Sports
No. 13 Arizona in search of energy vs. Baylor
Mar 14, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love (2) dribbles against the Southern California Trojans during the second half at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Once preseason top-10 teams, Baylor and Arizona have faced ups and downs, with their share of signature wins coupled with injury issues and even time spent out of the rankings.
Both are firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture now as they meet for the second time this season on Monday night in Waco, Texas. Unranked at the time, Arizona rolled to an 81-70 victory over then-No. 25 Baylor on Jan. 14 in Tucson, Ariz.
Now, Arizona (17-8, 11-3 Big 12) is ranked No. 13 while Baylor (16-9, 8-6 Big 12) remains unranked. But the Bears are 12-1 at home and are coming off a 74-71 overtime victory over visiting West Virginia on Saturday.
Arizona has lost its last two games, at Kansas State on Tuesday and at home against No. 6 Houston on Saturday. Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd didn’t hold back when asked about the upcoming matchup vs. Baylor.
“You guys think we’re going to get our (tails) kicked at Baylor because we’re tired, we’ve been on a long stretch,” Lloyd said about playing three games in seven days. “We’re going to play a road game. Our heads are going to be down. Let’s see. Let’s see what team shows up. We might. We might get our (tails) kicked Monday, and then we’ve got to keep moving but we might not.
“I want to see what we have. I want to see what our guys are made of. I want to see how they respond.”
The Wildcats went 2-of-22 (9.1 percent) from 3-point range in the 73-70 loss to Kansas State, and then went 5-of-23 (21.7 percent) from deep in the 62-58 loss to Houston.
Arizona’s roster is not constructed to rely heavily on the long ball, but it’s an area that can improve.
“It’s no secret. I’m not telling anything crazy. We’re not the best 3-point shooting team you’ve ever seen,” Lloyd said. “We’re a gritty team, and it’s a little bit ugly sometimes. But that’s just how we ended up being built. We’re OK with it.
“We’ve won a lot of games doing that. I thought we had some good looks at 3 (on Saturday). It would’ve been nice if a few extra ones would have went down. Obviously, the last couple games would have made a huge difference. But we’re still in the game, giving ourselves a chance to win.”
For Baylor, it’s an opportunity to win consecutive games for the first time since Jan 22-25. The Bears have alternated between wins and losses the last seven games.
Baylor has battled a number of injuries throughout the season, but one consistent has been Norchad Omier, who posted another double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the victory over West Virginia. It was Omier’s 13th double-double of the season.
“Everybody plays a part,” Omier said. “Jeremy (Roach) coming off the bench, that’s a great lift. Jalen (Celestine’s) 3-point shooting out there is definitely good. It opens up the court. Just a blessing to have almost everybody on the court.”
Omier leads the Bears in scoring (15.7 points per game) and rebounding (10.2 per game).
Caleb Love paces the Wildcats with 15.9 points per game but has struggled from the 3-point line this season. The guard is shooting just 30.1 percent from deep, including 2-of-21 (9.5 percent) over his last three games.
From a statistics standpoint, Baylor and Arizona are evenly matched. The Wildcats have the third-highest scoring offense in the Big 12 at 81.3 points per game, while the Bears are fifth at 79.1. In scoring defense, Arizona is No. 9 in the Big 12 at 69.5 points allowed and Baylor is No. 10 at 69.9.
–Field Level Media
Sports
Tyrone Taylor cracks 3-run shot to spark Mets over Dodgers
Jul 26, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets center fielder Tyrone Taylor (28) reacts after hitting a three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images Tyrone Taylor’s go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning propelled the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory on Sunday over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.
The veteran outfielder greeted reliever Evan Phillips with a 405-foot blast into the left field seats for his eighth homer of the season and fifth since July 4. It doubled as the Mets’ first hit since the first.
Marcus Semien, a defensive replacement in the seventh, added another three-run shot to cap a four-run seventh for the Mets as they snapped a three-game skid.
Four relievers combined to limit the Dodgers to three singles and one hit by pitch over the final five innings. Cionel Perez (4-3) pitched two perfect innings and struck out three.
Los Angeles’ bullpen did not match the Mets. Jack Dreyer walked two batters in the sixth and got only one out before being replaced by Phillips (0-2), who allowed a homer for the fourth time in his last five appearances. Will Klein gave up four runs in the seventh on two hits and two walks.
The first three Mets batters got hits off Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan, with leadoff hitter A.J. Green doubling and scoring on Francisco Lindor’s single. Bo Bichette (2-for-4) followed with another base hit. After that, Sheehan allowed just two walks and one hit batsman while fanning five over five innings.
