MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Detroit  Tigers 14, Colorado Rockies 9

  Chicago  White Sox 8, Oakland A’s 7

  Cleveland  Guardians 8, Chicago Cubs 6 – 10 Innings

Tigers 14, Rockies 9 – Baez, Marisnick hit grand  slams, Tigers go deep 5 times to beat Rockies 14-9 

  Javier Baez and Jake Marisnick each hit a grand slam  and the Detroit Tigers hit five home runs overall to beat the Colorado Rockies  14-9. The win clinched the three-game series for the Tigers and gave them their  10th victory in their past 17 games after starting the season 27-39. The five  home runs matched the team’s total from its previous four games combined and  brought in all 14 runs. Kerry Carpenter, Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson also  homered for the Tigers. Torkelson’s two-run shot to left in the seventh inning  was his team-leading 12th homer of the season and his fourth in the past five  games.

White Sox 8, Athletics 7 – Jake Burger homers, White  Sox hold off A’s 8-7 to avoid a sweep 

  Jake Burger hit his 18th home run and the Chicago  White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 to avoid a three-game sweep. Zach  Remillard added a two-run single Sunday and Eloy Jiménez had a pair of RBI  singles as the White Sox finished their seven-game road trip 3-4. Brent Rooker  homered for Oakland hours after being named an All-Star. Touki Toussaint made  his third appearance and first start for the White Sox, allowing two runs and  three hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four in a  no-decision. Aaron Bummer was credited with the win. Gregory Santos earned his  first career save.

Guardians 8, Cubs 6 – F/10 – Naylor hits 2-run single  in 10th as Guardians beat Cubs 8-6 

  Josh Naylor hit a two-run single in the 10th inning  and the Cleveland Guardians regrouped to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 after All-Star  closer Emmanuel Clase blew a four-run lead in the ninth. Aaron Civale pitched  three-hit ball over six innings after the start of the game was delayed nearly  two hours by rain. Andrés Giménez homered in the third and scored the go-ahead  run in the 10th. Sam Hentges retired all three batters in the bottom half,  sending the Cubs to their sixth loss in seven games.

Today

  Chicago  Cubs (Smyly 7-5) at Milwaukee (Teheran 2-3), 2:10 p.m.

  Tigers  and White Sox are off

Tuesday

  Chicago  Cubs at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

  Oakland  A’s at Detroit Tigers, 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15

  Toronto  Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox, 8:10

MLB – Sox place RHP Kopech on IL with shoulder  inflammation and call up RHP Shaw

  The Chicago White Sox have placed right-hander Michael  Kopech on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 29, with right shoulder  inflammation prior before their game at Oakland. The injury is considered minor  and Kopech is expected to return shortly after the All-Star break. Kopech was  3-7 with a 4.08 ERA in 16 starts this season, striking out 97 and walking 49 in  86 innings. The 27-year-old is in his fourth major league season, all with the  White Sox, with a career 13-20 record and 3.77 ERA. Chicago selected the  contract of right-hander Bryan Shaw from Triple-A Charlotte and transferred  infielder Romy Gonzalez (right shoulder inflammation) to the 60-day IL.

Golf – PGA – Rickie Fowler wins Rocket Mortgage  Classic in playoff

  Rickie Fowler made a 12-foot birdie putt on the first  playoff hole of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, outlasting Collin Morikawa and  Adam Hadwin two weeks after squandering a chance to win his first major at the  U.S. Open. The 34-year-old Fowler got his first PGA Tour victory since winning  the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open. He had the 54-hole lead at last month’s  U.S. Open and in one tournament in each of the previous two years.



WNBA  – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday

  Chicago  Sky 89, Indiana Fever 87

Sky 89, Fever 87 – Williams scores 28 — including  winning jumper — with 8 assists as Sky beat Fever 89-87 

  Courtney Williams hit the go-ahead jumper with 18.1  seconds to play and finished with a season-high 28 points with eight assists to  help the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 89-87. Elizabeth Williams added 17  points, nine rebounds and six assists for Chicago. Marina Mabrey also had 17  points and six assists, and Kahleah Copper scored 15 points on 6-of-10  shooting. Emre Vatansever, named Chicago’s interim coach and general manager a  day earlier, won his first game at the helm for the Sky. Vatansever took over  for James Wade, who joined the coaching staff of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.  NaLyssa Smith led Indiana with 27 points, on 11-of-16 shooting, and eight  rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell added a season-high 26 points.

WNBA – Sky coach James Wade steps down to take  assistant spot with Toronto Raptors

  Chicago Sky coach and general manager James Wade is  stepping down to take an assistant coaching job with the Toronto Raptors. Wade  helped lead the team to its first WNBA title in 2021 and had an 81-59 record  with the team since taking over as head coach in 2019. Previously, he was an  assistant with the San Antonio Stars and Minnesota Lynx. The Sky announced Emre  Vatansever as the interim GM and head coach.

