News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM      @wsjmsports      wsjmsports.com     Wednesday,  September 07, 2022

MLB  – Major League Baseball
Yesterday

  Los  Angeles Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings

  Seattle  Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 0

  Chicago  Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 3

Angels 5, Tigers 4 – F/10 – LA Angels blow lead, rally  in 10th for 5-4 win over Tigers

  Andrew Velazquez scored from third on Magneuris  Sierra’s bunt in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first  winning homestand since early May with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.  Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the  plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled home Kody Clemens with the  Tigers’ go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Mike Trout homered in his third  consecutive game for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 in their best stretch  of play since mid-May. Baez had three RBIs.

Mariners 3, White Sox 0 – Gilbert ties high with 9  strikeouts, M’s beat White Sox 3-0

  Logan Gilbert tied his career high with nine  strikeouts, Cal Raleigh homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White  Sox 3-0 to keep the AL wild-card race tight. Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the  eighth inning as the Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games. Seattle  and Tampa Bay are 1 1/2 games ahead of Toronto, which is 3 1/2 games in front  of Baltimore for the final AL wild card. Raleigh has 23 homers, tops among  catchers. Chicago has lost two of three and dropped three games behind first-place  Cleveland in the AL Central.

Cubs 9, Reds 3 – Wesneski 5 shutout innings in debut,  Cubs beat Reds 9-3 

  Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over five shutout  innings of relief to win his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs took  advantage of 11 walks to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 for their second win in  nine games. Wesneski, a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York  Yankees on Aug. 1, struck out eight and walked one in front of about 20 family  members and friends from Texas. Wesneski retired 13 of the first 14 batters.

Today

  Detroit  (Hutchison 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 5-9), 4:07 p.m.         WSJM/WCSY 3:45

  Chicago  White Sox (Kopech 4-9) at Seattle (Castillo 6-5), 4:10 p.m.

  Cincinnati  (Minor 3-10) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 7:40 p.m.

MLB  – MLB asked to voluntarily accept minor league union

  The  Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily  accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. The union’s deputy  executive director sent a letter to MLB claiming a majority of minor leaguers  signed authorization cards. The MLBPA launched the minor league unionization  drive on Aug. 28. Players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400  weekly during the six-month season. They would become their own bargaining unit  within the MLBPA.

WNBA  – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of 5)
Last Night

  Connecticut  Sun 104, Chicago Sky 80                                        (Series tied 2-2) 

  Las  Vegas Aces 97, Seattle Storm 92                                          (LVA wins 3-1) 

Sun 107, Sky 80 – Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in  semifinals series

  DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19  points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a  decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series. Alyssa Thomas added 17  for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the  winner-take-all game on Thursday. Connecticut raced out to a 22-6 lead and  never looked back. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points and Emma Meesseman added 14  for the Sky.

Aces 97, Storm 92 – Sue Bird’s career ends as Aces top  Storm to reach to Finals

  Sue Bird’s career came to an end as Chelsea Gray  scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Las Vegas Aces  advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4  of their semifinal series. The Aces won the best-of-five series 3-1, all the games  tense, pressure-packed and filled with spectacular shot-making. The Aces ended  up making more, most notably Gray, who made five of six shots down the stretch  and scored 12 of the final 20 points for the Aces. It will be the third Finals  appearance in franchise history for Las Vegas.

NCAAFB  – Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State
Georgia  moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the  regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national  champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25  presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs  narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3. Georgia  received 17 first-place votes. Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two  first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4. Clemson dropped one  place to No. 5. Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home  against Utah. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss. Oregon’s  loss to Georgia sent the Ducks all the way out of the rankings.


NCAAFB  – LSU addressing a slew of miscues after Kelly’s debut

LSU  has emerged from Brian Kelly’s coaching debut trying to address a slew of  miscues which proved costly in a narrow loss to Florida State. Kelly says  receiver Kayshon Boutte is the least of his offense’s concerns despite making  just two catches for 20 yards without scoring. He says Boutte has high  standards and was unhappy during the game. But Kelly asserts Boutte will have  “great games” this season. Kelly cites blocking and special teams among areas  needing improvement after LSU struggled to run the ball, muffed two punts and  had two kicks blocked. But Kelly says LSU also showed grit and character while  nearly erasing a late two-touchdown deficit. The Tigers host Southern on  Saturday.

