NASCAR – Reddick wins rain-delayed NASCAR race at Michigan, his 2nd victory of 2024
Tyler Reddick took the lead on a restart in the second overtime to win at Michigan International Speedway, opening up another spot for a driver in NASCAR’s playoffs. Reddick is one of 12 drivers with a place secured in the postseason, leaving four spots available with races remaining at Daytona and Darlington. He also won at Talladega four months ago in his No. 45 Toyota for 23XI, the team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan. The race at Michigan was suspended on Sunday after 51 laps because of rain and concluded Monday. William Byron was second and Ty Gibbs finished third.
MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Tigers and Cubs were off
Giants 5, White Sox 3 – Matt Chapman homers in the 6th as Giants beat White Sox 5-3
Matt Chapman hit his 20th home run, Kyle Harrison pitched six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Monday night. Harrison allowed one run and five hits, striking out five and walking two as the Giants limited their opponent to three runs or fewer for the fifth straight game. San Francisco moved within 3 1/2 games of the idle Atlanta Braves for the final NL wild-card spot. The White Sox lost for the 29th time in their last 32 games.
Tonight
Detroit (TBD) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 5-3), 8:05 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40
Chicago White Sox (Martin 0-1) at San Francisco (Ray 2-2), 9:45 p.m.
NCAAFB – College FB season is packed with mouthwatering games from coast to coast
Conference realignment has brought Oklahoma and Texas into the SEC, Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC into the Big Ten and Utah, Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado into the Big 12. Because the conferences at the top are so loaded now, there will be more big games in league play. And with the new 12-team playoff, more late-season games will affect the national championship race than ever. No. 1 Georgia has three games against top six opponents and two more against the top 15. Defending champ Michigan plays Texas in the first truly huge matchup of the season.
NCAAFB – Downs leads 4 Ohio State players selected to AP preseason All-America 1st team
Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers. He and three of his new teammates have been selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team. Downs was joined by guard Donovan Jackson, receiver Emeka Egbuka and cornerback Denzel Burke to give Ohio State the most first-team selections. No. 1 Georgia and No. 9 Michigan each had three players picked for the first team, including Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck.
NFL – Former NFL player accused of urinating on passenger during Boston to Dublin flight
A former NFL player accused of drunkenly hitting one man and urinating on another during a flight from Boston to Dublin has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. The Massachusetts State Police said Gosder Cherilus was arrested early Sunday after the Delta Air Lines flight returned to Logan International Airport. Cherilus, who lives near Boston, was a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 2008 and also played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Troopers arrested the 40-year-old at the airport on charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing a flight crew. Cherilus was arraigned Monday. The Boston Globe reports that Cherilus and his attorney did not comment to reporters as they left the court.
NFL – The NFL says moving the touchback on kickoffs to the 35 is ‘not likely’ this season
The NFL’s new dynamic kickoff is achieving its goals in the preseason of raising the rate of return and the threat of big plays after years of increasing touchbacks. Whether that will carry over to the regular season when coaches might be more concerned with avoiding risk than testing out the new rule remains an open question. With the average start after kickoffs nearly reaching the 30, teams might opt to kick it deep and give up touchbacks to the 30 instead of risking giving up a long return. The NFL says it is “not likely” that the touchback will be moved to the 35 this season.
NHL – Blue Jackets give Laine ‘a change of scenery,’ trade him to Canadiens
The Columbus Blue Jackets traded forward Patrik Laine to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Jordan Harris and a second-round draft pick in 2026. The Blue Jackets were without the 26-year-old Laine for much of the 2023-24 season. He sought help from the NHL’s player assistance program in January and made it known that his issues were mental-health related. Laine was drafted second overall by the Winnipeg Jets in 2016. He has two seasons remaining on a four-year, $34.8 million contract. In four seasons with the Blue Jackets, Laine had 64 goals and 74 assists.
Soccer – U.S. men’s soccer to play exhibition against Mexico on Oct. 15 at Guadalajara
The United States men’s soccer team will play an exhibition against Mexico on Oct. 15 at Guadalajara in what could be the second match for Mauricio Pochettino, who is negotiating to become the Americans’ coach. The U.S. plays Canada on Sept. 7 at Kansas City, Kansas, and New Zealand three days later at Cincinnati. Those will be the team’s first matches since a first-round exit at the Copa America led the U.S. Soccer Federation to fire coach Gregg Berhalter. Mikey Varas, a Berhalter assistant, is likely to be charge of the team for the September games.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night
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
Berrien Springs 8, Our Lady of the Lake 0
Bridgman 8, Brandywine 0
Hartford 1, Fennville 0
Schoolcraft 9, Comstock 1
Marshall 2, Vicksburg 1
Otsego 2, Hamilton 0
Plainwell 5, Wayland 1
Saugatuck 5, Constantine 1
Delton-Kellogg 2, Lake Odessa Lakewood 2 – TIE
Kalamazoo Central 2, Parma Western 0
Ada Forest Hills Eastern 0 Portage Northern 0 – TIE
Holland Black River 6, Muskegon Catholic Central 3 – TIE
Girls Golf
SMAC Conference at Eastern Hills (Kalamazoo)
- Gull Lake 172
- St. Joseph 175
- Matawan 182
- BC Lakeview 187
- Portage Central 194
- Lakeshore 195
- Portage Northern 203
- Kalamazoo United 218
SAC Lakeshore at Brandywine
- Dowagiac 194
- South Haven 206
- Michigan Lutheran 216
- Comstock 235
- Cassopolis 240
- Berrien Springs &
Brandywine (No team score)
Today
Boys Soccer
Edwardsburg at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Niles at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Watervliet at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Paw Paw at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Howardsville Christian at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Covert, 6:30 p.m.
Bangor at Byron Center Zion Christian, 5:30 p.m.
East Kentwood at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Allegan at GR Covenant Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Cross Country
St. Joseph invitational (at Riverview Park), 4:30 p.m.
St. Joseph, Lakeshore, South Haven, Vicksburg, Otsego, Sturgis, Edwardsburg, Hobart, Mattawan, Kentwood Grand River Prep