NBA – Damian Lillard asks the Trail Blazers for a  trade, team confirms

  Damian Lillard has asked the Portland Trail Blazers  for a trade. Two people familiar with the matter say the request will end the  seven-time All-Star’s tenure with that team. The people say Lillard is  generating interest from the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets, among others. The  Trail Blazers later confirmed that Lillard made the request but provided no  details. He is coming off a season in which he averaged 32.2 points. Lillard is  a seven-time All-NBA selection and was selected to the NBA’s 75th anniversary  team. But he has never been close to a title in his 11 seasons in the league.

NASCAR – Shane van Gisbergen wins his NASCAR Cup  Series debut in memorable finish 

  Shane van Gisbergen won his NASCAR Cup Series debut on  a rainy Sunday in downtown Chicago, chasing down Justin Haley and Chase Elliott  in a memorable finish to the series’ first street race. After passing Elliott,  van Gisbergen dueled with Haley in the final laps before the three-time  Supercars champion moved in front for good. Haley held on for second, and  Elliott was third. The 34-year-old van Gisbergen, a New Zealand native, got a chance  to drive the No. 91 Chevrolet in Chicago as part of Trackhouse Racing’s Project  91. The goal for the team is expanding its global reach.

NASCAR – NASCAR contractor dies after being  electrocuted at Chicago Street Race

  A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted  while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner  says 53-year-old Duane Tabinski died on Friday. He was hired to install audio  equipment for the race. NASCAR said it is working with police and sent  condolences to Tabinksi’s family. The Chicago Street Race is the first street  race in NASCAR Cup Series history and will run through the city’s downtown on  Sunday evening.

Tennis – Djokovic, Swiatek, Venus and Gauff get  Wimbledon started on Day 1

  Wimbledon gets started on Monday with some of the  biggest names in tennis in action. That includes Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek,  Venus Williams and Coco Gauff. It is the year’s third major tournament — and  Djokovic won the first two: the Australian Open in January and the French Open  in June. That puts him halfway to the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s  tennis since 1969. He came close to the feat in 2021. He fell just one victory  short that season when he lost in the final of the U.S. Open. He seeks a fifth  consecutive title at the All England Club and eighth overall. Both would tie  the records for a man. Djokovic’s title at Roland Garros was his 23rd at a Slam  event. That set the men’s mark in that category.



MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  West Michigan 5,  Dayton 4

  Great Lakes 4, Lansing  2

  Beloit 8, South Bend 5

  Tonight

  Lansing Lugnuts at  Great Lakes Loons, 1:05 p.m.

  South Bend Cubs at  Beloit Sky Carp, 7:25 p.m.

  West Michigan is off

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Detroit Tigers 14, Colorado Rockies 9 
 Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland A&rsquo;s 7 
 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago Cubs 6 – 10 Innings
Tigers 14, Rockies 9 – Baez, Marisnick hit grand slams, Tigers go deep 5 times to beat Rockies 14-9 
 Javier Baez and Jake Marisnick each hit a grand slam and the Detroit Tigers hit five home runs overall to beat the Colorado Rockies 14-9. The win clinched the three-game series for the Tigers and gave them their 10th victory in their past 17 games after starting the season 27-39. The five home runs matched the team&rsquo;s total from its previous four games combined and brought in all 14 runs. Kerry Carpenter, Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson also homered for the Tigers. Torkelson&rsquo;s two-run shot to left in the seventh inning was his team-leading 12th homer of the season and his fourth in the past five games.
White Sox 8, Athletics 7 – Jake Burger homers, White Sox hold off A&rsquo;s 8-7 to avoid a sweep 
 Jake Burger hit his 18th home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 to avoid a three-game sweep. Zach Remillard added a two-run single Sunday and Eloy Jiménez had a pair of RBI singles as the White Sox finished their seven-game road trip 3-4. Brent Rooker homered for Oakland hours after being named an All-Star. Touki Toussaint made his third appearance and first start for the White Sox, allowing two runs and three hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four in a no-decision. Aaron Bummer was credited with the win. Gregory Santos earned his first career save.
Guardians 8, Cubs 6 – F/10 – Naylor hits 2-run single in 10th as Guardians beat Cubs 8-6 
 Josh Naylor hit a two-run single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians regrouped to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 after All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase blew a four-run lead in the ninth. Aaron Civale pitched three-hit ball over six innings after the start of the game was delayed nearly two hours by rain. Andrés Giménez homered in the third and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th. Sam Hentges retired all three batters in the bottom half, sending the Cubs to their sixth loss in seven games.
Today 
 Chicago Cubs (Smyly 7-5) at Milwaukee (Teheran 2-3), 2:10 p.m. 
 Tigers and White Sox are off
Tuesday 
 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m. 
 Oakland A&rsquo;s at Detroit Tigers, 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15 
 Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox, 8:10
MLB – Sox place RHP Kopech on IL with shoulder inflammation and call up RHP Shaw 
 The Chicago White Sox have placed right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 29, with right shoulder inflammation prior before their game at Oakland. The injury is considered minor and Kopech is expected to return shortly after the All-Star break. Kopech was 3-7 with a 4.08 ERA in 16 starts this season, striking out 97 and walking 49 in 86 innings. The 27-year-old is in his fourth major league season, all with the White Sox, with a career 13-20 record and 3.77 ERA. Chicago selected the contract of right-hander Bryan Shaw from Triple-A Charlotte and transferred infielder Romy Gonzalez (right shoulder inflammation) to the 60-day IL.
Golf – PGA – Rickie Fowler wins Rocket Mortgage Classic in playoff 
 Rickie Fowler made a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, outlasting Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin two weeks after squandering a chance to win his first major at the U.S. Open. The 34-year-old Fowler got his first PGA Tour victory since winning the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open. He had the 54-hole lead at last month&rsquo;s U.S. Open and in one tournament in each of the previous two years. 
 
