MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
San Diego Padres 3, Detroit Tigers 0
Baltimore Orioles 13, Chicago White Sox 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Padres 3, Tigers 0 – Musgrove throws 6 strong innings, Tatis goes hitless in his return as Padres beat Tigers 3-0
Joe Musgrove pitched six strong innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. went 0 for 4 in his first game back since June 21 as the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0. Luis Arraez had two RBI singles for the Padres, who jumped ahead of Arizona for the NL’s top wild-card spot. Tatis was activated from the 60-day injured list after being sidelined with a stress reaction in his right thighbone. The star right fielder received loud ovations during the pregame lineup announcements and when he ran out to his defensive position to start the game, gesturing to the fans along the way.
Orioles 13, White Sox 3 – Henderson’s 34th HR sparks Orioles to 13-3 win, White Sox with 11th loss in row
Gunnar Henderson tied a franchise record for shortstops with his 34th home run, and the Baltimore Orioles extended Chicago’s losing streak to 11 with a 13-3 rout of the White Sox. Chicago dropped to 31-108 and lost its 20th straight game in which Chris Flexen (2-14) started, setting a major league mark for most consecutive losses in a pitcher’s starts that had been held by Milwaukee’s Chris Capuano. Cedric Mullins homered with three RBIs, and Austin Slater and Henderson each drove in three runs. Chicago is on its third-longest skid this season after slides of 21 and 14.
Pirates 5, Cubs 3 – Reynolds and McCutchen homer as the Pirates rally past the Cubs 5-3
Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh’s four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory. Chicago returned home after closing out an 8-1 trip with six consecutive victories. It was hoping to add to its push for the third NL wild card against Pittsburgh, but it blew a 3-0 lead in the opener of a three-game series. The Pirates began the eighth with three straight hits against Jorge López. Reynolds connected for his 22nd homer, tying it at 3 with a drive to the bleachers. After Oneil Cruz struck out swinging, McCutchen launched his 18th homer.
Tonight
Chicago White Sox (Nastrini 0-6) at Baltimore (Povich 1-7), 6:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Skenes 8-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-10), 7:40 p.m.
Tigers are off
US Open – Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek
Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider. Monday’s win put Pegula in her seventh Grand Slam quarterfinal. Now comes the hard part: Pegula is 0-6 at that stage over her career, and she plays No. 1 Iga Swiatek on Wednesday. The No. 6-seeded Pegula is on quite a run at the moment, having won 13 of her past 14 matches, all on hard courts. That included her second consecutive title in Canada and an appearance in the final at the Cincinnati Open, where she lost to No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. Also reaching the quarterfinals were Karolina Muchova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Daniil Medvedev and Jack Draper.
US Open – No. 1 Jannik Sinner advances to quarterfinals against Daniil Medvedev
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals by beating No. 14 Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1. Sinner shook off a slow start Monday night and came through in the clutch at the end of tiebreakers that decided the first two sets. Sinner is two weeks removed from being cleared in a doping case stemming from two positive tests in March. He moved into a showdown against 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev, the last past winner at Flushing Meadows still in the men’s field. Sinner is a 23-year-old from Italy who claimed his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January by defeating Medvedev in the final in five sets after dropping the first two.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Chicago Sky at Las Vegas Aces, 10:00 p.m.
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 1
Last Night
Boston College 28, (10) Florida State 13
BC 28, (10) FSU 13 – Treshaun Ward leads Boston College in 28-13 victory over No. 10 Florida State
Treshaun Ward totaled 138 offensive yards, including a 13-yard touchdown reception, against his former team as Boston College stunned No. 10 Florida State 28-13. A Tampa native who played at Florida State from 2019-22, Ward had 77 yards rushing and 61 yards receiving as the Eagles (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) totaled 263 yards rushing. It was a resounding debut for BC coach Bill O’Brien, who was introduced in mid-February after Jeff Hafley’s departure to become the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator.
NFL – Lions prepare for Sunday night rematch with Matthew Stafford and the Rams
The Detroit Lions know they have to put the 2023 season behind them and focus on 2024. That won’t be easy. Detroit opens the season on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of their wild-card game in January — won by the Lions for the franchise’s first playoff victory in 40 years. It’s another night game on national TV and another encounter with the symbol of the pre-Dan Campbell Lions — Matthew Stafford. Booed on every play, Stafford dominated his former team, passing for 367 yards and two touchdowns, but Detroit escaped with a 24-23 win.
