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MLB – Major League Baseball – All Star Game – Marlins Park, Miami
Last Night
American League 2, National League 1 – 10 Innings
AL 2, NL 1 – F/10 – Cano’s blast lifts AL in extra innings
Robinson Cano was a late addition to the American League All-Star team, and he made a late contribution to a 2-1 win over the National League in Miami on Tuesday. Cano led off the 10th inning with a homer off Wade Davis to break a 1-1 deadlock and earn MVP honors. The Mariners second baseman landed on his eighth All-Star team only as an injury replacement for Starlin Castro of the Yankees. It was the first extra-inning home run in an All-Star Game since Reds slugger Tony Perez hit one exactly 50 years ago. Perez threw out one of the ceremonial first pitches before the game. The American League jumped out on top in the fifth inning against Dodgers left Alex Wood as Boston outfielder Mookie Betts hit a two-out double and scored on a single by Twins infielder Miguel Sano to break the ice. The National League tied it on Yadier Molina’s solo homer off Ervin Santana in the bottom of the sixth, a half-inning after the Cardinals catcher was inserted into the game. Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel received the victory after stranding the potential winning run on third base in the ninth. Cleveland’s Andrew Miller got the save, striking out Cody Bellinger to end it. It’s the fifth straight victory for the American League, and the 17th in the last 20 contests that didn’t end in a tie. The outcome means the all-time series is tied for the first time since the NL beat the AL in 1964. Each league has won 43 times, with two ties. The outcome no longer determines home-field advantage for the World Series, as it had since 2003. Instead, American League get $20,000 apiece, while the losers get nothing.
MLB – Judge win draws most Home Run Derby viewers in nearly a decade
Aaron Judge wasn’t the only one to hit a big home run Monday night. The Home Run Derby that the New York Yankee slugger won was also a ratings bonanza for ESPN, attracting the largest audience in nearly a decade. The slugfest in Miami was seen by 8.69 million viewers on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and the company’s livesteams. That was up 55 percent from last year’s 5.62 million, the most since 2008’s 9.12 million and the second-most since 1999’s 8.91 million.
NBA – Lakers sign Caldwell-Pope for 1 year, $18 million
A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a one-year, $18 million contract. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the deal hasn’t been announced. Caldwell-Pope was among the top handful of talents remaining on the free agent market after spending his first four NBA seasons with the Detroit Pistons. The former eighth overall pick averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season while starting 75 games. The 6-foot-5 Pope could play a major role next season for the Lakers alongside point guard Lonzo Ball, the second overall pick. Los Angeles traded D’Angelo Russell to Brooklyn last month, and Nick Young signed with Golden State.
NBA – NBA Summer League
Tonight
Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trailblazers, 10:00 p.m. (at Las Vegas)
Tennis – Djokovic, Venus among Wimbledon winners
Men’s second seed Novak Djokovic has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 victory over Adrian Mannarino. Women’s second seed Simona Halep was knocked out in the quarters by No. 6 Johanna Konta, and 87th-ranked Magdalena Rybarikova moved into Thursday’s semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 decision over No. 24 seed CoCo Vandeweghe. Tenth seed Venus Williams and No. 14 Garbine Muguruza also reached the semifinals.
Olympics – LA, Paris present Olympic plans ahead of 2024-2028 decision
Los Angeles and Paris have been given the green light to host the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games. Now all they have to do is decide which city hosts first. International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously Tuesday to seek a consensus three-way deal between the two bid cities and the committee’s executive board. If L.A. and Paris can’t come to an agreement on hosting order, only the 2024 hosting rights will be voted on when the IOC next meets in September. Paris appears to have the edge over Los Angeles.
NHL – Coyotes name Tocchet head coach
Rick Tocchet is back with the Arizona Coyotes, this time as head coach. Tocchet returns to the desert after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins win the past two Stanley Cup titles. He spent one season as an assistant to Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky in 2005-06 after playing parts of three years for the team. Tocchet was on a leave of absence from his Coyotes job in 2007 when he pleaded guilty in New Jersey to conspiracy to promote gambling and promoting gambling. There was no evidence Tocchet bet on hockey games.
NASCAR – Gibbs dropping Kenseth for Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing is going for youth next season by replacing Matt Kenseth with Erik Jones in the No. 20 Toyota. The 45-year-old Kenseth is the oldest current driver for Gibbs and has 38
career victories, many coming since joining JGR four years ago. The 21-year-old Jones is a Gibbs development driver and could have been lost to the team if he wasn’t placed somewhere on it for 2018.
Boxing – IRS liening on Mayweather
A notice of a federal tax lien filed against the undefeated fighter Floyd Mayweather shows he still owes $22.2 million from 2015, the year he earned his biggest payday with a blockbuster bout against Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather’s tax troubles come as he gets ready to come out of retirement to fight Irish MMA star Conor McGregor in August. The 2015 claim is just the latest in a series of tax liens filed by the IRS against Mayweather over the past decade.
NFL – Families seek compensation from Patriots in Hernandez case
Two families that filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the estate of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez have asked the team to compensate them for the loss of their loved ones. Hernandez was accused in the 2012 fatal shootings of Daniel de Abreu (ah-BRAY’-oo) and Safiro Furtado but was acquitted in April. Days later he hanged himself in prison, where he was serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. A team spokesman hasn’t responded to a request for comment. An attorney for Lloyd’s mother previously called on the team to be “champions of justice” by paying $6 million to Lloyd’s estate.
Golf – LPGA – Trish Johnson leads Senior LPGA at French Link
Trish Johnson shot an even-par 72 on Tuesday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Senior LPGA Championship, the first major championship for senior women. The 51-year-old Englishwoman opened with a double bogey and had three birdies and a bogey on French Lick Resort’s Pete Dye Course. She had a 5-under 139 total. Johnson won the Legends Tour Championship last year at French Lick, beating Juli Inkster on the sixth hole of a playoff. The eight-time European Solheim Cup player won three times on the LPGA Tour and 19 times on the Ladies European Tour. Michele Redman was second after a 69, and Lorie Kane (70), Liselotte Neumann (71) and Carolyn Hill (74) followed at 1 over.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night
Tonight
Cedar Rapids at West Michigan, 7 p.m.
Beloit at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
Quad Cities at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.
Wisconsin at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
