TUESDAY SPORTS, JULY 8, 2025
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Lesterville vs. Parkston Mudcats – Tuesday
Wynot (Neb.) vs. Dimock-Emery (6-15) – Tuesday
Dimock-Emery vs. Alexandria – Thursday
Winner/Colome (14-1) vs. Corsica – Thursday
Renner vs. Mitchell Aces – Sunday
Platte vs. Mt. Vernon (9-7) – Sunday
Corsica vs. Parkston Rays – Sunday
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell’s Asher Dannenbring won the SDGA Sanford Series stop at Lakeview Golf Course on Monday with a -4 (67) defeating Tyson Blom on Sioux Falls Lincoln in the first playoff hole. Dannenbring had a bogey free round, finishing with four birdies on the day. Everett Morrison of Mitchell finished in a tie for ninth with a -1 (70). Gabi Olson of Watertown won the girls tournament with a -3 (68) after shooting a 28 on the back nine with seven birdies. Olson was +4 after nine holes, including three straight bogeys, before going on a run of six consecutive birdies. Maddie Childs of Mitchell finished in eighth with a +5 (76). The Sanford Series heads to Rapid City next week on Monday and Tuesday.
— Mitchell Black 14-and-under baseball (14-11 on the season) will travel to Winner for a doubleheader, beginning at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Minnesota Twins center fielder and Georgia native Byron Buxton was announced as the fourth participant in the Home Run Derby on Monday. The derby will take place next Monday, the night before the All-Star Game, in Atlanta. The 31-year-old Buxton will be the eighth Twins hitter to take part in the derby, which Justin Morneau won in 2008. Buxton joins Nationals outfielder James Wood, Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in the eight-man competition.
— The Minnesota Twins start a three game home series vs. the Chicago Cubs tonight at 6:40 pm. Simeon Woods Richardson gets the start on the mound as Minnesota has won his last two starts vs. Miami and Seattle. Woods Richardson has allowed only one run and four hits over his last 10 innings. The Twins took two of three over the weekend vs. Tampa Bay, improving to 43-47 on the season. Minnesota is currently five games back in the AL Wild Card standings. They wrap up the first half of the season vs. Pittsburgh this weekend before the All-Star break.
YOUTH BASEBALL
— South Dakota VFW Baseball is making big changes to its state tournaments in 2025 to give more youth teams a shot at playing. Instead of just eight teams in a state bracket, the new format introduces best-of-three qualifying series, pool play, and multiple six-team state tournaments. The first state tournaments begin Friday, with 14U and 17U championships to follow in late July and August.
NBA
— Paolo Banchero has signed the richest contract in Orlando Magic history, the team announced Monday night. The five-year extension is worth $239 million and could reach about $287 million. Banchero was the rookie of the year in 2023, living up to his billing after being the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA draft. He was an All-Star in his second season and was well on his way to that again last season before an early-season oblique injury. He finished the season averaging 25 points and 7.5 rebounds, both career highs, and led Orlando to the playoffs for a second consecutive year.
— The New York Knicks hired Mike Brown on Monday, the two-time NBA Coach of the Year after firing Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks offered the job to Brown last week and announced Monday that he would be taking over the team that reached the Eastern Conference finals last season for the first time in 25 years. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
— The Indiana Pacers won’t be rushing point guard Tyrese Haliburton back to the court next season as he recovers from a torn right Achilles tendon. Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said Monday in a news conference that he has no doubt Haliburton, “will be back better than ever. … He will not play next year, though. Haliburton suffered his Achilles injury early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. He had surgery on June 23 in New York.
MLB
— Alex Bregman believes he could skip a minor-league rehab assignment and be back in Boston’s lineup before the All-Star break. The two-time All-Star third baseman, who has been sidelined since May 24 with a strained right quad, said there’s even a chance his return could happen by the end of this week. Boston signed Bregman as a free agent to a $120 million, three-year deal during the offseason. He had been hitting .299 with 11 homers and 35 RBIs before suffering his injury.
TENNIS
— No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals despite hurting his right elbow on a fall and dropping the first two sets. That’s because Sinner’s opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, had to quit with an injured pectoral muscle. Sinner hadn’t dropped a set in the tournament until falling behind No. 19 seed Dimitrov 6-3, 7-5 on Monday night. But at 2-all in the third set, Dimitrov stopped playing. It’s the third time Dimitrov failed to complete a Grand Slam match this season. He also did it at the Australian Open in January and the French Open in May.
— Novak Djokovic has overcame an uncharacteristically unsteady start to avoid what would have been his earliest exit at Wimbledon since 2016. Djokovic took the last five games and 14 of the final 15 points to come through for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 11th-seeded Alex de Minaur in the fourth round on Monday. Djokovic’s bid for an eighth Wimbledon title and 25th Grand Slam trophy will continue against No. 22 Flavio Cobolli.
NFL
— A Kansas legislative committee has extended a deadline for the Chiefs and Royals to take advantage of a stadium financing plan from the state. The Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council on Monday unanimously approved the extension to use bonds to cover 70% of a new stadium’s cost if the teams decide to relocate to the state. The new deadline is June 30, 2026, although the committee indicated it is seeking an answer from the teams by Dec. 31 of this year.
MLB
— Joey Loperfido homered and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 for their ninth consecutive win. Toronto improved to 27-10 in its last 37 games. At 53-38, the Blue Jays matched the franchise record for most victories before the All-Star break.
— Milwaukee’s Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run homer in his first plate appearance with his new team, while Freddy Peralta threw six shutout innings as the Brewers defeated Dodgers 9-1. Peralta (10-4) struck out seven while allowing five hits. Christian Yelich added a two-run homer for Milwaukee. Los Angeles starter Yoshi Yamamoto got just two outs before leaving the shortest start of his career as the Dodgers lost their fourth straight.
— José Ramírez and David Fry homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Houston Astros 7-5 to end a 10-game losing stream. The victory is Cleveland’s first since June 25th.
— Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, as the Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3. Cameron struck out seven in a season-high seven innings. The left-hander allowed three hits and two runs. Tommy Pham’s two-run home run in the third inning that ended a 30-inning scoreless streak for the Pirates, who were shut out in all three games at Seattle over the weekend.
— Boston rookie Roman Anthony hit a two-run home run, while Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the third straight game as the Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3.
— Keider Montero and three relievers combined on a five-hitter as the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1. The Tigers have won four straight games while only allowing four runs, improving to 24 games over .500 for the first time since 2013.
— Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat San Diego 6-3 after the Padres Manny Machado got his 2,000th career hit. Machado became the fifth active player and 297th overall to reach 2,000 hits.
— Nolan Schanuel drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers. Travis d’Arnaud hit an early two-run homer off Texas starter Jacob deGrom and finished with three RBIs.
— The Giants Casey Schmitt drove home the go-ahead run on a groundball in the eighth inning as San Francisco beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1.
— Miami’s Janson Junk allowed one hit in six innings, while Agustín Ramírez homered to lead the Marlins over the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 in the opener of a four-game series.