MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Chicago Cubs 10, Detroit Tigers 2
White Sox were off
Cubs 10, Tigers 2 – Miguel Amaya hits his first career grand slam and drives in 5 as the Cubs pound the Tigers 10-2
Miguel Amaya hit his first career grand slam and drove in a personal-best five runs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Detroit Tigers 10-2. Justin Steele struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings, and the Cubs came away with an easy win in the rubber game as they try to make up ground in the race for the National League’s third wild card. Amaya gave the Cubs a 4-0 lead in the second inning with his drive to left against reliever Kenta Maeda. He also capped a four-run seventh with an RBI single off the ivy in left-center, though he got thrown out stretching for a double. Cody Bellinger doubled and scored in the third. He also singled in a run in the fourth to make it 6-0. Maeda took the loss.
Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-10) at Miami (Meyer 3-3), 7:10 p.m.
Detroit (Montero 4-5) at Chicago White Sox (Flexen 2-12), 8:10 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45
MLB – Mariners fire manager Scott Servais in midst of a midseason collapse
The Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais on Thursday with the team in the midst a two-month collapse that included squandering a 10-game lead in the division and slipping to the fringes of playoff contention in the American League. The team tabbed former Seattle catcher Dan Wilson to take over for Servais. The decision came on the heels of a disastrous 1-8 road trip that dropped the Mariners to 64-64 after being 13 games over .500 in mid-June. The Mariners trail Houston by five games in the AL West and are 7 1/2 back in the wild-card standings. Servais was 680-642 in charge of the Mariners.
NFL – National Football League – Preseason
Last Night
Indianapolis Colts 27, Cincinnati Bengals 14
Chicago Bears 34, Kansas City Chiefs 21
Colts 27, Bengals 14 – Richardson struggles with accuracy, consistency in Colts’ 27-14 win over Bengals
Anthony Richardson led a touchdown drive on his first series against Bengals backups, but the rest of his night was a struggle, even though the Colts won the preseason game 27-14. The Indianapolis quarterback got his first significant chunk of playing time with the rest of the offensive starters and showed he still has work to do on his accuracy and consistency. The fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft played the first five offensive series, finishing 8 for 14 for 86 yards.
Bears 34, Chiefs 21 – Bagent leads Bears to 34-21 win over Chiefs; Bears’ Coleman taken away on a stretcher
Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent ran for a touchdown on the opening drive of the Bears’ game against the Chiefs on Thursday night, and they went on to win 34-21 in a preseason finale in which both teams sat nearly all their starters. The game was halted briefly after the first play of the second half, when Chicago cornerback Douglas Coleman III made a tackle along the Kansas City sideline and lay motionless on the ground. He was tended to by doctors as players from both teams took a knee, and eventually was immobilized on a stretcher and driven out of Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs open the season Sept. 5 against Baltimore. The Bears play Tennessee in their opener three days later.
Saturday
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.
NFL – Wilson will start the Steelers preseason finale as QB derby with Fields nears end
Russell Wilson will start the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason finale against Detroit. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Wilson and all healthy starters will see action against the Lions, though Tomlin declined to get into specifics on how long Wilson or any of the other regulars might play. Tomlin added there has been “no change” to the depth chart at quarterback, where Wilson has been listed ahead of Justin Fields since training camp began even though Wilson’s availability has been limited because of a calf injury.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Chicago at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Indiana at Minnesota, 8:00 p.m.
Tonight
Las Vegas at Chicago, 12:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 1
Saturday
(10) Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, 12:00 p.m. at Dublin, Ireland
Montana State at New Mexico, 4:00 p.m.
SMU at Nevada, 8:00 p.m.
Delaware State at Hawaii, 11:59 p.m.
NCAAFB – Kirk Ferentz and WR coach suspended for recruiting violation
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant coach will be suspended for the No. 25 Hawkeyes’ opener against Illinois State on Aug. 31 over a violation while recruiting former Michigan Quarterback Cade MacNamara. Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz said the suspension of Ferentz and wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr was self imposed. Seth Wallace, assistant defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, was named assistant head coach in January and will fill Ferentz’s role for the game against the Redbirds. Ferentz is beginning his 26th season at Iowa, where his 196 wins rank third all-time among Big Ten coaches.
