MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Seattle  Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3

  Kansas  City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 7

Toronto  Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Mariners 9, Tigers 3 – Raleigh, France lead Mariners  to 9-3 victory over Tigers 

Cal Raleigh sparked a six-run third with a solo homer  and capped it with a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners rolled past the Detroit  Tigers 9-3. Ty France supplied three hits, including his 16th homer, and scored  three runs with two RBIs. Carlos Santana had a two-run homer for Seattle, which  has won four of its last five games. George Kirby (6-3) allowed only two hits  in five scoreless innings. Tigers starter Matt Manning (1-2) gave up seven runs  and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.

Royals 9, White Sox 7 – Pratto 2 HRs lead Royals; La  Russa out, Chisox 5th L in row 

  Rookie Nick Pratto hit two home runs to highlight a  career-high four-hit performance and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago  White Sox 9-7. Chicago has lost five in a row. White Sox manager Tony La Russa  missed the game because of an unspecified medical issue. The team said the  77-year-old Hall of Famer was out on the recommendation of his doctors and  would undergo further testing Wednesday. Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove  in five runs for the White Sox. Salvador Perez and Michael A. Taylor each  homered and drove in three runs for the Royals. Pratto added a double and also  had three RBIs.

Blue Jays 5, Cubs 3 – Hernández, Guerrero homer to  back Gausman, Jays top Cubs 5-3

  Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Vladimir  Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs  5-3. Kevin Gausman pitched six solid innings to win his second straight  decision as the Blue Jays won back-to-back games after losing their previous  three. Toronto is in position for an AL wild card. Guerrero finished with three  hits and two RBIs. Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs  for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg  injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer.

Tonight

  Chicago  Cubs (TBD) at Toronto (White 1-4), 7:07 p.m.

  Seattle  (Gonzales 9-12) at Detroit (Alexander 3-8), 7:10 p.m.              WSJM/WCSY 6:50

  Kansas  City (Bubic 2-9) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5), 8:10 p.m.

MLB  – Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start

  Major  League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least  30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming  days and weeks. That would pave the way forward to start the process of  creating a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. Clark said there has  been a “tremendous response.” Signed cards from 30% of minor leaguers in the  bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition with the National  Labor Relations Board asking for a union authorization election, which would be  decided by majority vote.

NFL  – St. Joe Alumni makes Colts’ 53-man roster

  One  former player that played under the Friday night lights at Dickinson Stadium in  St. Joseph, will now be playing in front of the brighter lights and the dome of  Lucas Oil Stadium.  Wesley French, a 2015  graduate of St. Joseph High School, made the 53-man roster of the Indianapolis  Colts.  He was signed by the Colts as an  undrafted free agent after going unselected in this year’s NFL Draft.  An offensive lineman, French, played  significant time in all three of the Colts preseason games.  French played his college football at Western  Michigan.

FIFA  – FIFA safeguarding program used at under-20 Women’s World Cup

  The  under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica was the first youth tournament to use  FIFA’s safeguarding program, which is aimed at keeping participants and fans  safe from abuse, exploitation and harassment. FIFA announced that all 32 games  were staffed by a safeguarding official as well as a representative from Costa  Rica’s National Children’s Institute. Participants were also briefed about  abuse and how to report it.

WNBA  – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five)
Tonight

  Connecticut  Sun at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.                        (CTS Leads 1-0)

Tennis  – US Open – Venus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round

  Past  U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost  in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams, who won two of  her seven major titles in New York, was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in  straight sets Tuesday. Their match came a day after Serena Williams won her  first-round match in a much fuller and louder Arthur Ashe Stadium. Venus, who  turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis,  unlike her younger sibling. Osaka is also a two-time title winner at the U.S.  Open and was beaten by Danielle Collins. Raducanu became the third defending  champion at Flushing Meadows to bow out in the first round, eliminated by Alizé  Cornet.

