The Milwaukee Brewers resume the second half of the season starting tonight when they open a three game series in LA vs the Dodgers. Quinn Priester will take the mound for the Crew. LA will counter with Tyler Glasnow. Pregame at 8:35pm. First pitch at 9:10pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM.
The Minnesota Twins start the second half of the season by visiting the Colorado Rockies for a weekend series.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard is back where he started. Lillard signed a three-year deal worth $42 million to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been officially announced. Lillard was the sixth pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Trail Blazers and spent 11 seasons with Portland before he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks just before the 2023-24 season.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison has resolved a 2024 DUI charge by pleading no contest to a lesser offense. His attorney announced Thursday that Addison agreed to a “wet reckless” charge in California. The case stems from a July incident in which he was found asleep in his Rolls-Royce, blocking a lane. Wet reckless is a plea in which a person charged with a DUI accepts a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving. The “wet” indicates alcohol or drugs were involved. Addison will pay a fine, complete two online courses, and expects his probation to be reduced from 12 to six months. The NFL may still impose disciplinary action.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have made star outside linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL’s highest-paid defender. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that Watt has agreed to a three-year pact that will average $41 million annually. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been made public. Watt, who was entering the final season of the four-year extension he signed in 2021, skipped organized team activities and mandatory minicamp to put pressure on the Steelers’ front office for a new contract.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark is out of All-Star weekend as a participant. The Indiana Fever guard injured her right groin on Tuesday night in the final minute of the team’s win over the Connecticut Sun. She said Thursday in a message posted on X that she was “sad and disappointed” to pull out of the All-Star Game and 3-Point Contest. Clark is captain of one of the All-Star teams. The second-year guard was the leading vote getter from the fans and has been a huge reason the league has had a boon in attendance and ratings over the last two seasons.