YOUTH SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
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LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL:
11 U TOURNAMENT:
SILVER BRACKET:
3RD PLACE GAME:
Lions Club 7, La Fuente 5
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
DiMaggio’s 20, Hayes Plumbing 0
1st Place 11 U Tournament-Silver Bracket: DiMaggio’s
Front Row: L-R: Aleks Stewart, Cohen Richards, Myles Lane, Silas Roach, Landis Hall, Om Raval, Huxley Potts, Kaizen Livesay
Middle Row: L-R: Landon Wheat, Carter Hutchens, Brody McKitrick
Back Row: L-R: Coach Stephen Potts, Coach Travis Wheat, Coach Jeremy Hall, Coach Logan Hutchens
2nd Place 11 U Tournament-Silver Bracket: Hayes Plumbing
Front Row: L-R: Kasen Wright, Waylon Stine, Rory Hopfinger, JT Persinger, Brenden Toombs
Back Row: L-R: Coach Chris Hopfinger, Locke Curd, Hayden Thomas, Easton Robbins, Isaac Billington, Chandler Frank, Maddex Moore, Coach Chase Curd
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB American League
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Cleveland Guardians 6, Chicago White Sox 5
The White Sox got walked-off by the Guardians 6-5 in their series opener from Cleveland. Grant Taylor gave up the game-winning, two-run homer. Chicago has dropped back-to-back games and will continue the four-game set tonight.
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 4
Seattle Mariners 1, Los Angeles Angels 0
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 5
The Cardinals blasted the Braves 11-5 to claim their three-game series from Atlanta. Nathan Church crushed a two-run homer as part of a seven run seventh inning. Jordan Walker also went deep and drove-in four runs as St. Louis has won three-of-four. The Cardinals and Cubs battle in the first of three games from Wrigley this afternoon. David Peterson takes the mound while the Cards counter with Andre Pallante. First pitch is at 3:05pm.
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Cincinnati Reds 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Colorado Rockies 14, Miami Marlins 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Diego Padres 7
MLB Interleague
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No Games Scheduled
PGA
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John Deere Classic (at Silvis, IL)
T1. Lucas Glover (-8)
T1. Zac Blair (-8)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Report: 76ers Show Interest In LeBron James
(Philadelphia, PA) — The 76ers are swinging for the fences. ESPN reports the team is trying to lure LeBron James to the City of Brotherly Love. The 41-year-old is an unrestricted free agent after announcing his departure from the Lakers. The news comes one day after Philly fleeced Boston for 2024 Finals MVP Jaylen Brown in a trade that sent Paul George and draft picks to Beantown.
>>MLB Hands Out Suspensions For Red Sox And Nationals
(Undated) — Major League Baseball has dished out its discipline for an incident that took place between the Red Sox and Nationals earlier this week. Boston infielder Willson Contreras and Washington right-hander Cade Cavalli each have been suspended seven games for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl at Fenway Park. The Nats’ righty appeared to say, “sit down, boy” to Contreras after striking him out in Tuesday’s game. Contreras charged the mound and tried to throw his helmet over a group of players at Cavalli. In addition, Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas was suspended five games and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton was handed a three-game ban.
>>Ovechkin Returning to Caps For 22nd NHL Season
(Washington, DC) — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will return for his 22nd NHL season. The league’s all-time leader in goals re-signed with the Caps today after agreeing on a one-year, incentive-laden contract. Ovechkin had been quiet after Washington was eliminated from playoff contention, only saying that he would consult with his family and the team on his future. GM Chris Patrick said on Wednesday that there was room on the roster and under the salary cap for the 40-year-old winger after several moves to improve the roster over the past two weeks.
>>Wild And Flames Agree To Trade
(Undated) — A couple Western Conference teams agreed to a trade in the NHL on Thursday. The Wild are acquiring forward Blake Coleman and defenseman Olli Maatta from the Flames in exchange for defenseman Jake Middleton and three draft picks, including a second rounder in 2029. Calgary is also retaining 50 percent of the salary Coleman is owed in the final year of his contract. Minnesota has also added forward Maxim Shabanov, and re-signed defenseman Zach Bogosian and forward Nick Foligno.
>>Fever’s Clark, Boston, Mitchell Headline WNBA All-Star Starters
(Undated) — Indiana Fever stars Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell were named starters for this month’s WNBA All-Star Game. The trio will be joined by Natasha Howard and Olivia Miles of the Minnesota Lynx, the Dallas Wings’ Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard, A’Ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart and Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams. Starters were selected by a combined vote of fans, current players and the media. The teams will be selected by WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Theresa Weatherspoon to recognize the league’s 30th anniversary. The WNBA All-Star Game is set for July 25th in Chicago.
>>John Deere Classic Round One Recap
(Silvis, IL) — Two players are tied atop the leaderboard after the first round of the John Deere Classic. Lucas Glover and Zac Blair each shot an eight under 63 to open the tournament. Lee Hodges, Stephan Jaeger and Zach Johnson are tied for third at seven under par. Defending champion Brian Campbell is tied for 67th at one under. Takumi Kanaya, Austin Cook and Dylan Wu will be among the first group of players teeing off round two at TPC Deere Run.
>>NASCAR Cup Series Continues In-Season Challenge On Sunday
(Joliet, IL) — The NASCAR Cup Series continues its in-season challenge this Sunday. The racers square off in the eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Shane van Gisbergen earned the first victory of the tournament with a win from Sonoma last weekend. The driver of the Number-97 car sits 14th in the overall standings while Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Larson make up the top-five.
>>Wimbledon Day Four Recap
(London, UK) — Wimbledon continued Thursday with men’s and women’s singles and doubles on display. Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur and Taylor Fritz stole the spotlight with straight set victories. American Frances Tiafoe also advanced to the third round. In men’s doubles, it was Robert Cash and JJ Tracy representing the Americans and moving on to round two. Women’s singles saw Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek collected straight set wins, while sixth seed Amanda Anisimova topped fellow American Sofia Kenin in three sets. Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova defended their top seed status with a dominant performance in round one of women’s doubles.
>>Spain, Portugal, Switzerland Advance To World Cup Ro16
(Undated) — Three more teams punched their tickets to the World Cup Round of 16. Spain shut out Austria 3-0 from Inglewood behind a pair of goals from Mikel Oyarzabal. Goncalo Ramos scored deep into stoppage time to give Portugal a 2-1 win over Croatia in Toronto. Switzerland blanked Algeria 2-0 from Vancouver with the help of an early goal from Breel Embolo. A trio of other matchups are taking place on Friday. Australia battles Egypt from Arlington, Argentina clashes against Cape Verde in Miami and Columbia squares off against Ghana from Kansas City.
WNBA:
>>Sky At Aces Tonight
(Las Vegas, NV) — The Sky are hoping to get revenge tonight. The team tips off against the Aces on the road. Chicago is coming off a recent loss to Vegas, which snapped a two-game winning streak.
>>Fever Visit Aces On Sunday
(Las Vegas, NV) — The Fever face a tough test this weekend. Indiana is visiting the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday. Head coach Stephanie White has yet to determine the status of Caitlin Clark, who is dealing with a lingering back injury.