Rupp Back to Full
UK Athletics officials say they intend to operate Rupp Arena at full capacity for the upcoming basketball season. Men’s head coach John Calipari says he’s looking forward to playing before a large crowd again. Wildcat athletics officials say season ticket renewals are underway. Early renewal incentives are available through August 13th.
Lester Falls in Cards Debut
Jon Lester struggled early in his debut start for the Cardinals, giving up five first inning runs in a 6-1 loss to the Braves at Busch Stadium. Lester dropped to 3-and-6. Yadier Molina drove in St. Louis’ lone run. The Cards have split their last six.
OVC/Murray Academic Medal of Honor. 
On Tuesday, the Ohio Valley Conference recognized 24 Murray State student-athletes with the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for the 2020-21 academic year. In total, a record 354 Ohio Valley Conference student-athletes earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor this past season
The OVC Academic Medal of Honor is given annually to the student-athletes who achieve the highest grade-point average in a Conference-sponsored sport. Every Academic Medal of Honor recipient for the 2020-21 academic year carried a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
MLB National League
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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Washington Nationals 4
Miami Marlins 5, New York Mets 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (F/10)
Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Colorado Rockies 13, Chicago Cubs 6
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, San Francisco Giants 1
MLB American League
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New York Yankees 13, Baltimore Orioles 1
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 2
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Seattle Mariners 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2
Los Angeles Angels 11, Texas Rangers 3
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 1
MLB Interleague
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Minnesota Twins 7, Cincinnati Reds 5
San Diego Padres 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
