NCAAFB – Four assistants to act as head coach during Harbaugh’s 3-game suspension
Michigan will give four assistant coaches the chance to be head coach while Jim Harbaugh is serving a suspension during the first three games of the season. Michigan also announced that Harbaugh’s 84-year-old father, Jack, will be assistant head coach when the third-ranked Wolverines face East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green at home in September. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter will serve as head coach against East Carolina. The next week against UNLV, special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh and running backs coach Mike Hart will each handle head-coaching duties for a half. Jay Harbaugh is Jim’s son. Offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore will be act as head coach for Game 3.
NCAAFB – College Football – Week 0
Saturday
(13) Notre Dame vs. Navy, 2:30 p.m. at Dublin Ireland
MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – 10 Innings
Oakland A’s 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Tigers were off
Cubs 5, Pirates 4 – F/10 – Ian Happ hits go-ahead single in 10th, Cubs move closer to NL Central lead with 5-4 win
Ian Happ hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Nico Hoerner grounded to short to move automatic runner Mike Tauchman to third before Dansby Swanson walked and took second on a wild pitch. Happ then dropped a single into right, driving in Tauchman with Swanson scoring when right fielder Connor Joe bobbled the ball. Chicago, at 67-60, has won five of six to pull to three games back of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central.
A’s 8, White Sox 5 – Langeliers homers twice, Gelof hits tiebreaking shot as Athletics beat White Sox 8-5
Shea Langeliers homered twice, Zack Gelof hit a tiebreaking two-run drive in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5. The teams combined for eight homers on a hot and humid night, with the Athletics hitting five on the way to their third win in four games. Chicago has dropped nine of 12. Gelof put Oakland on top for good when he lined a 2-2 pitch from Jimmy Lambert just beyond the left-field wall after Ryan Noda singled. Langeliers smacked a three-run drive in the fourth and chased White Sox starter Jesse Scholtens with a solo shot in the sixth that tied it at 5-all.
Tonight
Houston (Valdez 9-9) at Detroit (Manning 5-4), 6:40 p.m. 98.3 The Coast 6:15
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-6) at Pittsburgh (Keller 10-8), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Neal 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 5-6), 7:10 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 3
Last Night
Indianapolis Colts 27, Philadelphia Eagles 13
Colts 27, Eagles 13 – Colts rookie QB Richardson has mixed performance in preseason victory over Eagles
Indianapolis rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson displayed flashes of promise but also showed that there’s much work to do, helping the Colts beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-13 on Thursday night in the preseason finale for each team. Named the starter after the preseason opener at Buffalo, Richardson completed 6 of 17 passes for 78 yards and ran five times for 38 yards in the first half. The 6-foot-4 passer was the No. 4 overall pick out of Florida. New Colts coach Shane Steichen helped Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts transform from a second-round pick with questions into one of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks during the last two seasons as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator. He will try to do the same with Richardson in in Indianapolis.
Tonight
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday
Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m.
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Indiana Fever 90, Seattle Storm 86
Las Vegas Aces 94, Chicago Sky 87
Fever 90, Storm 86 – Kelsey Mitchell scores 36 points as the Fever hold off the Storm 90-86
Kelsey Mitchell scored 36 points, two shy of her franchise record, and the Indiana Fever held off the Seattle Storm 90-86 to win back-to-back games for just the second time this season. NaLyssa Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Aliyah Boston had 12 points and 10 boards for the Fever, who beat Phoenix on Sunday when Mitchell surpassed 3,000 points for her career. Grace Berger added 14 points. Jewell Loyd scored 32 points for the Storm. A game after setting the franchise record for points in a season, Loyd moved into fourth on the WNBA single-season list with 780 points. Ezi Magberor added 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Aces 94, Sky 87 – Three Aces secure double-doubles as Las Vegas rallies to defeat the Sky 94-87
Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray and A’ja Wilson each had a double-double and the Las Vegas Aces erased a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat the Chicago Sky 94-87. Young had 24 points, surpassing 2,000 for her career, and 10 rebounds for the Aces. Gray had 19 points and 10 assists. Wilson, who tied the WNBA record with 53 points in her last game, had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Marina Mabrey had 22 points for the Sky with Elizabeth Williams adding 17 and Kahleah Copper 13. Chicago dropped two games behind Los Angeles for the final playoff spot.
