MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 5
Houston Astros 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Cubs were off
Rangers 7, Tigers 5 – Gallo, Guzman lead Rangers to win over Tigers
Joey Gallo and Ronald Guzman homered as the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Thursday night. Yovani Gallardo (3-0) got the win, giving up four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out two while winning his third straight start. Keone Kela allowed a run in the ninth before finishing off his 21st save as Texas snapped a three-game losing streak. Matthew Boyd allowed a season-high seven runs and seven hits in four innings. He is 0-3 with a 10.59 ERA in his last four starts. Detroit lost is third straight and dropped to 2-14 since June 17. Tigers Manager Ron Gardenhire, who left Wednesday’s game in Chicago with heat exhaustion, stayed in the clubhouse Thursday while bench coach Steve Liddle managed. The game started 15 minutes late due to a brief rain shower.
Astros 4, White Sox 3 – Gurriel’s RBI single in 9th gives Astros 4-3 win over Sox
Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and Yuli Gurriel’s RBI single with one out in Houston’s two-run ninth lifted the Astros to a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. The Astros trailed by 1 when Joakim Soria (0-3) walked pinch-hitter Tony Kemp with no outs in the ninth before advancing to third on a single by pinch-hitter Marwin Gonzalez. George Springer snapped an 0 for 8 slump and tied it at 3-3 with his RBI single to shallow center field. It was a much-needed hit for the World Series MVP who has been struggling lately, going 6 for 70 since June 15. Justin Verlander bounced back from his last start where he allowed nine hits and five runs _ both season highs _ in a loss to Tampa Bay with a solid outing. He yielded four hits and two runs and struck out 10 in seven innings. Joe Smith (3-1) allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth for the win in his first appearance since June 6. Omar Narvaez homered with two hits and Leury Garcia’s solo shot in the eighth inning put the White Sox up 3-2.
Today
Cincinnati (Mahle 6-6) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 3-2), 2:20 p.m.
Texas (Colon 5-5) at Detroit (Zimmermann 3-0), 7:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:45
Chicago White Sox (Lopez 4-5) at Houston (McCullers 9-3), 8:10 p.m.
FIFA – World Cup 2018 – Quarterfinals
Today
Uruguay vs. France, 10:00 a.m.
Brazil vs. Belgium, 2:00 p.m.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Dallas Wings 90, Indiana Fever 63
Las Vegas Aces 84, Chicago Sky 80
Wings 90, Fever 63 – Azura Stevens scores career-high 26, Wings beat Fever 90-63
Azura Stevens scored a career-high 26 points, and the Dallas Wings never trailed in a 90-63 win over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night. The Wings (9-8) opened the game with an 8-0 run and pulled away with a 19-4 run that ended at 33-16 early in the second quarter. Liz Cambage added 17 points and nine rebounds and Aerial Powers scored 11 for the Wings. Candice Dupree had 21 points and Cappie Pondexter scored 12 for the Fever.
Aces 84, Sky 80 – McBride leads Aces over Sky 84-80
Kayla McBride scored 28 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled ahead of the Chicago Sky in the WNBA standings with an 84-80 win on Thursday night. A’ja Wilson finished with 24 points for the Aces. The Sky (6-12) went scoreless for the final 3:52 of the game. Allie Quigley had 13 points, Diamond DeShields scored 11 and Cheyenne Parker finished with 10 for Chicago. The loss was the Sky’s third in a row following a three-game winning streak.
NHL – Red Wings re-sign Athanasiou to 2-year contract
The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed left wing Andreas Athanasiou to a two-year contract worth $6 million. The 23-year-old Athanasiou set career highs with 17 assists and 33 points in 71 games last season. He has 43 goals and 33 assists in 172 career games _ all with Detroit. Athanasiou was selected by the Red Wings in the fourth round of the 2012 draft. He made his NHL debut in 2015. Detroit announced the deal on Thursday.
Tennis – Wimbledon – Day 4 – Cilic is out, Halep advances
Day 4 at Wimbledon was a disaster for the No. 3 singles seeds. Defending women’s champion Garbine Muguruza and 2017 men’s finalist Marin Cilic were ousted in the second round, further reducing the number of top-10 seeds still alive in either bracket. Muguruza was stunned 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 by 47th-ranked Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium. Van Uytvanck had been just 1-4 in the grasscourt tournament before dominating the last two sets. The surprise means only two of the top eight seeded women are still in the field after only four days of action at the All England Club.
Cilic blew a two-sets-to-none lead in a 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5 loss to Argentina’s Guido Pella. Cilic was cruising when the match was suspended by rain in the third set on Wednesday. His departure leaves No. 8 Kevin Anderson as the highest-seeded player left in Roger Federer’s side of the draw,
Women’s top seed Simona Halep advanced to the third round with a 7-5, 6-0 rout of Saisai Zheng. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal advanced with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan. No. 12 Novak Djokovic overcame an apparent thigh problem to beat Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 and reach the third round.
NCAA Wrestling – Ex-athletes say Ohio State doc groped, ogled men for years
Some of the men who say they were molested by a now-dead team doctor decades ago at Ohio State University describe him as a locker-room voyeur who unnecessarily groped athletes during medical exams and wasn’t stopped by administrators even after students complained about his behavior. Former wrestler Nick Nutter remembers teammates referring to Dr. Richard Strauss by the nickname “Dr. Jelly Paws.” Nutter is among eight men who detailed their experiences in interviews with The Associated Press. Independent investigators are reviewing allegations against Strauss by men from 14 sports and in connection with his work for student health services and his off-campus medical clinic. Strauss killed himself in 2005. No one has publicly defended him amid the investigation.
Golf – PGA – Simpson’s career-best 61 tops leaderboard
Webb Simpson is off to a great start at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. He shot a 9-under 61 in the PGA event for a one-stroke lead over Whee Kim. Simpson posted his career-best score after shaking off a two-hour weather delay with six holes left in his round. Kim had back-to-back bogeys on the front nine on the Old White TPC, and then ran off five birdies over a seven-hole stretch. Teenager Joaquin Niemann of Chile was another stroke back at 7-under 63 and Kelly Kraft was at 64. Phil Mickelson shot 66 in his first tournament since the U.S. Open, when he intentionally violated golf rules by hitting a moving ball on the 13th green in the third round.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Fort Wayne 6, Great Lakes 5, 10 innings
West Michigan 6, Lansing 2
South Bend 3, Bowling Green 0
Tonight
West Michigan at Lake County, 7 p.m.
Dayton at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