NCAAFB  – Big Ten – Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under

  Half  of the Big Ten’s 14 teams this season have a punter produced by Prokick  Australia. The development academy down under has been supplying major college  football programs with game-ready special teamers at a remarkable rate.  Purdue’s Jack Ansell, Minnesota’s Mark Crawford, Rutgers’ Adam Korsak, Ohio  State’s Jesse Mirco, Illinois’ Hugh Robertson and Iowa’s Tory Taylor are all  from Australia. Indiana’s James Evans is a New Zealander. Prokick has landed  full scholarships for 190 players and counting. It was founded in 2007 by  Nathan Chapman after a brief experience in the NFL.

NFL  – Bears release renderings for enclosed suburban stadium

  The  Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super  Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The Bears released  conceptual illustrations of the proposed stadium and entertainment complex that  would be built on the site of a former horse racing track in Arlington Heights,  Illinois. The Bears say the project could include restaurants, office space, a  hotel, fitness center, new parks and open areas. They also say they would seek  no public funding for the stadium if the sale of the property is completed and  if they decide to move there. But they would seek taxpayer assistance for the  rest of the project.

NFL  – NFL features record-tying 10 new head coaches

  There  will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a  record-tying 10 new head coaches across the league. The overhaul of nearly  one-third of the league matches the previous high last reached 2006. The new  crop includes five retreads looking to bounce back after getting fired from  their last head-coaching job and five first-time coaches. They take over  varying situations with Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Las Vegas’ Josh McDaniels  taking over 2021 playoff teams in their second chances, while others like  Chicago’s Matt Eberflus and Brian Daboll of the Giants in rebuilding  situations.

Golf  – PGA/LIV – Horschel, Rahm unhappy at LIV golfers playing at Wentworth

  Golfers  from the Saudi-backed breakaway series have faced strong criticism for choosing  to play the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour this week. The main  targets of the criticism were those LIV Golf players who are in the field at  Wentworth because of their ranking in the top 60 and are seemingly chasing  ranking points not currently available on the breakaway tour. Billy Horschel is  the defending champion from the United States and called the players in  question “hypocrites.” Jon Rahm accused them of displaying double standards.

Tennis  – US Open – Khachanov stops Kyrgios in 5 sets; faces Ruud in semifinals

  Karen  Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by  edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open. Kyrgios could  not quite follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev. The  match began Tuesday night and concluded after midnight on Wednesday at a rowdy  Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 27-seeded Khachanov will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on  Friday for a berth in the championship match.

Tennis  – US Open – Garcia, 28, tops Gauff, 18, at US Open for 1st Slam semi

  Caroline  Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to  reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost  both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the  better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The Frenchwoman  stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone  playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment. Garcia has not  dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year. She finished last year ranked 74th  but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. Garcia will face Wimbledon  runner-up Ons Jabeur next.

USA  Soccer – U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements

  Representatives  for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective  bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious  fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck  separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through  2028. A signing ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against  Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty  Walsh among those on hand. The new contracts include identical pay structures  for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable  distribution of World Cup prize money.

Olympics  – Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests

  Bribery  allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are  widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case  involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the  Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen — about $540,000 —  Takahashi received from publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo  District prosecutors. Two Kadokawa officials have been arrested for allegedly  paying bribes. Takahashi has been in detention since he was arrested last month  for receiving bribes from clothing manufacturer Aoki Holdings. He was also  formally charged Tuesday with receiving bribes from Aoki. Three Aoki officials  were also charged.

MILB  – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night

  West  Michigan Whitecaps 3, Great Lakes Loons 0 

  Lansing  Lugnuts 6, Dayton Dragons 2

  Cedar  Rapids Kernels 8, South Bend Cubs 6

Tonight

  Great  Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.

  Dayton  Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.

  South  Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.

MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics
Last  Night
Women’s  Volleyball

  Lake  Michigan College 3, Grace Christian University 0

Today
Women’s  Soccer

  Marian  University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m.

Men’s  Soccer

  Marian  University’s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m.

MHSAA  – High School Sports
Last  Night
Boys  Soccer
St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1

  Portage Central 3, Lakeshore 0

  Michigan Lutheran 5, Buchanan 1

  South Haven 2, Dowagiac 2 – TIE 

  Mattawan 3, Portage Northern 1

  Gull Lake 8, Battle Creek Central 0 

  Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE 

  Vicksburg 4, Coldwater 0

Battle Creek Pennfield 7, Comstock 2

Volleyball

  Buchanan 3, Michigan Lutheran 0

  Dowagiac 3, Vicksburg 0

Brandywine 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0

Boys  Tennis

Portage Central 7, St. Joseph 1

Tonight
Boys  Soccer
Our  Lady of the Lake at Covert, 6:30 p.m.

  Brandywine  at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m.

  Fennville  at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.

  Plainwell  at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.

  Three  Rivers at Niles, 6:30 p.m.

  Watervliet  at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m.

  Paw  Paw at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.

  Comstock  at Bangor, 6:00 p.m.

  Cassopolis  at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m.

  Constantine  at Delton-Kellogg, 5:00 p.m.

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

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

Parchment  at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.

Volleyball
St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.

  Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.

  Howardsville Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00  p.m.

  Watervliet Grace Christian at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.

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

  Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.

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

Boys  Tennis
St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.

Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.

Cross  Country
Lakeland Conference Jamboree at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.AP    TOP 251Alabama(44)1-02Georgia(17)1-03Ohio State(2)1-04Michigan1-05Clemson1-06Texas A&M1-07Oklahoma1-08Notre Dame0-19Baylor1-010USC1-011Oklahoma State1-012Florida1-013Utah0-114Michigan State1-015Miami1-016Arkansas1-017Pittsburgh1-018NC State1-019Wisconsin1-020Kentucky1-021BYU1-022Ole Miss1-023Wake Forest1-024Tennessee1-025Houston1-0

