CARDINALS EDGE BREWERS
In baseball last night, St. Louis won its tenth straight with a 2-1 victory over the Brewers in Milwaukee. Jake Woodford tossed five scoreless innings to improve to 3-and-3. Tommy Edman and Tyler O’Neill provided the offense for the Cards with an RBI single and a sac-fly respectively. Giovanny Gallegos posted his 11th save. St. Louis now leads the Reds by four-games for the second NL Wild Card spot. Game three of the four game series is on the air tonight at 5:45 on WNBS AM and FM.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Calloway County 4, Hopkinsville 0
Murray High 3, Graves County 3 (PPD/WEATHER 1st Half)
Marshall County 3, Mayfield 2
Caldwell County 6, Paducah Tilghman 1
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
McCracken County 4, Calloway County 2
Marshall County 10, Mayfield 0
Caldwell County 3, Paducah Tilghman 2
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Calloway County 3, Carlisle County 1
(23-25, 25-23, 25-7, 25-17)
Marshall County 3, Christian Fellowship 0
(25-16, 25-15, 25-18)
Ballard Memorial 3, Graves County 0
(25-14, 25-14, 25-15)
McCracken County 2, St. Mary 0
(25-5, 25-7)
RACER SOFTBALL BEGINS FALL SLATE WITH DH SWEEP
The Murray State Racer softball opened their 2021 Fall Ball season with two victories over Frontier Community College on Saturday, 11-2 and 11-3 at Racer Field. The Racers will travel to Carbondale to play Lakeland Community College and SIU on Sunday at noon and 4.
TITANS RELEASE TWO
The Tennessee Titans waived safety Bradley McDougald and defensive lineman Anthony Rush yesterday. McDougald started Sunday’s game against the Seahawks and Rush played limited snaps in the game.
MINOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP
In Minor League baseball, the Memphis Redbirds lost to the Jumbo Shrimp 5-3 in Jacksonville. The series continues tonight. Louisville and Nashville were off yesterday.
VOLS AT LSU NEXT YEAR, SUBS AKRON FOR ARMY
The SEC has released next season’s conference football schedule. Tennessee will play four conference games at Neyland Stadium next season. The Volunteers will also play four SEC road games. The road trips include a game against the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge. Also, the Vols have switched one of their opponents for a new one next season. Tennessee will play Akron on September 17th of next year instead of Army. Tennessee is reportedly paying Army 500-thousand dollars to back out of the game. The matchup will not be rescheduled.
NASHVILLE AT MIAMI TONIGHT
Nashville SC plays Inter Miami CF tonight in South Florida. Nashville is in second place in the MLS Eastern Conference standings with 41 points. Nashville will be looking to win after losing over the weekend to Toronto.
NATIONAL SPORTS BRIEFS
Ben Simmons is making his stance known. The All-Star forward has informed the Philadelphia 76ers that he will not be report for the opening of training camp. According to sources, Simmons wants to be traded by the Sixers and has told management he has no plans to wear an NBA uniform again until he’s moved. The 25-year-old has four years and 147-million-dollars remaining on his contract. The team has discussed trades throughout the offseason, but has decided to hold onto Simmons in hopes he would improve his trade value through his performance in the early parts of the season.
A fire at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans is out. A small stream of smoke could be seen pouring out of the roof earlier. No word yet what started the fire at home of the Saints. The NFL team was expected to return home for the first time in over a month after they were displaced by Hurricane Ida. Workers had been on the roof of the dome, using pressure washers. The dome was recently re-named, and the fire started in an area where an old logo was being removed.
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones says the necklace containing his father’s ashes that was lost at Monday night’s game has been found. Jones lost the keepsake in the end zone after scoring one of his four touchdowns in the Packers 35-17 win over the Detroit Lions. The necklace was found by athletic trainer Brian Engel before he left the facility early yesterday morning.
You’ve heard of sign stealing in baseball, but have you heard of card stealing? After a play at the plate in Monday’s Rays-Blue Jays game, Kevin Kiermaier was tagged out by Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk, but in the process the Blue Jay’s data card came loose from Kirk and Kiermaier picked it up. Kiermaier then brought it into the Tampa Bay dugout. Kiermaier told reporters he didn’t look at it and Rays manager Kevin Cash said he spoke to Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo about the incident.
The Wild are keeping superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov. The team announced it has signed the hockey sensation to a five-year deal worth 45-million dollars. The two come together on a deal just as training camp is set to begin in Minnesota. There had been speculation and rumors about the forward potentially leaving to go back to Russia if no deal had been agreed upon with the Wild. Kaprizov had a remarkable rookie season as he scored 27 goals and won the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie.
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB National League
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 2
Washington Nationals 7, Miami Marlins 1
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Colorado Rockies 4 (10)
Atlanta Braves 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 1
San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 5
MLB American League
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Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 1
New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 1
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2
Houston Astros 10, Los Angeles Angels 5
Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 2
MLB Interleague
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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 (10)
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Mets 3
Minnesota Twins 9, Chicago Cubs 5
NCAA College Football (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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No Games Scheduled
WNBA
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No Games Scheduled
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE (All times are Eastern)
MLB National League
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12:35 p.m. – Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
6:40 p.m. – Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins
7:40 p.m. – St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
8:40 p.m. – Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies
9:40 p.m. – Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks
10:10 p.m. – San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
MLB American League
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1:10 p.m. – Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
3:10 p.m. – Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
6:10 p.m. – Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians
7:05 p.m. – Texas Rangers at New York Yankees
9:38 p.m. – Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels
9:40 p.m. – Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
MLB Interleague
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7:05 p.m. – Baltimore Orioles at Philadelphia Phillies
7:10 p.m. – New York Mets at Boston Red Sox
7:40 p.m. – Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs
NCAA College Football (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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No Games Scheduled
WNBA
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No Games Scheduled
