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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
New York Yankees 13, Detroit Tigers 4
Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Chicago Cubs 13, Cincinnati Reds 9
Yankees 13, Tigers 4 – Sanchez homers twice, Tanaka sharp as Yanks rout Tigers 13-4
The Yankees have bounced back from their weekend series loss to the Red Sox by slamming the Tigers, 13-4 in Detroit. Gary Sanchez belted a pair of two-run homers, including a blast that was measured at 493 feet. It’s the longest home run ever hit at Comerica Park, and the second-longest in the majors this season. Aaron Hicks added a two-run shot and three RBIs to back Masahiro Tanaka, who allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings. Todd Frazier provided a two-run triple and Tyler Austin had two RBIs in the rout. Nicholas Castellanos hit two home runs for Detroit, including an inside-the-park homer with two outs in the ninth.
Twins 4, White Sox 1 – Gibson leads Twins over White Sox
Kyle Gibson was sharp in Minnesota’s 4-1 verdict over the White Sox, striking out eight and yielding just one run on seven hits over seven innings. The Twins did their scoring on homers by Jorge Polanco, Kennys Vargas and Eddie Rosario after Gibson gave up a first-inning run on a wild pitch. The Twins have won five of six to bolster their playoff chances.
Cubs 13, Reds 9 – Cubs battle back to down Reds
The Cubs trailed 3-0 and 6-3 before winning their fourth in a row, 13-9 at Cincinnati. Ben Zobrist
drove in three runs and put Chicago ahead with a pinch-hit, two-run double in the seventh. The Reds lost despite Eugenio (ay-oo-HAY’-nee-oh) Suarez, who homered twice and drove in five runs.
Today
Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 3-6) at Cincinnati (Wojciechowski 3-2), 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Severino 10-5) at Detroit (Zimmermann 7-10), 7:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:45
Minnesota (Santana 13-7) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 2-4), 8:10 p.m.
NFL – Steelers holdout Bell hints at Sept. 1 return in Tweet
Steelers star Le’Veon Bell has suggested on Twitter that he will return to the team on Sept. 1, the day after Pittsburgh’s final preseason game. Bell hasn’t signed his franchise tender and has been holding out through training camp. Responding to a fan Tuesday night asking when he plans to end his holdout, Bell wrote: "9-1-17" and added a wink. The franchise tender offered Bell will guarantee him $12.1 million for the upcoming season. The two-time Pro Bowl running back has been seeking a long-term deal. Bell rushed for 1,268 yards and seven touchdowns last season and also caught 75 passes for 616 yards and two TDs.
NFL – Giants WR’s Beckham and Marshall not seriously injured
New York Giants receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall appear to have avoided major injuries in Monday’s preseason game against Cleveland. Beckham is listed as day to day after an MRI revealed only a sprained left ankle. X-Rays on Marshall’s shoulder were also negative, leaving him day to day as well.
NFL – Goodell downplays reported contract extension
Commissioner Roger Goodell has declined to confirm reports that he and the league are working on a five-year extension. Goodell told a fan forum in Detroit that the two sides are having discussions and will see how they go. A five-year extension would ensure that Goodell would remain in his position for the next round of collective bargaining between owners and players following the 2020 season.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
New York Liberty at Indiana Fever, 7:00 p.m.
NBA – AP source: Cavs dealing Irving to Celts for Thomas, Crowder
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are giving NBA fans another reason to tune in for their season-opening clash on Oct. 17. The Cavs are shipping Kyrie Irving to the Celts for Isaiah Thomas in a blockbuster trade of All-Star guards. Cleveland also gets forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic and a 2018 first-round draft pick. Irving asked Cavs owner Dan Gilbert to trade him earlier this summer. He joins the team that lost to Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals last spring. Irving has averaged 21.6 points and 5 ½ assists during a six-year career spent entirely with the Cavaliers. He averaged a career-best 25.2 points and 5.8 assists in 72 games last season. Thomas averaged 28.9 points last season, giving him a 19.1 scoring average for his six-year career.
