MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 0

  Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Rain

White Sox 11, Twins 0 – Cease, White Sox top Twins  11-0 to win big series into break

  Dylan  Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for  the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White  Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against  the first-place Twins. The White Sox outscored the Twins 32-10 in the series.  Minnesota leads the AL Central by two games over Cleveland. The White Sox are  three behind the Twins. Andrew Vaughn had a homer among three hits and three  RBIs. Yoán Moncada and Josh Harrison also homered for the White Sox.

Cubs 3, Mets 2 – Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide  by topping Mets 3-2

  Nico  Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and  the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the New York Mets 3-2.  Christopher Morel sparked Chicago’s winning rally with a leadoff infield single  against Drew Smith. Morel advanced to third on Willson Contreras’ single and  scored on Ian Happ’s tapper to the right of the mound. After Seiya Suzuki  popped out, Hoerner’s liner into center drove in Contreras from second for a  3-2 lead. Hoerner finished with three hits. Rowan Wick pitched a scoreless  inning for the win, and David Robertson got three outs for his 13th save.

Tigers at Guardians, PPD – Tigers-Guardians game  postponed by rain

  The  finale of the four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland  Guardians on Sunday has been postponed by rain. The Guardians have had nine  home games postponed by inclement weather and have played seven doubleheaders  at Progressive Field. The scheduled 1:40 p.m. game was called off about two  hours before the first pitch. The game will be made up as part of a traditional  doubleheader Aug. 15. The Tigers optioned rookie first baseman Spencer  Torkelson, who batted .197 in 83 games, to Triple-A Toledo after the  postponement was announced.

Today
No games tonight, All-star break

  2022 Home Run Derby, 8:00 p.m.                                       Dodger Stadium, Los  Angeles, CA

Tuesday

  American League at National League, 8:00 p.m.                  Dodger Stadium, Los  Angeles, CA

Season Resumes

  Detroit Tigers                 at  Oakland A’s, Thursday 3:37 p.m.

  Chicago White Sox           vs.  Cleveland Guardians, Friday, 8:10 p.m.

  Chicago Cubs                   at  Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, 7:05 p.m.

MLB – All-Star Home Run Derby in LA, Sale’s hand exam

  Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off  in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and  fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is  trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He  tops the majors with 78 RBIs and has hit 24 home runs this season for the NL  East-leading New York Mets. Alonso takes on Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. in the  first round. The other pairings are Schwarber vs. Pujols, Juan Soto vs. José  Ramírez and Julio Rodríguez vs. Corey Seager.

MLB – Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB  draft

  Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars  Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks  in baseball’s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting  champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat of  a surprise. Justin Crawford, a son of four-time All-Star Carl Crawford, was  taken by Philadelphia at No. 17. Texas used the third pick on Kumar Rocker, a  big right-hander who failed to sign with the New York Mets after being selected  10th overall last year. With the 7th pick, the Chicago Cubs took RHP  Cade Horton from the University of Okalhoma.  The Tigers chose Texas Tech 2B Jac e Jung.  The White Sox at 26 chose LHP Noah Schultz  from Oswego East High School in Illinois.


WNBA  – Women’s National Basketball Association
Yesterday

  Seattle Storm 81, Indiana Fever 65

Storm 81, Fever 65 – Stewart hit 4 3s, scores 25 to  help Storm beat Fever 81-65

  Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina  Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 to  extend the Fever’s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game  behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and  defending-champion Chicago Sky (19-6). NaLyssa Smith led Indiana (5-22) with 15  points and nine rebounds.

Golf – British Open – Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at  British Open for 1st major

  Cameron Smith is the British Open champion not many  saw coming. The Australian and his magical putter stormed from behind at St.  Andrews to overcome Rory McIlroy and win the British Open for his first major.  Smith made five straight birdies to start the back nine. He saved par on the  dangerous Road Hole at the 17th. And he finished with two putts from 80 feet  for birdie and a 64. It’s the lowest final round ever by a winner at St.  Andrews, and Smith matched the major championship score to par at 20 under.  Cameron Young finished second.

Golf – LPGA – Jennifer Kupcho, Lizette Salas win LPGA  Tour team event

  Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great  Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play  for a five-stroke victory. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under  254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot,  shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an  alternate-shot 64. Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career,  while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron  Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA  Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill  Championship. Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 62.

NASCAR – Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at  New Hampshire

  Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning  Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner  this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018,  2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at Atlanta Motor  Speedway. Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff  field. With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the  possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff  spot or spots would be decided on points.

IndyCar – Scott Dixon ties Mario Andretti with 52nd  career IndyCar win

  Scott Dixon snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday  and moved into a tie with Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar’s career wins  list when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist in the  series’ return to Canada. Dixon’s first win since May 2021 at Texas extends  Dixon’s streak of winning at least one race in a record 18 consecutive years,  and it leaves him trailing only A.J. Foyt’s 67 wins on the career list. It also  shoves Dixon into the thick of the points race as he chases a seventh title,  which would match Foyt for the most in the history of the open-wheel series.

USA Soccer – Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role  for US women

  Alex Morgan and the U.S. women’s national soccer team  are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the  title game of the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States and Canada have  already qualified for next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as  top finishers at the tournament. But the winner of the final also earns one of  the region’s berths at the 2024 Olympics in France. Morgan, 33, is now one of  the more senior members of the team, which has brought in budding players like  fellow forwards Sophia Smith, Mallory, Pugh, and Trinity Rodman since the Tokyo  Olympics.

MILB – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4  – F/10

  Lansing Lugnuts 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2

  Quad Cities River Bandits 8, Great Lakes Loons 7

South Bend Cubs 3, Peoria Chiefs 1

Tonight

  No games today.

