MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Oakland A’s 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Tigers were off
Athletics 5, White Sox 1 – White Sox lose 21st straight game, tying AL record set by 1988 Baltimore Orioles
The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to the Oakland Athletics as Max Schuemann hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the fourth inning. Chicago is on the longest losing streak since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles lost 21 in a row. The NL record since 1900 is held by the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies, who lost 23 straight. The major league low belongs to the 1889 Louisville Colonels, an American Association team that lost 26 consecutive games during a 27-111 season.
Twins 3, Cubs 0 – Festa strikes out career-high 9, Twins beat Cubs 3-0 and close within 3 1/2 games of Guardians
David Festa struck out a career-high nine over five innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0. Minnesota drew within 3 1/2 games of AL Central-leading Cleveland, the closest the Twins have been to first place since before play on May 18. Making his fifth big league start since his debut on June 27, Festa allowed two hits and two walks while throwing 82 pitches, one more the the previous high for the 24-year-old right-hander.
Tonight
Minnesota (López 10-7) at Chicago Cubs (Imanaga 8-2), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Cannon 1-5) at Oakland (Stripling 2-10), 9:40 p.m.
Detroit (Montero 1-5) at Seattle (Castillo 9-10), 9:40 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 9:15
MLB – Thomas says if he managed Sox: `It’s time to snap. It’s time to kick over the spread.
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas says he would throw a postgame tantrum with reporters if he were managing the Chicago White Sox. Chicago lost its 21st consecutive game, tying the American League record set by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles. Speaking on the team’s postgame show on NBC Sports following a 5-1 loss to Oakland, Thomas says: “I don’t want to hear no more: `We’re trying.′ No more: `They’re working hard every day.′ No, it’s time to snap. It’s time to kick over the spread.” A two-time AL MVP and five-time All-Star, Thomas played for the White Sox from 1990 to 2005 as part of a 19-season career.
NCAAFB – Harbaugh again denies knowing about Michigan sign-stealing scheme
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh says he has no reason to apologize. The former Michigan coach continued to deny having any knowledge of an impermissible-scouting operation that triggered an NCAA investigation into his program last year. Harbaugh left Michigan two weeks after he led the Wolverines to their first national title since 1997. Michigan is expected to soon receive a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to the sign-stealing scheme. Harbaugh could face a Level 1 violation. He says he believes in owning up to mistakes, but did nothing wrong in this case.
NCAAFB – Notre Dame OT Charles Jagusah out for season with chest injury
Notre Dame offensive tackle Charles Jagusah will miss this season after he tore a muscle in his chest during preseason practice. The school announced Jagusah is expected to have surgery after injuring his right pectoralis muscle. The second-year player and former four-star recruit was considered a possible starter at left tackle after the departure of Joe Alt, who was a first-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Chargers in April. The 6-foot-7, 330-pound Jagusah started the Sun Bowl against Oregon State last year when Alt opted to not play in the postseason.
NFL – Lions and Giants skirmish during joint practice ahead of their preseason opener
Dan Campbell and Brian Daboll wanted a highly competitive workout when the Detroit Lions and New York Giants opened two days of joint practices in New Jersey. The coaches may have gotten more than even they wanted Monday. Lions first-round draft pick Terrion Arnold left the field was being evaluated for a concussion. Veteran guard Kevin Zeitler injured a shoulder early. There were at least four scrums where the players rushed to the altercation from all sides of the field. Two involved Lions All-Pro receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and one had Giants quarterback Daniel Jones involved.
| MEDAL COUNT |
G |
S |
B |
TTL |
| United States |
21 |
30 |
28 |
79 |
| China |
21 |
18 |
14 |
53 |
| France |
13 |
16 |
19 |
48 |
| Great Britain |
12 |
13 |
17 |
42 |
| Australia |
13 |
12 |
8 |
33 |
| South Korea |
11 |
8 |
7 |
26 |
| Japan |
10 |
5 |
11 |
26 |
| Italy |
9 |
10 |
6 |
25 |
| Netherlands |
7 |
5 |
5 |
17 |
| Canada |
5 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
| Germany |
7 |
5 |
4 |
16 |
| Brazil |
2 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
| New Zealand |
3 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
| Spain |
1 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
| Sweden |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
| Hungary |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
| Romania |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
| Ukraine |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| Ireland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| Israel |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
| Switzerland |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| Greece |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
| Croatia |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Belgium |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| Hong Kong |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Georgia |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| South Africa |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Kazakhstan |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Chinese Taipei |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Poland |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Kenya |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Uzbekistan |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| North Korea |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Mexico |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Jamaica |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Tajikistan |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| India |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Philippines |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Serbia |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Azerbaijan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Denmark |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Guatemala |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Czechia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Ethiopia |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Kosovo |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Turkey |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Malaysia |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Dominican Republic |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Moldova |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Uganda |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Saint Lucia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ecuador |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Dominica |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Algeria |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Slovenia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Norway |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chile |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Argentina |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Colombia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Tunisia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Thailand |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Mongolia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Fiji |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Armenia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Portugal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Indonesia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Grenada |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Egypt |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cuba |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cape Verde |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Austria |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Olympics – Simone Biles caps ‘Redemption Tour’ with silver
American gymnast Simone Biles didn’t get the golden sendoff she hoped. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final in a major international competition, posting a score of 14.166 that finished just ahead of Biles at 14.133. It was Biles’ 11th Olympic medal. Jordan Chiles, a longtime friend of Biles, earned the bronze.
Olympics – Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-ting
The International Boxing Association has raised new questions while struggling to answer others at a shambolic news conference about the opaque gender tests that led the Olympics-banned governing body to abruptly suspend Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from last year’s world championships. The decision has fueled online abuse against the women during the Paris Games. During the news conference Monday in Paris, IBA CEO Chris Roberts claimed the Olympic committees of Algeria and Taiwan wrote letters to the IBA asking them not to disclose information about the boxers. What information the IBA did reveal about the tests wasn’t flattering to the banished governing body.
Olympics – After water quality concerns canceled test runs, triathletes plunge into the Seine for relay
Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River when the mixed relay event got underway after organizers said the bacteria levels in the long-polluted Paris waterway were at acceptable levels. Organizers on Sunday night made the decision to hold the event Monday morning with swimming legs in the Seine. The plan to hold the swimming portion of the triathlons and the marathon swimming events in the Seine was an ambitious one. Swimming in the river has, with some exceptions, been off-limits since 1923 because it has been too toxic.
Olympics – Caroline Marks of U.S. win gold at Olympic surfing
Kauli Vaast from French Polynesia and Caroline Marks from the United States won gold medals in surfing at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti on Monday. For the bronze medals, Gabriel Medina from Brazil and Johanne Defay from France won after beating Alonso Correa from Peru and Brisa Hennessy from Costa Rica, respectively. All new medalists are debuting for the Paris Olympics surfing competition after defending Olympic women’s champion Carissa Moore of the United States was beaten in the quarterfinals. Six of the eight surfers in the semifinals represent different nations. The final day of the competition began Monday morning.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
No games last night
Tonight
Beloit Sky Carp at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
