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MLB – Major League Baseball – All Star Break – Miami
Tonight
All Star Game
American League vs. National League, 8:00 p.m. (at Miami, Marlins Park)
Home Run Derby – Judge wins Home Run Derby
Aaron Judge was in his element Monday night in Miami, and the New York Yankees outfielder didn’t disappoint. The rookie has won the Home Run Derby after entering the All-Star break as the major league leader in round-trippers. Judge concluded his majestic performance by downing Twins infielder Miguel Sano in the final, 11-10. Judge still had almost two minutes left on the clock when he hit his derby-clinching bomb. He had the longest homer of the first round, crushing a 501-foot shot in a wild 23-22 win over Justin Bour. The Miami first baseman had just energized his home crowd before the 25-year-old Judge stepped up to take his hacks. Judge beat Bour with a blast during his 30-second bonus window. Judge also was impressive in the semifinals against Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger, clubbing shots of 504 and 513 foot en route to a 13-12 win. Judge is the fourth Yankee to win the Derby after Tino Martinez in 1997, Jason Giambi in 2002 and Robinson Cano in 2011. Defending champion Giancarlo Stanton was knocked out in the opening round by Yankees slugger Gary Sanchez, 17-16. Stanton said he got about 2 1/2 hours’ sleep following the Marlins’ game at San Francisco on Sunday.
All Star Game – AL’s Chris Sale, NL’s Max Scherzer to start All-Star Game
Boston Red Sox hurler Chris Sale and Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer will be the starting pitchers for Tuesday’s All-Star game. Sale will become the first pitcher to make consecutive All-Star starts representing different teams when he takes the mound for the American League. He has fanned a major league-high 178 and is 11-4 with a 2.75 ERA in his first year with the Bosox. Scherzer started the 2013 midsummer classic for the AL while with Detroit before moving to the NL in 2015. He leads the majors with a 2.10 ERA and is 10-5 with 173 strikeouts for the Nationals.
MLB – Three groups ready to pay for Marlins
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says three groups are prepared to meet Jeffrey Loria’s asking price for the Miami Marlins. One investment group includes former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Tagg Romney, son of former Massachusetts Gov. and Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. The second is led by former Yankees shortstop and 14-time All-Star Derek Jeter. The third group is fronted by South Florida businessman Jorge Mas. Manfred says all three groups are doing the financing and legal work needed before reaching an agreement to buy the team. Loria will then choose a winner in the competition.
MLB – White Sox option OF Willy Garcia to Triple-A Charlotte
The Chicago White Sox have optioned outfielder Willy Garcia to Triple-A Charlotte. The 24-year-old Garcia is hitting .259 with one home run and 10 RBIs over two stints with the White Sox this season _ his first in the majors. The White Sox announced the move on Monday. They say they will make a corresponding move prior to Friday’s game against Seattle.
Tennis – Second seeded Nadal upset
Gilles Muller pulled off the biggest upset of Monday’s Wimbledon men’s schedule by knocking out two-time champion and second seed Rafael Nadal to reach the quarterfinals. Nadal rallied from a two-sets-to-love deficit and fought off four match points before the 16th-seeded Muller won the final set, 15-13. First seed Andy Murray and third seed Roger Federer won their matches in straight sets to join Milos Raonic, Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych and American Sam Querrey in the quarterfinals. Women’s top seed Angelique Kerber has been ousted in the fourth round of Wimbledon by No. 14 Garbine Muguruza,
4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Second seed Simona Halep reached the quarterfinals and ended Victoria Azarenka’s run with a 7-6, 6-2 win. Americans Venus Williams and Coco Vandeweghe also reached the quarters, as did Johanna Konta, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Ostapenko and Magdalena Rybarikova.
NBA – Bulls sign guard Justin Holiday
The Chicago Bulls say they have signed guard Justin Holiday. The team did not announce the terms of the deal on Monday, though the Associated Press reported last week he agreed to a $9 million, two-year contract. Holiday averaged 6.5 points in 27 games for the Bulls two years ago. He played in all 82 games for the New York Knicks last season, averaging 7.7 points, Holiday has averaged 5.7 points over four seasons with Philadelphia, Golden State, Atlanta, Chicago and New York. The Bulls made the playoffs on a tiebreaker and lost to Boston in the first round.
NBA Summer League
Atlanta Hawks 75, Chicago Bulls 55
DeAndre’ Bembry scored 17 points and John Collins had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Atlanta improved to 2-1. Diamond Stone, acquired from the Clippers in a three-team trade with Denver, had 12 points and six rebounds in 19 minutes. The Bulls shot 22 percent from the field and were 4 for 35 (11.4 percent) in their pathetic performance. Lauri Markkanen, the No. 7 pick from Arizona, missed all 10 3-point attempts and went 1 for 13 overall. Second-year guard Denzel Valentine, who led the Bulls to the Summer League championship last year, was 1 for 12 and missed all eight behind the arc. Cameron Payne scored 12 points for the Bulls (0-2).
Vin Scully to receive Icon Award at The ESPYS
Vin Scully will receive the Icon Award at The ESPYS, with actor Bryan Cranston presenting the honor given to those whose careers have left a lasting impression on the sports world. Scully retired last fall after 67 years calling Los Angeles Dodgers games. The 89-year-old Hall of Famer’s career was the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single pro sports team. Past recipients of the Icon Award are Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning and Abby Wambach. Manning hosts the 25th annual awards show, which celebrates the best sports stories of the year, on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Olympics – Russia aims to hit dopers in the pocket
Russia wants to hit dopers where it hurts _ in their bank accounts. In a push to restore Russia’s sporting reputation after numerous doping scandals, the government has approved a plan to claw back prize money and government grants from athletes who are found to be cheating. Several Russian athletes have been able to hold onto large sums, despite being caught doping and ordered to repay the money. Foreign athletes who have been upgraded to track and field titles as a result of doping disqualifications for Russians have complained of having to wait years for their prize money. In a package of anti-doping measures approved Monday, the Russian government also promised measures to prevent athletes who used banned substances from returning to the sports world as coaches.
Boxing – WBO confirms scoring of Horn victory over Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao’s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn has been confirmed following an independent review of the scoring. The WBO said three of the five judges who reviewed the bout awarded it to Horn, one awarded it to Pacquiao and one scored it a draw. A Philippines government department asked the WBO to review the refereeing and the judging of the so-called “Battle of Brisbane” in Australia after Horn won a unanimous points decision.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
South Bend 15, Dayton 8
West Michigan at Lake County, ppd.
Fort Wayne 13, Lansing 4
Bowling Green 9, Great Lakes 1
Tonight
No games tonight
