MLB – Major League Baseball

Yesterday

Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Tigers and Cubs were off

A’s 3, White Sox 1 – Manaea fans 9, A’s beat White Sox 3-1

Sean Manaea struck out nine in seven dominant innings, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1. Manaea allowed one run and five hits in his first win since July 28. The left-hander went 0-3 with an 8.00 ERA in his previous six starts. Tony Kemp and Matt Chapman each drove in a run for Oakland, which took two of three games in the series. José Abreu had two hits and drove in a run for the White Sox, who have lost 10 of their last 11 regular-season games at the Oakland Coliseum.

Today

San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers, 7:10 p.m.             Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:50

Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

NFL – National Football League – Week 1

Last Night

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Dallas Cowboys 29

Buccaneers 31, Cowboys 29 – Brady throws for 379 yards, 4 TDs, Bucs beat Cowboys 31-29

Tom Brady threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns, helping the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick off the NFL season with a mistake-filled 31-29 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. With seats in a NFL stadium filled to full capacity for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Ryan Succop won it with a 36-yard field goal Brady set up with a last-minute drive directed on the same field where the Bucs became the first team to play and win a Super Bowl in its home stadium seven months ago. Dak Prescott threw for 403 yards and three TDs for Dallas.

Sunday

San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                Rock 107 WIRX 12:00

Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m.

Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m.

NFL – Campbell-led Lions host 49ers, aiming to prove people wrong

Dan Campbell is taking over a team that isn’t supposed to win much this year and is leading a franchise as synonymous with losing as any in the NFL over the last several decades. The Campbell era in Detroit begins Sunday at home against the San Francisco 49ers. Campbell plans to prove people wrong and his players do, too.  The Niners won just six games last season as injuries sent some of their best players to the sideline. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa are back after missing much of last year with injuries.

NFL – Veteran QBs Stafford, Dalton debut when Rams host Bears

Two accomplished, 33-year-old veteran quarterbacks are making their debuts with new teams Sunday night at SoFi Stadium. And that’s where the similarities end. Matthew Stafford is the Los Angeles Rams’ future, their hopes of playing in a home Super Bowl resting squarely on his shoulders. Andy Dalton might not even be the Chicago Bears’ present for a whole lot longer. Nearly six months after the Rams acquired Stafford from the Detroit Lions, he finally gets to work on realizing his career-long ambitions. Meanwhile, Dalton will debut with prized rookie Justin Fields metaphorically breathing down his neck.

NFL – Colts looking to end opening-game woes against Seahawks

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay gave his players a succinct message the first day of training camp. Win the opener. While it sounds simple, the Colts have lost seven straight Week 1 matchups — and they started preparing this week without knowing if new quarterback Carson Wentz would be cleared to play against Seattle. The Seahawks, meanwhile, have won 11 of their past 12 playing in the early Sunday timeslot.

NCAAFB – College Football – Week 2

Saturday

Youngstown State at Michigan State, 12:00 p.m.               Superhits 103.