WNBA – Women&rsquo;s National Basketball Association 
 Yesterday 
 Chicago Sky 89, Indiana Fever 87
Sky 89, Fever 87 – Williams scores 28 &#8212; including winning jumper &#8212; with 8 assists as Sky beat Fever 89-87 
 Courtney Williams hit the go-ahead jumper with 18.1 seconds to play and finished with a season-high 28 points with eight assists to help the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 89-87. Elizabeth Williams added 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Chicago. Marina Mabrey also had 17 points and six assists, and Kahleah Copper scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Emre Vatansever, named Chicago&rsquo;s interim coach and general manager a day earlier, won his first game at the helm for the Sky. Vatansever took over for James Wade, who joined the coaching staff of the NBA&rsquo;s Toronto Raptors. NaLyssa Smith led Indiana with 27 points, on 11-of-16 shooting, and eight rebounds. Kelsey Mitchell added a season-high 26 points.
WNBA – Sky coach James Wade steps down to take assistant spot with Toronto Raptors 
 Chicago Sky coach and general manager James Wade is stepping down to take an assistant coaching job with the Toronto Raptors. Wade helped lead the team to its first WNBA title in 2021 and had an 81-59 record with the team since taking over as head coach in 2019. Previously, he was an assistant with the San Antonio Stars and Minnesota Lynx. The Sky announced Emre Vatansever as the interim GM and head coach.
NBA – Damian Lillard asks the Trail Blazers for a trade, team confirms 
 Damian Lillard has asked the Portland Trail Blazers for a trade. Two people familiar with the matter say the request will end the seven-time All-Star&rsquo;s tenure with that team. The people say Lillard is generating interest from the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets, among others. The Trail Blazers later confirmed that Lillard made the request but provided no details. He is coming off a season in which he averaged 32.2 points. Lillard is a seven-time All-NBA selection and was selected to the NBA&rsquo;s 75th anniversary team. But he has never been close to a title in his 11 seasons in the league.
NASCAR – Shane van Gisbergen wins his NASCAR Cup Series debut in memorable finish 
 Shane van Gisbergen won his NASCAR Cup Series debut on a rainy Sunday in downtown Chicago, chasing down Justin Haley and Chase Elliott in a memorable finish to the series&rsquo; first street race. After passing Elliott, van Gisbergen dueled with Haley in the final laps before the three-time Supercars champion moved in front for good. Haley held on for second, and Elliott was third. The 34-year-old van Gisbergen, a New Zealand native, got a chance to drive the No. 91 Chevrolet in Chicago as part of Trackhouse Racing&rsquo;s Project 91. The goal for the team is expanding its global reach.
NASCAR – NASCAR contractor dies after being electrocuted at Chicago Street Race 
 A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner says 53-year-old Duane Tabinski died on Friday. He was hired to install audio equipment for the race. NASCAR said it is working with police and sent condolences to Tabinksi&#8217;s family. The Chicago Street Race is the first street race in NASCAR Cup Series history and will run through the city&#8217;s downtown on Sunday evening.
Tennis – Djokovic, Swiatek, Venus and Gauff get Wimbledon started on Day 1 
 Wimbledon gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis in action. That includes Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Venus Williams and Coco Gauff. It is the year&rsquo;s third major tournament — and Djokovic won the first two: the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. That puts him halfway to the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men&rsquo;s tennis since 1969. He came close to the feat in 2021. He fell just one victory short that season when he lost in the final of the U.S. Open. He seeks a fifth consecutive title at the All England Club and eighth overall. Both would tie the records for a man. Djokovic&rsquo;s title at Roland Garros was his 23rd at a Slam event. That set the men&rsquo;s mark in that category. 
 
MWL – Midwest League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 West Michigan 5, Dayton 4 
 Great Lakes 4, Lansing 2 
 Beloit 8, South Bend 5
 Tonight 
 Lansing Lugnuts at Great Lakes Loons, 1:05 p.m. 
 South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:25 p.m. 
 West Michigan is off

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 14, Colorado Rockies 9 Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland A’s 7 Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago Cubs 6 – 10 Innings Tigers 14, Rockies 9 – Baez, Marisnick hit grand