(Champaign, IL) — The Illinois Fighting Illini are bolstering their 2027 recruiting class. Four-star quarterback Kamden Lopati committed to the football program over the weekend. Lopati chose the Illini over Oregon, Washington, and Iowa State.
(St. Louis, MO) — The St. Louis Cardinals surrendered 16 hits during a 9-2 loss to the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. St. Louis remains in fourth place in the NL Central at 54-and-53. Andre Pallante starts for the Cardinals against the Marlins tonight.
(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago Cubs won the rubber match of their three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 5-4 victory at Rate Field. The Cubs are in first place in the NL Central at 62-43. The Southsiders are in last place in the AL Central at 38-and-68.
(Lake Forest, IL) — The Chicago Bears return to action at Halas Hall for their second week of training camp. The team will hold another practice today. Over the weekend, new head coach Ben Johnson told reporters that the Bears are where they need to be at this point. Chicago has its first preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on August 10th.
(Westfield, IN) — The Colts continue training camp at their facility in Westfield. This morning’s practice is once again open to the public. Indianapolis opens the preseason next Thursday night when it visits the Baltimore Ravens.
(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago Bulls have locked down their head coach. The Bulls announced yesterday that they signed Billy Donovan to a multi-year contract extension. The team did not reveal any other details about the contract. Donovan is 195-and-205 in five seasons with the Bulls.
(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago Sky are on a five-game losing streak after a 93-78 loss to the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena. The Sky trailed by as many as 16 points in the losing effort. Rachel Banham led Chicago with 26 points. The Sky are in 11th place in the WNBA at 7-and-18. They visit the Mystics tomorrow night.
(Indianapolis, IN) — Bubba Wallace crossed the checkered flag 0.222 seconds ahead of Kyle Larson to take home the win at the Brickyard 400. He is the first Black driver to claim victory at the historic racetrack. The win is the third of Wallace’s career and the first since 2022 in Kansas, snapping a 100-race winless streak. Denny Hamlin, Ryan Preece and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five. Ty Gibbs finished in 21st, giving him a win in the first-ever In-Season Challenge over Ty Dillon, who came in 28th place. Gibbs entered the tournament as the number six seed, while Dillon went on a Cinderella run as the 32nd and final-seeded driver in the field.
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