News
Wade Wass will receive his bachelor degree from Alabama on Sunday. Wass left the Alabama baseball program after the 2014 season to sign as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Angels organization, and would play parts of 5 seasons in the organization, retiring midway through the 2018 season.
Peyton Wilson singled in the third inning tonight to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.
The NFL pre-season got underway tonight, with Jacksonville facing Las Vegas in the Hall of Fame Game. Cam Robinson did not play for Jacksonville. Josh Jacobs, Alex Leatherwood, and Lester Cotton saw action for Las Vegas, while Kenyan Drake and Anthony Averett were held out.
Minkah Fitzpatrick passed his physical today and was cleared from the Active / Non-Football Injury list. Fitzpatrick injured his hand while riding a bike on vacation just prior to the opening of training camp.
Houston Texans head coach Lovie Smith, appearing on the Green Light with Chris Long podcast, spoke about John Metchie and how the team is supporting him during his treatment.
Community Outreach
Jaylen Waddle represented the Miami Dolphins at its Delivering Hope benefit recently, Through the program, the Dolphins and City Furniture donated 160 beds to children in need.
Media Appearances
Xavier McKinney guests on New York Giants podcast All In with Art Stapleton.
Trevon Diggs is interviewed on the I Am Athlete podcast.
The Golden State Warriors posted a “Get to Know” feature on JaMychal Green.
Scenes and Highlights
Transactions
- Minkah Fitzpatrick – activated from the Active / Non-Football Injury list by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Thomas Fletcher – waived by the Carolina Panthers.
Game Results
TRACK & FIELD Commonwealth Games Women’s 200m Prelims Natassha McDonald – 23.45 seconds, 1st in heat; advances to semifinals Mauricia Prieto – 23.69 seconds, 4th in heat, 13th overall; advances to semifinals Commonwealth Games Men’s 200m Prelims Jereem Richards – 20.68 seconds, 1st in heat; advances to semifinals Commonwealth Games Men’s 200m Prelims Jereem Richards – 20.68 seconds, 1st in heat; advances to semifinals Commonwealth Games Women’s High Jump Qualifying Group B: Abigail Kwarteng – 1.81 meters, T-1st; advances to finals GOLF Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Gavin Moynihan – 71, -1, T75. AIG Women’s British Open Rd 1: Janie Jackson – 73, +2, T56 Cheyenne Knight – 75, +4, T86 Emma Talley – 76, +5, T103 Stephanie Meadow – 76, +5, T103 Lauren Stephenson – 76, +5, T103 French Lick Charity Classic Rd 1 suspended. Kenzie Wright: -1 thru 11, T5 Kristen Gillman – 72, E, T14 Polly Mack: E thru 16, T14 Jiwon Jeon: E thru 15, T14 Lakareber Abe: +2 thru 12, T34 Wyndham Championship Rd 1: Lee Hodges – 66, -4, T14 Davis Riley – 67, -3, T23 Michael Thompson – 71, +1, T109 Utah Championship Rd 1: Robby Shelton – 70, -1, T88 Quebec Open Rd 1: Davis Shore – 68, -4, T8 Jonathan Hardee – 71, -1, T61 Steven Setterstrom – 75, +3, T134 TENNIS WTA Citi Open, Doubles Quarterfinal: 1-seed Erin Routliffe / J Pegula vs Wang / Yuan 6-3, 1-3; suspended BASEBALL Montgomery 9, Pensacola 0 (Gm 1, F/7). Cobie Fletcher-Vance (3B) – 0-2. Pensacola 4, Montgomery 2 (Gm 2, F/7). Cobie Fletcher-Vance (3B) – 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 run. Lakeland 4, Dunedin 0 (Gm 1, F/7). Dylan Smith (ND) – 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K. Sugar Land 2, Round Rock 1. Chase Lee – 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K. New Hampshire 7, Richmond 6. Brett Auerbach (3B) – 0-4. Quad Cities 9, Wisconsin 6. Peyton Wilson (2B) – 1-4, 1 single, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 run. Tulsa 23, Northwest Arkansas 7. Tyler Gentry (LF) – 0-4, 1 HBP; 1 OF assist, 1 error. Morgan McCullough (SS) – 2-3, 1 double, 1 single, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 run. ACL Rockies 5, ACL D-Backs Black 2. Landon Green – 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K.