NFL – Titans revamped secondary set to debut against Bears rookie Caleb Williams
The Tennessee Titans are counting heavily on an almost completely revamped secondary and finally get to see them all work together Sunday in their season opener in Chicago. Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie signed as a free agent from Cincinnati in March. He missed essentially all preseason after hurting a calf muscle in the opening days of training camp. L’Jarius Sneed had 10 interceptions in his four seasons with Kansas City. But he has been on a management plan since the Titans traded for him in late March. First-year coach Brian Callahan isn’t worried about either Awuzie or Sneed because he knows them so well.
NCAAFB – No. 4 Texas expected to give No. 9 Michigan tough test
Michigan has played in many marquee matchups in recent years. The high-stakes games just did not happen early in seasons. Texas is coming to town this week and it doesn’t get much bigger than that, or better for college football fans. The fourth-ranked Longhorns will provide a tough test on Saturday for the ninth-ranked Wolverines, who had the luxury of tuning up for Big Ten play with soft schedules the last two years. Michigan will find out quickly if the low expectations for a defending national champion were merited, or simply underestimated Sherrone Moore’s first team.
NASCAR – Analysis: IndyCar left scrambling after NASCAR beats them into Mexico City
Pato O’Ward was not happy at all when NASCAR last week announced it would race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez. O’Ward could not believe that NASCAR had beaten IndyCar to the punch, and his fellow competitors were equally incensed. NASCAR has never in the modern era held a points-paying Cup Series race outside the United States, and had somehow beaten IndyCar, which actually did used to race in Mexico, back into the market. As NASCAR celebrated this monumental moment, the IndyCar paddock was aghast.
Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
An extreme swimmer is back in Lake Michigan trying to cross one of the Great Lakes from Michigan to Wisconsin. Jim Dreyer’s effort began Monday night and comes just a few weeks after trouble with a GPS device forced him to give up after 60 miles. The 61-year-old Dreyer entered the lake at Grand Haven, Michigan. He says the journey to Milwaukee would cover 82 miles in the water and last 72 hours or more without sleep. Dreyer crossed Lake Michigan by a different route 26 years ago in 1998. (Website: www.jimthesharkdreyer.com)
Paralympics – Medals for women in wheelchair rugby, pregnant archer wins gold
Ella Sabljak helped Australia win the bronze medal in wheelchair rugby at the Paris Paralympics then turned her thoughts to growing the sport. As one of three women on the team, Sabljak is optimistic their success will encourage more women to participate. Pregnant archer Jodie Grinham of Britain clinched her second medal of the Games with gold in the mixed team compound event. Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo failed to qualify for the final in the 400 meters of her visually impaired classification. Triathletes finally got the green light to swim in the Seine River after concerns about bacteria levels. Five-time champion Brazil remains unbeaten in blind soccer.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Week of the 2024 season
Yesterday
Dayton 1, Great Lakes 0
Tonight
Lansing Lugnuts at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m.
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight
Boys Soccer
SMAC
Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
BCS
Our Lady of the Lake at Covert, 5:00 p.m.
Lakeland
Berrien Springs at Buchanan, 6:00 p.m.
SAC
Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 6:30 p.m.
South Haven at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Non-Conference
Niles at Coldwater, 6:30 p.m.
Hartford at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Harper Creek, 6:00 p.m.
Holland Black River at Cedar Springs, 6:45 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Quincy, 5:30 p.m.
Parchment at Vermontville Maple Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Hudsonville Libertas Christian at Saugatuck, 5:30 p.m.
Bronson at Comstock, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
St. Joseph, South Haven, Edwardsburg at Dowagiac Quad, 5:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Hartford, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet Grace Christian at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.
River Valley at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale, Comstock, at Martin, 5:00 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Portage Northern at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Golf
South Haven at Big Rapids, 9:00 a.m.
Cross Country
Berrien Springs Invitational, 4:00 p.m. (@BCYF)
Berrien Springs, Harper Creek, Coloma, Dowagiac, Niles, Lakeshore, River Valley