MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Guardians 2
Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 – 10 Innings
Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Tigers 8, Guardians 2 – Tarik Skubal solid for 7 innings, Justyn-Henry Malloy homers as Tigers beat Guardians 8-2
Tarik Skubal pitched seven innings while continuing to be mentioned in trade rumors and Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a two-run homer, leading the Detroit Tigers to an 8-2 win over the scuffling Cleveland Guardians. Skubal gave up a career-high 10 hits, but just one run as the All-Star worked out of several jams. The left-hander has been linked to potential trades with several contenders ahead of the July 30 deadline. Malloy homered in the first inning off Carlos Carrasco as the Tigers, who are 12-5 in July, beat the AL-Central leaders for the fourth time in five games. Cleveland has dropped three straight and is just 2-7 since July 10.
Rangers 4, White Sox 3 – F/10 – Langford hits game-ending single for Rangers in 4-3 win over White Sox in 10
Texas rookie Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, after scoring the tying run in the ninth, as the Rangers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3. Leody Taveras opened the Texas 10th on Monday night with a sacrifice bunt that moved pinch-runner Travis Jankowski to third. After a strikeout and two intentional walks loaded the bases, Langford hit a drive that ricocheted off the base of the wall in left. The 27-75 White Sox have lost eight in a row. They had gone ahead on Paul DeJong’s solo homer in the ninth before their bullpen’s MLB-high 25th blown save. Taveras and Marcus Semien homered for Texas.
Cubs 3, Brewers 1 – Ian Happ homers, 6 Cubs pitchers cobble together 3-1 win over Brewers
Ian Happ lined a solo homer, six Chicago pitchers cobbled together a five-hitter and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1. Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson each had two hits as the Cubs twice escaped based-loaded jams to end NL Central-leading Milwaukee’s three-game winning streak. Willy Adames’ team-leading 16th home run got the Brewers on the board in the eighth. Garrett Mitchell had two hits, and William Contreras and Joey Ortiz doubled for the Brewers, who failed to cash in on six walks from Chicago starter Javier Assad. Reliever Drew Smyly got five outs for the win.
Tonight
Detroit (TBD) at Cleveland (Curry 0-2), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Chicago White Sox (Crochet 6-6) at Texas (Gray 4-4), 8:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Rea 9-3) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 7-4), 8:05 p.m.
Cubs looking to 2025 and beyond at trade deadline, Hoyer says
The Cubs likely won’t be making any moves at the trade deadline in an attempt to position the team for a playoff run this year. That’s according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. Chicago entered Monday night’s game against Milwaukee at 48-53 and trailing several teams in the NL wild card standings, and Hoyer said 2025 was his priority when considering potential deals. He says 2024 “probably won’t be our focus unless things change dramatically.” The Cubs rank near the bottom of Major League Baseball in batting average and slugging.
USA Basketball – LeBron James scores final 11 points for US in 92-88 win over Germany
On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball team. Again. James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the stretch, and the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalists held off World Cup champion Germany 92-88 in London on Monday night in their final tune-up before the Paris Games start later this week.
NBA – Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon offer to air games
Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery informed the league Monday that it will match the $1.8 billion per year offer by Amazon Prime Video. Turner has had an NBA package since 1984 and games have been on TNT since the network launched in 1988. The NBA’s Board of Governors approved the league’s 11-year media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video at its meeting in Las Vegas last Tuesday. WBD received all three contracts on Wednesday, which started the five-day clock on whether it wanted to match. An NBA spokesperson says the league is reviewing the matching offer.
NCAAFB – Ex-Michigan staffer Connor Stalions is subject of upcoming show on Netflix
Connor Stalions is set to share his side of the story from an alleged sign-stealing scheme within Michigan’s football team before the Wolverines went on to win the national championship. Netflix announced Monday that the fourth season of “Untold” will include “Sign Stealer” on Aug. 27, when Stalions breaks his silence on the scandal that shook college football. Stalions was on coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff until resigning in November, accused of purchasing tickets to scout future opponents and sending people to those games to digitally record teams signaling in their plays.
NCAA – ACC’s Phillips touts financial gains, intent to fight lawsuits for the future of ACC
Commissioner Jim Phillips was eager to tout the financial gains of the Atlantic Coast Conference as it enters the 2024 season. He also said the league would fight “as long as it takes” against lawsuits from member schools Florida state and Clemson over the league’s ability to charge hundreds of millions of dollars for leaving the league. Phillips told The Associated Press that the league is “better than the narrative that it’s geting right now.” That comes as the league adds California, Stanford and SMU in expansion for this fall.
NFL – QB Jordan Love won’t be practicing with Packers with contract situation unsettled
Jordan Love won’t be practicing with the Green Bay Packers as long as the quarterback’s negotiations on a contract extension remain unresolved. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday that Love reported to camp last week but wouldn’t be working out until a deal is reached. Love’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season. Gutekunst remained optimistic the Packers and Love could reach a deal soon. He noted that Love is participating in all other team activities.
NFL – Bengals say QB Joe Burrow has been cleared for contact and is good to go
Joe Burrow and his surgically repaired wrist have been cleared for contact and the Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback is ready to go for the opening of training camp on Wednesday. Burrow was sidelined last season when he suffered a torn ligament in his right wrist in the 10th game, a loss to Baltimore on Nov. 16. He had surgery on his wrist Nov. 27.
NFL – Vikings start camp grieving the loss of Khyree Jackson, and honoring rookie’s life
Khyree Jackson was supposed to report to training camp this week with the rest of the Minnesota Vikings draft class. The team is instead grieving the death of the fourth-round pick out of Oregon. Jackson was killed with two friends in a car crash in Maryland on July 6. Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell spoke with the rookies and other early reports about the plans to honor the gregarious 24-year-old cornerback. The Vikings are sending a contingent to his funeral and covering more than $20,000 toward the cost. Players will wear helmet decals with Jackson’s number 31 on them this season.
Golf – Charlie Woods shoots a 12-over 82 in US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills
Charlie Woods shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills. The 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods birdied both of the par 5s on the Oakland Hills North Course but otherwise struggled, making five double bogeys and four bogeys. Woods will have to have quite a turnaround Tuesday on a course known as “The Monster” to be among the low 64 scorers from a field of 264 players from 40 states and 35 countries. He earned his spot in a qualifier last month in Florida.
NASCAR – Restart rules questioned after Larson takes advantage of unusual finish at Indy
Ryan Blaney thought he was perfectly positioned to win Sunday’s Brickyard 400. As he led the outside lane of cars down Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s front straightaway in overtime, Blaney thought he’d inherit the lead when race leader Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel. Instead, as Keselowski pulled off the track, Kyle Larson pulled his third-place car next to Blaney, giving him the preferred low driving line and the inside track to the lead — and eventually the win. Larson played it by the rules. But Blaney thinks the rulebook may need an update.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night
Tonight
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Peoria Chiefs at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.