MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 1, Cleveland Guardians 0
Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 6 – 11 Innings
Cubs were off
Tigers 1, Guardians 0 – Tigers outlast Guardians, winning 1-0 when Rogers scored on Rocchio’s error
Jake Rogers led off the eighth inning with a double and broke a scoreless tie on an error, helping the Detroit Tigers outlast the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians for a 1-0 win Monday night. Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio was charged with the error when Mark Canha’s grounder got under his glove, allowing Rogers to score from third after advancing on Wenceel Perez’s single. Tyler Holton picked up the win and Shelby Miller pitched the ninth for his first save of the season, combining for 2 2/3 perfect innings. The Tigers have won four straight, including three at Cincinnati where they earned a sweep for the first time since May and just the second time this season. The Tigers reinstated infielder Javier Baez from the injured list and optioned rookie infielder Ryan Kreidler to Triple A-Toledo before the game, hoping the .183 hitter can provide some offense to go with his slick defense and veteran leadership.
Twins 8, White Sox 6 – F/11 – Twins score twice in 11th and improve to 8-0 against White Sox with 8-6 win
Brooks Lee and Manuel Margot drove in runs in the 11th inning and the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 8-6. Lee’s second RBI single of the game scored automatic runner Max Kepler. Byron Buxton raced home from third on Margot’s soft groundout, and the Twins won their third straight while improving to 8-0 against the major league-worst White Sox this season. Jhoan Duran pitched a hitless 10th for the win. Kody Funderburk, the seventh Twins reliever, worked a perfect inning for his first career save. Jared Shuster took the loss as Chicago fell a season-worst 41 games below .500 at 26-67.
Tonight
Chicago Cubs (Taillon 5-4) at Baltimore (Kremer 4-4), 6:35 p.m.
Cleveland (Lively 8-4) at Detroit (Maeda 2-5), 6:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Minnesota (Ober 8-4) at Chicago White Sox (Fedde 6-3), 8:10 p.m.
NFL – NFL suspends Sutton for 8 games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy
The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers safety Cam Sutton for the first eight games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The suspension stems from Sutton’s involvement in an alleged domestic violence dispute in Florida in March. Sutton eventually surrendered to authorities and entered a pretrial diversion program in April after the charges were reduced from a felony to misdemeanor battery. His agreement with prosecutors required Sutton to take a mental health evaluation. The NFL did its own investigation into the incident, leading to the suspension. Sutton will be eligible to apply for reinstatement on Oct. 29. Sutton played the entire 2023 season for the Detroit Lions.
Tennis – Djokovic gets into it with Wimbledon fans after reaching the quarterfinals
Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic’s opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was sure it was the latter — and he let everyone know he was not happy about it. Djokovic easily beat 15th-seeded Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in just over two hours Monday night to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, then made sure to get a message across to those fans he thought were against him. Rune’s supporters at various tournaments often will stretch out his last name, saying, “Ruuuuuune!” — which sounds rather similar to “Boooooo!” — and that happened again Monday.
NCAABB – UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal
UConn and men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a six-year, $50 million contract through the 2029-30 season, nearly a month after he turned down a lucrative offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley, who passed on guiding the storied NBA club to return to the two-time defending NCAA champions, can also earn more through performance-based incentives, a Monday release from the school stated. He will receive $6.375 million next season, in addition to his $400,000 base annual salary, which includes compensation from speaking, consulting and media obligations. Hurley is 141-58 in six seasons with the Huskies.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Tonight
Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky are off
Golf – Keegan Bradley appointed US Ryder Cup captain after Tiger Woods declines
Keegan Bradley is the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black. The PGA of America made the surprise announcement on Monday. It follows months of negotiations with Tiger Woods. That was the first choice. Woods was trying to decide if he had time to fulfill all the duties. Bradley will be one of the most inexperienced captains when the Americans try to win back the cup from Europe. He has played on only two Ryder Cup teams and both ended in losses. He last played in 2014 in Scotland. Bradley has never been an assistant.
Soccer – US women’s coach sidesteps equal pay question if high-priced star takes over men
U.S. women’s coach Emma Hayes sidestepped a question on whether she should get a raise if a high-priced star such as Jürgen Klopp is hired to replace Gregg Berhalter with the American men. Berhalter has a contract through the 2026 World Cup. U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Matt Crocker has not spoken with media about Berhalter’s status since the team’s first-round elimination last week in the Copa America. Hayes says “with regards to matters relating to the men’s team and gender equity, they’re not questions for now or for me.”
Olympics – U.S. men’s basketball team has two goals: win gold and see Simone Biles
When the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team has an off day in Paris, they’ll be checking out other events. If Simone Biles is competing that day, she’ll be who they want to see. Count the U.S. men among Biles’ many fans heading into the Paris Games. LeBron James says she’s the greatest. Kevin Durant says she’s why he started watching gymnastics. Bam Adebayo just wants a picture with her.
Olympics – Former Olympic gymnast criticized for saying SafeSport is hinders coaches
Olympic medal-winning gymnast MyKayla Skinner Harmer is drawing criticism for saying the U.S. Center for SafeSport is making it difficult for coaches to do their job. Skinner won silver on vault at the Tokyo Olympics. In a since-deleted YouTube video, she says that coaches “can’t get on athletes” out of fear of being reported to SafeSport. Safesport is an independent entity that handles allegations of abuse from various governing bodies across the U.S. Olympic movement. Skinner later walked back her comments in an Instagram post, saying she did not intend to disrespect any of the five women who will compete for the U.S. at the Paris Olympics.
Olympics – Games will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
For Ukrainian athletes, the Paris Olympics are more than just sports. They’re a way to draw attention to their country’s fight for survival against Russia — a sort of war on another battlefield. But an Associated Press analysis found Russia’s war is making it increasingly difficult for Ukraine, once a post-Soviet sports power, to get those headline-capturing medals. Ukrainian performances began dipping after 2014, the year of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. Ukraine’s haul of 11 medals at the 2016 Rio Games was its smallest as an independent nation and it tumbled to a low of 22nd in the country rankings. Ukraine recovered to 16th at the pandemic-delayed Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 but just one of its 19 medals was gold — another new low.
Olympics – Ukrainian high jumper keeps her eye on the raised bar, and mind on the war
Ukrainian athletes training for the Paris Olympics are torn between their sports demand for complete concentration on the here and now, and the war back home that is never far from their minds. Kateryna Tabashnyk is a 30-year-old high jumper who is training in southern Portugal. Her hometown, the city of Kharkiv, is under daily bombardment and she thinks often of the Russian missiles that have stolen so much: her mother, her apartment, a pain-free childhood for her nephew, even the fields where she trained. Her coach says she is among many Ukrainian athletes who feel the burden not just of being competitive but of using the international stage to draw attention to their country’s struggle to survive.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
No games yesterday
Tonight
Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 6:05 p.m.
South Bend Cubs at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m.