NCAA Football – Rose Bowl stars Darnold, Barkley lead AP All-America team
Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold and Penn State running back Saquon Barkley highlight the first preseason All-America team in the history of The Associated Press. Darnold was voted to the first team by a panel of 51 Top 25 voters, edging out Heisman winner Lamar Jackson, who is the second-team quarterback on the teams released Tuesday. The first-team defense is led by Houston tackle Ed Oliver, Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick and Florida State DBs Tavarus McFadden and Derwin James. The Seminoles helped the ACC lead all conferences with seven players on the first team. The AP All-America team is the longest-running annual honor roll of the nation’s top college football players, dating to 1925. It is usually released after the season.
ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee taken off UVA game due to name
ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee will not work Virginia’s season opener because of recent violence in Charlottesville sparked by the decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. A spokeswoman for ESPN says Lee has been moved to Youngstown State’s game at Pittsburgh on the ACC Network on Sept. 2. The network says the decision was made “as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name.” Plans to remove a statue of Lee led to a protest in Charlottesville earlier this month that attracted what is believed to be the largest group of white nationalists to come together in a decade. Violent clashes erupted between a large gathering of white nationalists and hundreds of counter protesters. ESPN says the decision to put Lee on another game was made “collectively.” It also says it’s “a shame that this is even a topic of conversation.”
LLWS – Mexico, Australia win
Mexico has advanced in the Little League World Series by winning an elimination game against Venezuela, 8-0. Australia was an 11-7 winner over Sioux Falls, S.D., the final game of the tournament for both teams.
Tennis – Lawyers to see Venus Williams’ cellphone data after crash
Records from Venus Williams’ cellphone will be turned over to attorneys representing the family of a 78-year-old Florida man who died after a June car crash with the tennis star. The Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday that an agreement for the records was reached prior to a court hearing in a lawsuit filed against Williams. Jerome Barson’s family sought the records to find out if Williams was on the phone and distracted just prior to the crash. Williams’ lawyers said they will turn over phone records that span a two-and-a-half-hour period before and after the June 6 crash. Her lawyers say Williams wasn’t distracted. Barson died 13 days after police say Williams drove into the path of the sedan Barsons’ wife was driving. Williams hasn’t been cited or charged.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
South Bend 3, West Michigan 0
Lansing 7, Great Lakes 4
Tonight
South Bend at West Michigan, 7 p.m.
Lansing at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Volleyball
Mishawaka Marian 3, Lakeshore 0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-14)
Boys Soccer
Dowagiac 4, Covert 2
Coldwater 4, Kalamazoo Central 2
Parma Western 3, Sturgis 1
Comstock 3, Bangor 2
Boys and Girls Cross Country
St. Joseph Invitational
Boys
- Otsego
- Kalamazoo Central
- Portage Northern
- St. Joe
- Battle Creek Lakeview
- GR South Christian
- Berrien Springs
- Holland
- Holland
- Vicksburg
- Holland Black River
- Lakehsore
- Mattawan
- Kalamazoo Christian
- Kalamazoo Hackett
- Sturgis
- South Haven
Girls
- Portage Northern
- South Haven
- St. Joe
- Battle Creek Lakeview
- Otsego
- GR South Christian
- Holland Black River
- Holland
- Vicksburg
- Sturgis
- Lakeshore
- Kalamazoo Hackett
- Berrien Springs
- Mattaw
Tonight
Boys Soccer
St. Joseph at Three Rivers, 6:45 p.m.
Lakeshore at Vicksburg, 6:45 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Niles, 5:30 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Bloomingdale at Cassopolis, 5:00 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Battle Creek Lakeview at St. Joseph, 1:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Lakeshore, 1:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Niles, 1:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Niles, 4:00 p.m.
Mattawan at Edwardsburg, 1:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Edwardsburg, 4:00 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
Lake Michigan Catholic at Watervliet, 5:00 p.m.
Girls Golf
SMAC West Jamboree at Berrien Hills, 9:00 a.m. (St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Niles, Portage Central, Portage Northern)