Los Angeles scored twice in the third off Mets starter Freddy Peralta. Eliezer Alfonzo hit a leadoff double. After an out and an Andy Pages walk, Freddy Freeman doubled home Alfonzo. Max Muncy’s groundout made it 2-1.
Freeman finished 2-for-4 for his fourth straight multi-hit game. Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez also went 2-for-4.
Peralta needed 93 pitches to get through four innings. He gave up six hits, three runs (two earned) and two walks while striking out three.
The Dodgers, who saw their four-game winning streak end, loaded the bases off Luke Weaver with two out in the eighth. However, Weaver made a great play on a Hernandez dribbler between the mound and third base to end the threat.
–Field Level Media
Sports
Michael Massey's blast lifts Royals over Tigers
Jul 26, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Lane Thomas (15) hits a home run in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Michael Massey hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the visiting Kansas City Royals hung on for a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Massey’s eighth homer made a winner of Nate Pearson (2-0), who was making his Royals debut after being acquired in a trade with Houston. Steven Cruz survived a ninth-inning jam to record his second save.
Lane Thomas had a solo homer and Luke Maile added an RBI double as the Royals salvaged a split of the four-game series.
Dillon Dingler had two hits and drove in two runs for Detroit.
Kansas City took a 2-0 lead in the first. Leadoff hitter Thomas hit a 3-2 pitch to the opposite field that just cleared the wall. The Royals then scratched out an unearned run. Nick Loftin singled and Salvador Perez was hit by a pitch. Valdez retired the next two batters before walking Isaac Collins to load the bases.
Second baseman Hao-Yu Lee then bobbled Tyler Tolbert’s grounder, allowing Loftin to score.
The Royals made it 3-0 in the fourth. Tolbert drew a one-out walk and Maile followed with a double down the left field line to knock him in.
Detroit took a 4-3 lead in the fifth. Lee led off with a double and Colt Keith walked. Kevin McGonigle singled to load the bases. After Gleyber Torres struck out, Avila was removed for Matt Strahm. Riley Greene hit a bouncer up the middle that got by second baseman Andrew Velazquez for an error. Two runs scored and Greene raced all the way to second. Dingler then knocked in McGonigle and Greene with a single up the middle.
Collins had a bloop single off Drew Sommers with one out in the eighth. Sommers (0-1) struck out the next batter but Massey took advantage of a hanging slider and deposited over the right field wall to give his club a 5-4 advantage.
Detroit had two runners on with no one out in the ninth as Lee walked and Keith singled. Cruz then recorded two strikeouts, sandwiching a popout, to end the contest.
–Field Level Media
Sports
Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers pound Rockies 11-2
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (32) throws during the first inning of their game against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, July 26, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jacob Misiorowski retired the first 14 batters he faced and finished with 12 strikeouts, Andrew Vaughn homered and the host Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-2 on Sunday.
Jackson Chourio, Joey Ortiz, Luis Lara, Cooper Pratt and Jake Bauers had two hits apiece for Milwaukee, which broke open a close game in the sixth inning to win the series.
Misiorowski struck out seven in a row to start the game and 12 of the first 13 batters he faced with pitches consistently above 100 mph. Cole Carrigg ended the bid for a perfect game with an opposite-field homer to left.
Willi Castro was hit by a pitch before Misiorowski got Troy Johnston to ground out to end the inning — and his afternoon. Misiorowski (11-4) allowed one run on one hit and didn’t walk a batter in his five innings.
Carrigg’s home run was his fifth of the season and Castro hit a solo home run in the seventh for the Rockies, who finished with five hits and fanned 15 times.
Chourio led off the bottom of the first with the first of his two doubles and scored on Brice Turang’s single. One out later, William Contreras doubled to put runners on second and third, Turang scored on a Freeland wild pitch and Contreras came home on a groundout.
Freeland (2-10) settled in, giving up just two hits over the next four innings before Vaughn led off the sixth with his fourth home run. Freeland left after a one-out walk to Bauers, having allowed five runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
The Brewers added on against Colorado’s bullpen.
Bauers stole second and Jimmy Herget walked Gary Sanchez ahead of three straight doubles. Lara brought home Bauers with the first two-bagger, Pratt made it 7-1 with a two-run double and Ortiz put runners on second and third with the next double.
Pratt capped the inning when he scored on a groundout.
After Castro’s 10th home run, Sanchez and Lara had RBI doubles in the bottom of the seventh and Vaughn a sacrifice fly in the eighth.
–Field Level Media
Tyrone Taylor cracks 3-run shot to spark Mets over Dodgers
Michael Massey's blast lifts Royals over Tigers
