis
Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Niles, 4:00 p.m.
Otsego at Three Rivers, 4:00 p.m.
Plainwell at Vicksburg, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Volleyball
Michigan Lutheran at Covert, 5:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Red Arrow Raiders, 6:00 p.m. (at New Buffalo)
Brandywine at Cassopolis, 7:00 p.m.