WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JULY 2, 2025
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Yankton 14, Mitchell Aces 4 – Karter Sibson had an RBI and scored twice for Mitchell.
Alexandria 11, Parkston Mudcats 3 – The Angels Alex Ferrin pitched six innings, allowing three runs, seven hits with 12 strikeouts. For Parkston, Jeff Harris was 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Kimball/White Lake 10, Plankinton 3 – Dylanger Pierson had three hits, two walks and two RBI’s. Ethan Price had nine strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings, while Mitch Price had eight K’s in 5 1/3 innings.
Canova 17, Flandreau Cardinals 8 – Justin Miller and Jared Miller each had three hits and three RBI’s.
Hartford/Humboldt Wood Ducks 6, Salem 4
Dimock-Emery vs. Parkston Mudcats – Thursday
Corsica vs. Platte – Thursday
Mitchell vs. Alexandria – Sunday
MITCHELL KERNELS
— The next stop in the Sanford Series is set for Monday at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell.
— Mitchell Black under-14 baseball was swept at home on Monday losing to Pierre 8-2 and 9-1. Mitchell Black will host Aberdeen at noon for two games on Wednesday at Drake Field.
— Mitchell 18-and-under baseball (3-4 on the season) heads to its next tournament July 4-6, in Jamestown, North Dakota.
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins stretched their winning streak to eight, one shy of the club record set in 2008, with a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Edward Cabrera struck out six and only allowed two hits and one walk in seven innings. Minnesota starter Joe Ryan also went seven innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits. Game two is tonight at 5:40 pm.
LEGION BASEBALL
Scotland/Menno/Freeman/Canistota 14, Alexandria 0 (5 innings) – Bryce Sattler with 5 shutout innings. Sattler also had three hits and scored twice. Easton Miller added three RBI’s.
Colton 7, Salem 3
NBA
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting 4-year, $285 million extension that would give him the highest single-season average salary in NBA history. The 26-year-old led the Thunder to their first NBA championship and the league’s best record, while sweeping most major individual awards, winning regular-season and NBA Finals MVP honors and the scoring title. Based on the NBA’s most recent salary cap projections, the exact numbers will not be finalized until June 2027. Gilgeous-Alexander would make somewhere around $63 million in the first season and nearly $79 million during the 2030-31 season. That would put him at an average payout of about $1 million per regular season game and would be the highest single-season salary in NBA history.
— The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving Damian Lillard and stretching the remaining $113 million on his contract in order to acquire Indiana free agent Myles Turner. Turner has agreed to a four-year, $107 million deal with the Bucks. Lillard’s two seasons in Milwaukee come to an end as the seven-time All-NBA guard rehabs a torn Achilles tendon after undergoing surgery in early May. Lillard is expected to miss all of next season.
— Grizzlies All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. will need surgery after suffering a turf toe injury to his right foot while participating in offseason basketball activities, the team announced Tuesday. Memphis said Jackson is expected to recover fully, adding that a timeline for his recovery will be provided after the surgery. The 25-year-old Jackson just agreed to a five-year, $240 million contract extension on Monday,
MLB
— Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has experienced a setback in his recovery from a broken right hand and will see a specialist. Alvarez felt pain when he arrived Tuesday at the team’s spring training complex in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he had a workout a day earlier. Alvarez has been sidelined for nearly two months. The injury was initially diagnosed as a muscle strain, but when Alvarez felt pain again while hitting in late May, imaging revealed a small fracture.
— The Arizona Diamondbacks have banned a season-ticket holder from Chase Field for the rest of the season because of “multiple offenses” during games, including fan interference on a fly ball to the wall during Monday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Dave McCaskill was ejected after the incident. McCaskill went on local radio on Tuesday, saying he’s been ejected three times and reviewed “9 or 10” times over the years.
— The San Francisco Giants showed their confidence in manager Bob Melvin on Tuesday, exercising his contract option for the 2026 season. San Francisco was 45-40 and in third place in the NL West heading into the second game of a four-game series at Arizona on Tuesday night. This is the 63-year-old Melvin’s 22nd year as a major league manager.
WNBA
— Natasha Howard had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Indiana Fever defeated the Minnesota Lynx 74-59 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final. The Fever were missing Caitlin Clark, who has been sidelined since June 24 with a strained groin. Minnesota had its worst offensive performance of the season, shooting 34% from the floor and making 4 of 16 3-pointers.
TENNIS
— Coco Gauff has become just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning at the French Open. Gauff was eliminated 7-6, 6-1 by unseeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine. It was just a little more than three weeks ago that Gauff was celebrating her second Grand Slam title by getting past No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final at the French Open.
NFL
— Tight end Darren Waller is coming out of retirement to play for the Miami Dolphins, filling the team’s void at the position after Jonnu Smith was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday. The Dolphins are trading a 2026 sixth-round pick to the New York Giants, who held Waller’s rights, for a conditional 2027 seventh-round pick. Waller agreed to a one-year deal with the Dolphins worth up to $5 million. The 32-year-old Waller announced his retirement last June, saying that a health scare he experienced in November 2023 gave him clarity about his life.
MLB
— George Springer had a career-high seven RBIs, including his ninth grand slam, as the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day by beating the Yankees 12-5 and closed within one game of AL East-leading New York.
— Salvador Perez hit a two-run double in the fifth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 for just their second win in 10 games.
— Shohei Ohtani reached 30 homers for the fifth straight season, hitting a fourth-inning shot as the Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1.
— Jo Adell’s run-scoring double in the eighth inning ended a scoreless tie as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0. The Angels (42-42) reached .500 for the ninth time this season, while the Braves have lost five of six.
— Matthew Boyd pitched seven innings for his eighth win, while Seiya Suzuki hit his team-leading 23rd homer as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-2. Carson Kelly doubled twice along with a sac fly for three RBIs. Michael Busch went 3-for-3 and drove in a run to help Chicago win its 50th game. Carlos Santana had two hits for Cleveland, including his 400th career double, but the Guardians dropped its fifth straight.
— Jacob DeGrom struck out six and limited the Orioles to two runs over six innings as Texas defeated Baltimore 10-2. It was DeGrom’s 14th consecutive start working at least five innings and allowing two runs or fewer.
— Houston’s Victor Caratini hit his third career grand slam, while Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with an RBI as the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5. The Astros have won seven of eight and 15 of their last 19 games.
— Catcher Henry Davis drove in the game’s only run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 win over St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 as Pirates ace Paul Skenes’ winless streak reached six starts. Skenes pitched five scoreless innings and allowed five hits with five strikeouts while throwing 88 pitches.
— Arizona’s Jake McCarthy hit a three-run homer, while Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a two-run shot as the Diamondbacks hit four homers in an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants.
— Austin Wynns hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the Athletics handed the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 loss, their third straight.
— The middle game of the three-game series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston was suspended because of rain with the Red Sox leading 2-1 heading into the fourth inning Tuesday night and will resume as part of a day-night doubleheader. The postponed game will resume at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, and the series finale is set for 7:10 p.m.