NCAAFB – MAC adopts player availability report for football games, joining Big Ten
The Mid-American Conference will require teams to provide availability reports to the league at least three hours before football games this season. The decision follows a similar policy implemented last year by the Big Ten Conference. The league says the Council of Directors of Athletics approved it in July. Availability reports are part of efforts in college athletics to safeguard the integrity of games amid the growth of legalized gambling. The league said the process and accuracy of the information will be evaluated throughout the season.
NCAAFB – Expanded college football playoff field provides more opportunities for bettors
Missouri and Tennessee typically aren’t confused for Georgia and Ohio State when it comes to college football’s powers. Those teams are more in the conversation thanks to the expansion of the College Football Playoff field from four to 12 teams. That has given hope to more teams to be in the running for the national championship. Westgate executive vice president for race and sports operations Jay Kornegay said such schools are attracting noticeable attention as bettors search for value wagers.
Golf – Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to leading BMW Championship
Keegan Bradley went from sweating whether he would get to the BMW Championship to taking the lead at Castle Pines. He had to wait all of Sunday afternoon at the PGA Tour playoffs opener before getting the 50th and final spot in the BMW Championship field. He was feeling a lot more peaceful at Castle Pines and it showed. He made six birdies for a 66 and was in the lead. Hideki Matsuyama missed a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole after a three-hour rain delay and was one behind. Xander Schauffele shot 69 and Scottie Scheffler shot 71.
Golf – Charley Hull shoots 67 to lead wind-swept Women’s British Open, Korda is one back
Charley Hull rolled in a 6-foot putt on No. 18 for the last of her six birdies to shoot 5-under 67 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Women’s British Open. It is the year’s fifth and final major in the female game and being staged at the home of golf. Hull is seeking her first major title and has plenty of high-profile company at the top of the leaderboard after a day when gusts of up to 40 mph (64 kph) played havoc with the best female golfers in the world. Top-ranked Nelly Korda birdied her last two holes to join fellow major champion Ruoning Yin of China on 4 under.
NWSL – National Women’s Soccer League looks to capitalize on US team’s Olympic success
National Women’s Soccer League teams have traditionally experienced a bump in interest following a successful U.S. run in a major international tournament. But the United States hadn’t claimed a title since the 2019 Women’s World Cup. That changed this summer when a reinvigorated U.S. team won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The NWSL, which took a month off of league play for the Olympics, is poised to capitalize on that excitement when the regular season resumes this weekend.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Lake County 7, West Michigan 1
Beloit 3, South Bend 1
Wisconsin 5, Great Lakes 4
Quad Cities 6, Lansing 1
Tonight
Lake County Captains at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Beloit Sky Carp at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Great lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:30 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Yesterday
Boys Soccer
Edwardsburg 1, Lakeshore 0
St. Joseph 4, Niles 3
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 4, Plainwell 0
Howardsville Christian 5, Three Rivers 0
Hartford 1, Paw Paw 1 – TIE
Buchanan 8, Cassopolis 0
Bangor 9, New Buffalo 1
Watervliet 5, Constantine 1
Saugatuck 2, Allegan 0
Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Bridgman 0
Kalamazoo Christian 6, Wyoming Potter’s House 0
Girls Volleyball
New Buffalo 3, Watervliet 0 25-20, 25-16, 25-23
Today
Boys Soccer
Bangor at Our Lady of the Lake, 5:00 p.m.
Middleville Thornapple Kellogg at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Phoenix at Covert, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
Niles, Edwardsburg, Vicksburg, Battle Creek Lakeview, Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 9:00 a.m.
Hartford, Bloomingdale, Wyoming Potter’s House at Fennville, 5:00 p.m.
Saturday
Boys Soccer
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at St. Joseph, 11:30 a.m.
Parma Western at Portage Northern, 12:00 p.m.
Niles at Dowagiac, 9:00 a.m.
Cassopolis vs. Niles, 10:30 a.m. (at Dowagiac)
Vicksburg at Brandywine, 11:00 a.m.
Haslett at Sturgis, 4:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Watervliet, 3:00 p.m.
Covert at Kent City Tournament, 9:00 a.m.
Edwardsburg at Kalamazoo Central Tournament, 9:00 a.m.
Plainwell at Holland Tournament, 10:00 a.m.
Cassopolis, Niles, at Dowagiac Invitational, 9:00 a.m.
South Haven, Howardsville Christian, at Zion Christian Tournament, 9:00 a.m.
Girls Volleyball
Marcellus, New Buffalo, River Valley at Eau Claire, 9:00 a.m.
Our Lady of the Lake, Bridgman, Gobles, Parchment, Saugatuck at Lawton, 8:30 a.m.