MLB – Major League Baseball 
 Yesterday 
 Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 0 
 Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 
Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, PPD Rain
White Sox 11, Twins 0 – Cease, White Sox top Twins 11-0 to win big series into break 
 Dylan Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins. The White Sox outscored the Twins 32-10 in the series. Minnesota leads the AL Central by two games over Cleveland. The White Sox are three behind the Twins. Andrew Vaughn had a homer among three hits and three RBIs. Yoán Moncada and Josh Harrison also homered for the White Sox.
Cubs 3, Mets 2 – Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide by topping Mets 3-2 
 Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the New York Mets 3-2. Christopher Morel sparked Chicago&rsquo;s winning rally with a leadoff infield single against Drew Smith. Morel advanced to third on Willson Contreras&rsquo; single and scored on Ian Happ&rsquo;s tapper to the right of the mound. After Seiya Suzuki popped out, Hoerner&rsquo;s liner into center drove in Contreras from second for a 3-2 lead. Hoerner finished with three hits. Rowan Wick pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and David Robertson got three outs for his 13th save.
Tigers at Guardians, PPD – Tigers-Guardians game postponed by rain 
 The finale of the four-game series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday has been postponed by rain. The Guardians have had nine home games postponed by inclement weather and have played seven doubleheaders at Progressive Field. The scheduled 1:40 p.m. game was called off about two hours before the first pitch. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader Aug. 15. The Tigers optioned rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson, who batted .197 in 83 games, to Triple-A Toledo after the postponement was announced.
Today 
 No games tonight, All-star break 
 2022 Home Run Derby, 8:00 p.m.                                       Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday 
 American League at National League, 8:00 p.m.                  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Season Resumes 
 Detroit Tigers                 at Oakland A&rsquo;s, Thursday 3:37 p.m. 
 Chicago White Sox           vs. Cleveland Guardians, Friday, 8:10 p.m. 
 Chicago Cubs                   at Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, 7:05 p.m.
MLB – All-Star Home Run Derby in LA, Sale&#8217;s hand exam 
 Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He tops the majors with 78 RBIs and has hit 24 home runs this season for the NL East-leading New York Mets. Alonso takes on Atlanta&rsquo;s Ronald Acuña Jr. in the first round. The other pairings are Schwarber vs. Pujols, Juan Soto vs. José Ramírez and Julio Rodríguez vs. Corey Seager.
MLB – Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft 
 Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks in baseball&rsquo;s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat of a surprise. Justin Crawford, a son of four-time All-Star Carl Crawford, was taken by Philadelphia at No. 17. Texas used the third pick on Kumar Rocker, a big right-hander who failed to sign with the New York Mets after being selected 10th overall last year. With the 7th pick, the Chicago Cubs took RHP Cade Horton from the University of Okalhoma.  The Tigers chose Texas Tech 2B Jac e Jung.  The White Sox at 26 chose LHP Noah Schultz from Oswego East High School in Illinois. 
 
WNBA – Women&rsquo;s National Basketball Association 
 Yesterday 
 Seattle Storm 81, Indiana Fever 65
Storm 81, Fever 65 – Stewart hit 4 3s, scores 25 to help Storm beat Fever 81-65 
 Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 to extend the Fever&rsquo;s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and defending-champion Chicago Sky (19-6). NaLyssa Smith led Indiana (5-22) with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Golf – British Open – Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major 
 Cameron Smith is the British Open champion not many saw coming. The Australian and his magical putter stormed from behind at St. Andrews to overcome Rory McIlroy and win the British Open for his first major. Smith made five straight birdies to start the back nine. He saved par on the dangerous Road Hole at the 17th. And he finished with two putts from 80 feet for birdie and a 64. It&#8217;s the lowest final round ever by a winner at St. Andrews, and Smith matched the major championship score to par at 20 under. Cameron Young finished second.
Golf – LPGA – Jennifer Kupcho, Lizette Salas win LPGA Tour team event 
 Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under 254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64. Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. Salas also won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship. Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 62.
NASCAR – Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at New Hampshire 
 Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week&rsquo;s winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell is the 14th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver playoff field. With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points.
IndyCar – Scott Dixon ties Mario Andretti with 52nd career IndyCar win 
 Scott Dixon snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday and moved into a tie with Mario Andretti for second on IndyCar&rsquo;s career wins list when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist in the series&rsquo; return to Canada. Dixon&#8217;s first win since May 2021 at Texas extends Dixon&rsquo;s streak of winning at least one race in a record 18 consecutive years, and it leaves him trailing only A.J. Foyt&rsquo;s 67 wins on the career list. It also shoves Dixon into the thick of the points race as he chases a seventh title, which would match Foyt for the most in the history of the open-wheel series.
USA Soccer – Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US women 
 Alex Morgan and the U.S. women&#8217;s national soccer team are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the title game of the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States and Canada have already qualified for next summer&rsquo;s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as top finishers at the tournament. But the winner of the final also earns one of the region&rsquo;s berths at the 2024 Olympics in France. Morgan, 33, is now one of the more senior members of the team, which has brought in budding players like fellow forwards Sophia Smith, Mallory, Pugh, and Trinity Rodman since the Tokyo Olympics.
MILB – Midwest League Baseball 
 Last Night 
 West Michigan Whitecaps 5, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4 – F/10 
 Lansing Lugnuts 3, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 2 
 Quad Cities River Bandits 8, Great Lakes Loons 7 
South Bend Cubs 3, Peoria Chiefs 1
Tonight 
 No games today.

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