YOUTH SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
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LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL:
11 U:
Fairfield Banking Company 10, Hayes Plumbing 1
Top Dog Diesel Repair 18, Lions Club 1
Mt. Vernon Dream Homes 5, DiMaggio’s 2
FAIRFIELD GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE:
COACH PITCH:
Hoppers Backhoe Service 16, Peoples National Bank 8
Hayes Plumbing 6, Taco Tierra 4
Fairfield National Bank 9, NAPA 5
MINORS LEAGUE:
Friend Oil 22, Rush Appliance 7
MAJORS LEAGUE:
Ricks Towing 12, One Step Ahead 2
Precision Eye Care 16, Geff Ruritan 13
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB American League
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Tampa Bay Rays 13, Kansas City Royals 2
Houston Astros 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 3
White Sox Host Royals Tonight
(Chicago, IL) — The White Sox hit the diamond again tonight. The team battles Carter Jensen and the Royals in the first of three games at home. Chicago is coming off a series win over Cleveland.
MLB National League
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Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals (Postponed)
The series finale between the Cardinals and Diamondbacks got postponed due to rain in St. Louis. The game will be made up on July 23rd. The Cards have dropped back-to-back games and will host the Marlins tonight.
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 (F/10)
The Cubs completed a four-game sweep of the Mets following a 4-3 win in extras from Queens. Pete Crow-Armstrong drove-in the game-winning run with a double in the 10th inning. Chicago has won six of its last seven games and will visit Milwaukee tonight.
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Washington Nationals 5
MLB Interleague
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Seattle Mariners 1
The Athletics 9, San Francisco Giants 6
PGA
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Travelers Championship (at Cromwell, CT)
1. Eric Cole (-7)
T2. Scottie Scheffler (-6)
T2. Matt Fitzpatrick (-6)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Illinois To Face UNC Next Season
(Champaign, IL) — Illinois men’s basketball will face off against North Carolina next season. The matchup will take place at the 2027 Nashville Hoops Showdown on January 30th. The contest will be the ninth all-time meeting between the programs, and first since 2010. The Fighting Illini are coming off a Final Four appearance last season.
>>Lions CB Terrion To Remain Locked-Up
(Tampa, FL) — Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold will remain behind bars after his arrest for robbery and kidnapping in Florida. He appeared virtually from jail in Hillsborough County for his first court appearance on Thursday, and was ordered held without bond until his next appearance on Monday. Investigators accuse him of coordinating with other individuals to lure three men to an apartment, where they were beaten, robbed, and held at gunpoint. Arnold had earlier reported to police that 200-thousand dollars in personal items were stolen from an Airbnb he owned, and officials say he began planning retaliation within hours. He could face life in prison if convicted.
>>Report: Celtics Shopping Jaylen Brown
(Undated) — The Celtics are still looking to move on from one of their stars. According to ESPN, Boston remains actively engaged in trade talks regarding Jaylen Brown. Multiple teams have interest in acquiring the All-Star. The C’s are listening to offers after making an effort to acquire former MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo [[ YAHN-iss ah-dedo-KOON-bo ]] in exchange for Brown. President of basketball operations Brad Stevens said Tuesday that Brown remains “valued” by the organization.
>>NHL Draft Begins Friday In Buffalo
(Buffalo, NY) — The NHL is following the NBA’s lead in the early offseason. The league will hold Round One of its entry draft on Friday in Buffalo. The Maple Leafs own the top-overall selection and are practically guaranteed to take Penn State winger Gavin McKenna. The Sharks are in the second slot, followed by the Canucks, Sabres and Rangers. Host city Buffalo jumped up to the fourth spot after trading defenseman Bowen Byram to Chicago this week.
>>Team USA Falls To Turkey In Group Stage Finale
(Inglewood, CA) — The United States suffered its first loss in the World Cup. The Stars and Stripes fell to Turkey 3-2 in the final match of the group stage from Inglewood. Auston Trusty and Sebastian Berhalter netted goals. The team surrendered a goal on the very last shot of the game as America still finished atop Group D at 2-0-and-1. Team USA will face Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.
>>World Cup Recap
(Undated) — The final round of group stage games at the World Cup continued with 12 teams in action on Thursday. Ivory Coast started the day with a win over Curacao in Philadelphia while Ecuador upset Germany in East Rutherford. Elsewhere, Japan and Sweden played to a draw in Arlington and the Netherlands topped Tunisia in Kansas City. The night was capped off with Australia playing Paraguay to a draw in Santa Clara. Friday features more matchups including France against Norway in Foxboro, Iraq and Senegal in Toronto, Cape Verde battles Saudi Arabia in Houston, Spain meets Uruguay in Guadalajara, Iran takes on Egypt in Seattle, and Belgium faces New Zealand in Vancouver.
>>WNBA Suspends Mercury Forward Alyssa Thomas
(Undated) — The WNBA is punishing one of its veteran players. The league announced Thursday that Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas has received a flagrant foul two penalty and a one-game suspension for “recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area” of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. Thomas committed the “non-basketball act” while scrambling for a loose ball with teammates Lexi Held and DeWanna Bonner. This is the first suspension of her 13-year career. The Fever have dropped three of their last four games and will host the Los Angeles Sparks tomorrow at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
>>Travelers Championship Round One Recap
(Cromwell, CT) — Eric Cole is sitting atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Travelers Championship from TPC River Highlands. Cole leads the field by one stroke after shooting a seven under 63. Six players are tied for second at six under par including Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Nico Echavarria. Defending champion Keegan Bradley is tied for 20th at three under par. Alex Noren and Alex Smalley will be teeing off round two.
>>NASCAR Visits Sonoma On Sunday To Kick Off In-Season Challenge
(San Diego, CA) — The NASCAR Cup Series kicks off its in-season challenge on Sunday. The field squares off in the Toyota-Save Mart 350 from Sonoma Raceway in the first round of the tourney. Corey Heim stunned the other racers after securing a win in the Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado last weekend. Tyler Reddick still leads the standings while Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson and Ty Gibbs round out the top-five.
>>Sky Host Fire Tonight In Rematch
(Chicago, IL) — The Sky will try to take down the Fire again tonight. The sides clash in a rematch from Chicago. The team snapped a six-game losing streak with a big win over Portland earlier this week.