FIFA – FIFA opens case against Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips
FIFA has opened a disciplinary case against the Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips while celebrating the team’s victory in the Women’s World Cup final. FIFA says its disciplinary committee will examine if Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales brought the sport into disrepute. The Spanish soccer federation would not comment on reports in Spanish media that Rubiales was set to resign on Friday after five years as head of the body. Rubiales kissed Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the trophy and medal ceremony after the country beat England in Australia. FIFA gave no timetable for a ruling.
Golf – PGA – Rory McIlroy saddled with bad back at FedEx Cup finale
Rory McIlroy is playing through a bad back at the FedEx Cup finale. McIlroy hurt his lower right back at home and has been getting treatment. He hit only 20 balls before the first round of the Tour Championship. On the front nine, he rarely finished a swing and at times appeared not to trust going after shots. He is the No. 3 seed and started the tournament at 7-under par. He shot 70 and was three shots out of the lead after the first round. McIlroy has two European tour events next month, and then the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone in Italy.
Golf – PGA – Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for lead
Collin Morikawa knew he had four days at East Lake to make up a nine-shot deficit in the Tour Championship. He wound up doing it in one day, with a little help from Scottie Scheffler. Morikawa started the FedEx Cup finale at 1-under par because he was 24th in the standings. Scheffler began at 10 under as the top seed. And then Morikawa shot a 61. Now he’s tied for the lead with Keegan Bradley and Viktor Hovland. Scheffler shot 71 and is one shot behind. Sixteen players are separated by four shots. All are chasing the $18 million bonus.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Lansing 3, Dayton 2
Cedar Rapids 14, South Bend 8
Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, PPD to 8/26
Peoria 4, West Michigan 3
Tonight
Lansing Lugnuts at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kernels at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Peoria Chiefs, 7:35 p.m
MHSAA – High School Sports
Yesterday
Football
Lakeshore at Zeeland West, suspended 2nd quarter, will resume today at 11:00 a.m.
Buchanan at Saugatuck, postponed to today 4:00 p.m.
South Haven 22, Dowagiac 21
Brandywine at Watervliet, postponed to tonight
Parchment 24, Coloma 18
Cassopolis at Allegan, postponed to Saturday
Mattawan at Lowell, postponed to tonight
East Lansing at Portage Central, postponed to tonight
Loy Norrix at Kalamazoo Central, Cancelled
Three Rivers at Charlotte, Cancelled
Hamilton at Plainwell, postponed to tonight.
Coopersville at Otsego, postponed to today at 1:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft 45, Comstock 0
White Pigeon at Reading, postponed
8-Man Football
Fennville at Twin Cities Sharks, suspended to Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Gobles, postponed to Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Grandville Calvin Christian 34, Eau Claire 32
Red Arrow Raiders 74, Bloomingdale 14
Today
Football
Lakeshore at Zeeland West, 11:00 a.m.
St. Joseph at Niles, 7:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35
Mattawan at Lowell, 7:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Saugatuck, 4:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at Vicksburg, 7:00 p.m.
East Lansing at Portage Central, 7:00 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Byron Center, 7:00 p.m.
Harper Creek at Battle Creek Lakeview, 7:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo United at Berrien Springs, 7:30 p.m.
Brandywine at Watervliet, 7:00 p.m.
Coopersville at Otsego, 1:00 p.m.
Coldwater at Sturgis, 7:00 p.m.
Grand Rapids West Catholic at Edwardsburg, 7:00 p.m.
Big Rapids at Paw Paw, 7:00 p.m.
Constantine at Detroit Southeastern, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Football
Cassopolis at Allegan, 7:00 p.m.
Decatur at Galesburg-Augusta, 7:00 p.m.
Centreville at Union City, 6:00 p.m.
8-Man Football
Fennville at Twin Cities Sharks, 7:00 p.m.
Lawrence at Gobles, 1:00 p.m.
