West Aurora Soccer starts practice
West Aurora High School’s boys’ soccer team opened pre-season drills and scrimmages early Monday, Aug. 7.
Major League Baseball standings through August 7
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 60 54 .526 – Cleveland 54 59 .478 5.5 Detroit 49 63 .438 10.0 Chi White Sox 46 68 .404 14.0 Kansas City 36 78 .316 24.0 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 70 42 .625 – Tampa Bay 68
Frontier League baseball standings through August 7
West Division Team W L PCT GB Gateway 44 27 .620 – Schaumburg 42 29 .592 2.0 Evansville 40 31 .563 4.0 Washington 33 39 .458 11.5 Joliet 32 40 .444 12.5 Florence 31 41 .431 13.5 Windy City 30 41 .423 14.0 Lake Erie 27 45 .375 17.5 East
American Association League baseball through August 7
East Division Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 45 30 .600 – Chicago 38 36 .514 6.5 Kane County 38 37 .507 7.0 Lake Country 37 37 .500 7.5 Cleburne 37 38 .493 8.0 Gary 32 42 .432 12.5 West Division Team W L PCT GB Kansas City 43 30
Kane County Cougars Schedule/results July 29 through August 13
Sat, July 29at Lincoln, L 4-1Sun, July 30at Lincoln, W 11-6Mon, July 31at Lincoln, W 7-0Tue, Aug. 1ar Cleburne, W 9-7Wed, Aug. 2at Cleburne, W 5-3Thu, Aug. 3at Cleburne, L 6-5Fri, Aug. 4at Cleburne, W 7-6Sat, Aug. 5at Cleburne, W 4-1Sun, Aug. 6at Cleburne, L 9-3Tue, Aug. 8, 6:35 p.m.at
Men’s Major League Soccer Eastern Conference standings through August 7
Club PTS W L T Cincinnati 51 15 2 6 New England 43 12 4 7 Philadelphia 40 12 7 4 Nashville 38 11 8 5 Orlando 37 10 6 7 Columbus 36 10 7 6 Atlanta 35 9 7 8 Chicago 32 8 7 8 D.C. 30 8 10
WNBA standings through August 7
Eastern Conference Overall Conf. W L W L New York 22 6 11 3 Connecticut 20 7 11 3 Atlanta 15 13 9 8 Washington 13 14 6 9 Chicago 12 15 3 10 Indiana 7 21 4 11 Western Conference Las Vegas 24 3 14 1 Dallas 15 13
NFL Summer training sites
AFCBaltimore RavensUnder Armour Performance Center, Owings Mills, Md.Buffalo BillsSt. John Fisher University, Rochester, N.Y.Cincinnati BengalsPaycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OhioCleveland BrownsCrossCountry Mortgage Campus Berea, OhioDenver BroncosCentura Health Training Center, Englewood, Colo.Houston TexansHouston Methodist Training Center, Houston, TexasIndianapolis ColtsGrand Park, Westfield, Ind.Jacksonville JaguarsMiller Electric Center, Jacksonville, Fla.Kansas City ChiefsMissouri Western State University, St.
College sports in changing landscape at the top
College football in Division I continues its growth. Change, at times, overcomes the game’s growth as the headline fixture. There is growth in Division III schools, which includes defending national champion North Central College, Wheaton College, Benedictine University, and Aurora University, all with consistency, excellence, fun, practicality, however, the Division
Sam Mayor rallies to win in Elkhart Lakes, Wis.
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va., Sunday, July 30. Late in the race two Rosch Fenway Fords of Brad Keselowski and Chris Buesher fought for first place, but Kesolowski was involved in a crash and Buesher came out the victor. Following in second
Coach Lee Maciejewski in memorable milestones
By Bobby Narang Veteran high school coach Lee Maciejewski is having a memorable year. After serving as a head coach and assistant coach for nearly five decades, Maciejewski has added a few more milestones to his legendary career this year. In the 2022-23 boys basketball season, Maciejewski experienced the State
Major League Baseball changes nature of the game
By Woodrow Carroll Last season, the Chicago White Sox ended up exactly .500 with a final record of 81-81. Tony LaRussa managed the White Sox for most of 2022 and Miguel Cairo called the shots the final month. Cleveland won the American League Central Division championship. At the conclusion, Cleveland
NASCAR Cup Series standings through July 31
1. Martin Truex Jr. 744 2. Denny Hamlin 705 3. William Byron 701 4. Christopher Bell 653 5. Kyle Busch 648 6. Kevin Harvick 634 7. Ross Chastain 626 8. Kyle Larson 619 9. Ryan Blaney 614 10. Joey Logano 609 11. Brad Keselowski 603 12. Tyler Reddick 602 13.
Major League Baseball through July 31
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 54 53 .505 – Cleveland 53 54 .495 1.0 Detroit 47 59 .443 6.5 Chi White Sox 43 64 .402 11.0 Kansas City 32 75 .299 220 American League East W L PCT GB Baltimore 65 41 .613 – Tampa Bay 65
Frontier League Baseball standings through July 31
West Division Team W L PCT GB Gateway 41 24 .631 – Schaumburg 40 25 .615 1.0 Evansville 36 29 .554 5.0 Washington 30 36 .455 11.5 Joliet 28 38 .424 13.5 Windy City 27 38 .415 14.0 Lake Erie 27 39 .409 14.5 Florence 26 40 .394 15.5 East
American Association League baseball standings through July 31
East Division Team W L PCT GB Milwaukee 42 27 .609 – Chicago 36 32 .529 5.5 Cleburne 35 34 .507 7.0 Kane County 34 35 .493 8.0 Lake Country 33 35 .485 8.5 Gary 29 39 .426 12.5 West Division Team W L PCT GB Kansas City 38 29
Crestwood Thunderbirds Schedule/results July 21 through August 6
Fri, July 21vs. Washington, L 4-3Sat, July 22vs. Washington, W 10-5Sun, July 23vs. Washington, L 7-4Tue, July 25at Gateway, L 7-4Wed, July 26at Gateway, L 7-6Thu, July 27at Gateway, L 12-7Fri, July 28vs. Ottawa, L 10-1Sat, July 29vs. Ottawa, L 4-2Sun, July 30vs. Ottawa, W 6-0Tue, Aug. 1, 6:35 p.m.vs.
IndyCar standings through July 31
1. Álex Palou 477 2. Josef Newgarden 397 3. Scott Dixon 357 4. Marcus Ericsson 330 5. Scott McLaughlin 329 5. Pato O’Ward 329 7. Will Power 316 8. Colton Herta 276 9. Christian Lundgaard 275 10. Alexander Rossi 265 11. Kyle Kirkwood 237 12. Felix Rosenqvist 233 13. Romain
NFL Summer training sites
NFC Arizona CardinalsState Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.Atlanta FalconsIBM Performance Field, Flowery Branch, Ga.Carolina PanthersWofford College, Spartanburg, S.C.Chicago BearsPNC Center at Halas Hall, Lake Forest, Ill.Dallas CowboysRiver Ridge Playing Fields, Oxnard, Calif.Detroit LionsDetroit Lions Training Facility, Allen Park, Mich.Green Bay PackersRay Nitschke Field, Green Bay, Wis.Los Angeles RamsUniversity of California, Irvine,