Cards Lose To Pirates On Walk-Off Homer
(Pittsburgh, PA) — Alex Reyes gave up a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in the Cardinals 4-3 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park. Tommy Edman homered and Tyler O’Neill had an RBI triple for St. Louis, which split the four-game series. The Cards visit the Reds today.
Titans Lose To Bears In Preseason Finale
(Nashville, TN) — The Titans ended the preseason with a 27-24 loss to the Chicago Bears in Nissan Stadium on Saturday. Backup quarterbacks Matt Barkley and Logan Woodside each threw for at least 100 yards. Cameron Batson caught four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown, and Brian Hill led Tennessee on the ground with 63 yards. Tennessee hosts the Arizona Cardinals in Week One. The Titans also put center Ben Jones on the Reserve/COVID-19 List yesterday.
Nashville SC Blanks Atlanta
(Nashville, TN) — Nashville SC picked up another win by beating Atlanta United 2-0 in Atlanta on Saturday. Daniel Rios and Randall Leal both scored for Nashville. SC is now third in the MLS Eastern Conference with 35 points and hosts New York City FC on Friday night.
Grizzlies Buy Out Rondo
(Memphis, TN) — The Rajon Rondo era in Memphis came to an end over the weekend. The Grizzlies bought out Rajon Rondo’s contract on Saturday, making him a free agent. Rondo was traded from the LA Clippers to Memphis in the deal that sent Eric Bledsoe to the Clippers earlier this offseason. ESPN is reporting that the Lakers are the front runner to sign Rondo once we clears the waivers.
Racers Sweep Opening Day, Fernandez Moves into Third on All-Time Digs List
Murray State opened their 2021 campaign with 3-1 wins over both New Hampshire and Stetson
The Murray State Racers volleyball team (2-0) began their 2021 season with two wins on the
first day at the Mercer Bear Classic.
The Racers won the opening game over New Hampshire (0-1) in four sets, 25-12, 25-20, 23-25,
27-25, and finished the day, winning also in four sets over Stetson (0-2), 25-22, 25-18, 21-25,
25-15.
Becca Fernandez moved into third place on the Racers’ All-Time Dig List, picking up 15 digs
against UNH and 35 digs against Stetson, moving past Kim Koehler with 2,022 career digs.
Brooke Lynn Watts made a statement in her collegiate debut, knocking down 46 kills over the
two matches. She hit .333 with 25 kills in the first match and then followed it up with 21 kills in
the night cap.
Bailey DeMier also making her collegiate debut, dished out 84 assists and dug 34 balls.
Murray State falls to Xavier in Women’s Soccer
The Murray State Women’s Soccer suffered their first defeat of the season after falling to Xavier University Sunday afternoon 2-1 at Corcoran Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Murray State’s next game will be at 7p.m. on Friday (Sept. 3) at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Florida.
SPORTS SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 0
Miami Marlins 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
New York Mets 5, Washington Nationals 3
San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Colorado Rockies 2
MLB American League
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Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 (F/10)
Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 2
Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 2
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (F/10)
Houston Astros 5, Texas Rangers 2
Tampa Bay Rays 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
MLB Interleague
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Chicago Cubs 7, Chicago White Sox 0
Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Los Angeles Angels 10, San Diego Padres 2
NFL Preseason
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Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints (Canceled)
Buffalo Bills 19, Green Bay Packers 0
Baltimore Ravens 37, Washington Football Team 0
Chicago Bears 27, Tennessee Titans 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, Houston Texans 16
Denver Broncos 17, Los Angeles Rams 12
Seattle Seahawks 27, Los Angeles Chargers 0
WNBA
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Las Vegas Aces 87, Indiana Fever 71
Connecticut Sun 76, Los Angeles Sparks 61
Washington Mystics 76, Dallas Wings 75
NASCAR
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Coke Zero Sugar 400 (at Daytona Beach, FL)
1. Ryan Blaney
2. Chris Buescher
3. Bubba Wallace
PGA
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BMW Championship (Owings Mills, MD)
T1. Bryson DeChambeau -21
T1. Patrick Cantlay -21
3. Sunjae Im -18