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<p><strong>MLB  – Major League Baseball</strong><br>
  <strong><em><u>Yesterday</u></em></strong><strong> </strong><br>
  Los  Angeles Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 – 10 Innings<br>
  Seattle  Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 0<br>
  Chicago  Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 3</p>
<p><strong><em>Angels 5, Tigers 4 – F/10 – LA Angels blow lead, rally  in 10th for 5-4 win over Tigers</em></strong><br>
  Andrew Velazquez scored from third on Magneuris  Sierra&rsquo;s bunt in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first  winning homestand since early May with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.  Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the  plate by shortstop Javier Baez, who had singled home Kody Clemens with the  Tigers&rsquo; go-ahead run in the top of the 10th. Mike Trout homered in his third  consecutive game for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 in their best stretch  of play since mid-May. Baez had three RBIs.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mariners 3, White Sox 0 – Gilbert ties high with 9  strikeouts, M&#8217;s beat White Sox 3-0</em></strong><br>
  Logan Gilbert tied his career high with nine  strikeouts, Cal Raleigh homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White  Sox 3-0 to keep the AL wild-card race tight. Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the  eighth inning as the Mariners won for the eighth time in nine games. Seattle  and Tampa Bay are 1 1/2 games ahead of Toronto, which is 3 1/2 games in front  of Baltimore for the final AL wild card. Raleigh has 23 homers, tops among  catchers. Chicago has lost two of three and dropped three games behind first-place  Cleveland in the AL Central.</p>
<p><strong><em>Cubs 9, Reds 3 – Wesneski 5 shutout innings in debut,  Cubs beat Reds 9-3 </em></strong><br>
  Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over five shutout  innings of relief to win his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs took  advantage of 11 walks to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 for their second win in  nine games. Wesneski, a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York  Yankees on Aug. 1, struck out eight and walked one in front of about 20 family  members and friends from Texas. Wesneski retired 13 of the first 14 batters.</p>
<p><strong><em><u>Today</u></em></strong><br>
  Detroit  (Hutchison 2-7) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 5-9), 4:07 p.m.         <strong><em>WSJM/WCSY 3:45</em></strong> <br>
  Chicago  White Sox (Kopech 4-9) at Seattle (Castillo 6-5), 4:10 p.m.<br>
  Cincinnati  (Minor 3-10) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 7:40 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>MLB  – MLB asked to voluntarily accept minor league union</strong><br>
  The  Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily  accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. The union&#8217;s deputy  executive director sent a letter to MLB claiming a majority of minor leaguers  signed authorization cards. The MLBPA launched the minor league unionization  drive on Aug. 28. Players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400  weekly during the six-month season. They would become their own bargaining unit  within the MLBPA.</p>
<p><strong>WNBA  – WNBA Playoffs – WNBA Semifinals (best of 5)</strong><br>
  <strong><em><u>Last Night</u></em></strong><strong> </strong><br>
  Connecticut  Sun 104, Chicago Sky 80                                        (Series tied 2-2) <br>
  Las  Vegas Aces 97, Seattle Storm 92                                          (LVA wins 3-1) </p>
<p><strong><em>Sun 107, Sky 80 – Sun rout Sky 104-80, force Game 5 in  semifinals series</em></strong><br>
  DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19  points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 and force a  decisive Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series. Alyssa Thomas added 17  for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the  winner-take-all game on Thursday. Connecticut raced out to a 22-6 lead and  never looked back. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points and Emma Meesseman added 14  for the Sky.</p>
<p><strong><em>Aces 97, Storm 92 – Sue Bird&#8217;s career ends as Aces top  Storm to reach to Finals</em></strong><br>
  Sue Bird&rsquo;s career came to an end as Chelsea Gray  scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Las Vegas Aces  advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4  of their semifinal series. The Aces won the best-of-five series 3-1, all the games  tense, pressure-packed and filled with spectacular shot-making. The Aces ended  up making more, most notably Gray, who made five of six shots down the stretch  and scored 12 of the final 20 points for the Aces. It will be the third Finals  appearance in franchise history for Las Vegas.</p>
<p> <strong>NCAAFB  – Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State<br>
</strong>Georgia  moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the  regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national  champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25  presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs  narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3. Georgia  received 17 first-place votes. Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two  first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4. Clemson dropped one  place to No. 5. Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home  against Utah. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss. Oregon&rsquo;s  loss to Georgia sent the Ducks all the way out of the rankings.
</p>

