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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 10, Miami Marlins 3
Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 6
Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 2
Tigers 10, Marlins 3 – Cabrera hits 1 of 3 Tigers homers in 10-3 win over Marlins
Miguel Cabrera hit one of three homers for the Detroit Tigers in their 10-3 win over the Miami Marlins Wednesday. Cabrera hit his 18th homer of the season in the fourth inning, tying Billy Williams at No. 48 on baseball’s career list with 426. Steven Moya and Jarrod Saltalamacchia cleared the fence in consecutive at-bats in the fifth, giving Detroit an 8-2 lead. Marlins reliever Dustin McGowan gave up all three homers, matching a career high. The Tigers built a cushion right away with a four-run first, getting two runs on Victor Martinez’s single off Tom Koehler. Daniel Norris (1-0) struck out eight and gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk over five innings.
White Sox 9, Twins 6 – Shields gets win as White Sox beat Twins 9-6
James Shields broke out of a slump with 6 2/3 innings against one of baseball’s worst lineups, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 Wednesday night. Shields (3-9) allowed one run and eight hits in his first win since he tossed seven scoreless innings for San Diego at Milwaukee on May 12th. The right-hander got hit hard after he was acquired by Chicago in a trade June 4, going 0-2 with a 15.80 ERA in his first four starts. Todd Frazier, Brett Lawrie and Tyler Saladino homered for the White Sox, who improved to 7-1 against the Twins after losing 4-0 in the series opener on Tuesday. Saladino and Tim Anderson each had two hits and two RBIs. Ricky Nolasco (3-6) was charged with seven runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in his 2nd straight loss.
Cubs 9, Reds 2 – Rizzo legs out inside-the-park HR, Cubs sweep Reds 9-2
Anthony Rizzo legged out his first inside-the-park homer on Wednesday _and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 for a three-game sweep that got them back on solid footing after a rough week. The Cubs went 1-6 last week, hurt by an injury-depleted lineup and a balky bullpen. With thousands of Cubs fans in the stands at Great American Ball Park for each game, they pulled off an invigorating sweep. The NL Central leaders won the opener 11-8 as Kris Bryant became the first major leaguer with three homers and two doubles in a game.
Tonight
Minnesota (Tommy Milone 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Carlos Rodon 2-6), 2:10 p.m.
Detroit (Jordan Zimmermann 9-4) at Tampa Bay (Jake Odorizzi 3-3), 7:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:45
Chicago Cubs (John Lackey 7-4) at New York Mets (Steven Matz 7-3), 7:10 p.m.
MLB – White Sox OF Cabrera sidelined by wrist injury
White Sox outfielder Melky Cabrera has a mild right wrist sprain that will keep him out of the lineup for a couple of days. Cabrera originally hurt his wrist when he tried for a diving catch during a 13-2 loss at Cleveland on June 18. He aggravated the injury during Tuesday night’s series opener against Minnesota and had an MRI on Wednesday. The switch hitter is batting .294 with eight homers and 39 RBIs in 74 games. He signed a $42 million, three-year contract with Chicago in December 2014. Avisail Garcia got the start in left against the Twins on Wednesday night.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 95, Chicago Sky 83
Fever 95, Sky 83 – Catchings scores 26 after death of former coach Pat Summitt
Tamika Catchings scored 26 points a day after the death of her former Tennessee coach, Pat Summitt, and the Indiana Fever beat the Chicago Sky 95-83 Wednesday. Catchings hit a 3-pointer with 7:33 left in the first quarter and immediately pointed toward the sky in a tribute to Summitt, who died Tuesday. Elena Delle Donne finished with 21 points for eighth-ranked Chicago.
NFL – Colts extend Luck’s contract through 2021 with $140M deal
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has signed the richest contract in NFL history, a deal worth up to $140 million and covering the next six seasons. Colts owner Jim Irsay revealed the contract’s maximum value and said Luck would be guaranteed $47 million even if the Colts were to cut him before this season. NFL.com says the life of Luck’s contract includes $87 million guaranteed for injury.
NBA – Pistons send Meeks to Magic for conditional 2nd-round pick
The Detroit Pistons have traded guard Jodie Meeks to the Orlando Magic for a 2019 conditional second-round draft pick. The 28-year-old Meeks played in only three games in 2015-16 after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his right foot in the second game of the season. He averaged 10.9 points for the Pistons in 2014-15.
NBA – LeBron a free agent after declining option on contract
LeBron James is a free agent after declining his player option for next season with the NBA champion Cavaliers. The move was expected by James, who said last week he intends to remain with Cleveland. The 31-year-old star has been a free agent the past three summers, electing each time to sign one-year contracts with a player option.
NHL – Subban from Montreal to Nashville for Weber
The Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators have swapped All-Star defensemen. The Habs sent P.K. Subban to the Predators for Shea Weber in one of several moves Wednesday involving blueliners. Subban won the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman three years ago and scored six goals and 51 points in 68 games last season. Weber is a three-time Norris finalist and delivered 20 goals and 51 points for the Predators this past season. Weber has another 10 years left on his current contract. Subban has six years remaining on his deal, which had a no-trade clause that was set to kick in on Friday.
NHL – Top free agent off the market
Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is staying in Tampa Bay after accepting an eight-year contract worth $68 million. Stamkos had 36 goals and 64 points in 77 games last season before undergoing surgery to treat a blood clot near his right collarbone. The deal was reached two days before Stamkos would have become a free agent. The Red Wings cleared up $7.5 million in salary cap space in trading the contract of Pavel Datsyuk to the Arizona Coyotes in the hopes of signing the expected top free agent this summer.
Tennis – Wimbledon – Day 3 – Federer advances
Seven-time champ Roger Federer rolled past 772nd-ranked British qualifier Marcus Willis 6-love, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon. Willis had never won a tour-level match until this week and was the crowd favorite in his first match on Centre Court.
NCAA Baseball – Game 3 postponed by bad weather
There’s still no winner in the College World Series after Coastal Carolina and Arizona were postponed by rain and lightning. The third and deciding game of the finals is now slated for Thursday in Omaha.
Tonight
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. Arizona Wildcats, 8:00 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
South Bend 8, Lake County 2
West Michigan 10, Bowling Green 7
Lansing 2, Great Lakes 1
Tonight
Bowling Green at West Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Lake County at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
