Paris 7U All-Stars 2022 Champs
MLB
Sunday
Rangers (43-51) 11 – Athletics (35-63) 8
Astros (64- 32) 8 – Mariners (51-45) 5
Monday
Astros at Oakland Athletics 8:40 pm
Rangers at Seattle Mariners 9:10 pm
With a deadline looming, MLB submitted a final offer regarding an international draft on Sunday. But the two sides remain very far apart, and the prospect of a deal seems unlikely. The league increased the amount of money guaranteed to the top 600 international players by $10 million, going from $181 million to $191 million.
NFL
Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie, III, announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with leukemia and likely will not play this season.
BOXING
Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas. He will display the belt on Aug. 2 at Chicago’s Navy Pier and on Sept. 9 in Indianapolis.
COLLEGE
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks are ready for their second season in the Western Athletic Conference, and the WAC has picked them to win it this year.
DIXIE
Paris 7U All-Stars gave up three runs in the fifth, but they defeated Columbia MS 13-4 Sunday/ They secured the victory thanks to eight runs in the fifth inning. Singles led the rally from Lincoln W, Zayden P, and Grayson B, a groundout by Will C., fielder’s choice by Alec B, and a double by Koen B.