<p><strong>NCAAFB  – LSU addressing a slew of miscues after Kelly&#8217;s debut</strong><br>
LSU  has emerged from Brian Kelly&#8217;s coaching debut trying to address a slew of  miscues which proved costly in a narrow loss to Florida State. Kelly says  receiver Kayshon Boutte is the least of his offense&#8217;s concerns despite making  just two catches for 20 yards without scoring. He says Boutte has high  standards and was unhappy during the game. But Kelly asserts Boutte will have  &ldquo;great games&rdquo; this season. Kelly cites blocking and special teams among areas  needing improvement after LSU struggled to run the ball, muffed two punts and  had two kicks blocked. But Kelly says LSU also showed grit and character while  nearly erasing a late two-touchdown deficit. The Tigers host Southern on  Saturday.</p>
<p><strong>NCAAFB  – Big Ten – Big Ten punters just keep turning up from down under</strong><br>
  Half  of the Big Ten&#8217;s 14 teams this season have a punter produced by Prokick  Australia. The development academy down under has been supplying major college  football programs with game-ready special teamers at a remarkable rate.  Purdue&#8217;s Jack Ansell, Minnesota&#8217;s Mark Crawford, Rutgers&#8217; Adam Korsak, Ohio  State&#8217;s Jesse Mirco, Illinois&#8217; Hugh Robertson and Iowa&#8217;s Tory Taylor are all  from Australia. Indiana&rsquo;s James Evans is a New Zealander. Prokick has landed  full scholarships for 190 players and counting. It was founded in 2007 by  Nathan Chapman after a brief experience in the NFL.</p>
<p><strong>NFL  – Bears release renderings for enclosed suburban stadium</strong><br>
  The  Chicago Bears plan to build an enclosed suburban stadium that could host Super  Bowls, College Football Playoff games and Final Fours. The Bears released  conceptual illustrations of the proposed stadium and entertainment complex that  would be built on the site of a former horse racing track in Arlington Heights,  Illinois. The Bears say the project could include restaurants, office space, a  hotel, fitness center, new parks and open areas. They also say they would seek  no public funding for the stadium if the sale of the property is completed and  if they decide to move there. But they would seek taxpayer assistance for the  rest of the project.<br>
  <strong>          </strong> <br>
  <strong>NFL  – NFL features record-tying 10 new head coaches</strong><br>
  There  will be a new look on the sideline in Week 1 of the NFL season with a  record-tying 10 new head coaches across the league. The overhaul of nearly  one-third of the league matches the previous high last reached 2006. The new  crop includes five retreads looking to bounce back after getting fired from  their last head-coaching job and five first-time coaches. They take over  varying situations with Tampa Bay&rsquo;s Todd Bowles and Las Vegas&rsquo; Josh McDaniels  taking over 2021 playoff teams in their second chances, while others like  Chicago&rsquo;s Matt Eberflus and Brian Daboll of the Giants in rebuilding  situations.<br>
  <strong>          </strong> <br>
  <strong>Golf  – PGA/LIV – Horschel, Rahm unhappy at LIV golfers playing at Wentworth</strong><br>
  Golfers  from the Saudi-backed breakaway series have faced strong criticism for choosing  to play the BMW PGA Championship on the European tour this week. The main  targets of the criticism were those LIV Golf players who are in the field at  Wentworth because of their ranking in the top 60 and are seemingly chasing  ranking points not currently available on the breakaway tour. Billy Horschel is  the defending champion from the United States and called the players in  question &ldquo;hypocrites.&rdquo; Jon Rahm accused them of displaying double standards.</p>
<p> <strong>Tennis  – US Open – Khachanov stops Kyrgios in 5 sets; faces Ruud in semifinals</strong><br>
  Karen  Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by  edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open. Kyrgios could  not quite follow up his victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev. The  match began Tuesday night and concluded after midnight on Wednesday at a rowdy  Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 27-seeded Khachanov will face No. 5 Casper Ruud on  Friday for a berth in the championship match.</p>
<p><strong>Tennis  – US Open – Garcia, 28, tops Gauff, 18, at US Open for 1st Slam semi</strong><br>
  Caroline  Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to  reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost  both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the  better player in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The Frenchwoman  stretched her winning streak to 13 matches and solidified her status as someone  playing as well as anyone in women&rsquo;s tennis at the moment. Garcia has not  dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year. She finished last year ranked 74th  but is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. Garcia will face Wimbledon  runner-up Ons Jabeur next.</p>
<p><strong>USA  Soccer – U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements</strong><br>
