MLB

CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish finally had a reason to celebrate at Wrigley Field.

Darvish tossed six innings of two-hit, shutout ball to earn his first win at the iconic ballpark as a Cub and lead Chicago past the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 

 

 Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 6-5.

 

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5.

 

 

(Urbana--jc)-The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, Wednesday, announced a gift of 250 thousand dollars from Fighting Illini football great and eight-year NFL veteran Corey Liuget. Liuget's gift will go toward the completion of the Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center, which will feature the naming of the players lounge as the Corey Liuget Players’ Lounge. 

 

UNDATED (AP) _ Next month, more than 50,000 former college athletes will begin collecting portions of a $208 million class-action settlement paid by the NCAA. It is part of a case that challenged the association's caps on compensation.

Hagens Berman, the law firm representing the plaintiffs, says 53,748 Bowl Subdivision football players and Division I men's and women's basketball players who competed between 2010 to 2017 are eligible to receive compensation.