ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA has fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for a third game over a sign-stealing scandal. The scandal has affected the program for nearly two years, including its 2023 national championship season. The NCAA found overwhelming evidence of a cover-up by Wolverines staff. They considered a multiyear postseason ban but decided against it to avoid penalizing current athletes. The penalties include financial fines, recruiting restrictions, and show-cause orders for involved staff. Former coach Jim Harbaugh and others face significant consequences for their roles in the scheme.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have matched their franchise record with 13 consecutive wins. On Friday night, they rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-8. The Brewers last achieved this streak in 1987. Christian Yelich, who hit two homers and drove in five runs, called it a special win. The Brewers lead MLB with a 77-44 record, six games ahead of Toronto. They're also nine games ahead in the NL Central. Yelich played with a bat honoring former announcer Bob Uecker, who passed away in January. Manager Pat Murphy believes Uecker is still watching over them.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers have found themselves in a tight race in the NL West. The Padres came into Dodger Stadium on Friday night with a one-game lead over the Dodgers. This was the latest the Padres had led the division since September 2010. The Dodgers had been in first place since April 27. The Dodgers won 3-2, snapping a four-game losing streak and tying for first place. The Padres' five-game winning streak ended. The teams meet five more times over the next nine days. Both managers are focused on playing well and moving past previous tensions.
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Sebastian Munoz has shot the third sub-60 score in LIV Golf history and is the first to post a 59 in a round that included a double bogey. Munoz leads LIV Golf Indianapolis at the par-71 The Club at Chatham Hills. Dustin Johnson is three strokes back. He joins Joaquin Niemann, who shot a 59 at the LIV Golf Mayakoba event in the first round of the 2024 season. Bryson DeChambeau has the LIV Golf low round of 58 at Greenbrier. Munoz, along with Jon Rahm and Carlos Ortiz, are the only players in the top 10 who have yet to win this year on the LIV Golf tour.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Robert MacIntyre has the largest 36-hole in the BMW Championship in 10 years. MacIntyre shot a bogey-free 64 at Caves Valley and stretched his lead to five shots over Scottie Scheffler. Only the top 10 players on the leaderboard were within 10 shots of him. Scheffler played in the afternoon and wanted to stay in range. He had to settle for six pars at the end but still played bogey-free and shot 65. He'll be in the last group with MacIntyre in the third round. Ludvig Aberg also shot 64 and was six shots behind the Scotsman.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater is back in the NFL, just a little earlier than the well-traveled quarterback would have preferred. Bridgewater's initial plan this season was to coach Northwestern High School in Miami this fall, then explore his options of returning to the league as he did a year ago when he led the Bulls to a state title and signed as a backup in Detroit. Instead, Bridgewater was suspended from coaching for self-reporting potentially impermissible benefits to Northwestern players. The 32-year-old Bridgewater still keeps in touch with the high school team but is also happy to be in Tampa Bay, where he brings a veteran presence to a quarterback room led by Baker Mayfield.
Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College. She claims they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender athlete. Her lawsuit argues the NCAA’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports lacks legal grounds. The claim states the NCAA is not a governmental organization and doesn’t have jurisdiction over Pennsylvania state law or Title IX. Parts was removed from the team on Feb. 6, the day the NCAA issued its new policy. Swarthmore reinstated her on April 11. The NCAA and Swarthmore have not commented on the lawsuit.
HOUSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles rookie right-hander Brandon Young had to move past his last start. In dropping to 0-6, Young saw his ERA increase to 6.70 through the first 10 starts of his major league career after allowing six runs over three innings against the Athletics on Aug. 9. Young bounced back and nearly made history on Friday night. The 26-year old was four outs from throwing the first perfect game in Orioles history before former teammate Ramon Urias’ bouncer to the left of the mound spoiled his bid.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie pitcher Jacob Misiorowski lasted only 1 1/3 innings in the All-Star’s return to the Milwaukee Brewers after a stint on the injured list. Misiorowski started for the NL Central-leading Brewers in their series opener at Cincinnati on Friday night after missing about 2 1/2 weeks. The Brewers rallied for their 13th straight victory to match the longest winning streak in franchise history. The Brewers won their first 13 games in 1987. The rookie threw 54 pitches giving up five earned runs. He hit a batter and then walked three straight before being pulled in a seven-run inning for the Reds.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — South Carolina snuck into the Little League World Series with a five-run rally over the defending champs. But the club from Irmo is showing it belongs at the tournament, thanks in part to slugger-pitcher Joe Guiletti. Joe threw 3 1/3 hitless innings when South Carolina made its world series debut Thursday against Braintree, Massachusetts. With the bases loaded in the second inning, he also smoked a line drive to left-center field that cleared the fence for a grand slam, giving his club an 8-0 lead. South Carolina went on to win 13-0 as blowouts and shutouts were common in opening games of the tournament.
Finals
INTERLEAGUEFinal Atlanta 2 Cleveland 0Final Boston 2 Miami 1Final Seattle 11 N.Y. Mets 9Final N.Y. Yankees 4 St. Louis 3Final Tampa Bay 7 San Francisco 6
AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Toronto 6 Texas 5Final Baltimore 7 Houston 0Final Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 1Final Detroit 7 Minnesota 0Final Athletics 10 L.A. Angels 3
NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Cubs 2Final Philadelphia 6 Washington 2Final Milwaukee 10 Cincinnati 8Final Colorado 4 Arizona 3Final L.A. Dodgers 3 San Diego 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASONFinal Tennessee 23 Atlanta 20Final Seattle 33 Kansas City 16