  Representatives  for the men&rsquo;s and women&rsquo;s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective  bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious  fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck  separate agreements with the players&rsquo; unions on contracts that run through  2028. A signing ceremony was held following the women&rsquo;s friendly match against  Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty  Walsh among those on hand. The new contracts include identical pay structures  for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable  distribution of World Cup prize money.</p>
<p><strong>Olympics  – Tokyo Olympics sponsorship scandal widens with more arrests</strong><br>
  Bribery  allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are  widening as Japanese prosecutors &ldquo;re-arrested&rdquo; Haruyuki Takahashi in a case  involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the  Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen — about $540,000 —  Takahashi received from publishing company Kadokawa, according to Tokyo  District prosecutors. Two Kadokawa officials have been arrested for allegedly  paying bribes. Takahashi has been in detention since he was arrested last month  for receiving bribes from clothing manufacturer Aoki Holdings. He was also  formally charged Tuesday with receiving bribes from Aoki. Three Aoki officials  were also charged.</p>
<p><strong>MILB  – Midwest League Baseball</strong><br>
  <strong><em><u>Last Night</u></em></strong> <br>
  West  Michigan Whitecaps 3, Great Lakes Loons 0 <br>
  Lansing  Lugnuts 6, Dayton Dragons 2<br>
  Cedar  Rapids Kernels 8, South Bend Cubs 6</p>
<p><strong><em><u>Tonight</u></em></strong> <br>
  Great  Lakes Loons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m.<br>
  Dayton  Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.<br>
  South  Bend Cubs at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 7:35 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>MCCAA  – Junior College Athletics</strong><br>
  <strong><em><u>Last  Night</u></em></strong><br>
  <strong><em>Women&rsquo;s  Volleyball</em></strong><br>
  Lake  Michigan College 3, Grace Christian University 0</p>
<p><strong><em><u>Today</u></em></strong><br>
  <strong><em>Women&rsquo;s  Soccer</em></strong><br>
  Marian  University&rsquo;s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 2:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong><em>Men&rsquo;s  Soccer</em></strong><br>
  Marian  University&rsquo;s Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 4:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>MHSAA  – High School Sports</strong><br>
  <strong><em><u>Last  Night</u></em></strong><br>
<strong><em>Boys  Soccer<br>
</em></strong>St. Joseph 5, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 1<br>
  Portage Central 3, Lakeshore 0<br>
  Michigan Lutheran 5, Buchanan 1<br>
  South Haven 2, Dowagiac 2 – TIE <br>
  Mattawan 3, Portage Northern 1<br>
  Gull Lake 8, Battle Creek Central 0 <br>
  Battle Creek Lakeview 1, Kalamazoo Central 1 – TIE <br>
  Vicksburg 4, Coldwater 0<br>
Battle Creek Pennfield 7, Comstock 2</p>
<p><strong><em>Volleyball</em></strong><br>
  Buchanan 3, Michigan Lutheran 0<br>
  Dowagiac 3, Vicksburg 0<br>
Brandywine 3, Kalamazoo Hackett 0</p>
<p><strong><em>Boys  Tennis</em></strong><br>
Portage Central 7, St. Joseph 1</p>
<p><strong><em><u>Tonight<br>
</u></em></strong><strong><em>Boys  Soccer<br>
</em></strong>Our  Lady of the Lake at Covert, 6:30 p.m.<br>
  Brandywine  at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m.<br>
  Fennville  at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.<br>
  Plainwell  at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.<br>
  Three  Rivers at Niles, 6:30 p.m.<br>
  Watervliet  at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m.<br>
  Paw  Paw at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.<br>
  Comstock  at Bangor, 6:00 p.m.<br>
  Cassopolis  at Bloomingdale, 5:00 p.m.<br>
  Constantine  at Delton-Kellogg, 5:00 p.m.<br>
  Allegan  at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.<br>
  Schoolcraft  at Kalamazoo Hackett, 5:00 p.m.<br>
Parchment  at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong><em>Volleyball<br>
</em></strong>St. Joseph at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m.<br>
  Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.<br>
  Howardsville Christian at Our Lady of the Lake, 6:00  p.m.<br>
  Watervliet Grace Christian at Eau Claire, 6:00 p.m.<br>
  Portage Northern at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.<br>
  Gull Lake at Battle Creek Central, 6:30 p.m.<br>
Battle Creek Lakeview at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.</p>
<p><strong><em>Boys  Tennis<br>
</em></strong>St. Joseph at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m.<br>
Battle Creek Lakeview at Lakeshore, 4:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong><em>Cross  Country<br>
</em></strong>Lakeland Conference Jamboree at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.</p><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>AP    TOP 251Alabama(44)1-02Georgia(17)1-03Ohio State(2)1-04Michigan1-05Clemson1-06Texas A&amp;M1-07Oklahoma1-08Notre Dame0-19Baylor1-010USC1-011Oklahoma State1-012Florida1-013Utah0-114Michigan State1-015Miami1-016Arkansas1-017Pittsburgh1-018NC State1-019Wisconsin1-020Kentucky1-021BYU1-022Ole Miss1-023Wake Forest1-024Tennessee1-025Houston1-0

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