NCAAFB  – Recent success secures Notre Dame’s treasured independence

  Notre  Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick tells The Associated Press that the  Fighting Irish’s position as a major college football independent is stronger  now than when he stepped into the job in 2008. Despite massive change  throughout college sports, Notre Dame’s success on the field has made it even  more unlikely that Notre Dame football will join a conference. The fifth-ranked  Fighting Irish begin their season Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Notre  Dame is coming off its fifth straight double-digit victory season.

NCAA  – ‘Arms race’: NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon

  The  NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their  name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a  chance to profit off their fame but wouldn’t be used as a recruiting weapon.  That’s not how it’s worked out. The NCAA emphasizes that rules remain in effect  to avoid pay-for-play situations or improper inducements. But there’s nothing  stopping colleges from pointing out to recruits how much their athletes on  campus have made through NIL compensation deals. It has now become common.

IIHF  – US beats Canada 5-2 at women’s hockey world championship

  Megan  Keller had a goal and an assist as the United States rallied for a 5-2 victory  over Olympic champion Canada in group play at the women’s hockey world  championship. Lacey Eden scored the winner in the third period to help the  Americans beat their longtime rival and close out group play undefeated in  central Denmark. The teams are heavy favorites to meet again in Sunday’s final.  The quarterfinals are Thursday. The U.S. will face Hungary, while Canada will  play Sweden. Group B winner Czechia will play Finland, and Switzerland faces  Japan.

Golf  – McIlroy prepares to ‘stomach’ LIV Golf players at Wentworth

  It  sure doesn’t sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV  Golf players to visit over tea. There are 18 LIV players who have entered the  BMW PGA Championship next week at European tour headquarters. Rory McIlroy says  it’s going to be hard for him to stomach seeing some of the players who have  left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed rival tour. Some of those players are  longtime friends or Ryder Cup teammates. And for those who signed up for LIV to  play less? The next three weeks will be taking them to Boston, London and  Chicago.

MILB  – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  West  Michigan Whitecaps 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1

  South  Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 3

  Lake  County Captains 8, Great Lakes Loons 1

Tonight

  West  Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m.

  Lansing  Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

  Lake  County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.

MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics
Last  Night
Volleyball

  Muskegon  Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Last  Night
Boys  Soccer

  Howardsville Christian 4, Michigan Lutheran 1

  South Haven 0, Holland Black River 0 – TIE 

  Edwardsburg 4, Marshall 1

  Coldwater 6, Otsego 2

  Dowagiac 2, Three Rivers 1

  Portage Central 2, Grand Rapids Christian 2 –  TIE 

  Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Parchment 0

  Byron Center Zion Christian 6, Saugatuck 0

Boys  Tennis

  St. Joseph 7, Lakeshore 1

  Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Buchanan 0

  Three Rivers 8, Niles 0

Girls  Swimming and Diving

  Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 118, St. Joseph 68

  Portage Northern 108, Mattawan 64

Today
Boys soccer

  Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.

  Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.

  Bangor at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m.

  Watervliet at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.

  Berrien Springs at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.

  Cassopolis at Niles, 5:00 p.m.

  Bloomingdale at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30  p.m.

  Lawton at Comstock, 5:00 p.m.

  Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.

  Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.

  Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.

  Sturgis at Parma Western, 6:30 p.m.

  Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30  p.m.

  Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix,  6:30 p.m.

  Mattawan at Gull lake, 6:30 p.m.

  Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.

Volleyball

  New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m.

  Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m.

  Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m.

  Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m.

  Delton-Kellogg at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m.

  Saugatuck at Holland, 5:00 p.m.

Boys Tennis

  St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.

  Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 
 Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 7 
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Mariners 9, Tigers 3 – Raleigh, France lead Mariners to 9-3 victory over Tigers 
Cal Raleigh sparked a six-run third with a solo homer and capped it with a sacrifice fly as the Seattle Mariners rolled past the Detroit Tigers 9-3. Ty France supplied three hits, including his 16th homer, and scored three runs with two RBIs. Carlos Santana had a two-run homer for Seattle, which has won four of its last five games. George Kirby (6-3) allowed only two hits in five scoreless innings. Tigers starter Matt Manning (1-2) gave up seven runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Royals 9, White Sox 7 – Pratto 2 HRs lead Royals; La Russa out, Chisox 5th L in row 
 Rookie Nick Pratto hit two home runs to highlight a career-high four-hit performance and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 9-7. Chicago has lost five in a row. White Sox manager Tony La Russa missed the game because of an unspecified medical issue. The team said the 77-year-old Hall of Famer was out on the recommendation of his doctors and would undergo further testing Wednesday. Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove in five runs for the White Sox. Salvador Perez and Michael A. Taylor each homered and drove in three runs for the Royals. Pratto added a double and also had three RBIs.
Blue Jays 5, Cubs 3 – Hernández, Guerrero homer to back Gausman, Jays top Cubs 5-3 
 Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Kevin Gausman pitched six solid innings to win his second straight decision as the Blue Jays won back-to-back games after losing their previous three. Toronto is in position for an AL wild card. Guerrero finished with three hits and two RBIs. Willson Contreras and Christopher Morel hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but Contreras left in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. Contreras limped around the bases after his homer.
Tonight 
 Chicago Cubs (TBD) at Toronto (White 1-4), 7:07 p.m. 
 Seattle (Gonzales 9-12) at Detroit (Alexander 3-8), 7:10 p.m.              WSJM/WCSY 6:50 
 Kansas City (Bubic 2-9) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 3-5), 8:10 p.m.
MLB – Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start 
 Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks. That would pave the way forward to start the process of creating a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. Clark said there has been a &ldquo;tremendous response.&rdquo; Signed cards from 30% of minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a union authorization election, which would be decided by majority vote.
NFL – St. Joe Alumni makes Colts&rsquo; 53-man roster 
 One former player that played under the Friday night lights at Dickinson Stadium in St. Joseph, will now be playing in front of the brighter lights and the dome of Lucas Oil Stadium.  Wesley French, a 2015 graduate of St. Joseph High School, made the 53-man roster of the Indianapolis Colts.  He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in this year&rsquo;s NFL Draft.  An offensive lineman, French, played significant time in all three of the Colts preseason games.  French played his college football at Western Michigan.
FIFA – FIFA safeguarding program used at under-20 Women&#8217;s World Cup 
 The under-20 Women&rsquo;s World Cup in Costa Rica was the first youth tournament to use FIFA&rsquo;s safeguarding program, which is aimed at keeping participants and fans safe from abuse, exploitation and harassment. FIFA announced that all 32 games were staffed by a safeguarding official as well as a representative from Costa Rica&rsquo;s National Children&rsquo;s Institute. Participants were also briefed about abuse and how to report it.
WNBA – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of five) 
 Tonight 
 Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky, 8:00 p.m.                        (CTS Leads 1-0) 
Tennis – US Open – Venus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round 
 Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams, who won two of her seven major titles in New York, was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets Tuesday. Their match came a day after Serena Williams won her first-round match in a much fuller and louder Arthur Ashe Stadium. Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis, unlike her younger sibling. Osaka is also a two-time title winner at the U.S. Open and was beaten by Danielle Collins. Raducanu became the third defending champion at Flushing Meadows to bow out in the first round, eliminated by Alizé Cornet.
NCAAFB – Recent success secures Notre Dame&#8217;s treasured independence 
 Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick tells The Associated Press that the Fighting Irish&rsquo;s position as a major college football independent is stronger now than when he stepped into the job in 2008. Despite massive change throughout college sports, Notre Dame&#8217;s success on the field has made it even more unlikely that Notre Dame football will join a conference. The fifth-ranked Fighting Irish begin their season Saturday night at No. 2 Ohio State. Notre Dame is coming off its fifth straight double-digit victory season.
NCAA – &#8216;Arms race&#8217;: NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon 
 The NCAA instituted a policy last summer allowing athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness. The idea was that it would give established players a chance to profit off their fame but wouldn&rsquo;t be used as a recruiting weapon. That&rsquo;s not how it&rsquo;s worked out. The NCAA emphasizes that rules remain in effect to avoid pay-for-play situations or improper inducements. But there&rsquo;s nothing stopping colleges from pointing out to recruits how much their athletes on campus have made through NIL compensation deals. It has now become common.
IIHF – US beats Canada 5-2 at women&rsquo;s hockey world championship 
 Megan Keller had a goal and an assist as the United States rallied for a 5-2 victory over Olympic champion Canada in group play at the women&#8217;s hockey world championship. Lacey Eden scored the winner in the third period to help the Americans beat their longtime rival and close out group play undefeated in central Denmark. The teams are heavy favorites to meet again in Sunday&rsquo;s final. The quarterfinals are Thursday. The U.S. will face Hungary, while Canada will play Sweden. Group B winner Czechia will play Finland, and Switzerland faces Japan.
Golf – McIlroy prepares to &#8216;stomach&#8217; LIV Golf players at Wentworth 
 It sure doesn&#8217;t sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea. There are 18 LIV players who have entered the BMW PGA Championship next week at European tour headquarters. Rory McIlroy says it&#8217;s going to be hard for him to stomach seeing some of the players who have left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed rival tour. Some of those players are longtime friends or Ryder Cup teammates. And for those who signed up for LIV to play less? The next three weeks will be taking them to Boston, London and Chicago.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 1 
 South Bend Cubs 4, Lansing Lugnuts 3 
 Lake County Captains 8, Great Lakes Loons 1
Tonight 
 West Michigan Whitecaps at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 6:35 p.m. 
 Lansing Lugnuts at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. 
 Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
MCCAA – Junior College Athletics 
 Last Night 
 Volleyball 
 Muskegon Community College 3, Lake Michigan College 0 
MHSAA – High School Sports 
 Last Night 
 Boys Soccer 
 Howardsville Christian 4, Michigan Lutheran 1 
 South Haven 0, Holland Black River 0 – TIE 
 Edwardsburg 4, Marshall 1 
 Coldwater 6, Otsego 2 
 Dowagiac 2, Three Rivers 1 
 Portage Central 2, Grand Rapids Christian 2 – TIE 
 Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Parchment 0 
 Byron Center Zion Christian 6, Saugatuck 0
Boys Tennis 
 St. Joseph 7, Lakeshore 1 
 Kalamazoo Hackett 8, Buchanan 0 
 Three Rivers 8, Niles 0
Girls Swimming and Diving 
 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 118, St. Joseph 68 
 Portage Northern 108, Mattawan 64
Today 
 Boys soccer 
 Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. 
 Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m. 
 Bangor at Brandywine, 5:00 p.m. 
 Watervliet at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m. 
 Berrien Springs at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m. 
 Cassopolis at Niles, 5:00 p.m. 
 Bloomingdale at Battle Creek Pennfield, 6:30 p.m. 
 Lawton at Comstock, 5:00 p.m. 
 Delton-Kellogg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m. 
 Holland Black River at Coloma, 6:00 p.m. 
 Kalamazoo Christian at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m. 
 Sturgis at Parma Western, 6:30 p.m. 
 Portage Central at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m. 
 Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m. 
 Mattawan at Gull lake, 6:30 p.m. 
 Harper Creek at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Volleyball 
 New Buffalo at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00 p.m. 
 Otsego at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m. 
 Edwardsburg at Three Rivers, 6:00 p.m. 
 Sturgis at Vicksburg, 6:00 p.m. 
 Delton-Kellogg at Plainwell, 6:00 p.m. 
 Saugatuck at Holland, 5:00 p.m.
Boys Tennis 
 St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m. 
 Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.

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MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Mariners 9, Tigers 3 – Raleigh, France lead Mariners to